On July 13, 1877, Cal McVey took the mound and started a game for Chicago. George Bradley, who started the previous day, finally received a well-earned rest as he had pitched the previous eighty-nine consecutive games.

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On July 13, 1877, Cal McVey took the mound and started a game for Chicago. George Bradley, who started the previous day, finally received a well-earned rest as he had pitched the previous eighty-nine consecutive games.

The St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds stage a Sunday exhibition game‚ the only Sunday game between National League teams that will be played until 1892.

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On June 10, 1877 The St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds stage a Sunday exhibition game‚ the only Sunday game between National League teams that will be played until 1892.

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.

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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.

The Chicago White Stockings‚ the defending NL Champs‚ edge Hartford 6-5 in their home opener

The Chicago White Stockings‚ the defending NL Champs‚ edge Hartford 6-5 in their home opener

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The Chicago White Stockings‚ the defending NL Champs‚ edge Hartford 6-5 in their home opener. Cap Anson and John Glenn each have 3 hits‚ while batting champ Ross Barnes adds 2 hits‚ despite the new foul rule that makes a ball that goes foul before reaching 1B or 3B a foul ball. The old rule‚ under which any ball that bounced in fair territory first was fair‚ enabled Barnes to hit many a safe “fair-foul” past the third baseman.

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.

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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.

The Chicago Tribune publishes season-ending batting percentages based on the new method of dividing number of at bats into number of hits. Ross Barnes leads with a .429 average‚ thanks in part to the fair-foul rule. The following season‚ the rule is changed so that a ball hit in fair territory and rolls foul before passing first/third base is a foul ball.

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The Chicago Tribune publishes season-ending batting percentages based on the new method of dividing number of at bats into number of hits. Ross Barnes leads with a .429 average‚ thanks in part to the fair-foul rule. The following season‚ the rule is changed so that a ball hit in fair territory and rolls foul before passing first/third base is a foul ball.

1876 – Chicago’s versatile Cal McVey has the unusual distinction of both pitching and catching in a 5 – 0 win over Cincinnati. The win goes to starter Al Spalding‚ his 10th straight win over the Reds.

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1876 – Chicago’s versatile Cal McVey has the unusual distinction of both pitching and catching in a 5 – 0 win over Cincinnati. The win goes to starter Al Spalding‚ his 10th straight win over the Reds.