
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…

October 20, 1874: Boston Red Stockings clinch third National Association title
Not all important baseball wins are the product of exciting,…

October 20, 1874: Tommy Bond comes close to major leagues’ first no-hitter
Just as there was no word for the Internet until it existed,…

October 26, 1874: Red Stockings’ Al Spalding wins 50th game of the season
Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn posted a 59-12 record for the National…

April 19, 1875: Boston Red Stockings treat home crowd to a 6-0 shutout over New Haven Elm Citys
April 19, 1875, was a notable date in American history, being…

April 21, 1875: Three’s a Crowd: Centennials become Philadelphia’s third National Association team
In the waning days of December 1873, a small group of National…

April 29, 1875: Boston Red Stockings blow out Washington in 22-5 win
On April 28, 1875, the Richmond Daily Dispatch announced to its…

May 18, 1875: Boston rivalry with Hartford heats up in Red Stockings’ win
In the 1870s it was Hartford, not New York, that was Boston’s…

May 26, 1875: Journeyman outfielder Jim Clinton notches his only major-league pitching victory
On April 26, 1875, two games into the season, the Brooklyn Atlantics…

May 29, 1875: The first recorded no-hitter: Princeton vs. Yale
“Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Tiger! Hish! Boom! Ha!” According…

June 3, 1875: The unbeatable Boston Red Caps
The best winning percentage the New York Yankees ever enjoyed…

June 5, 1875: Boston Red Stockings’ record streak stopped in St. Louis
After beginning the 1875 National Association season with victories…

June 19, 1875: The ‘Model’ Game: Hartford vs. Chicago
The Chicago Tribune called it “The Most Brilliant Contest in…

June 28, 1875: Rowdy crowd helps visiting Red Stockings tie Athletics in Philadelphia
The Boston Post summarized the game succinctly:“The base ball…

July 28, 1875: The first professional no-hitter: Joe Borden
Professional baseball in the 19th century produced many notable…

August 4, 1875: Boston Red Stockings get the best of Joe Borden
“The Chicagoes were not, as aforesaid, able to make a clean…

October 30, 1875: Dominant Red Stockings close out National Association season with 71st win
The final day of the 1875 base ball season was one of those rare…

April 22, 1876: A new age begins with inaugural National League game
It is perhaps fitting that the National League played its first…

June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?
The first official cycle in the major leagues was accomplished…

July 15, 1876: Wearin’ of the ‘Grin’: George Bradley’s no-hitter
1876 St. Louis Brown Stockings. 1 - Joe Blong, 2 - George Bradley,…

August 10, 1876: Short-handed Athletics borrow substitute from Mutuals, as both teams careen toward expulsion
As the Mutuals of New York prepared to host the Athletics of…

May 1, 1877: The double shutout
“The Grandest Game ever played,” Henry Chadwick called it.…

July 3, 1877: Louisville’s Charley Snyder becomes first major leaguer to wear a catcher’s mask
Invented by Harvard College baseball nine captain Fred Thayer,…