Jim O'Rourke (Trading Card DB)

June 16, 1884: Jim O’Rourke hits for the cycle as Bisons rout Chicago

On June 16, 1884, the Chicago White Stockings were in Buffalo…

July 7, 1884: One-Arm Daily strikes out 19 (or 20)

Like Three-Fingered Brown after him, Hugh "One-Arm" Daily was…

July 28, 1884: Old Hoss Radbourn: 59 or 60 victories?

Two remarkable pitchers powered Providence’s drive toward the…
Pud Galvin

August 4, 1884: Buffalo’s Pud Galvin pitches his second major-league no-hitter

Pud Galvin stood 5-feet-8 and weighed 190 pounds. Despite that…
Pretzels Getzien (TRADING CARD DB)

October 1, 1884: Rookie Pretzels Getzien twists opponents in rain-shortened no-hitter

“Detroit’s German battery proved to be a terror to the Philadelphia…

October 4, 1884: Sam Kimber’s one-of-a-kind no-hitter

There once was a major-league game that served up all of these…

October 23-25, 1884: The first “World Series”

This chapter is not about a single game. Instead, it is about…
Dave Orr (Trading Card DB)

June 12, 1885: Dave Orr records cycle, 6-hit game in Metropolitans’ win over Browns

About 1,500 spectators turned out to the Polo Grounds for an…
John Clarkson (Trading Card DB)

July 27, 1885: Chicago’s John Clarkson pitches a no-hitter vs. Providence

Hall of Famer John Clarkson’s only major-league no-hitter came…

September 29-October 3, 1885: White Stockings cap a pennant chase

The 1885 National League pennant race was a battle between two…

April 20, 1886: The triumphant return of Tony Mullane

On the afternoon of April 20, 1886, some 3,500 fans gathered…

May 1, 1886: Al Atkinson throws second career no-hitter

From 1875 to 1899 there were 50 complete-game no-hitters thrown…

May 24, 1886: Fred Dunlap hits for the cycle, records 16 chances at second base

About 3,000 spectators filled the Union Grounds1 in St. Louis…
George "Foghorn" Bradley (courtesy photo)

July 11, 1886: The Cincinnati Beer Glass Riot

A riot was the last thing John Hauck needed. Five months earlier,…