19th Century – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

May 12, 1890: The Kid, the Bolt, and Silent Mike

June 19, 1890: Billy Gumbert’s arm and bat propel Pittsburgh to win in his major-league debut

June 21, 1890: No hits — but no win for Silver King

Bill Van Dyke (Trading Card DB)

July 5, 1890: Toledo’s Bill Van Dyke hits for the cycle but Maumees lose to Syracuse Stars

Jumbo Davis (TRADING CARD DB)

July 18, 1890: Jumbo Davis hits for the cycle, but Brooklyn falls to Louisville in a walk-off

August 1, 1890: Oyster Burns hits for natural cycle as Bridegrooms rout Alleghenys in shortened contest

Long John Reilly (TRADING CARD DB)

August 6, 1890: John Reilly becomes first player to hit for the cycle three times in his career

August 6, 1890: Farm boy Cy Young arrives in major leagues

Farmer Weaver (Trading Card DB)

August 12, 1890: Farmer Weaver strokes 6 hits and hits for cycle as Louisville clobbers Syracuse

George Nicol (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

September 23, 1890: Browns teenager George Nicol tosses 7-inning no-hitter in debut

October 6, 1890: The first worst-to-first team

Kid Carsey (June 30, 1894, New York Clipper)

October 12, 1890: Oakland’s Kid Carsey hurls no-hitter in San Francisco

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

April 22, 1891: The storm after the rain: Cubs get best of Pirates on Opening Day

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

Bobby Lowe (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

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

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

June 21, 1891: A Sunday exhibition at Rocky Point, RI

Jimmy Ryan (Trading Card DB)

July 1, 1891: Jimmy Ryan’s homer hits house as he cycles against Spiders

July 9, 1891: Cy Young shuts down Beaneaters for 15th victory

July 31, 1891: At age 20, Amos Rusie blanks Brooklyn for first no-hitter in Giants history

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

Arlie Latham (Trading Card Database)

August 18, 1891: Cincinnati’s Arlie Latham knocks down Cleveland’s Jimmy McAleer, who ‘rushes The Dude with a bat’

Mike "King" Kelly (Trading Card DB)

August 19, 1891: King Kelly slides back into Boston for Reds win before jumping to Beaneaters