Boston lost a home game to the visiting Baltimore Canaries, 17-14,…
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Ace hurler John Dickson McBride stood in the pitcher’s box…
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The champs of 1872 got off to a slow start in 1873. Matches were…
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The Boston Red Stockings won the 1872 National Association championship…
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Heading into the final 10 days of September 1872, the Boston…
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One day before the final game in the championship series between…
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The Boston Red Stockings burst out of the gate in 1872, winning…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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For 20 years, from 1902 to 1921, Jerome Kelly1 served as the…
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“As a diehard Yankee hater and former Yankee killer, I even…
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On July 13, 1872, the New York Clipper reported as follows:…
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Wednesday, June 12, 1872, was a hot, sultry day at the South…
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Boston’s Red Stockings were 11-1 when they arrived at Brooklyn’s…
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Newspapers were full of superlatives following the Boston Red…
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The Chicago Tribune described the Chicago White Stockings as…
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The game to be played on Wednesday, September 13, 1871, between…
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Losses in May and June count as much as those in September; just…
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“Well, back in 1871, my great-great-grandmother had a boardinghouse…
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Having won seven of their nine previous matches, including a…
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The 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys, who committed 18 errors that…
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The July 4 game was played neither in Boston nor in Washington,…
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Esteban “Steve” Bellán was the first Latin-born player in…
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July 26, 1873: Poor fielding leads to eight unanswered runs as Red Stockings lose to Baltimore Canaries
June 14, 1873: Philadelphia Athletics shut out Red Stockings in front of ‘great’ Boston crowd
June 3, 1873: Boston Red Stockings escape with narrow 6-5 win over New York Mutuals
June 2, 1873: Boston’s Al Spalding blanks Brooklyn
April 23, 1873: Red Stockings get Whites-washed by Philadelphia
September 21, 1872: Boston Red Stockings take finale of season series with Mutuals
September 20, 1872: In pre-championship exhibition, Red Stockings get best of Mutuals
July 29, 1872: Boston overcomes 7-run deficit to win in extra innings
This Week in SABR: August 31, 2018
Jerome Kelly
Chris Hammond
June 24, 1977: Reggie Jackson’s single in the 11th inning leads Yankees over Red Sox
July 20, 1872: Boston Red Stockings take a rest and then 19-game winning streak ends
June 12, 1872: Boston Red Stockings bury the Philadelphia Athletics
June 10, 1872: Boston Red Stockings win extra-inning game in controversial fashion
May 11, 1872: Ninth-inning comeback gives Red Stockings victory in home opener
September 29, 1871: Chicago beats Boston in last baseball game before the Great Fire
September 13, 1871: In rare relief appearance, Harry Wright saves the day for Boston
May-June 1871: The Boston Red Stockings’ homestand from hell
April 6, 1871: Boston Red Stockings take the field for the first time
September 9, 1871: Red Stockings rally in 9th to defeat rival Athletics
September 2, 1871: Red Stockings beat up Forest Citys pitchers for 31 runs
July 4, 1871: Boston defeats Washington on Fourth of July
August 3, 1871: Cuban baseball pioneer Steve Bellán has the game of his life