It was a game of firsts. During the 1920 World Series one of the unusual contests took place in game five as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1 on Oct. 10. There were three things that happened for the first time in the history of the Fall Classic. Elmer Smith, Jim Bagby and […]
Category: 1920s Baseball History
It was 100 years ago when Babe Ruth was beginning to become a legend. Ruth was just 21 years old and coming into his own as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in his third season. In 1915, the Red Sox had won the World Series with Ruth recording an 18-8 record that season. […]
St. Louis Browns pitcher Urban Shocker surrendered fourteen hits gave up four runs, issued five walks with just one strike out. Sometimes statements next context. One could think that this isn’t really the greatest pitching line for a day’s work, but it turned out to be pretty decent on Sept. 6, 1924. It really was […]
It began in 1925. The Sporting News issued its first post-season all-star team. The publication has changed in many ways over the decades since it began handing out post-season awards, but today it still is honoring baseball’s top performers. Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays was the Sporting News Player of the Year in […]
It began in 1925. The Sporting News issued its first post-season all-star team. The publication has changed in many ways over the decades since it began handing out post-season awards, but today it still is honoring baseball’s top performers. Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays was the Sporting News Player of the Year in […]
It began in 1925. The Sporting News issued its first post-season all-star team that year. The publication has changed in many ways over the decades since it began handing out post-season awards, but today it still is honoring baseball’s top performers. Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays was the Sporting News Player of the […]
Sibling rivalries are as old as … well … siblings. In baseball history the ultimate prize is the World Series and while they may not be the most famous set of siblings, Doc Johnston and Jimmy Johnston became the first brothers to square off in a World Series game against each other in 1920. In […]
As the Chicago Cubs celebrate their latest post-season appearance, the organization is looking for its first World Series title since 1908. Although the Cubs didn’t play in their current ballpark until 1916, that facility did celebrate a baseball championship a year earlier. The Chicago Whales of the Federal League edged the St Louis Terriers and […]
Nolan Ryan has thrown seven no-hitters, which is the standard in the major leagues. Frank O’Loughlin was the home plate umpire in a record six no-hitters. Although there are 10 umpires in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, arbiters are not often recognized unless they make the “wrong” call depending on one’s perspective. An American […]
Work or fight. That was the order from Provost Marshall General Crowder that changed the 1918 baseball season. The United States had entered World War I a year earlier and the mid-summer order would end the season on Sept. 2. Several players would soon be serving the nation in many ways, including on the battlefield. […]