July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win

In 1889 the Louisville Colonels of the American Association were…

August 26, 1889: Extra baseball, a free fight, and a protest in Philadelphia

The courses of the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters…

August 23, 1889: Kid Nichols and Omaha White Sox edge Sioux City on Ladies’ Day

Located 100 miles apart along the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska,…
Cy Young (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 6-8, 1890: Canton’s Cy Young wins one and loses one in Akron

With an impressive 67-37 record, Canton, Ohio, won the 1889 pennant…

May 1, 1890: Detroit Wolverines top Toronto in ragged season opener

After losing the Syracuse, Rochester, and Toledo franchises to…

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

“You ought to have seen it. Mr. Young, formerly of Canton,…

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

In 1889, the Louisville Colonels of the American Association…

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

A hit that wasn’t a hit turned an exciting, but hardly unique,…

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

In 1890 the Players League sat on top of the baseball world,…

April 19, 1890: Debut of the Players League

The Players League opened the 1890 season with seven of eight…

October 29, 1889: Giants win back-to-back World’s Series

They might have called it the first “Subway Series” if there…

October 18, 1889: Genesis of a rivalry: Brooklyn vs. New York

In 1889, for the first time, both the National League and the…

October 5, 1889: The Giants win the pennant on the last day

The 1889 New York Giants were loaded with talent and charisma,…

October 2, 1889: King Kelly’s Downfall

From mid-July until the final days of the 1889 season, the National…

September 7, 1889: The Candlelight Game

The September 7, 1889, game between the St. Louis Browns and…