Albert Spalding – Player Overview (1871-1875)
Imagine that your middle name is “Goodwill” but you are known as one of the succeeders who left the Red …
Category Archives: Boston Red Stockings (1871 – 1875)
Tools of Ignorance (1875)
I can’t remember not playing baseball. It seems like I always have. I remember the day I first played on …
First 4th of July game played in 1871 – Guest blog by Keith Spalding Robbins
As we know, the Braves are the World’s Oldest Continuous professional franchise, so it was fitting that the team played …
Harry Wright Day, Baseball’s other April Celebration — Guest blog by Keith Spalding Robbins
Guest blog by Keith Spalding Robbins April 13, 1896 – 120 Years later a fitting memorial to the Original Red …
Estevan Enrique Bellán: first Latin American player — Guest blog by Keith Spalding Robbins
Guest Blog article by Keith Robbins With the upcoming Rays – Cuba game in Havana brings forth the question: Q: …
What would the all time roster for the Braves look like?
How would you fill out the all time roster for a team with as much talent as the Braves have …
The First Global Sports Franchise – Guest blog article by Keith Spalding Robbins
The First Global Sports Franchise – Guest blog article by Keith Robbins With the MLB Stars venturing to Cuba this …
Four Seceders (1875 and 1876)
It is 1875. The season is over. The “Four Seceders” come up with a conspiracy that foretells the demise of …
A good start that only got better (1871)
So …. the Atlanta Braves (then known as the Boston Red Stockings) played five years in the National Association. They …
“Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter.” ~~Al Spalding
And this from a pitcher. But then again, not just any pitcher. Of course, he wrote the first rules for …
Who is Calvin Alexander McVey? (1871–1872, 1874–1875)
Cal McVey was born on August 30, 1849 in Montrose, Iowa. At age 11, he moved to Indianapolis. It is …
1871 Season Overview (Boston Red Stockings)
Imagine only playing 30 games. Compared to our 162 now it is hard to imagine. But that is what it …
Continuity since 1871
On January 20, 1871 (yes, that is 1871) the Boston Red Stockings incorporated. It just so happened they were a …
$15,000 (1871)
Ivers Whitney Adams knew a very good thing when he saw it. He was very interested in professional baseball. He …
Consider the Ball (1871)
When I was 10, there was THE ball. Of course we had other balls. But THE ball was the Spalding …
