Charlie Bennet

June 19, 1886: Chicago White Stockings snap Detroit Wolverines’ 18-game home winning streak

In 1886 Chicago’s population was five times greater than that…

May 24, 1886: Fred Dunlap hits for the cycle, records 16 chances at second base

About 3,000 spectators filled the Union Grounds1 in St. Louis…

July 24, 1886: Adonis Terry throws a no-hitter for Brooklyn … or does he?

On July 24, 1886, Adonis Terry hurled a 1-0 no-hitter for the…

April 20, 1886: The triumphant return of Tony Mullane

On the afternoon of April 20, 1886, some 3,500 fans gathered…

May 1, 1886: Al Atkinson throws second career no-hitter

From 1875 to 1899 there were 50 complete-game no-hitters thrown…

October 23, 1886: Curt Welch’s winning slide

After the 1885 season the two major-league pennant winners, the…

October 3, 1886: Matt Kilroy, strikeout king

In 1886 the pitcher’s box was made a foot deeper and the rule…

August 15, 1886: Guy Hecker: hitting pitcher

At a game on a pleasant afternoon at Eclipse Park in Louisville,…

July 21, 1886: “A Glorious Victory”: Cuban Giants beat the Red Stockings

Formed by Frank P. Thompson, headwaiter of the Argyle Hotel in…

September 29-October 3, 1885: White Stockings cap a pennant chase

The 1885 National League pennant race was a battle between two…

October 23-25, 1884: The first “World Series”

This chapter is not about a single game. Instead, it is about…