On May 17, 1877, Al Spalding’s baseball was officially adopted for Major League use because it was “more lively” than the early “lemon peel ball” still being used.
on March 22, 1877, the National League pubished the first league wide schedule in history
Kaiser Wilhelm Essentials Positions: PitcherBats: R Throws: R72 Weight: 162Born: January 1, 1877 in Wooster, OH USADied: May 22,1936 in Rochester, NY USADebut: April 18, 1903Last Game: August 26, 1921Full Name: Irvin Key Wilhelm Notable Events and Chronology for his Career Biography Kaiser Wilhelm A journeyman right-handed spitballer in the Deadball Era, Wilhelm debuted…
Bill Dinneen Position: PitcherBats: Left • Throws: Right6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)Born: April 5, 1876 in Syracuse, NYDied: January 13, 1955 in Syracuse, NYBuried: St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica, NYDebut: April 22, 1898 (2,046th in MLB history)Last Game: August 26, 1909vs. NYY 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, LFull Name: William Henry DinneenNicknames: Big BillView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Players Who Debuted Same Year Coming Soon All-Time Teammate Team…
1876 – The first annual meeting of the National League is held. The New York Mutuals and the Philadelphia Athletics are expelled because the two teams had decided not to play their final games in the west without permission. Also, William Hulbert is elected to succeed Morgan Bulkeley as president.
June 17, 1876 – George Hall and Ezra Sutton again gang up on the hapless Reds. Hall hits 2 HRs‚ a triple‚ and 2 singles‚ 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 5‚ and next year have zero….
On June 14th, 1876 George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics became the first player ever to hit for the cycle.
1876 – 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 May 25th, 1876 the Philadelphia Athletics matched the Grays 2-2 for the first tie in Major League history.
At Cincinnati’s Avenue Grounds, Chicago’s Ross Barnes hits the first home run in the history of National League. In addition to his inside-the-park homer, the former National Association superstar also hits a single and a triple, steals two bases, and scores four runs in the White Stocking’s 19-5 victory over the Reds.
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