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6/19/1891 – Dick Johnston of Cincinnati Kelly’s Killers (AA) was called out in this game against the Louisville Colonels. No further details are known.

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6/19/1891 – Dick Johnston of Cincinnati Kelly’s Killers (AA) was called out in this game against the Louisville Colonels. No further details are known.

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The Colts (now Cubs) bat out of order twice in same game

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6/17/1891 – The Colts (now Cubs) played in Cleveland. Through the seventh inning, the Colts’ Bill Hutchinson batted in Malachi Kittridge’s place in the batting order but the Spiders let it go. In the seventh, Fred Pfeffer walked and Hutchinson, batting out of turn, singled, moving Pfeffer to third. As Kittridge stepped to the plate, the Spiders told umpire Tim Lynch that Hutchinson batted out of turn. This out ended the inning, killing the Colts’ rally.

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5/7/1891 – The Brooklyn Bridegrooms lineup in its home game against Philadelphia had the pitcher William “Adonis” Terry batting eighth followed by the catcher Tom Kinslow. However, Kinslow made the last out of the first inning batting ahead of Terry. Terry started the second inning with a double and was called out when Philadelphia pointed out the correct batting order.

ByTom

5/7/1891 – The Brooklyn Bridegrooms lineup in its home game against Philadelphia had the pitcher William “Adonis” Terry batting eighth followed by the catcher Tom Kinslow. However, Kinslow made the last out of the first inning batting ahead of Terry. Terry started the second inning with a double and was called out when Philadelphia pointed out the correct batting order.

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6/28/1890 – Less than a month later, the Brooklyn Wonders batted out of turn against the Cleveland Infants in Cleveland. Although he batted in the proper order in the second inning when Brooklyn scored five runs, and presumably again before the fifth, Paul Cook batted out of order in that inning. No further details are known.

ByTom

6/28/1890 – Less than a month later, the Brooklyn Wonders batted out of turn against the Cleveland Infants in Cleveland. Although he batted in the proper order in the second inning when Brooklyn scored five runs, and presumably again before the fifth, Paul Cook batted out of order in that inning. No further details are known.

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5/30/1890 – In the first game of the Memorial Day double header, Henry Gruber of the Cleveland Infants was called out for batting out of order in the Players League game in Brooklyn against the Wonders. No further details are known.

ByTom

5/30/1890 – In the first game of the Memorial Day double header, Henry Gruber of the Cleveland Infants was called out for batting out of order in the Players League game in Brooklyn against the Wonders. No further details are known.

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4/18/1890 – The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association won 12-9 at home against the Rochester Hop Bitters. According to the boxscore in the Philadelphia Inquirer the next day, Wilbert Robinson of the Athletics batted out of turn, but the story about the game had no additional information.

ByTom

4/18/1890 – The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association won 12-9 at home against the Rochester Hop Bitters. According to the boxscore in the Philadelphia Inquirer the next day, Wilbert Robinson of the Athletics batted out of turn, but the story about the game had no additional information.

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7/18/1889 – The Philadelphia Phillies were hosting the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The home team elected to bat first and scored three runs in the top of the first. In the bottom of the first, Pittsburgh had a man on first and two outs with the number four hitter, Al Maul, due to bat. However, James “Deacon” White, the number five batter in the lineup hit a double that scored the runner. The Phillies appealed, and Tom Lynch, the umpire, correctly called Maul out to end the inning without the run counting.

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7/18/1889 – The Philadelphia Phillies were hosting the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. The home team elected to bat first and scored three runs in the top of the first. In the bottom of the first, Pittsburgh had a man on first and two outs with the number four hitter, Al Maul, due to bat. However, James “Deacon” White, the number five batter in the lineup hit a double that scored the runner. The Phillies appealed, and Tom Lynch, the umpire, correctly called Maul out to end the inning without the run counting.

The Indianapolis Hoosiers lineup for their home game against the Philadelphia Quakers has the pitcher Lev Shreve batting eighth and the catcher John “Tug” Arundel ninth. At one point in the game Arundel batted ahead of Shreve and John Valentine correctly called Shreve out. 
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The Indianapolis Hoosiers lineup for their home game against the Philadelphia Quakers has the pitcher Lev Shreve batting eighth and the catcher John “Tug” Arundel ninth. At one point in the game Arundel batted ahead of Shreve and John Valentine correctly called Shreve out. 

ByTom

The Indianapolis Hoosiers lineup for their home game against the Philadelphia Quakers has the pitcher Lev Shreve batting eighth and the catcher John “Tug” Arundel ninth. At one point in the game Arundel batted ahead of Shreve and John Valentine correctly called Shreve out. 

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The NY Giants were in Chicago playing the White Stockings (now Cubs). Jim O’Rourke was listed twice in the batting order. The first was “O’Rourke or Brown, catcher” and the second was “Nelson or O’Rourke, third base.” In the second inning, O’Rourke was out at 1B batting out of order but nothing was said. In the fourth, he hit a home run into the carriages beyond the outfielders but was called out after Chicago manager Cap Anson appealed to umpire Phil Powers.

ByTom

The NY Giants were in Chicago playing the White Stockings (now Cubs). Jim O’Rourke was listed twice in the batting order. The first was “O’Rourke or Brown, catcher” and the second was “Nelson or O’Rourke, third base.” In the second inning, O’Rourke was out at 1B batting out of order but nothing was said. In the fourth, he hit a home run into the carriages beyond the outfielders but was called out after Chicago manager Cap Anson appealed to umpire Phil Powers.

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The Chicago White Sox batting order in Boston against the Beaneaters had Mark Baldwin hitting 8th and Tom Daly 9th. The first time through the order they batted in reverse order. The second time through with two out Daly again hit before Baldwin and reached second on two errors. After the first pitch, a ball, was thrown to Baldwin, Boston protested, and after some discussions by the umpires and the teams’ captains, Phil Powers ruled Baldwin out for batting out of order. He was not the proper batter as the lead off man would have been under today’s rules. The rule in place at the time was as clear as the current one, but under both Chicago should have been able to put the proper batter up with a 1-0 count.

ByTom

The Chicago White Sox batting order in Boston against the Beaneaters had Mark Baldwin hitting 8th and Tom Daly 9th. The first time through the order they batted in reverse order. The second time through with two out Daly again hit before Baldwin and reached second on two errors. After the first pitch, a ball, was thrown to Baldwin, Boston protested, and after some discussions by the umpires and the teams’ captains, Phil Powers ruled Baldwin out for batting out of order. He was not the proper batter as the lead off man would have been under today’s rules. The rule in place at the time was as clear as the current one, but under both Chicago should have been able to put the proper batter up with a 1-0 count.