Honus Wagner (COURTESY OF STEPHEN V. RICE)

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…
Fred Tenney (BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, MCGREEVEY COLLECTION)

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 19, 1897: Wee Willie Keeler’s 44-game hitting streak ends

Presumably due to his size, William Henry “Wee Willie” Keeler…
Fred Klobedanz (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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…
Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 6, 1897: An unusual brawl and a wild ending

As the morning of August 6 dawned, the Boston Beaneaters,…

September 19, 1897: Cap Anson’s 3,000th hit?

Among more than two dozen men credited with at least 3,000 career…

September 27, 1897: Good (Beaneaters) versus Evil (Orioles)

More than a battle for the 1897 National League pennant, the…
Bill Duggleby (Baseball-Reference.com)

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 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…
Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

October 11, 1898: Relieved Beaneaters gain National League title again

As the skies darkened over the nation’s capital, the spirit…
Heinie Peitz (Trading Card DB)

June 28, 1899: Five Senators tagged out at home plate in narrow loss to Reds

The Washington Senators are “nonentities,” said the Washington…