"Championship” is often a fluid concept when applied to 19th-century…
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After the famous tour of the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860, which…
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The World Series is baseball’s Big Stage. Of necessity, a…
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After 11 straight games at home to start the 1984 season, the…
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The Brooklyn vs. New York All-Star series held in Flushing during…
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On July 16, 1866, the Athletics of Philadelphia played a ballgame…
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The crowd at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, assembled…
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The Boston Beaneaters came to Cleveland, Ohio, for a two-game…
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“They invented the All-Star Game for Willie Mays,” Ted…
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Outfielder Jason Lane had debuted with the Houston Astros in…
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He has been called baseball’s first superstar, its first professional,…
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By 1862, the unofficial title of “champion” senior club in…
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The ballfield was surrounded by stately oak trees, sweet-water…
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Following the success of their July 1860 swing through upstate…
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Determining the first enclosed baseball field is a matter for…
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Asa Brainard, Excelsiors right fielder and leadoff hitter.
In…
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HURRAH FOR THE EXCELSIORS!Come my lads and listenTo what I now…
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May 3, 1936: Satchel Paige and the Pittsburgh Crawfords visit Zanesville, Ohio
Jewel Ens
Wayne Twitchell
Herb Welch
October 10, 1945: Newhouser leads Tigers to Game 7 victory
October 7, 1867: Candy Cummings debuts the curve
October 3, 1867: “The First Colored Baseball Championship”
July 25, 1867: The most important game in baseball history?
October 10, 1964: Mickey Mantle’s record World Series home run wins it in 9th
April 16, 1984: Dave Kingman hits three home runs for A’s
October 1866: A return on their investment
July 16, 1866: Lipman Pike’s home run record
September 28, 1865: The first fixed baseball game
July 9, 1891: Cy Young shuts down Beaneaters for 15th victory
July 9, 1963: Mays leads NL stars in return to single All-Star Game
June 3, 2014: Jason Lane returns to majors as a pitcher
October 14, 1862: The Martyrdom of Jim Creighton
September 18, 1862: The ‘Silver Ball’ Game
July 4, 1862: The Civil War POW Game
September 1860: The Grand Excursion, part 2: Excelsiors of South Brooklyn
July 24, 1860: The first enclosed ballpark
August 23, 1860: No gentlemen’s game, Excelsior vs. Atlantic
July 1860: The Grand Excursion of the South Brooklyn Excelsiors
October 11, 1859: Upton Excelsiors become the Massachusetts champions