1886 – The Sporting News, the weekly that will become “The Baseball Paper of the World,” publishes its first issue.
On March 17, 1886 — 1886 – The Sporting News, the weekly that will become “The Baseball Paper of the World,” publishes its first issue.
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Baseball Reference March 17
SABR Games Project
National Pastime March 17
Retro Sheet
Replay The Game