May 15, 1894: “It Was a Hot Game, Sure Enough!”

Nineteenth-century baseball often suffered game delays, suspensions,…

May 19, 1894: Peoria shut out by Lincoln in Western Association home opener

On January 9, 1894, a meeting was held at the Sherman House Hotel…

May 30, 1894: Four home runs for Bobby Lowe

Fans arriving for the second portion of the Boston Beaneaters’…
Bobby Lowe (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 6, 1894: Pirates crush Beaneaters 27-11 at Congress Street Grounds

Less than one calendar year since winning the National League…

June 15, 1894: Jack Lyston pitches his only game for Cleveland Spiders

Baseball in the late 19th century was a rough-and-tumble, take-no-prisoners…
John McGraw (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

June 18, 1894: The Bunker Hill Day Massacre

Bunker Hill Day, commemorating the Revolutionary War battle,…
Hugh Duffy (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

June 20, 1894: Congress Street’s glorious finale

Hugh Duffy strode to home plate in the bottom of the ninth inning.…
TuckerTommy

July 17, 1894: Beaneaters stall and feign and pray for rain

Unlike most other sports, baseball has no clock, so a team never…
Jack Stivetts (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 20, 1894: Beaneaters blast Giants in first game at South End Grounds after fire

The Boston-New York baseball rivalry did not originate with the…

August 7, 1894: Jimmy Bannon slugs two 3-run homers for Beaneaters

On a fine weather day, August 7, 1894, Boston met Philadelphia…

August 15, 1894: Boston’s Tommy McCarthy traps Pirates in triple play

Tommy McCarthy of the Boston Beaneaters was one of the smartest…
Charlie Bennett (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 27, 1894: Charlie Bennett Charity Game

“His hearty ‘glad to see you,’ and the warm grasp of the…

April 18, 1895: Phillies stand up to rowdy Orioles on Opening Day

The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles were a study…

August 16, 1895: Browns’ Tommy Dowd hits for the cycle in ‘somnolent game’

The National League’s St. Louis Browns and Louisville Colonels…

September 18, 1895: Boston’s Cozy Dolan shuts out the Orioles

From 1883 until 1906, the Boston entry in the National League…
Jimmy Collins (Courtesy of Trading Card Database)

April 20, 1896: Beaneaters lead a Patriots’ Day hit parade

A combination of fine weather, a state holiday,1 the largest…

April 29, 1896: Brooklyn Bridegrooms bungle home opener

“Wot! Youse didn’t see de Brooklyns dumped? ... Dere eyes…
Herman Long (TRADING CARD DB)

May 9, 1896: Herman Long hits for the cycle as Beaneaters sweep Colonels

Three weeks had passed in the National League’s 1896 season,…
Tim Keefe

May 13, 1896: Playing until dark: Beaneaters get best of Colts

“Timothy Keefe, umpire, cold-bloodedly gave a game of baseball…