
September 3, 1896: Boston Beaneaters put their batting clothes on
It was the third doubleheader in as many days for the weary Boston…

October 5, 1896: Baltimore’s Birds building to sweep the Temple Cup from Cleveland
“Three games they lost for the Temple Cup;
Three games right…

April 19, 1897: Beaneaters’ furious comeback falls short against Phillies
At the start of the 1897 season, the Boston Beaneaters set out…

April 27, 1897: Amos Rusie returns from a year away with dominant start for Giants
“[W]ith his great right arm in splendid order,” gushed the…

May 5, 1897: Honus Wagner leads Paterson to victory in Lancaster’s home opener
In the 1890s, Paterson, New Jersey, was a thriving city of 100,000…

May 8, 1897: Pink Hawley, Bones Ely lead Pirates to sweep over Reds
Pink Hawley’s pitching and Bones Ely’s bases-loaded home…

May 16, 1897: Arrested on a day of rest: Cleveland Spiders challenge Sunday baseball
Stanley Robison, owner of the Cleveland Spiders, pushed the…

May 31, 1897: Fred Tenney leads Memorial Day parade with 6 hits
It was a cold, wet day in Boston. The morning half of the Memorial…

June 16, 1897: Sockalexis and Cleveland ‘Indians’ rout Rusie’s Giants
All the crowd cries: “Sockalexis, Sockalexis, Sockalexis!”When…

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…

June 19, 1897: Wee Willie Keeler’s 44-game hitting streak ends
Presumably due to his size, William Henry “Wee Willie” Keeler…

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…

June 29, 1897: The Chicago Colts’ record romp for 36 runs
Nothing in the buildup suggested it would be remembered more…

August 6, 1897: An unusual brawl and a wild ending
As the morning of August 6 dawned, the Boston Beaneaters,…

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…

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…

September 19, 1897: Cap Anson’s 3,000th hit?
Among more than two dozen men credited with at least 3,000 career…

September 24, 1897: Boston rooters flock to Baltimore to see crucial pennant race victory
Several hundred loyal Boston rooters blew their tin horns,…

September 27, 1897: Good (Beaneaters) versus Evil (Orioles)
More than a battle for the 1897 National League pennant, the…

April 21, 1898: Bill Duggleby’s debut slam clears contentious sign in Philadelphia
Phillies fans who sat down for an early-season contest against…

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…

July 25, 1898: The Ducky Holmes Game
In the fourth inning of an otherwise unremarkable game at the…

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…

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…