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May 30, 1894: Four home runs for Bobby Lowe
Fans arriving for the second portion of the Boston Beaneaters’…
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June 6, 1894: Pirates crush Beaneaters 27-11 at Congress Street Grounds
Less than one calendar year since winning the National League…
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June 13, 1894: Senators rookie Bill Hassamaer hits for the cycle; Browns’ Kid Gleason is suspended without pay
The Washington Senators finished dead last in the 12-team National…
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June 15, 1894: Jack Lyston pitches his only game for Cleveland Spiders
Baseball in the late 19th century was a rough-and-tumble, take-no-prisoners…
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June 18, 1894: The Bunker Hill Day Massacre
Bunker Hill Day, commemorating the Revolutionary War battle,…
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June 20, 1894: Congress Street’s glorious finale
Hugh Duffy strode to home plate in the bottom of the ninth inning.…
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July 17, 1894: Beaneaters stall and feign and pray for rain
Unlike most other sports, baseball has no clock, so a team never…
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July 20, 1894: Beaneaters blast Giants in first game at South End Grounds after fire
The Boston-New York baseball rivalry did not originate with the…
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August 7, 1894: Jimmy Bannon slugs two 3-run homers for Beaneaters
On a fine weather day, August 7, 1894, Boston met Philadelphia…
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August 15, 1894: Boston’s Tommy McCarthy traps Pirates in triple play
Tommy McCarthy of the Boston Beaneaters was one of the smartest…
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August 17, 1894: Phillies break records for hits and runs; Sam Thompson hits for cycle
A crowd of 1,2501 was on hand to watch the Philadelphia Phillies…
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August 27, 1894: Charlie Bennett Charity Game
“His hearty ‘glad to see you,’ and the warm grasp of the…
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September 28, 1894: Reds pitcher Tom Parrott plays second base and hits for the cycle
In mid-September of 1894, the New York Giants were 3½ games…
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April 18, 1895: Phillies stand up to rowdy Orioles on Opening Day
The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles were a study…
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August 16, 1895: Browns’ Tommy Dowd hits for the cycle in ‘somnolent game’
The National League’s St. Louis Browns and Louisville Colonels…
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September 18, 1895: Boston’s Cozy Dolan shuts out the Orioles
From 1883 until 1906, the Boston entry in the National League…
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September 30, 1895: Washington’s Ed Cartwright hits for the cycle on season’s final day
The final day of the 1895 National League season, September 30,…
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April 20, 1896: Beaneaters lead a Patriots’ Day hit parade
A combination of fine weather, a state holiday,1 the largest…
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April 28, 1896: There used to be a hay market here: Detroit Tigers open Bennett Park
It’s been said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,”…
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April 29, 1896: Brooklyn Bridegrooms bungle home opener
“Wot! Youse didn’t see de Brooklyns dumped? ... Dere eyes…
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May 9, 1896: Herman Long hits for the cycle as Beaneaters sweep Colonels
Three weeks had passed in the National League’s 1896 season,…
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May 13, 1896: Playing until dark: Beaneaters get best of Colts
“Timothy Keefe, umpire, cold-bloodedly gave a game of baseball…
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May 30, 1896: Bill Joyce hits for the cycle in a ‘veritable slugging affair’
With Pennsylvania law still barring Sunday baseball,1 the Pittsburgh…
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July 13, 1896: Ed Delahanty’s four-home run game
The Philadelphia Phillies had high hopes for the 1896 season.…