
May 15, 1888: Philadelphia’s Harry Stovey hits for the cycle
Harry Stovey had the power to lead his league in home runs five…

May 27, 1888: Bridegroom Adonis Terry no-hits Louisville on a Sunday in Queens
Early in the fall of 1887, Brooklyn Grays pitcher Will Terry…

June 13, 1888: Sam Barkley hits for the cycle but Kansas City Cowboys lose to Cincinnati Reds
The Kansas City Cowboys joined the American Association in 1888,…

June 21, 1888: George Van Haltren tosses rain-shortened no-hitter for Chicago
Largely overlooked today, George Van Haltren was a speedy center…

July 28, 1888: Jimmy Ryan hits for cycle as Chicago White Stockings win 21-17 slugging match
The Detroit Wolverines visited Chicago’s West Side Park to…

August 10, 1888: Tim Keefe outduels rookie Harry Staley for 19th consecutive victory
In 1888 Tim Keefe of the New York Giants was recognized as one…

August 14, 1888: Tim Keefe finally loses and “Casey at the Bat” premieres
The record for consecutive games won by a pitcher in a single…

August 25, 1888: Mike Tiernan becomes first player in Giants history to hit for the cycle
“Another week has passed and New York still leads the League…

September 4, 1888: The Little Steam Engine That Could: Pud Galvin’s 300th victory
The 21st-century baseball devotee has at his fingertips an abundance…

October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One
In October 1888, the atmosphere at New York Giants headquarters…

February 9, 1889: A Wondrous Ball Park: The Pyramid Game in Giza, Egypt
Baseball fans can debate incessantly over what is the greatest…

June 7, 1889: Louisville’s Pete Browning hits for second career cycle
The Louisville Colonels didn’t have many bright spots during…

June 17, 1889: George Goetz’s only major-league win extends Louisville’s losing streak to 21
When the Baltimore Orioles hosted the Louisville Colonels for…

June 22, 1889: Sad-sack Louisville Colonels lose 26th game in a row
There are days when nothing goes right. In 1889 the Louisville…

July 6, 1889: Columbus starts lefties at second base, third base, and shortstop in loss to St. Louis
Ever since the convention of running the bases counterclockwise…

July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win
In 1889 the Louisville Colonels of the American Association were…

July 30, 1889: Hazleton’s Jacob White Eyes competes in pitchers’ duel in Harrisburg
In the 1880s, the Educational Home for Boys in Philadelphia…

August 8, 1889: Giants lose uniforms and game as Jack Glasscock hits for only cycle in Hoosiers history
The New York Giants arrived in Indianapolis in August 1889 after…

August 15, 1889: Larry Twitchell records 16 total bases, hits for cycle, and pitches in Cleveland blowout of Boston
What one newspaper called the “greatest batting exhibition…

August 16, 1889: Integrated baseball in Pennsylvania: Cuban Giants defeat Lebanon Grays
Thirteen teams played in the Middle States League, an integrated…

August 23, 1889: Kid Nichols and Omaha White Sox edge Sioux City on Ladies’ Day
Located 100 miles apart along the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska,…

August 26, 1889: Extra baseball, a free fight, and a protest in Philadelphia
The courses of the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters…

September 7, 1889: The Candlelight Game
The September 7, 1889, game between the St. Louis Browns and…

October 2, 1889: King Kelly’s Downfall
From mid-July until the final days of the 1889 season, the National…