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Albert Spalding – Player Overview (1871-1875)

April 14, 2017

Imagine that your middle name is “Goodwill” but you are known as one of the succeeders who left the Red …

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Tools of Ignorance (1875)

September 18, 2016

I can’t remember not playing baseball. It seems like I always have. I remember the day I first played on …

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First 4th of July game played in 1871 – Guest blog by Keith Spalding Robbins

July 10, 2016

As we know, the Braves are the World’s Oldest Continuous professional franchise, so it was fitting that the team played …

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Everything new — a new league and season for the Braves (1876)

June 28, 2016

It is April. It is 1876. It is a new league. It is a new season. And, with the “Four …

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Not an official no-hitter (1876)

May 27, 2016

Joseph Borden is known for something he isn’t known for. He couldn’t really replace Al Spalding on the Boston Red …

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More on seceding and coming down with ague (1876)

March 17, 2016

Ross Barnes was one of the “four seceders” who played for the Braves (then known as the Boston Red Caps) …

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The return of the four seceders (1876)

February 17, 2016

The 1876 season was a bust all the way around. The “four seceders’ had made sure of that. Joseph Borden …

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The four seceders – 140 years later – Guest blog article by Keith Spalding Robbins

January 10, 2016

Guest blog article by Keith Spalding Robbins While for the Original Boston Red Stockings fan the players as “The Seceders,” …

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The First Global Sports Franchise – Guest blog article by Keith Spalding Robbins

December 19, 2015

The First Global Sports Franchise – Guest blog article by Keith Robbins With the MLB Stars venturing to Cuba this …

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Four Seceders (1875 and 1876)

November 1, 2015

It is 1875. The season is over. The “Four Seceders” come up with a conspiracy that foretells the demise of …

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Aliens, Old Timers, Magnates, and “the Gun.” (June 21, 1897) – Guest blog by Keith Robbins

June 21, 2015

Guest blog article by Keith Robbins This day in Braves history is a day of baseball superlatives of the intercontinental …

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Interesting demotion to groundskeeper (1876)

June 8, 2015

Joseph Borden could not replace Al Spalding in 1876. The Braves (then known as the Red Caps) got pretty frustrated …

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“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

March 22, 2015

And this from a pitcher. But then again, not just any pitcher. Of course, he wrote the first rules for …

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1871 Season Overview (Boston Red Stockings)

March 16, 2015

Imagine only playing 30 games. Compared to our 162 now it is hard to imagine. But that is what it …

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Harry continues (1877)

December 1, 2014

Harry Wright continued on in 1877 as the manager of the Boston Redcaps. The Redcaps did very well. They were 42-18 …

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Tommy Bonds wins 40 games (1877)

October 21, 2014

Tommy Bond was the man in 1877. This is the second year for Major League Baseball. Tommy definitely eased the …

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Consider the Ball (1871)

July 25, 2014

When I was 10, there was THE ball. Of course we had other balls. But THE ball was the Spalding …

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