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Among the baseball accomplishments in Tony Mullane’s career, two events in 1882 stand out in particular: becoming the first ambidextrous pitcher in major-league history on July 18, while with the Louisville Eclipse of the American Association, and tossing a no-hit game on September 11. Anthony John Mullane, also known by the nicknames the Count and […]

On the afternoon of April 20, 1886, some 3,500 fans gathered in Eclipse Park to see if the homestanding Louisville Colonels could capture a third straight victory in the season-opening series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Hometown hopes were pinned on promising youngster Tom “Toad” Ramsey, a left-handed fireballer with a “puzzling drop curve.”1 But […]

You have to wonder what kind of mind-altering substance could have inspired the Baltimore Sun to claim that its city’s ballclub was “now the equal of some of the best nines” in the American Association. Seriously? The Baltimores had just lost three straight, had gone 0-for-June, and were planted in the league basement with a […]

If you had mentioned the name Tony Mullane to his teammates and opponents during his baseball-playing days, many differing opinions of his actions might come to mind. For example, Mullane, who came to the United States with his family from Ireland in 1864, was handsome and is said to be one of the reasons that […]