Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 6, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts no-hits the Bridegrooms

The day after Jack Stivetts beat Brooklyn, 2-0, with a two-run…
earned his 31st victory of the season.

September 19, 1892: Kid Nichols’ batting fest

After the collapse of the American Association at the conclusion…

October 15, 1892: Bumpus Jones, the no-hit phenom

Bumpus Jones was the talk of the baseball world at 22, a pitcher…

October 1892: The Split-Season Playoff

Major-league baseball faced a serious crisis in the early 1890s.…

April 28, 1893: Beaneaters open season with rout of Giants

Even in the nineteenth century, Opening Day was a much-anticipated…
Trading Card Database

May 15, 1893: Beaneaters win home opener in front of star-studded crowd

The stars of Massachusetts came out to the South End Grounds…
Trading Card Database

May 19, 1893: The home run that wasn’t

Discerning Beaneaters fans had a choice on Friday, May 19, 1893.…
Tommy McCarthy (Courtesy of John Thorn)

May 26, 1893: A barrage of batting for McCarthy, Beaneaters

It had been a rough opening month for the defending National…

June 27, 1893: Chicago welcomes Brooklyn to World’s Fair and new ballpark

“With the dedication ceremonies of the World’s Columbian…

July 22, 1893: Tucker ‘hit like a fiend’ and Nichols ‘saved the day’

The victory this day brought the Beaneaters to within a half-game…
Cub Stricker (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1893: Washington’s Cub Stricker arrested while Phillies shellac Senators

Philadelphia native John “Cub” Stricker began his baseball…

August 16, 1893: Bill Hawke’s no-hitter

In the early days of baseball, a multitude of changes occurred…
Red Ehret (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

August 19, 1893: Unsafe passage for Beaneaters on long road trip

The 1893 season for the Boston Beaneaters began in a mediocre…

September 23, 1893: Chamberlain ices Beaneaters in darkness-shortened no-hitter

“He used a slow ball during the entire game and was a puzzle…
Dan Brouthers (SABR-Rucker Archive)

April 19, 1894: Dan Brouthers and upstart Orioles stun heavily favored Giants on Opening Day

When Ned Hanlon became manager of the Baltimore Orioles in May…
Lave Cross (TRADING CARD DB)

April 24, 1894: Lave Cross hits for the cycle as Phillies trounce Bridegrooms

It was only their fourth game of the 1894 season, but the Brooklyn…
Amos Rusie (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 7, 1894: A duel of aces as Giants’ Rusie bests Boston’s Nichols

Although the Beaneaters’ May 7 game at the Polo Grounds against…

May 15, 1894: “It Was a Hot Game, Sure Enough!”

Nineteenth-century baseball often suffered game delays, suspensions,…

May 19, 1894: Peoria shut out by Lincoln in Western Association home opener

On January 9, 1894, a meeting was held at the Sherman House Hotel…