October 3, 1886: Matt Kilroy, strikeout king

In 1886 the pitcher’s box was made a foot deeper and the rule…

August 15, 1886: Guy Hecker: hitting pitcher

At a game on a pleasant afternoon at Eclipse Park in Louisville,…

July 21, 1886: “A Glorious Victory”: Cuban Giants beat the Red Stockings

Formed by Frank P. Thompson, headwaiter of the Argyle Hotel in…

September 29-October 3, 1885: White Stockings cap a pennant chase

The 1885 National League pennant race was a battle between two…

October 23-25, 1884: The first “World Series”

This chapter is not about a single game. Instead, it is about…

July 28, 1884: Old Hoss Radbourn: 59 or 60 victories?

Two remarkable pitchers powered Providence’s drive toward the…

October 4, 1969: Orioles win first-ever ALCS game

On October 4, 1969, nearly 40,000 fans filed into Memorial Stadium…

July 7, 1884: One-Arm Daily strikes out 19 (or 20)

Like Three-Fingered Brown after him, Hugh "One-Arm" Daily was…

June 7, 1884: Charlie Sweeney strikes out 19 for Providence

Providence, Rhode Island, was an awfully small city for two egos…

May 1, 1884: Fleet Walker’s major-league debut

Although the misconception has long been debunked by baseball…

September 21-23, 1883: St. Louis Browns dynasty nipped at the wire

The 1883 American Association season had the closest major-league…

Damion Easley

A boy of perhaps 8 or 9 years planted himself strategically between…

Sam Mertes

Sam Mertes possessed a rare combination of speed and power. …

Catalina Island

In February 1919 the recently proclaimed principal owner of…

Irving Vaughan

In the summer of 1919, the year the Black Sox threw the World…

Ed Burns

Among a lifetime of lively anecdotes, perhaps none better evokes…
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