1880s – Society for American Baseball Research

Will White (Trading Card DB)

May 13, 1880: Cincinnati battery of Will White, John Clapp does it all in one-hit shutout of Cleveland

June 12, 1880: Baseball perfection by Lee Richmond

June 17, 1880: Perfection revisited by John Ward

Jim McCormick (Trading Card DB)

July 10, 1880: Cleveland’s Jim McCormick, Fred Dunlap end Chicago’s 21-game winning streak

August 19, 1880: Larry Corcoran throws first career no-hitter

September 2, 1880: Night baseball at Nantasket Beach

September 29, 1880: Metropolitan club opens new Polo Grounds with a win

September 30, 1880: Amateur Charlie Guth wins in only professional appearance for White Stockings

June 25, 1881: George Gore’s theft spree

June 26, 1881: Mullane vs. Reccius for 18 innings

September 10, 1881: Roger Connor’s ‘ultimate’ grand slam

May 2, 1882: The Beer and Whiskey League: Day One

May 10, 1882: Pittsburgh hosts its first major-league game

Curry Foley (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 25, 1882: Buffalo’s Curry Foley completes first cycle in major leagues with grand slam

Jack Lynch, Trading Card Database.

May 29, 1882: Metropolitans’ Jack Lynch christens Polo Grounds southeast diamond by ‘Chicagoing’ the White Stockings

July 18, 1882: Tony Mullane goes both ways

August 17, 1882: Radbourn The Slugger

September 11, 1882: Tony Mullane throws the first no-hitter in American Association

September 13, 1882: The innovative mind of King Kelly

September 19, 1882: Guy Hecker throws Louisville’s second no-hitter of season

October 6, 1882: The first meeting of champions

May 1, 1883: Mickey Welch wins first game in New York Giants franchise history

Harry Stovey, Courtesy of John Thorn

May 1, 1883: Philadelphia Athletics shut out Alleghenys on Opening Day

May 1, 1883: Philadelphia returns to National League for first game in Phillies franchise history