After being released to the minor leagues, the Red Sox purchased Shore in 1914, and he helped them win the World Series in 1915 and 1916.

After retiring from baseball, Shore went into business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as a car salesman and insurance agent.

Ernest Grady Shore was born on March 24, 1891, in Yadkin County, North Carolina, near East Bend.

Every Saturday, he went into East Bend or Forsyth County to play baseball as an outfielder for a local amateur team.

He made his major league debut on June 20 as a relief pitcher, replacing Hooks Wiltse in a 21–2 blowout against the Boston Braves.

[4] McGraw suspended Shore, who had to pay a $25 ($771 in current dollar terms) fine to the National Baseball Commission to be reinstated for the 1913 season.

[1] After his junior year at Guilford, Shore pitched for the Greensboro Patriots of the Class D North Carolina State League in 1913,[4] as Doak served as their manager.

The Orioles sold Shore, Babe Ruth, and Ben Egan to the Boston Red Sox of the American League on July 9,[4] reportedly for $11,000 ($334,605 in current dollar terms).

[10] In his Red Sox debut against the Cleveland Naps on July 14, 1914, Shore pitched a complete game, allowing two hits.

[11] For the Red Sox in the 1914 season, Shore won ten games and lost five, pitching to a 2.00 ERA.

Shore started Game 1 for the Red Sox against Grover Cleveland Alexander, and lost by a score of 3–1.

[15] The Red Sox again won the American League pennant and faced the Brooklyn Robins in the 1916 World Series.

Ruth was Boston's starting pitcher for the game, and he walked the Senators' first batter, Ray Morgan.

[18] Shore then proceeded to retire the remaining 26 Senator batters without allowing a baserunner, completing a 4–0 Red Sox win.

Shore's nine innings of no-hit ball in a combined no-hitter is still an MLB record, with it being matched only by Francisco Cordova (who started his game) on July 12, 1997.

With the increased strain from his larger workload, Shore hurt his arm while throwing a curveball during a game in September against Cleveland.

[28] On December 18, 1918, the Red Sox traded Shore, Leonard, and Duffy Lewis to the New York Yankees for Ray Caldwell, Frank Gilhooley, Slim Love, Roxy Walters, and $15,000 ($303,850 in current dollar terms).

[32] After the 1920 season, the Yankees sent Shore, Truck Hannah, Bob McGraw, and Ham Hyatt to the Vernon Tigers of the Double-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) in order to acquire Johnny Mitchell.

[3] Seeking to get out of his debt,[3] Shore ran for sheriff of Forsyth County, North Carolina, as a member of the Democratic Party in the June 1936 primary election.

South Side Park was significantly damaged by a fire in 1955,[48] and Shore led the effort to raise money to build a new stadium.

[49] Ernie Shore Field remained in use as the professional baseball stadium for Winston-Salem's minor league franchise until 2009, when it was transferred to Wake Forest University and renamed.