1890 – The application of an all-black club made up of former Cuban Giants players is rejected by the Inter-State League.
1890 – The application of an all-black club made up of former Cuban Giants players is rejected by the Inter-State League.
1889 – The final game of the All-American All-Stars tour is played in Dublin, Ireland. The group sails for America the next day after playing 28 games overseas.
1889 – The final game of the All-American All-Stars tour is played in Dublin, Ireland. The group sails for America the next day after playing 28 games overseas.
1886 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings announce that the American Association pennant they won in 1882 will be flown at home games this season “for luck.”
1886 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings announce that the American Association pennant they won in 1882 will be flown at home games this season “for luck.”
Miller Huggins is born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1879 – Miller Huggins is born in Cincinnati, Ohio. A second baseman adept at getting on base, Huggins will lead the National League in walks four times, score 100 or more runs three times, and regularly collect 30 or more stolen bases and an on-base percentage near .400. He will start as a player-manager with the St. Louis Cardinals before heading to the New York Yankees in 1918. Huggins will lead the Yankees to six American League pennants and three World Series titles, and his “Murderers’ Row” club, which will win 110 games before sweeping the 1927 World Series, will be considered one of the greatest teams in history. Huggins will be selected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1964.
