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July 4, 1873: Boston Red Stockings bounce back with 32-3 blowout of Elizabeth Resolutes
After Mike and Hugh Campbell helped the upstart Irvington Club…
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June 14, 1873: Philadelphia Athletics shut out Red Stockings in front of ‘great’ Boston crowd
Ace hurler John Dickson McBride stood in the pitcher’s box…
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June 3, 1873: Boston Red Stockings escape with narrow 6-5 win over New York Mutuals
The champs of 1872 got off to a slow start in 1873. Matches were…
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June 2, 1873: Boston’s Al Spalding blanks Brooklyn
The Red Stockings started a 10-game road trip in early June with…
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April 23, 1873: Red Stockings get Whites-washed by Philadelphia
The Boston Red Stockings won the 1872 National Association championship…
September 21, 1872: Boston Red Stockings take finale of season series with Mutuals
Heading into the final 10 days of September 1872, the Boston…
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September 20, 1872: In pre-championship exhibition, Red Stockings get best of Mutuals
One day before the final game in the championship series between…
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July 29, 1872: Boston overcomes 7-run deficit to win in extra innings
The Boston Red Stockings burst out of the gate in 1872, winning…
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July 20, 1872: Boston Red Stockings take a rest and then 19-game winning streak ends
On July 13, 1872, the New York Clipper reported as follows:…
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June 12, 1872: Boston Red Stockings bury the Philadelphia Athletics
Wednesday, June 12, 1872, was a hot, sultry day at the South…
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June 10, 1872: Boston Red Stockings win extra-inning game in controversial fashion
Boston’s Red Stockings were 11-1 when they arrived at Brooklyn’s…
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May 11, 1872: Ninth-inning comeback gives Red Stockings victory in home opener
Newspapers were full of superlatives following the Boston Red…
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September 29, 1871: Chicago beats Boston in last baseball game before the Great Fire
The Chicago Tribune described the Chicago White Stockings as…
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September 13, 1871: In rare relief appearance, Harry Wright saves the day for Boston
The game to be played on Wednesday, September 13, 1871, between…
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May-June 1871: The Boston Red Stockings’ homestand from hell
Losses in May and June count as much as those in September; just…
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April 6, 1871: Boston Red Stockings take the field for the first time
“Well, back in 1871, my great-great-grandmother had a boardinghouse…
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September 9, 1871: Red Stockings rally in 9th to defeat rival Athletics
Having won seven of their nine previous matches, including a…
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September 2, 1871: Red Stockings beat up Forest Citys pitchers for 31 runs
The 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys, who committed 18 errors that…
July 4, 1871: Boston defeats Washington on Fourth of July
The July 4 game was played neither in Boston nor in Washington,…
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August 3, 1871: Cuban baseball pioneer Steve Bellán has the game of his life
Esteban “Steve” Bellán was the first Latin-born player in…
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September 5, 1871: ‘Bushel Basket’ Gould hits first grand slam in professional baseball history
The grand slam. It is one of the most exciting, dramatic, and…
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June 21, 1871: Boston’s Albert Spalding tosses first shutout of the season
On May 4, 1871, the Fort Wayne Kekiongas1 opened the inaugural…
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May 16, 1871: Troy Haymakers spoil Boston Red Stockings’ first home opener
“The game between the Red Stockings and Haymakers this afternoon,…
May 5, 1871: Red Stockings win first regular-season game in Boston baseball history
“This sort of thing isn’t done in England, you know, where…