1847 – George Wright is born in Yonkers, New York. A member of the first all-professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, Wright will have a splendid career as shortstop and manager, being inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1937.

ByTom

1847 – George Wright is born in Yonkers, New York. A member of the first all-professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, Wright will have a splendid career as shortstop and manager, being inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1937.

At the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, Alexander Cartwright’s New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine play the very first organized baseball game

At the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, Alexander Cartwright’s New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine play the very first organized baseball game

ByNational

On June 19, 1846 At the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, Alexander Cartwright’s New York Knickerbockers and the New York Nine play the very first organized baseball game. The contest is proclaimed to be the very first ever game played in public using Cartwright’s rules.  New York Ball Club defeats the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, 23 – 1 (some sources…

1845 – The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club is formed, and Alexander Cartwright’s 20 rules, presented on September 13th, are adopted

ByBaseball

1845 – The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club is formed, and Alexander Cartwright’s 20 rules, presented on September 13th, are adopted

Bob Addy Stats & Facts

Bob Addy Stats & Facts

ByTom

Bob Addy Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: L Weight: 160 Born: February 2, 1842 in Port Hope, ON CAN Died: April 9,  1910 in Pocatello, ID USA Debut: May 6, 1871 Last Game: Octoner 6, 1877 Full Name: Robert Edward Addy Bob Addy A celebrated base ball character” was A. G. Spalding’s succinct description of…

Due to an erroneous eye-witness account, Abner Doubleday is given credit for establishing the first baseball game is played in America. The Hall of Fame, which opens a century later in Cooperstown, celebrates the origin of our national pastime in this small upstate New York town, although it is doubtful the West Point cadet was ever there or ever watched a baseball game.

ByTom

On June 12 1839, Due to an erroneous eye-witness account, Abner Doubleday is given credit for establishing the first baseball game is played in America. The Hall of Fame, which opens a century later in Cooperstown, celebrates the origin of our national pastime in this small upstate New York town, although it is doubtful the…

Alexander Cartwright, considered by many the ‘father’ of the national pastime, is born in New York City. The banker, who is given credit for establishing three strikes for an out and three outs for each half inning, will be elected into the Hall of Fame in 1938 after a review of his journals reveals the many contributions he made in developing and promoting the sport of baseball. (Alex Cartwright, Mr. Cartwight’s great great grandson, inspired this entry.)

ByTom

Alexander Cartwright, considered by many the ‘father’ of the national pastime, is born in New York City. The banker, who is given credit for establishing three strikes for an out and three outs for each half inning, will be elected into the Hall of Fame in 1938 after a review of his journals reveals the many contributions he made in developing and promoting the sport of baseball. (Alex Cartwright, Mr. Cartwight’s great great grandson, inspired this entry.)

Pittsfield‚ MA‚ a bylaw is passed making it illegal to play baseball and other sports within eighty yards of the town hall

ByThis Day in Baseball

  September 5, 1791 At a town meeting in Pittsfield‚ MA‚ a bylaw is passed making it illegal to play baseball and other sports within eighty yards of the town hall to prevent the breaking of windows. The bylaws were discovered in 2004 by town historian David Potts and baseball historian John Thorn and it…