Lave Cross (TRADING CARD DB)

April 24, 1894: Lave Cross hits for the cycle as Phillies trounce Bridegrooms

It was only their fourth game of the 1894 season, but the Brooklyn…
Amos Rusie (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 7, 1894: A duel of aces as Giants’ Rusie bests Boston’s Nichols

Although the Beaneaters’ May 7 game at the Polo Grounds against…

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…