Slide, Kelly, Slide, composed by George Gaskin, makes the popular music charts, the first baseball song to do so.

On January 9, 1892 — Slide, Kelly, Slide, composed by George Gaskin, makes the popular music charts, the first baseball song to do so.


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Sources:

Baseball Reference January 9

SABR Games Project

National Pastime January 9

Hall of Fame

Retro Sheet

Replay The Game