1880s – Page 4 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 23, 1886: Curt Welch’s winning slide

Mike Griffin (Trading Card DB)

April 16, 1887: Mike Griffin becomes first major-league player to homer in his first at-bat — or does he?

April 16, 1887: George Tebeau stakes a claim to being first major-league player to homer in his first at-bat

Tip O'Neill (Trading Card DB)

April 30, 1887: Tip O’Neill homers twice and hits for the cycle as St. Louis Browns bash Cleveland Blues

May 2, 1887: The first African-American battery

May 2, 1887: Pittsburgh’s Fred Carroll completes natural cycle in first four at-bats of the season

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

John "Bud" Fowler, SABR's 2020 Overlooked 19th Century Legend who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2022 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 6, 1887: Bud Fowler joins the Montpelier Capital Citys

Fred Carroll (TRADING CARD DB)

August 9, 1887: Radbourn, Beaneaters receive a pummeling by Pittsburgh

August 10, 1887: Dave Orr hits for second career cycle, but Orioles prevail in walk-off win

August 24, 1887: Phillies edge Hoosiers amid ‘base ball fever’ in Philadelphia

August 26, 1887: Bid McPhee hits for the cycle as Cincinnati, Baltimore combine for 30-run ‘fusillade’

October 21, 1887: Sam Thompson’s triple trouble

Harry Stovey (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 15, 1888: Philadelphia’s Harry Stovey hits for the cycle

May 27, 1888: Bridegroom Adonis Terry no-hits Louisville on a Sunday in Queens

June 13, 1888: Sam Barkley hits for the cycle but Kansas City Cowboys lose to Cincinnati Reds

June 21, 1888: George Van Haltren tosses rain-shortened no-hitter for Chicago

July 28, 1888: Jimmy Ryan hits for cycle as Chicago White Stockings win 21-17 slugging match

August 10, 1888: Tim Keefe outduels rookie Harry Staley for 19th consecutive victory

August 14, 1888: Tim Keefe finally loses and “Casey at the Bat” premieres

Mike Tiernan (TRADING CARD DB)

August 25, 1888: Mike Tiernan becomes first player in Giants history to hit for the cycle

September 4, 1888: The Little Steam Engine That Could: Pud Galvin’s 300th victory

October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One

February 9, 1889: A Wondrous Ball Park: The Pyramid Game in Giza, Egypt