19th Century – Page 4 – Society for American Baseball Research

October 20, 1874: Tommy Bond comes close to major leagues’ first no-hitter

October 26, 1874: Red Stockings’ Al Spalding wins 50th game of the season

April 19, 1875: Boston Red Stockings treat home crowd to a 6-0 shutout over New Haven Elm Citys

April 29, 1875: Boston Red Stockings blow out Washington in 22-5 win

May 18, 1875: Boston rivalry with Hartford heats up in Red Stockings’ win

Jim Clinton (Baseball-Reference.com)

May 26, 1875: Journeyman outfielder Jim Clinton notches his only major-league pitching victory

May 29, 1875: The first recorded no-hitter: Princeton vs. Yale

June 3, 1875: The unbeatable Boston Red Caps

June 5, 1875: Boston Red Stockings’ record streak stopped in St. Louis

June 19, 1875: The ‘Model’ Game: Hartford vs. Chicago

June 28, 1875: Rowdy crowd helps visiting Red Stockings tie Athletics in Philadelphia

July 28, 1875: The first professional no-hitter: Joe Borden

August 4, 1875: Boston Red Stockings get the best of Joe Borden

October 30, 1875: Dominant Red Stockings close out National Association season with 71st win

April 22, 1876: A new age begins with inaugural National League game

July 15, 1876: Wearin’ of the ‘Grin’: George Bradley’s no-hitter

August 10, 1876: Short-handed Athletics borrow substitute from Mutuals, as both teams careen toward expulsion

May 1, 1877: The double shutout

August 8, 1877: Brown Stockings’ Mike Dorgan becomes first major leaguer to adopt a catcher’s mask

August 20, 1877: Gray outcomes for ‘Louisville Four’

May 8, 1878: Three in one? Paul Hines’ unassisted triple play

May 8, 1878: Rookie Sam Weaver tosses 1-hitter according to official scorer, but not all his colleagues

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)

May 17, 1878: Bud Fowler becomes the first Black player in Organized Baseball

September 14, 1878: Farewell to old-style ball