» May 27, 1911: At Chicago, Cleveland and Chicago battle to a 5–5 tie after nine innings, before Ed Walsh takes over in the 10th. The Naps rattle him for two doubles and a run, and ace rookie Vean Gregg, who takes over in the 8th, holds on for a 6–5 win. Frank Lange strikes out 10 Naps in nine innings, but gives up nine hits and five walks. Joe Birmingham has three hits to pace Cleveland.

» September 7, 1911: Grover Alexander (24 years old), winning a rookie record 28 games, pitches the Phils to a 1–0 win over Boston's 44-year-old Cy Young. Alex gives up just one hit. Alexander's 31 CG, 367 IP, and seven shutouts lead the NL. The AL has its own rookie sensation, lefty Vean Gregg, who breaks in for Cleveland with a 23–7 record and miserly 1.81 ERA. Gregg will win 20 his first three years, then win just 28 in the next 12 years.

» August 14, 1912: In game one against Vean Gregg, Stuffy McInnis has two inside-the-park home runs to pace the A's to an 8–3 win over Cleveland. Philadelphia takes the nitecap, 2–0.

» April 20, 1913: In the Tigers 6–5 win against host Cleveland, Ty Cobb steals home in the first inning. Vean Gregg is on the mound.

» September 4, 1913: Cleveland lefty Vean Gregg strikes out Ty Cobb three times in a row, but Cobb doubles in the winning run in the 12th.

» July 28, 1914: The Red Sox acquire lefty Vean Gregg (9–3), a 20 game winner the past three years, from Cleveland for Adam Johnson, Fritz Coumbe, and catcher Ben Egan.

» July 29, 1914: The newly acquired Vean Gregg goes seven innings for the Red Sox before exiting, and Boston goes on to beat the host White Sox, 8–4, in 10 innings.

» December 14, 1917: Connie Mack and the A's need money. He sells P Joe Bush, C Wally Schang, and OF Amos Strunk to the Red Sox for sore–armed P Vean Gregg, OF Merlin Kopp, C Pinch Thomas, and $60,000. Bush must be happy as he lost 14 straight to the Red Sox (6/2/14–7/5/17).