June 10, 1872: Boston Red Stockings win extra-inning game in controversial fashion
Boston’s Red Stockings were 11-1 when they arrived at Brooklyn’s…
June 12, 1872: Boston Red Stockings bury the Philadelphia Athletics
Wednesday, June 12, 1872, was a hot, sultry day at the South…
June 14, 1872: Early Baseball Encounters in the West: The Yeddo Royal Japanese Troupe Play Ball in America
Of the 13 members of the Yeddo Royal Japanese Troupe, eight…
July 20, 1872: Boston Red Stockings take a rest and then 19-game winning streak ends
On July 13, 1872, the New York Clipper reported as follows:…
July 29, 1872: Boston overcomes 7-run deficit to win in extra innings
The Boston Red Stockings burst out of the gate in 1872, winning…
August 9, 1872: Eckfords halt 3-month skid with help of familiar reinforcements
In major-league history, 10 teams have lost their first 11 regular-season…
September 20, 1872: In pre-championship exhibition, Red Stockings get best of Mutuals
One day before the final game in the championship series between…
September 21, 1872: Boston Red Stockings take finale of season series with Mutuals
Heading into the final 10 days of September 1872, the Boston…
April 23, 1873: Red Stockings get Whites-washed by Philadelphia
The Boston Red Stockings won the 1872 National Association championship…
June 2, 1873: Boston’s Al Spalding blanks Brooklyn
The Red Stockings started a 10-game road trip in early June with…
June 3, 1873: Boston Red Stockings escape with narrow 6-5 win over New York Mutuals
The champs of 1872 got off to a slow start in 1873. Matches were…
June 14, 1873: Philadelphia Athletics shut out Red Stockings in front of ‘great’ Boston crowd
Ace hurler John Dickson McBride stood in the pitcher’s box…
July 4, 1873: Boston Red Stockings bounce back with 32-3 blowout of Elizabeth Resolutes
After Mike and Hugh Campbell helped the upstart Irvington Club…
July 4, 1873: Elizabeth Resolutes spoil Boston Red Stockings’ parade in first professional doubleheader
After a win on June 17 over the Philadelphia White Stockings,…
July 26, 1873: Poor fielding leads to eight unanswered runs as Red Stockings lose to Baltimore Canaries
Boston lost a home game to the visiting Baltimore Canaries, 17-14,…
September 6, 1873: Red Stockings offense erupts in 23-1 trouncing of Brooklyn Atlantics
The Red Stockings were in third place with a record of 22-12.…
October 2, 1873: Red Stockings take over first place from Philadelphia White Stockings
In the early going of the 1873 season, the White Stockings of…
May 2, 1874: Cal McVey leads Red Stockings to an Opening Day victory
Mother Nature and Old Man Winter were not yet in a “base ball”…
June 18, 1874: Mutuals’ 38-1 win over Chicago White Stockings is the biggest blowout ever
The Chicago Cubs are the oldest pillar in big-league sports.…
July 4, 1874: Chicago declares its independence over Boston in surprising extra-inning slugfest
The Chicago White Stockings were struggling in their return to…
Summer 1874: New game in the Old Country: U.S. teams tour England
It has been stated that America and England are two countries…
September 22, 1874: Mutuals inch closer in pennant race after sloppy win
The race for the 1874 National Association pennant tightened…
October 1, 1874: Atlantics commit 30 errors in loss to Red Stockings
The score of this game is not a misprint. It was a 29-0 game…
October 7, 1874: One week after a rout, Atlantics rally to tie Red Stockings
As game time approached on October 7, 1874, a crowd estimated…