Old-Timey Baseball Articles

@TalkinBaseball_ Not true, he's only in third place. King Kelly stole 84 bases for the 1887 Boston Beaneaters, and Billy Hamilton stole 83 bases for the 1896 Boston Beaneaters. That Beaneaters franchise is now the Braves, so Kelly still has the franchise record.

Another record is broken in Atlanta Ronald Acuña Jr. steals his 73rd base to break the franchise record for stolen bases in a season

PITCHER CLARKSON'S NEW CURVE - Invented by an Old Fellow Named Euclid, and Said to Be of a Superior Order (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 14 Mar 1886)

Newspapers: Pittsburg Weekly Gazette & the Pittsburg Press, July 5 1902. (16/16)

Of course, Tim Flood (no relation to Outfield Flood) was also in the game. (15/16)

In a Great Day For The Champions, the Pittsburg Pirates shut out the Brooklyn Dodgers in both games of a 4th of July doubleheader. Slightly less importantly, the ballpark was slowly filling with water. (1/16)

With a one run lead, two out, a 3-0 count, and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Tifton Blue Sox pitcher Bob Badour walks in the tying run - which is immediately nullified because the third base coach had faked a steal of home (Lewiston Evening Journal, 08 Jul 1953)

The umpiring of Decker was outrageous to both clubs.

Joe Hornung of the Boston Red Stockings hits a sure double play ball with runners on first and second but stays in the box; thus turning the force play into a tag play and allowing his team to score the winning run during the subsequent rundown (Chicago Tribune, 01 Jul 1883)