July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win
In 1889 the Louisville Colonels of the American Association were…
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…
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…
August 26, 1889: Extra baseball, a free fight, and a protest in Philadelphia
The courses of the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters…
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,…
July 30, 1889: Hazleton’s Jacob White Eyes competes in pitchers’ duel in Harrisburg
In the 1880s, the Educational Home for Boys in Philadelphia…
August 16, 1889: Integrated baseball in Pennsylvania: Cuban Giants defeat Lebanon Grays
Thirteen teams played in the Middle States League, an integrated…
October 29, 1889: Giants win back-to-back World’s Series
They might have called it the first “Subway Series” if there…
October 18, 1889: Genesis of a rivalry: Brooklyn vs. New York
In 1889, for the first time, both the National League and the…
October 5, 1889: The Giants win the pennant on the last day
The 1889 New York Giants were loaded with talent and charisma,…
October 2, 1889: King Kelly’s Downfall
From mid-July until the final days of the 1889 season, the National…
September 7, 1889: The Candlelight Game
The September 7, 1889, game between the St. Louis Browns and…