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August 25, 1888: Mike Tiernan becomes first player in Giants history to hit for the cycle
“Another week has passed and New York still leads the League…
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September 4, 1888: The Little Steam Engine That Could: Pud Galvin’s 300th victory
The 21st-century baseball devotee has at his fingertips an abundance…
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October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One
In October 1888, the atmosphere at New York Giants headquarters…
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February 9, 1889: A Wondrous Ball Park: The Pyramid Game in Giza, Egypt
Baseball fans can debate incessantly over what is the greatest…
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June 7, 1889: Louisville’s Pete Browning hits for second career cycle
The Louisville Colonels didn’t have many bright spots during…
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June 17, 1889: George Goetz’s only major-league win extends Louisville’s losing streak to 21
When the Baltimore Orioles hosted the Louisville Colonels for…
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June 22, 1889: Sad-sack Louisville Colonels lose 26th game in a row
There are days when nothing goes right. In 1889 the Louisville…
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July 6, 1889: Columbus starts lefties at second base, third base, and shortstop in loss to St. Louis
Ever since the convention of running the bases counterclockwise…
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July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win
In 1889 the Louisville Colonels of the American Association were…
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July 30, 1889: Hazleton’s Jacob White Eyes competes in pitchers’ duel in Harrisburg
In the 1880s, the Educational Home for Boys in Philadelphia…
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August 8, 1889: Giants lose uniforms and game as Jack Glasscock hits for only cycle in Hoosiers history
The New York Giants arrived in Indianapolis in August 1889 after…
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August 15, 1889: Larry Twitchell records 16 total bases, hits for cycle, and pitches in Cleveland blowout of Boston
What one newspaper called the “greatest batting exhibition…
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August 16, 1889: Integrated baseball in Pennsylvania: Cuban Giants defeat Lebanon Grays
Thirteen teams played in the Middle States League, an integrated…
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August 23, 1889: Kid Nichols and Omaha White Sox edge Sioux City on Ladies’ Day
Located 100 miles apart along the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska,…
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August 26, 1889: Extra baseball, a free fight, and a protest in Philadelphia
The courses of the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters…
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September 7, 1889: The Candlelight Game
The September 7, 1889, game between the St. Louis Browns and…
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October 2, 1889: King Kelly’s Downfall
From mid-July until the final days of the 1889 season, the National…
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October 5, 1889: The Giants win the pennant on the last day
The 1889 New York Giants were loaded with talent and charisma,…
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October 18, 1889: Genesis of a rivalry: Brooklyn vs. New York
In 1889, for the first time, both the National League and the…
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October 29, 1889: Giants win back-to-back World’s Series
They might have called it the first “Subway Series” if there…
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April 18, 1890: Amateur John Lyston wins Atlantic League tuneup against Gorhams
A reconvening of the annual baseball meetings was held on March…
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April 19, 1890: Debut of the Players League
The Players League opened the 1890 season with seven of eight…
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May 1, 1890: Detroit Wolverines top Toronto in ragged season opener
After losing the Syracuse, Rochester, and Toledo franchises to…
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May 6-8, 1890: Canton’s Cy Young wins one and loses one in Akron
With an impressive 67-37 record, Canton, Ohio, won the 1889 pennant…