1880 – Boston OF Charley Jones is suspended by the Boston club for demanding his $378 in back pay and then refusing to play when it is not forthcoming. In reaction to Jones’s actions‚ the club suspends‚ fines‚ and blacklists him without paying him anything.
1880 – After 21 consecutive victories at home‚ Chicago suffers its first defeat at Lake Front Park this season‚ losing to Providence, 6 – 4. The White Stockings had not lost a National League game at home since August 25‚ 1879.
Joe Tinker Position: Shortstop Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg) Born: July 27, 1880 in Muscotah, KS us Died: July 27, 1948 (Aged 68-000d) in Orlando, FL Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Orlando, FL High School: Herington HS (Herington, KS) Debut: April 17, 1902 (Age 21-264d, 2,355th in major league history) Last Game: September 22, 1916 (Age 36-057d) vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by…
Rookie Harry Stovey hits his first ML HR‚ connecting off Jim McCormick as Worcester beats Cleveland 7-1. Stovey will be the first ML player to reach 100 career HRs.
Davy Jones Position: Outfielder Bats: Left • Throws: Right 5-10, 165lb (178cm, 74kg) Born: June 30, 1880 in Cambria, WI Died: March 30, 1972 in Mankato, MN Buried: Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, MI High School: Portage HS (Portage, WI) Schools: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA), Dixon College (Dixon, IL) Debut: September 15, 1901 (2,331st in major league history) vs. CHW 5 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September…
Cleveland beats Boston, 6 – 5, with Gid Gardner pitching his first game of the season. Jim McCormick had pitched complete games in all of Cleveland’s 31 previous National League games.
1880 – Abner Dalrymple, George Gore and Larry Corcoran, all normally left-handed batters, cross over and bat right-handed against southpaw Lee Richmond and get one hit each as Chicago beats Worcester, 4 – 0.
1880 – John Montgomery Ward of the Providence Grays pitches a perfect game against the Buffalo Bisons, winning 5 – 0. Losing pitcher Pud Galvin makes the last out. This is the second perfect game in the National League in six days; the first one was pitched by Lee Richmond on June 12th. The next perfect game by a National League pitcher will not happen for 84 years, when Jim Bunning turns the trick on Father’s Day in 1964.
At the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds, Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game, beating Cleveland, 4-0. The 23 year-old rookie southpaw threw a no-hitter in a collegiate exhibition against the White Stockings last season.
On June 12 1880, At the Worcester Agriculture Fairgrounds, Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game, beating Cleveland, 4-0. The 23 year-old rookie southpaw threw a no-hitter in a collegiate exhibition against the White Stockings last season.
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