1874 â The first documented baseball game in Cuba takes place in a field known as Palmar de Junco, in the province of Matanzas. In the match, called after seven innings due to darkness, the Habana team defeated that of Matanzas with the unbalanced score of 51 to 9 runs.
1874 â In Hartfordâ Bobby Mathews allows three hits as the visiting Mutuals winâ 14 â 0.
Chicago celebrates its return home after a 4-week eastern trip by defeating the league-leading Boston Red Stockings 17-16 before 10â000 spectators. Pitcher George Zettlein bats in John Peters with the inning run in the 10th. Ross Barnes has 6 hits for the losers. And the end of today the Reds are (26-7); the Aâs (20-9)â and the Mutes (15-13).
1874 â At the fourth meeting of the National Association in Boston, the batterâs box is officially adopted. It is also decided that expulsion will be the penalty for any player betting on his own team and any player betting on any other team will forfeit his pay.
1874 â At the fourth meeting of the National Association of Professional Baseball Players in Boston, the batterâs box is officially adopted. It is also decided that expulsion will be the penalty for any player betting on his own team and any player betting on any other team will forfeit his pay.
On February 24, 1874, future Hall of Fame shortstop Honus Wagner is born in Chartiers, Pennsylvania. Wagner will make his major league debut in 1897 and will hit .327 during a standout career with the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. Â
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