1857: Battle of Brooklyn Rematch
As of 1857 baseball remained a New York City area game. In Boston the Massachusetts Game, a variation of Town Ball, remained popular and in Philadelphia and Washington it was Town Ball that was the game of choice. Still the number of local teams continued to grow.

In 1857 the Battle of Brooklyn continued as the Eckford and Atlantics met again with the first game on August 22nd. This time the Eckfords won at home in an exciting 2-1...

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Four new players joined the Hall of Fame ballot in 1897: Cap Anson, Jim McCormick, Hardy Richardson, and Will White.

Cap Anson’s longevity allowed him to put up 2,526 career hits and 1,416 career runs over his 20 year career. He did lead the American league in RBIs I 1886, the same year he made his only all-star appearance.


Jim McCormick recorded 257 wins over his 13 year career,...

Opening Day Lineup
C Lave Cross
1B Jake Beckley
2B Lou Bierbauer
3B Joseph Herr
SS Tommy Corcoran
LF Willie Keeler
CF Henry Lyons
RF Billy Hamilton
SP Charlie Buffington

Most Common Lineup
C Lave Cross
1B Jake Beckley
2B Tommy Corcoran
3B Joseph Herr
SS Dan Coogan
LF Willie Keeler
CF Duke Farrell
RF Billy Hamilton

Pitching Staff
SP Charlie Buffington...

Two new players were on the 1896 Hall of Fame ballot: Former center fielder Paul Hines and former starting pitcher George Bradley.

Bradley won 206 games in his 16 year career earning two All Star appearances. He had a career ERA of 2.49 over 532 career games.

Hines was a three time silver slugger in center field for Louisville. He contributed 2010 career hits and 1200 career runs over 1636 career games.

They joined Deacon White and Bobby Mathews...