May 16, 1897: Arrested on a day of rest: Cleveland Spiders challenge Sunday baseball
Stanley Robison, owner of the Cleveland Spiders, pushed the…
May 31, 1897: Fred Tenney leads Memorial Day parade with 6 hits
It was a cold, wet day in Boston. The morning half of the Memorial…
June 16, 1897: Sockalexis and Cleveland ‘Indians’ rout Rusie’s Giants
All the crowd cries: “Sockalexis, Sockalexis, Sockalexis!”When…
June 18, 1897: Hitting ’Em Where They Ain’t: Wee Willie Keeler’s streak reaches 44 games in a row
Before Joe DiMaggio had his 56-game hitting streak in 1941, the…
June 19, 1897: Wee Willie Keeler’s 44-game hitting streak ends
Presumably due to his size, William Henry “Wee Willie” Keeler…
June 21, 1897: Two-way threat Fred Klobedanz leads Boston to 11-6 win over Brooklyn
After a 2-1 loss at Cincinnati May 29, Boston’s record dropped…
June 29, 1897: The Chicago Colts’ record romp for 36 runs
Nothing in the buildup suggested it would be remembered more…
August 6, 1897: An unusual brawl and a wild ending
As the morning of August 6 dawned, the Boston Beaneaters,…
September 1, 1897: Bob Allen has big day for Beaneaters — as Bostonians begin to travel underground
Baseball wasn’t the only thing on the minds of Bostonians…
September 8, 1897: A battery is born: Waddell, Schrecongost cross paths for first time in major-league debuts
As players warmed up for a National League game between the visiting…
September 19, 1897: Cap Anson’s 3,000th hit?
Among more than two dozen men credited with at least 3,000 career…
September 24, 1897: Boston rooters flock to Baltimore to see crucial pennant race victory
Several hundred loyal Boston rooters blew their tin horns,…
September 27, 1897: Good (Beaneaters) versus Evil (Orioles)
More than a battle for the 1897 National League pennant, the…
April 21, 1898: Bill Duggleby’s debut slam clears contentious sign in Philadelphia
Phillies fans who sat down for an early-season contest against…
July 19, 1898: Jimmy ‘Gussie’ Gannon leads Ottawa to its first home victory in professional baseball
The Eastern League meeting of July 10, 1898, had no shortage…
July 25, 1898: The Ducky Holmes Game
In the fourth inning of an otherwise unremarkable game at the…
September 6, 1898: Chicago’s Danny Green struggles in Cincinnati’s sun field
“The sun is right bang in your eyes all the time,” said right…
September 17, 1898: Chicago’s Bill Phyle shuts out Washington in historic debut as first Native American pitcher
On September 17, 1898, Bill Phyle of the National League’s…
September 29, 1898: Jimmy Collins grand slam helps Beaneaters score 6 in ninth to beat Philadelphia
The Boston Beaneaters entered their three-game series with…
October 11, 1898: Relieved Beaneaters gain National League title again
As the skies darkened over the nation’s capital, the spirit…
June 16, 1899: Honus Wagner and the Louisville Colonels rally in 9th to defeat Cy Young
The bankrupt St. Louis Browns were acquired in March 1899 by…
June 28, 1899: Five Senators tagged out at home plate in narrow loss to Reds
The Washington Senators are “nonentities,” said the Washington…
July 4, 1899: Baltimore’s John McGraw is first player to steal second, third, and home in same inning
On America’s birthday, July 4, 1899, the Baltimore Orioles…
September 7, 1899: Louisville Colonels’ ‘Mysterious Twirler’ Clay Fauver defeats Pirates for only big-league win
“Expect the unexpected,” an overused yet reliable phrase…