Tag: 19th century baseball
The First Giants: The Cure for a Losing Streak is Always the Phillies
When we last left the 1883 New York Gothams, they had suffered blowout losses in five straight games to close…
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The First Giants: The Gothams Get Stomped in New England
When we last left the 1883 New York Gothams, they had just finished up a home stand that featured a…
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The First Giants: The Gothams battle the Buffalo Bisons
When we last left the 1883 New York Gothams, they were finally playing good baseball, but found themselves still mired…
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The First Giants: The Gothams Go On the Road in Week Two of the 1883 Season
I’ve been reading Edward Achorn’s 2013 book about the 1883 baseball season, The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers,…
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The First Giants: Week One of the Gotham’s 1883 Premier Season
Last week, we discussed the first game in the history of the Giants baseball franchise. That was May 1, 1883,…
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The First Giants: How the 1883 Gothams Acquired Four Future Hall of Famers
On May 1, 1883, 15,000 New Yorkers filled the stands at the Polo Grounds in upper Manhattan to witness baseball…
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Welcome to the Hall of Twenty Game Losers
Thankfully it’s now almost embarrassing to reference “wins” and “losses” when discussing the performance of a Major League starting pitcher….
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