Joe Borden of the Boston Red Caps gets the first win in the first game ever played in the National League

On April 22, 1876 — Three thousand fans attend the Philadelphia Athletics’ 6-5 loss to the Joe Borden of the Boston Red Cap in the first game ever played in the National League. The Athletic Park contest becomes the new circuit’s inaugural event by default when the other scheduled games are rained out.

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