1879 – Chicago beats Buffalo, 4 – 1, to briefly regain 2nd place over Boston.
1879 – Chicago beats Buffalo, 4 – 1, to briefly regain 2nd place over Boston.
In the most one-sided game of the National League season‚ Chicago trounces Detroit‚ 17 – 0. Fred Goldsmith pitches for Chicago against Frank Mountain‚ and Silver Flint is 5 for 5. He also catches his 9th straight game without a passed ball.
In the most one-sided game of the National League season‚ Chicago trounces Detroit‚ 17 – 0. Fred Goldsmith pitches for Chicago against Frank Mountain‚ and Silver Flint is 5 for 5. He also catches his 9th straight game without a passed ball.
Providence plays errorless ball for the first time this season and beats Cincinnati‚ 11 – 1.
On June 10, 1879 Providence plays errorless ball for the first time this season and beats Cincinnati‚ 11 – 1.
Providence scores 10 runs in the 1st inning
Providence scores 10 runs in the 1st inning and routs the Cincinnati team‚ 17 – 1. Two Providence runners are thrown out trying to steal in the big inning.
The Northwestern League, considered the first minor league circuit in baseball history, is organized in Rockford, Illinois. The fledgling organization, which includes teams from Davenport, Omaha, Dubuque, and Rockford, will be defunct before the season ends as a result of lacking a fixed schedule and paying the players more than their counterparts rival National League.
On January 2, 1879 The Northwestern League, considered the first minor league circuit in baseball history, is organized in Rockford, Illinois. The fledgling organization, which includes teams from Davenport, Omaha, Dubuque, and Rockford, will be defunct before the season ends as a result of lacking a fixed schedule and paying the players more than their…
1878 – Errors by 2B Bill McClellan and 1B Joe Start enable Boston to score in the 9th and edge Chicago‚ 2 – 1.
1878 – Errors by 2B Bill McClellan and 1B Joe Start enable Boston to score in the 9th and edge Chicago‚ 2 – 1.
1878 – Jack Manning scores a run and drives in two in a 3 – 0 Boston win over Indianapolis.
On June 11, 1878 1878 – Jack Manning scores a run and drives in two in a 3 – 0 Boston win over Indianapolis.
Providence Grays centerfielder Paul Hines catches a fly by Jack Burdock and starts a triple play, racing in to touch third base before Jack Manning can return, then throwing to second to nab Ezra Sutton. Some eyewitnesses contend that Sutton had passed third and was out when Hines touched the base, making it the only unassisted triple play by an outfielder. This contradicts the version by Manning, Jim O’Rourke and others present, which has been accepted generally as the correct account.
Providence Grays centerfielder Paul Hines catches a fly by Jack Burdock and starts a triple play, racing in to touch third base before Jack Manning can return, then throwing to second to nab Ezra Sutton. Some eyewitnesses contend that Sutton had passed third and was out when Hines touched the base, making it the only unassisted triple play by an outfielder. This contradicts the version by Manning, Jim O’Rourke and others present, which has been accepted generally as the correct account.
With their 19th victory in the last 20 games, the Red Caps, aka the Red Stockings, clinch the National League pennant, beating the Hartford Dark Blues, 13-2. James ‘Deacon’ White, the league’s leading hitter, paces Boston’s attack with a 4-for-4 performance.
With their 19th victory in the last 20 games, the Red Caps, aka the Red Stockings, clinch the National League pennant, beating the Hartford Dark Blues, 13-2. James ‘Deacon’ White, the league’s leading hitter, paces Boston’s attack with a 4-for-4 performance.
1877 – Harry McCormick of the Syracuse Stars (League Alliance) pitches the earliest known minor league no hitter against Indianapolis.
1877 – Harry McCormick of the Syracuse Stars (League Alliance) pitches the earliest known minor league no hitter against Indianapolis.
