September 7, 1891: Washington’s Kid Carsey becomes major leagues’ youngest umpire, later pinch-hits in game
The American Association’s decision in the summer of 1882 to…
September 12, 1891: Brewers’ Abner Dalrymple hits for the cycle with homer that goes through house window
Eight teams made up the American Association at the beginning…
September 28-30, 1891: The Clouded Finish: Beaneaters take over first place
When first-place Chicago hosted second-place Boston on September…
October 1, 1891: Beaneaters clinch National League pennant amid controversy
The Boston Beaneaters made a remarkable run in September 1891…
October 2, 1891: Beaneaters win 18th consecutive game in pennant run
On the heels of clinching the National League pennant the day…
October 4, 1891: Theodore Breitenstein of St. Louis Browns throws no-hitter in his first major-league start
It was Sunday, October 4, the last day of the 1891 season, when…
April 13-15, 1892: Rickety barn in right field steals the show in Oakland
In 1892 Colonel Thomas P. Robinson was the 30-year-old owner…
April 23, 1892: Sweep continues strong season start for Beaneaters
There was a lot of change after the 1891 season. The National…
May 6, 1892: A ‘Long’ game ends in scoreless tie for Beaneaters and Reds
The Beaneaters’ first Western road trip of 1892 began in the…
June 6, 1892: President Benjamin Harrison attends a major-league game
“I used to go to a game in Indianapolis once in a while, and…
June 10, 1892: Seven hits in seven tries for Wilbert Robinson
Until Rennie Stennett matched the feat in September of 1975,…
July 4, 1892: Boston’s comeback win spoils Cincinnati’s glorious day
The Cincinnati Reds and the city of Cincinnati were looking forward…
July 11, 1892: A close victory for Beaneaters, but still a laugher
In 2013, eight Boston Red Sox players stopped shaving during…
August 1, 1890: Oyster Burns hits for natural cycle as Bridegrooms rout Alleghenys in shortened contest
The Brooklyn Bridegrooms routed the Pittsburgh Alleghenys 20-1…
August 5, 1892: Triple play helps preserve a Beaneaters shutout
When the 1892 season ended, the Boston Beaneaters had prevailed…
August 6, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts no-hits the Bridegrooms
The day after Jack Stivetts beat Brooklyn, 2-0, with a two-run…
September 19, 1892: Kid Nichols’ batting fest
After the collapse of the American Association at the conclusion…
October 15, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts finishes season with abbreviated no-hitter
The final day of the 1892 baseball season in the nation’s capital…
October 15, 1892: Bumpus Jones, the no-hit phenom
Bumpus Jones was the talk of the baseball world at 22, a pitcher…
October 1892: The Split-Season Playoff
Major-league baseball faced a serious crisis in the early 1890s.…
April 27, 1893: Cy Young, Cleveland Spiders beat Pittsburgh in opener after pitching distance change
National League hitting and scoring declined during the early…
April 28, 1893: Beaneaters open season with rout of Giants
Even in the nineteenth century, Opening Day was a much-anticipated…
May 15, 1893: Beaneaters win home opener in front of star-studded crowd
The stars of Massachusetts came out to the South End Grounds…
May 19, 1893: The home run that wasn’t
Discerning Beaneaters fans had a choice on Friday, May 19, 1893.…