Baseball in the Boudoir

I was looking for an article that described the origin of the phone in the dugout to the bullpen. This is one article that I found.  Harry Wolverton played from 1898 to 1905 and again in 1912.  Not quite as titillating as the post title would suggest.

Denver Post - July 10, 1915

image from GenealogyBank.com

Ruth's first Home Run

99 years ago today Babe Ruth hit his first of 714 Home Runs. He and the Boston Red Sox were facing the New York Yankees.  They went into extra innings, but Ruth got the Red Sox on the board in the third inning.

Jack Warhop gave up the long ball but got the win.  1915 would be Warhop's last year in the majors after spending all 8 seasons with the New York Highlanders/Yankees.  Ruth would have 22 seasons with the Red Sox, Yankees and then finish with the Boston Braves.  He only hit 4 HRs in 1915.

Omaha World Herald - May 7, 1915

Here's the box score from retrosheet.org

Naming the Cleveland Indians

Boston Herald - January 17, 1915

Plain Dealer - January 17, 1915

Plain Dealer - January 18, 1915

A Baseball Freak

Salt Lake Telegram - June 8, 1915

The Baseball Santa Claus

The Tacoma Times - December 25, 1915

Riot In Game At Jackson

The Journal and Tribune - March 14, 1915

image obtained from the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection