Baseball’s Box Score Eighteen Hundred Series

Baseball – 1800’s

The 1800’s We have been baseball fans for over 60 years and like many of you we have played, watched, read, researched, listened, and discussed … a mind-boggling amount of baseball. So, we think we can say without reservation that there is no better view of the beginning of baseball history than these 36 box score cards. These box score game cards represent the foundation of baseball history. They take you on a journey from baseball’s primitive beginning (1845) on a lazy fall day when someone decided to keep the box score of a game, to the end of the 19th Century when baseball was a way of life for most Americans.
Take a second and think about that era in American history.  Up until 1830’s there were no leisure activities in America if you exclude barn raising but by the 1850’s baseball had swept the country from the industrial cities in the east to the expansion of the west starting with the Ohio valley.  Even after a devastating civil war and an industrial revolution that had separated the masses, baseball was the constant uniting element in the America’s character.  By the end of the eighteenth-century baseball had no equal in the fiber of America’s life.  This 1800 series is a very special.  Enjoy viewing the cards and related stories.

Important Note: These 1800’s box score game cards are part of our original box score set, a rare collectible.  And, since the set was published in 1993 a few additional facts have surfaced.  One such example: It had always been believed that ‘Old Hoss’ Radbourn had 60 wins in the 1884 season.  However, after publishing the set it was discovered (with the explosion of information & technology) that in fact ‘Old Hoss’ had only 59 wins for the ’84 season. 59, 60 … regardless, ‘Old Hoss’ had quite a year including wining all three games of baseball’s first post season championship.
Enjoy viewing the box scores and their related stories … quite a legendary series. 

1800 Historic games included: 1845, 1858, 1870, 1871, 1876 (5), 1880, 1881, 1882 (3), 1883 (4), 1884 (3), 1885, 1886 (2), 1887, 1890, 1892 (3), 1894(2), 1896, 1897 (2), 1898 & 1899.
And the five 1800 world championship matches: 1884, 1885, 1886, 1890 & 1894.

Card # 1 – 1845 (First recorded box score)

Click image > A baseball game is played on the field.  A baseball game is played on the field.

Card # 2 – 1858 (The great baseball match)

Click image > A baseball game is going on and the ticket price has been reduced.  A baseball score sheet with the numbers 1-2 0.

Card # 3 – 1870 (The greatest baseball team ever?)

Click image > A letter from the office of the president to  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard. 

Card # 4 – 1871 (First organized professional baseball league)

Click image > A baseball player is standing in front of the ball players.  A baseball score sheet with the numbers 1 8 and 2 4.

Card # 5 – 1876 (National League opens first season,140 years ago)

Click image > A flyer for the red stocking beat athletics.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 6 – 1876 (First shutout in ML history)  

Click image > A page of an article about the national league.  A baseball player is shown with the team 's roster.

Card # 7 – 1876 (First homerun in NL history)

Click image > A baseball team is celebrating the return of their mascot.  A baseball player is standing in front of the game

Card # 8 – 1876 (Most errors in one game, ML record)

Click image > A page of the st louis 1 7 errors game.  A page of the 1 8 th baseball team roster.

Card # 9 – 1876 (McVey, 6-6, 2 consecutive games)

Click image > A page of an article about the major league players.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 10 – 1880 (First perfect game in ML history)

Click image > A page of the game, " worcester 's vs. Lee richmond retired cleveland butters ".  A baseball player is standing in front of the team roster.

Card # 11 – 1881 (First grand slam in NL history)

Click image > A page of the winning home run written by the national league.  A baseball team roster with the numbers 1 8 and 2 0.

Card # 12 – 1882 (New league – American Association)

Click image > A flyer for the american association of base ball clubs.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 13 – 1882 (28 hits, 33 runners,103 TB ML recs)

Click image > A book cover with the title of foley 's home run, 1 st inning.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 14 – 1882 (35 runs, one game, ML rec)

Click image > A page of the chicago museum of cleveland.  A baseball player is standing in front of the team roster.

Card # 15 – 1883 (Worst pitching performance?)

Click image > A page of the national league 's official statement.  A baseball score sheet with the number 1 8.

Card # 16 – 1883 (Worst skunking in ML)

Click image > A letter from the national league of baseball  A page of the 1 9 th century baseball team roster.

Card # 17 – 1883 (18 runs … in one Inning ML rec)

Click image > A baseball game is being played in the city.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 18 – 1883 (61 games pitched, 48 loses, 538 innings)

Click image > A baseball player is about to lose his game.  A page of numbers with the number 1 8 on it.

Card # 19 – 1884 (New league opens season – Union Association)

Click image > A page of the boston unions defeat keystones.  A baseball player is holding his bat and the ball.

Card # 20 – 1884 (One-arm Daily strikes out 19 batters)

Click image > A baseball player 's letter to the umpire  A baseball player is holding his bat and the ball.

Card # 21 – 1884 (0-0 Tie – call due to darkness)

Click image > A baseball game is being played and the team has to win.  A page of numbers with the number 1 5 on it.

Card # 22 – 1885 (8 triples, 4 by Stief in one game, ML rec)

Click image > A page of the american association 's eight triples but loses, 2 1-1 4 !  A page of the 1 9 8 4 baseball schedule.

Card # 23 – 1886 (What a day for pitcher Guy Hecker!)

Click image > A page of the american association with an article about guy flicker.  A page of the 1 9 8 7 baseball season.

Card # 24 – 1886 (Kilroy fans his 515 batter, ML rec!)

Click image > A page of an american league baseball game.  A page of the 1 9 th century, with numbers and

Card # 25 – 1887 (O’Neil has a year to remember …)

Click image > A page of an article about the major league  A page of the 1 9 8 0 baseball season.

Card # 26 – 1890 (New league – Players’ League)

Click image > A page of the philadelphia score for the 1 9 8 7 baseball season.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 27 – 1892 (First ML pinch hitter, after 15 years of play!)

Click image > A baseball player is about to hit the ball.  A page of numbers with the number 1 0 and 2 5.

Card # 28 – 1892 (First player to record 7 hits in a 9-inning game)

Click image > A page of an article about the doyle took  A page of numbers with the number 1 0 and 2 5.

Card # 29 – 1892 (First ML game, Jones throws a no-hitter!)

Click image > A baseball player is wearing blue and white stripes.  A baseball player 's scorecard from the 1 9 8 0 s.

Card # 30 – 1894 (Lowe hits 4 home runs, first ML player)

Click image > A page of the game instructions for the game.  A page of the 1 8 th century numbers. 

Card # 31 – 1894 (Philadelphia collects 36 hits, ML rec)

Click image > A page of information about the baseball team.  A page of the 1 9 7 0 s baseball schedule.

Card # 32 – 1896 (Tripler header, last in ML history)

Click image > A game of baseball is shown with instructions.  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard.

Card # 33 – 1897 (Stealing … I don’t think so … Farrell!)

Click image > A baseball player is playing a game of baseball.  A page of the 1 8 th baseball season.

Card # 34 – 1897 (Colts AKA Cubs win, 36 – 7, ML rec)

Click image > A page of the national league record book  A page of the 1 9 8 0 chicago cubs baseball team roster.

Card # 35- 1898 (What a ML debut!)

Click image > A letter from the national league to the philadelphia  A page of the 1 8 th annual list of all-time baseball teams. 

Card # 36 – 1899 (Nichols … what a decade!)

Click image > A boston team gets $ 2, 5 0 0 for finishing second  A baseball player is standing in front of the scoreboard. 

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