IN THE NEWS: At Sportsman's Park, the Cardinals wear their new uniforms (two red birds on a bat with the words "Cardinals" across the front) for the first time in an exhibition contest with the Browns. The Browns Urban Shocker tops Willie Sherdel, 3–2, the same result as their matchup a week ago.
IN THE NEWS: With a St. Louis record crowd of 29,000 on hand, the Browns top the Cardinals, 6–3, to win their city series. George Sisler, who will lead the American League in stolen bases, is thrown out at home three times.
IN THE NEWS: There are no playing managers in the National League for the first time since 1900. Long considered an economic necessity, the dual role is no longer essential. It will be 1930 before the American League has a year with all bench managers.
President Warren Harding throws out the first ball in Washington, and the Senators beat the Yankees 6–5. Former Yank George Mogridge starts for the Nats against Sam Jones, making his Yankee debut, as rookie manager Clyde Milan passes over Walter Johnson as starting pitcher. The Nats star has been ill most of the spring. Both Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel are out of the Yankee lineup, suspended by the league for barnstorming, and the Babe watches the game from the presidential box. Washington outhits New York, 15–9, and comes from behind to win in the 8th.
Giants SS Dave Bancroft handles two assists and three putouts in a 4–3 Opening Day loss to Brooklyn. He will handle 1,046 for the year, putting him even with Rabbit Maranville's 1914 record as the most active shortstops of any season.
In an Urban opener, the Browns Urban Shocker tops the White Sox Urban Faber, 3–2. The Sox outhit the Browns, 9–3.
IN THE NEWS: Dazzy Vance, 31, makes his Brooklyn debut and loses to the Giants' Phil Douglas 4–3. In 1915 when Vance made one start for the Pirates, it was Douglas who beat him. Since then Vance has been in the minors. Despite his late start, the six foot two inch righthander will win 197 in 14 years and a place in the Hall of Fame in 1955.
IN THE NEWS: The Giants pummel three Dodger pitchers for 11 runs in the first inning, winning 17–10.
The Browns pound five White Sox pitchers for 21 hits to win, 14–0, behind Elam Vangilder. Vangilder allows just three hits. Frank Ellerbe homers for St. Louis, his only roundtripper of the year.
IN THE NEWS: Charleston and Charlotte (Sally League) play a 17–16 game. In the top of the 7th Charleston scores 11 runs on three hits, five walks, and four errors. Undaunted, Charlotte comes back with 10 runs in the bottom of the frame.
IN THE NEWS: Willie Kamm makes his debut for the White Sox in a 6–5 loss at Cleveland. He hits a double and handles two chances afield. The first $100,000 priced minor league player (bought from the San Francisco Seals), Kamm will be voted by Chicago fans the all-time White Sox 3B.
IN THE NEWS: At Cleveland, the Browns Elam Vangilder fires his 2nd straight three-hitter and homers to lead St. Louis to a 15–1 win. George Sisler and Cy Williams each steal three bases.
IN THE NEWS: Detroit Tiger OF John Mohardt gets his only ML hit, a single against Cleveland's Charlie Jamieson, an outfielder who mops up in the Indian loss. Mohardt will play just five games in the major leagues, but the former Notre Dame football star will play with Red Grange and the NFL Bears in 1925.
Down 4–2 in the 9th, the White Sox tie the Browns, then blast two relievers for six runs in the 10th and win, 10–5.
IN THE NEWS: The Browns' Ken Williams hits three home runs, and two singles, against the visiting White Sox, with George Sisler on base each time, to lead St. Louis to a 10–7 win. He's the first American League player to hit three round trippers in a game. Given a head start on the suspended Babe Ruth, he will take the home run and RBI titles and become the first 30-30 man, with 39 home runs and 37 SBs.
IN THE NEWS: The Browns trip the Tigers, 6–2, as Ken Williams again homers, a two-run shot off Red Oldham.
It takes 11 innings, but Carl Mays and the Yankees edge the Athletics, 6–4. It is Mays' 18th consecutive win against the A's. A 2-run homer by Wally Pipp off Joe Harris decides the game.
Despite setting a team record (since 1911) for errors with 8, the Phillies are just edged out by the Giants, 3–2. The mark will be tied in 1941.
IN THE NEWS: In a 5–3 win over Detroit, Ken Williams smashes his 6th home run in four days, off Howard Ehmke, tying Babe Ruth's 1921 feat. On the 29th he'll pole two more.
Promising rookie outfielder Ralph Shinners is beaned by Phils righty George Smith in a 9–2 Giants win. When Shinners returns in a few days he is not the same hitter. An angry John McGraw accuses Smith of a deliberate beaning and Shinners and Smith will later brawl at the Polo Grounds over the beaning. McGraw will finally send the Giants rookie down on August 3rd.
IN THE NEWS: Cubs 1B Ray Grimes hits a 2-run homer in the 6th inning onto Waveland Avenue to tie the game 4–4 with Cards, then hits a 2-run single in the 7th. Chicago wins at home, 6–4.
IN THE NEWS: The NY Giants collect 20 hits, including four inside-the-park home runs, in windswept Braves Field in Boston. George Kelly hits 2, one in the 4th and another in the 9th, and Ross Youngs and Dave Bancroft hit the others. Youngs includes the cycle in his five hits. Phil Douglas coasts to a 15–4 win.
Cy Williams clouts homers #8 and #9, off Stan Coveleski, to lead the Browns to a 6–5 win over the Indians.
IN THE NEWS: Johnny Mostil, fleet-footed White Sox CF, moves over to LF for the only time in his career, and makes two outstanding catches to save Charlie Robertson's 2–0 perfect game over Detroit. Robertson is the 3rd pitcher in the 20th century to pitch a perfect game. Play is stopped twice after Ty Cobb and Harry Heilmann complain that Robertson is doctoring the ball. The losing pitcher is Herman Pillette, whose son Duane will pitch in the American League.
Ken Williams is homerless, but the Browns beat the Indians, 11–9, despite hitting into a triple play. Urban Shocker is the winner for St. Louis, now tied (11-5) with the Yankees for first place.
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