Category Archive: Games Project

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,…

July 21, 1886: “A Glorious Victory”: Cuban Giants beat the Red Stockings

Formed by Frank P. Thompson, headwaiter of the Argyle Hotel in…

July 24, 1886: Adonis Terry throws a no-hitter for Brooklyn … or does he?

On July 24, 1886, Adonis Terry hurled a 1-0 no-hitter for the…

August 15, 1886: Guy Hecker: hitting pitcher

At a game on a pleasant afternoon at Eclipse Park in Louisville,…

October 3, 1886: Matt Kilroy, strikeout king

In 1886 the pitcher’s box was made a foot deeper and the rule…
His 513 strikeouts remain the all-time single-season record.

October 6, 1886: Days after strikeout record, rookie Matt Kilroy pitches Orioles’ first no-hitter in American Association

Matt Kilroy was just 19 years old when he made his major-league…

October 23, 1886: Curt Welch’s winning slide

After the 1885 season the two major-league pennant winners, the…

May 2, 1887: The first African-American battery

Catchers have been prized from baseball’s beginning, as evidenced…

July 14, 1887: The color line is drawn in baseball

On the morning of July 15, 1887, the New York Herald boldly titled…