Category Archive: Essays.1890s-Beaneaters

Introduction: The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890s

“Long ago when the team was known as the Beaneaters.”  On…

How Bostonians Became the Beaneaters

Most baseball fans, and nonfans for that matter, would consider…

Boston Beaneaters Spring Training in the 1890s

“Spring training is almost as old as baseball itself. The best…

Starts, Stops, and Streaks: A Modern Fan’s Guide to the 1890s Baseball Schedule

Baseball continued to deal with several scheduling issues in…

Slide, Kelly, Slide

About 3,000 people were present at the Brotherhood Base Ball…

1891 Boston Beaneaters: 18 Straight Down the Stretch

At the close of the 1890 baseball season the upstart Players’…

Boston Beaneaters of 1892

The result of the prior year’s conflict between the two major…

1893 Boston Beaneaters: 35-5 Summer Stretch Garners Third Straight Flag

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was…

1894 Boston Beaneaters: No Four-Peat For Champions

After winning three pennants in a row from 1891 to 1893, the…

King Kelly’s Funeral

On November 9, 1894, the Boston Globe reported, “At 9:55 PM…

1895 Boston Beaneaters: Strictly for the Birds, Again

The Boston Beaneaters were coming off a disappointing third-place…

1896 Boston Beaneaters: Another Pennant From a Birds-Eye View

The Boston Beaneaters dominated the beginning of the 1890s, winning…

1897 Beaneaters: Boston’s Crusade

The war for the pennant The 1897 Beaneaters opened spring training…

1897: Last Gasp of the Temple Cup

The 1897 Temple Cup series opened on October 4 in Boston exactly…

1898 Boston Beaneaters: A Very Long Season Ends with Another Flag

Coming off their fourth National League pennant of the decade…

1899 Boston Beaneaters: The Cracks Begin to Show

With a little luck and considerable pluck, the 1898 Boston Beaneaters…