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,…
Jack Stivetts (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

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…
George Haddock

August 5, 1892: Triple play helps preserve a Beaneaters shutout

When the 1892 season ended, the Boston Beaneaters had prevailed…
Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 6, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts no-hits the Bridegrooms

The day after Jack Stivetts beat Brooklyn, 2-0, with a two-run…
earned his 31st victory of the season.

September 19, 1892: Kid Nichols’ batting fest

After the collapse of the American Association at the conclusion…

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 28, 1893: Beaneaters open season with rout of Giants

Even in the nineteenth century, Opening Day was a much-anticipated…
Trading Card Database

May 15, 1893: Beaneaters win home opener in front of star-studded crowd

The stars of Massachusetts came out to the South End Grounds…
Trading Card Database

May 19, 1893: The home run that wasn’t

Discerning Beaneaters fans had a choice on Friday, May 19, 1893.…
Tommy McCarthy (Courtesy of John Thorn)

May 26, 1893: A barrage of batting for McCarthy, Beaneaters

It had been a rough opening month for the defending National…

June 27, 1893: Chicago welcomes Brooklyn to World’s Fair and new ballpark

“With the dedication ceremonies of the World’s Columbian…

July 22, 1893: Tucker ‘hit like a fiend’ and Nichols ‘saved the day’

The victory this day brought the Beaneaters to within a half-game…
Cub Stricker (Trading Card DB)

August 5, 1893: Washington’s Cub Stricker arrested while Phillies shellac Senators

Philadelphia native John “Cub” Stricker began his baseball…

August 16, 1893: Bill Hawke’s no-hitter

In the early days of baseball, a multitude of changes occurred…
Red Ehret (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

August 19, 1893: Unsafe passage for Beaneaters on long road trip

The 1893 season for the Boston Beaneaters began in a mediocre…

September 23, 1893: Chamberlain ices Beaneaters in darkness-shortened no-hitter

“He used a slow ball during the entire game and was a puzzle…
Dan Brouthers (SABR-Rucker Archive)

April 19, 1894: Dan Brouthers and upstart Orioles stun heavily favored Giants on Opening Day

When Ned Hanlon became manager of the Baltimore Orioles in May…