19th Century – Page 13 – Society for American Baseball Research

Jimmy Collins (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

April 20, 1896: Beaneaters lead a Patriots’ Day hit parade

April 29, 1896: Brooklyn Bridegrooms bungle home opener

Herman Long (TRADING CARD DB)

May 9, 1896: Herman Long hits for the cycle as Beaneaters sweep Colonels

Tim Keefe

May 13, 1896: Playing until dark: Beaneaters get best of Colts

Bill Joyce (TRADING CARD DB)

May 30, 1896: Bill Joyce hits for the cycle in a ‘veritable slugging affair’

July 13, 1896: Ed Delahanty’s four-home run game

Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 3, 1896: Boston Beaneaters put their batting clothes on

Wilbert Robinson (TRADING CARD DB)

October 5, 1896: Baltimore’s Birds building to sweep the Temple Cup from Cleveland

April 19, 1897: Beaneaters’ furious comeback falls short against Phillies

Amos Rusie (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 27, 1897: Amos Rusie returns from a year away with dominant start for Giants

Honus Wagner (COURTESY OF STEPHEN V. RICE)

May 5, 1897: Honus Wagner leads Paterson to victory in Lancaster’s home opener

May 8, 1897: Pink Hawley, Bones Ely lead Pirates to sweep over Reds

May 16, 1897: Arrested on a day of rest: Cleveland Spiders challenge Sunday baseball

Fred Tenney (BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, MCGREEVEY COLLECTION)

May 31, 1897: Fred Tenney leads Memorial Day parade with 6 hits

June 16, 1897: Sockalexis and Cleveland ‘Indians’ rout Rusie’s Giants

Wee Willie Keeler (TRADING CARD DB)

June 18, 1897: Hitting ’Em Where They Ain’t: Wee Willie Keeler’s streak reaches 44 games in a row

June 19, 1897: Wee Willie Keeler’s 44-game hitting streak ends

Fred Klobedanz (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 21, 1897: Two-way threat Fred Klobedanz leads Boston to 11-6 win over Brooklyn

June 29, 1897: The Chicago Colts’ record romp for 36 runs

Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 6, 1897: An unusual brawl and a wild ending

Bob Allen (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

September 1, 1897: Bob Allen has big day for Beaneaters — as Bostonians begin to travel underground

Rube Waddell (Trading Card DB)

September 8, 1897: A battery is born: Waddell, Schrecongost cross paths for first time in major-league debuts

September 19, 1897: Cap Anson’s 3,000th hit?

September 24, 1897: Boston rooters flock to Baltimore to see crucial pennant race victory