 August 31, 1875, Eddie Plank is born in, Gettysburgh, PA, He was the fourth of seven children born to Martha McCreary and David Plank. His father was a school director and tax collector in Gettysburg. Plank did not play baseball until the age of 17, when he started playing for local teams in theâŠ
1875 â With the score 1 â 0 and 2 out in the last of the 9th inningâ Hartfordâs Tom York hits a triple over the center fielderâs head. The next batterâ Bob Fergusonâ after hitting a number of fouls lefthandedâ turns around and bats righthandedâ getting a double to tie the score. Rain ends the game with the score Hartford 1â Mutuals 1.
The Chicago Tribune states that the Bostons will disband at the end of the seasonâ with the Wrights going to Cincinnati to form a club there. The Chicago White Stockings 9 for 1876 will include Al Spaldingâ James âDeaconâ Whiteâ Ross Barnesâ and Cal McVey of Boston. Harry Wrightâ having lunch at Tauntonâ where the Bostons are playingâ is told by McVey he isnât going to play in Boston next year. Wright thinks McVey is joking until he finds out after lunch that 4 players are going to Chicago.
Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Stockings at the South End Grounds 1875. Standing, left to right: George Hall. Athletics, George Bechtel, Athletics, William Craven, Athletics, Adrian âBabyâ Anson, Athletics, Ezra Sutton, Athletics, John E. Clapp, Athletics, Jim White, Red Stockings, Al Spalding, Red Stockings, George Wright, Red Stockings, Cal McVey, Red Stockings, Harry Wright, Red StockingsâŠ.
On June 11, 1875 1875 â George Hall of the Athletics hits 2 consecutive homers as Philadelphia trounces visiting Washingtonâ 21 â 4.
On June 10, 1875 The finest game ever played in Keokukâ Iowa sees the Westerns battle the Boston Reds before losingâ 6 â 4. A crowd of 300 is on hand. When the Reds get their share of the gate receipts â $13 â they elect to forfeit tomorrowâs match and head back to Chicago. A few more events like this and the short-livedâŠ
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