Red Ehret (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

August 19, 1893: Unsafe passage for Beaneaters on long road trip

The 1893 season for the Boston Beaneaters began in a mediocre…

April 28, 1893: Beaneaters open season with rout of Giants

Even in the nineteenth century, Opening Day was a much-anticipated…
Trading Card Database

May 19, 1893: The home run that wasn’t

Discerning Beaneaters fans had a choice on Friday, May 19, 1893.…
Tommy McCarthy (Courtesy of John Thorn)

May 26, 1893: A barrage of batting for McCarthy, Beaneaters

It had been a rough opening month for the defending National…
Trading Card Database

May 15, 1893: Beaneaters win home opener in front of star-studded crowd

The stars of Massachusetts came out to the South End Grounds…

July 22, 1893: Tucker ‘hit like a fiend’ and Nichols ‘saved the day’

The victory this day brought the Beaneaters to within a half-game…
earned his 31st victory of the season.

September 19, 1892: Kid Nichols’ batting fest

After the collapse of the American Association at the conclusion…
Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 6, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts no-hits the Bridegrooms

The day after Jack Stivetts beat Brooklyn, 2-0, with a two-run…

July 11, 1892: A close victory for Beaneaters, but still a laugher

In 2013, eight Boston Red Sox players stopped shaving during…

April 22, 1891: Beaneaters start championship run in first game in new Polo Grounds

The Atlanta National League team traces its history through two…
Bobby Lowe (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 11, 1891: Beaneaters’ hot bats earn series split with Colts

The fourth-place Boston Beaneaters hosted the Chicago Colts at…
George Haddock

August 5, 1892: Triple play helps preserve a Beaneaters shutout

When the 1892 season ended, the Boston Beaneaters had prevailed…

June 12, 1891: Kid Nichols strikes out 12 and has game-winning hit

In the history of major-league baseball, 24 pitchers have won…
Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

April 23, 1892: Sweep continues strong season start for Beaneaters

There was a lot of change after the 1891 season. The National…
Charlie Ganzel (SPALDING COLLECTION)

October 1, 1891: Beaneaters clinch National League pennant amid controversy

The Boston Beaneaters made a remarkable run in September 1891…

April 27, 1891: Kid Nichols shuts out Phillies in Beaneaters’ home opener

In the spring of 1891, Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols…
Walt Wilmot (TRADING CARD DB)

September 4, 1891: Beaneaters fall to Colts in a meeting with ‘Grampa’ Anson

As the calendar turned to September in 1891, the Beaneaters headed…
Jack Stivetts (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

July 4, 1892: Boston’s comeback win spoils Cincinnati’s glorious day

The Cincinnati Reds and the city of Cincinnati were looking forward…

May 6, 1892: A ‘Long’ game ends in scoreless tie for Beaneaters and Reds

The Beaneaters’ first Western road trip of 1892 began in the…
TuckerTommy

October 2, 1891: Beaneaters win 18th consecutive game in pennant run

On the heels of clinching the National League pennant the day…

August 17, 1891: Boston’s Kid Nichols one-hits the Giants

With both clubs vying for the National League pennant lead and…

October 1892: The Split-Season Playoff

Major-league baseball faced a serious crisis in the early 1890s.…

September 28-30, 1891: The Clouded Finish: Beaneaters take over first place

When first-place Chicago hosted second-place Boston on September…