TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY SEPTEMBER 5
Sept. 5 1908 — Brooklyn’s Nap Rucker pitched a 6-0 no-hitter against Boston. Rucker struck out 14 and walked none. 1918 — Babe Ruth pitched a six-hitter for the Boston…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY SEPTEMBER 4
Sept. 4 1916 — Longtime pitching rivals Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown closed their careers, by special arrangement, in the same game. Mathewson won the game 10-8. 1923 — Sam…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
Sept. 3 1917 — Philadelphia’s Grover Cleveland Alexander went the distance in both games of the Phillies’ 5-0 and 9-3 sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1947 — Bill McCahan pitched…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY SEPTEMBER 2
Sept. 2 1929 — Joe Cronin of the Washington Senators hit for the cycle in a 10-7 win against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. 1937 — For the…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY SEPTEMBER 1
Sept. 1 1906 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in 24 innings. Jack Coombs of the Athletics and Joe Harris of the Red Sox pitched all…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY AUGUST 25
Aug. 25 1922 — In one of the wildest games ever played, the Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs led 25-6 in the fourth inning, but held on as…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY AUGUST 22
Aug. 22 1917 — Pittsburgh’s Carson Bigbee set a major league record — since tied — with 11 at-bats in a 22-inning game against Brooklyn. Pirate Elmer Jacobs pitched 16…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY AUGUST 21
Aug. 21 1926 — Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox pitched a no-hitter over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The 6-0 victory was achieved in 1 hour,…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY AUGUST 18
Aug. 18 1915 — Boston opened Braves Field with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. 1931 — New York’s Lou Gehrig played in his 1,000th consecutive game. Gehrig…
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY AUGUST 17
Aug. 17 1904 — Jesse Tannehill of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter, beating the Chicago White Sox 6-0. 1920 — Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman died from a beaning…