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June 18, 1897: Hitting ’Em Where They Ain’t: Wee Willie Keeler’s streak reaches 44 games in a row
Before Joe DiMaggio had his 56-game hitting streak in 1941, the…
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June 19, 1897: Wee Willie Keeler’s 44-game hitting streak ends
Presumably due to his size, William Henry “Wee Willie” Keeler…
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June 21, 1897: Two-way threat Fred Klobedanz leads Boston to 11-6 win over Brooklyn
After a 2-1 loss at Cincinnati May 29, Boston’s record dropped…
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June 29, 1897: The Chicago Colts’ record romp for 36 runs
Nothing in the buildup suggested it would be remembered more…
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August 6, 1897: An unusual brawl and a wild ending
As the morning of August 6 dawned, the Boston Beaneaters,…
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September 1, 1897: Bob Allen has big day for Beaneaters — as Bostonians begin to travel underground
Baseball wasn’t the only thing on the minds of Bostonians…
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September 8, 1897: A battery is born: Waddell, Schrecongost cross paths for first time in major-league debuts
As players warmed up for a National League game between the visiting…
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September 19, 1897: Cap Anson’s 3,000th hit?
Among more than two dozen men credited with at least 3,000 career…
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September 24, 1897: Boston rooters flock to Baltimore to see crucial pennant race victory
Several hundred loyal Boston rooters blew their tin horns,…
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September 27, 1897: Good (Beaneaters) versus Evil (Orioles)
More than a battle for the 1897 National League pennant, the…
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July 19, 1898: Jimmy ‘Gussie’ Gannon leads Ottawa to its first home victory in professional baseball
The Eastern League meeting of July 10, 1898, had no shortage…
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July 25, 1898: The Ducky Holmes Game
In the fourth inning of an otherwise unremarkable game at the…
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September 6, 1898: Chicago’s Danny Green struggles in Cincinnati’s sun field
“The sun is right bang in your eyes all the time,” said right…
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September 17, 1898: Chicago’s Bill Phyle shuts out Washington in historic debut as first Native American pitcher
On September 17, 1898, Bill Phyle of the National League’s…
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September 29, 1898: Jimmy Collins grand slam helps Beaneaters score 6 in ninth to beat Philadelphia
The Boston Beaneaters entered their three-game series with…
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October 11, 1898: Relieved Beaneaters gain National League title again
As the skies darkened over the nation’s capital, the spirit…
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June 16, 1899: Honus Wagner and the Louisville Colonels rally in 9th to defeat Cy Young
The bankrupt St. Louis Browns were acquired in March 1899 by…
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June 28, 1899: Five Senators tagged out at home plate in narrow loss to Reds
The Washington Senators are “nonentities,” said the Washington…
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July 4, 1899: Baltimore’s John McGraw is first player to steal second, third, and home in same inning
On America’s birthday, July 4, 1899, the Baltimore Orioles…
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September 7, 1899: Louisville Colonels’ ‘Mysterious Twirler’ Clay Fauver defeats Pirates for only big-league win
“Expect the unexpected,” an overused yet reliable phrase…
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September 16, 1899: Misfit Cleveland Spiders lose 24th in a row
It was a “Ladies Day,” but there were few ladies—or gentlemen,…
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September 25, 1899: Beaneaters’ Bill Ging earns only big-league win against Giants
The 1899 baseball season had not gone as expected, and the defending…
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October 13, 1899: Kid Nichols’ masterful 3-hitter caps 10 straight seasons with 21-plus victories
For 10 straight seasons, one pitcher in the National League was…
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April 19, 1900: A “Basket of Fresh Goose Eggs”
On April 19, 1900, hundreds of baseball fans gathered outside…