19th Century – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 3, 1867: “The First Colored Baseball Championship”

October 7, 1867: Candy Cummings debuts the curve

June 15, 1869: A cunning play saves Cincinnati’s streak

August 26, 1869: Cincinnati Red Stockings: Unbeaten, But Tied

September 3, 1869: Inter-racial baseball in Philadelphia

June 14, 1870: The Atlantic Storm: Red Stockings suffer first defeat

July 23, 1870: The first ‘Chicago’ game

Joe Start, first baseman of the Brooklyn Atlantics

August 29, 1870: Atlantics beat Forest City in ‘The Most Remarkable Base Ball Game on Record’

November 1, 1870: The birth of the National Association

April 6, 1871: Boston Red Stockings take the field for the first time

May-June 1871: The Boston Red Stockings’ homestand from hell

May 4, 1871: Association Ball: Kekionga vs. Forest City

May 5, 1871: Red Stockings win first regular-season game in Boston baseball history

May 16, 1871: Troy Haymakers spoil Boston Red Stockings’ first home opener

June 21, 1871: Boston’s Albert Spalding tosses first shutout of the season

July 4, 1871: Boston defeats Washington on Fourth of July

Candy Cummings (left) with a Star of Brooklyn teammate, circa 1869, SABR-Rucker Archive.

July 4, 1871: Candy Cummings outduels Clytus Bentley in Independence Day clash

August 3, 1871: Cuban baseball pioneer Steve Bellán has the game of his life

September 2, 1871: Red Stockings beat up Forest Citys pitchers for 31 runs

September 5, 1871: ‘Bushel Basket’ Gould hits first grand slam in professional baseball history

September 9, 1871: Red Stockings rally in 9th to defeat rival Athletics

September 13, 1871: In rare relief appearance, Harry Wright saves the day for Boston

September 29, 1871: Chicago beats Boston in last baseball game before the Great Fire

October 30, 1871: The first pennant race: Chicago White Stockings vs. Philadelphia Athletics