The Boston Reds visit the Union Grounds in Brooklyn to play the Mutuals in a game that goes to 12 innings before Boston wins 6-5. George Wright scores for the Reds on a hit by Ross Barnes.

The Boston Reds visit the Union Grounds in Brooklyn to play the Mutuals in a game that goes to 12 innings before Boston wins 6-5. George Wright scores for the Reds on a hit by Ross Barnes.

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The Boston Reds visit the Union Grounds in Brooklyn to play the Mutuals in a game that goes to 12 innings before Boston wins 6-5. George Wright scores for the Reds on a hit by Ross Barnes.

1872 – 2,500 people watch the Baltimore Canaries rally for 3 runs in the 9th to tie the Mutuals, 8 – 8, and then win the game in the 12th, 12 – 8 at the Union Grounds in Brooklyn. Lipman Pike scores the winning run on a hit by Tom Carey off Candy Cummings.

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1872 – 2,500 people watch the Baltimore Canaries rally for 3 runs in the 9th to tie the Mutuals, 8 – 8, and then win the game in the 12th, 12 – 8 at the Union Grounds in Brooklyn. Lipman Pike scores the winning run on a hit by Tom Carey off Candy Cummings.

1871 – The National Association’s Boston Red Stockings meet and elect a new board of directors, who will retain Harry Wright as manager. The club reports an operating surplus of $75 on home attendance of around 35,000.

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1871 – The National Association’s Boston Red Stockings meet and elect a new board of directors, who will retain Harry Wright as manager. The club reports an operating surplus of $75 on home attendance of around 35,000.

In Troy‚ NY‚ the Chicago Whites meet the Haymakers for the first time this season. Chicago‚ playing a match for the first time since the 29th of September‚ wins the game 11-5. The White Stockings would lose their next game to Troy‚ 19-12‚ on the 23rd and the rest of the series would be rained out. Bad weather prevents the completion of the Troy-Chicago series before the November first official end of the season.

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In Troy‚ NY‚ the Chicago Whites meet the Haymakers for the first time this season. Chicago‚ playing a match for the first time since the 29th of September‚ wins the game 11-5. The White Stockings would lose their next game to Troy‚ 19-12‚ on the 23rd and the rest of the series would be rained out. Bad weather prevents the completion of the Troy-Chicago series before the November first official end of the season.

The Athletics defeat the Mutuals 21-7 before a large crowd in Philadelphia. Mutuals, with their only pitcher Rynie Wolters sick, are forced to use a non-rostered position player, Frank Fleet, as pitcher in a crucial game for the pennant against the Philadelphia. with win the Athletics which eliminates the Boston Red Stockings from the championship. This game puts the Athletics in the position of having only to defeat the homeless White Stockings on the 25th to clinch the whip-pennant‚ provided the Haymakers can win their series with Chicago.

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The Athletics defeat the Mutuals 21-7 before a large crowd in Philadelphia. Mutuals, with their only pitcher Rynie Wolters sick, are forced to use a non-rostered position player, Frank Fleet, as pitcher in a crucial game for the pennant against the Philadelphia. with win the Athletics which eliminates the Boston Red Stockings from the championship. This game puts the Athletics in the position of having only to defeat the homeless White Stockings on the 25th to clinch the whip-pennant‚ provided the Haymakers can win their series with Chicago.