June 17, 1876 â George Hall and Ezra Sutton again gang up on the hapless Reds. Hall hits 2 HRsâ a tripleâ and 2 singlesâ and Sutton also collects 5 hits in a 23-15 slaughter. Only 39 HRs will be hit in the NL season; Hall will lead with 5â and next year have zeroâŠ.
On June 14th, 1876 George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics became the first player ever to hit for the cycle.
June 14, 1876 â George Hall of the Athletics hits 3 triples and a HR in a 20-5 shellacking of Cincinnati. Teammate Ezra Sutton also hits 3 triplesâ the only time 2 players have done this in the same game. Baseball HOT ON EBAYCard Collections ENDING SOON ON EBAYMOST WANTED ROOKIE CARDSVINTAGE SPORTS TICKETSBaseball HallâŠ
1876 â George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics becomes the first major league player to hit for the cycle. He will also become the first player to be banned, along with others, for throwing a 3 1/2 game lead with 12 games to go in 1877.
On June 10, 1876 George Bechtelâ RF for Louisvilleâ who was suspended for âcrookedness in the last Louisville-Mutuals gameââ gets in deeper trouble when P Jim Devlin shows his manager a telegram from Bechtel sayingâ âWe can win $100 if you lose the game today.â
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