1888 – At the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, on the Pennsylvania State Fair Buildings and Grounds located at Broad Street & Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia, the Downtowners beat the Uptowners in the first sanctioned indoor baseball game ever played, 6 – 1, before a crowd of 2,000.

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1888 – At the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, on the Pennsylvania State Fair Buildings and Grounds located at Broad Street & Lehigh Avenue in Philadelphia, the Downtowners beat the Uptowners in the first sanctioned indoor baseball game ever played, 6 – 1, before a crowd of 2,000.

1888 – Former Detroit players Deacon White and Jack Rowe purchase a controlling interest in the minor league Buffalo club. Though their reserve rights have been sold to Pittsburgh, both men announce plans to play in Buffalo next year.

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1888 – Former Detroit players Deacon White and Jack Rowe purchase a controlling interest in the minor league Buffalo club. Though their reserve rights have been sold to Pittsburgh, both men announce plans to play in Buffalo next year.

1888 – The Tourists, the world-traveling team of major leaguers put together by Al Spalding, play their first game in Australia, drawing a crowd of 5,500 in Sydney.

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1888 – The Tourists, the world-traveling team of major leaguers put together by Al Spalding, play their first game in Australia, drawing a crowd of 5,500 in Sydney.

1888 – The American Association votes against adopting the National League’s salary classification system‚ to the surprise of the press and the delight of the Brotherhood.

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1888 – The American Association votes against adopting the National League’s salary classification system‚ to the surprise of the press and the delight of the Brotherhood.

1888 – The New York Giants announce the sale of John Ward to the Washington Nationals for a record price of $12,000. But Ward, who is on tour, will eventually cancel the deal by refusing to play for Washington.

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1888 – The New York Giants announce the sale of John Ward to the Washington Nationals for a record price of $12,000. But Ward, who is on tour, will eventually cancel the deal by refusing to play for Washington.

At Sportsman’s Park, Kansas City third baseman Jumbo Davis makes five errors in the team’s 10-3 loss to St. Louis. The 26 year-old Cowboys infielder will commit 100 errors in 628 chances, finishing the season with a .841 fielding percentage for the American Association club. His bat kept in him the line up as he did drive in 109 runs and hit 19 triples.

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On June 25, 1888 At Sportsman’s Park, Kansas City third baseman Jumbo Davis makes five errors in the team’s 10-3 loss to St. Louis. The 26 year-old Cowboys infielder will commit 100 errors in 628 chances, finishing the season with a .841 fielding percentage for the American Association club. His bat kept in him the…

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South End Grounds between the Boston Nationals and the New York Giants

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June 1 1888 game at the South End Grounds between the Boston Nationals and the New York Giants. The artist used reproductions from original images to depict the players on the field, in foul ground, and some of the spectators, presumably prominent people. The players on the field are identified as follows: William Nash, second…

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Zack Wheat Stats & Facts

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    Zack Wheat Position: LeftfielderBats: Left  •  Throws: Right5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)Born: May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, MODied: March 11, 1972  in Sedalia, MOBuried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MODebut: September 11, 1909 (3,230th in major league history)vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 21, 1927vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1959. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Zack Wheat’s…