Ed Stein pitches a one-hitter to lead the Brooklyn Grooms to a 3 – 1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ed Stein pitches a one-hitter to lead the Brooklyn Grooms to a 3 – 1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
1893 – The Louisville Colonels National League club is forced to transfer its only three Sunday games because the suburb of Parkland, in which the Colonels’ new ballpark is located, does not permit Sunday play.
1893 – The Louisville Colonels National League club is forced to transfer its only three Sunday games because the suburb of Parkland, in which the Colonels’ new ballpark is located, does not permit Sunday play.
It is announced that Frank Bancroft is spending the remainder of the off-season serving as the manager of Linda Gardner’s Mastodon Minstrels. Bancroft is credited with introducing baseball to Cuba in 1879 when he took a touring team to the Caribbean.
It is announced that Frank Bancroft is spending the remainder of the off-season serving as the manager of Linda Gardner’s Mastodon Minstrels. Bancroft is credited with introducing baseball to Cuba in 1879 when he took a touring team to the Caribbean.
The New York Clipper states that “an attempt will be made to change the rules so as to compel outfielders to discard gloves.”
The New York Clipper states that “an attempt will be made to change the rules so as to compel outfielders to discard gloves.”
1893 – The Cuban Giants, perhaps the nation’s best black baseball team, announce their desire to join the proposed Middle States League. Their application is rejected.
1893 – The Cuban Giants, perhaps the nation’s best black baseball team, announce their desire to join the proposed Middle States League. Their application is rejected.
1893 – National League owners, led by Pittsburgh Pirates manager Al Buckenberger, form the National Cycling Association, hope to build bicycle tracks in at least eight of the twelve NL parks.
1893 – National League owners, led by Pittsburgh Pirates manager Al Buckenberger, form the National Cycling Association, hope to build bicycle tracks in at least eight of the twelve NL parks.
National League agree to shorten the 1893 schedule to 132 games
1892 – National League magnates conclude a four-day meeting in Chicago where they agree to shorten the 1893 schedule to 132 games and drop the double championship concept. They also pledge to continue to reduce player salaries and other team expenses.
The first 154-game season Statistics
1892 – Statistics for the first 154-game season show that Dan Brouthers of the Brooklyn Grooms was the top hitter at .335, and Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders the top pitcher in terms of wins with a 36-11 record.
Rookie Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bumpus Jones throws a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates
1892 – On the last day the season, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bumpus Jones, in his first major league appearance, throws a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. This will turn out to be the latest date in the season that a no-hitter is ever pitched in the major leagues. After that, Jones will pitch only one more season, in 1893, leading to a 2-4 career record with 10 strikeouts and a 7.99 ERA in 41 2/3 innings of labor.
10/7/1892 – The St. Louis Browns were playing in Cleveland against the Spiders when this puzzling one happened. We have found only a brief story that said with Cleveland ahead 8-3 in the fifth inning and it was starting to rain, the Spiders George Davis intentionally batted out of turn in order to make the third out of the inning quickly. The game ended after five innings because of the rain. There are a couple of reasons for it being puzzling. We don’t know if Cleveland was batting last since in those days the home teams sometimes elected to bat first so they could hit against the new ball in the first. If they were batting last, it was already an official game due to a rule revision for the 1892 season. The original 1876 rule required five full innings to be played for a game to count. However, the Spiders may not have known about the new rule. The batting out of turn rule in effect was the original one from 1876, and it said in effect that the improper batter would not be out until his plate appearance was completed. So a Cleveland hitter could have just swung and missed at the first three pitches to make a quick out. The umpire of the game was John Gaffney, who was quite experienced. However, perhaps he was not fully versed on the rule and ruled Davis out after a pitch had been thrown and maybe Davis pointed out that he was not the proper batter. We will try to get more information about the game.
10/7/1892 – The St. Louis Browns were playing in Cleveland against the Spiders when this puzzling one happened. We have found only a brief story that said with Cleveland ahead 8-3 in the fifth inning and it was starting to rain, the Spiders George Davis intentionally batted out of turn in order to make the third out of the inning quickly. The game ended after five innings because of the rain. There are a couple of reasons for it being puzzling. We don’t know if Cleveland was batting last since in those days the home teams sometimes elected to bat first so they could hit against the new ball in the first. If they were batting last, it was already an official game due to a rule revision for the 1892 season. The original 1876 rule required five full innings to be played for a game to count. However, the Spiders may not have known about the new rule. The batting out of turn rule in effect was the original one from 1876, and it said in effect that the improper batter would not be out until his plate appearance was completed. So a Cleveland hitter could have just swung and missed at the first three pitches to make a quick out. The umpire of the game was John Gaffney, who was quite experienced. However, perhaps he was not fully versed on the rule and ruled Davis out after a pitch had been thrown and maybe Davis pointed out that he was not the proper batter. We will try to get more information about the game.
