Some Chicago teams played in the city’s semipro league on weekends, occasionally competing against big leaguers from the Cubs and White Sox who played under assumed names. 1916 — Philadelphia’s Joe Bush pitched a no-hitter, beating Cleveland 5-0. On the morning of July 15, 1887, the New York Herald boldly titled one of its front-page stories, “THE COLOR LINE.” The story under the headline, from New Orleans, involved a claim by former Union Army “negro soldiers” that they were being denied admission into the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans organization, solely on account of color. HESS (N331) Actress SGC 40 VG 3 ~Original! Aug. 26. Check out the 1887 MLB Season History, featuring league standings, postseason results, no-hitters, and baseball's leaders in Home Runs, ERA, and more. The statistics were even rewritten in 1968 by the Special Baseball Records Committee, with drastic consequences: Cap Anson, who hit .421 to lead the league in 1887, had 60 hits taken away, which stripped him of not only the batting title but the honor of first-ever member of the 3,000-hit club. The U.S. Supreme Court had written segregation into national law in 1895 in Nevertheless, the idea of Black players in the major and minor leagues was not yet unthinkable. The 1887 MLB Season was the National League's twelfth season and American Association's sixth season. The Louisville Colonels set a Major League record which still stands for the most base on balls for a team in a game, with 19 against the Cleveland Blues on 21 September. Although a Black face was a novelty in the small towns, the players remembered that by and large they had little trouble finding food and lodging in the rural areas. Showing slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES} - Hot This WeekShowing slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES} - Make an Offer{"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}1887-1890 Old Judge N172 REPRINT: Charles Comiskey, St. Louis Browns (Cardinals)1887-1890 Old Judge N172 REPRINT: Sid Farrar, Phillies ~Paris Hill, Maine native1887-1890 Old Judge N172 REPRINT: Charlie Comiskey, St.Louis Browns (Cardinals)1887-1890 Old Judge N172: DANIEL MAURICE CASEY, Phillies REPRINT1887-1890 Old Judge N172 REPRINT: James M. Banning, 1888-89 Washington Nationals1887-1890 Old Judge N172 REPRINT: Denny Lyons, Philadelphia Athletics (A.A.)1887-1890 Old Judge N172 REPRINT: Kid Gleason, Philadelphia Quakers (Phillies)JOE HORNING Old Judge N172 1887 1888 Baseball Card BOSTON misspelled HORNUNG1887 allen and ginter baseball r l caruthers read description 1887-1890 Old Judge (N172) Chicago Cubs Silver Flint EX Baseball Card.PA GOVERNOR JOHN TENER Old Judge N172 1888 Baseball Card Chicago NL Cubs GoodwinGEORGE MYERS Old Judge N172 1887 1888 Baseball Card w/ back stamp Indianapolis1887 H804-15A Baseball Center Field Tobin Lithograph Oh What a Snap!
Jack Glasscock Allen & Ginter Cigarette Tobacco Baseball Card - 1880's 1887 S.F. Jack Glasscock Allen & Ginter Cigarette Tobacco Baseball Card 1880's 1887 S.F. In In midseason that year the International League’s board of directors told its secretary to approve no more contracts for Black players, although it did not oust the league’s five Blacks. Media in category "1887 in baseball" The following 33 files are in this category, out of 33 total. Salaries were modest. 1887 Buck Ewing depiction of New York Giants.jpg 868 × 1,309; 329 KB
- 1887 N172 Old Judge Cigarettes #229-1a Eddie Hogan Clevelands GAI 3 VG Low Pop HESS (N331) Actress SGC 40 VG 3 ~Original!! Softball, like many creations, was invented by accident.The sport's popularity has increased dramatically the last 10 to 15 years, but few people realize softball has a lengthy history dating back to 1887.George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, is credited with inventing the game. Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! Jump to navigation Jump to search. SGC 55 4.51886 - 1887 N172 Old Judge Danny Richardson #385-1 SGC 2.5 P6621887 - Gold Coin (Buchner) - Yank Robinson - SGC 10 - Poor 11887 Capt. 1887 in baseball. At least 60 Black players performed in the minor leagues during the late 19th century—mostly in all-Black clubs. The As the 20th century dawned, separation of the races was becoming the rule, especially in the South. The following are the baseball events of the year 1887 throughout the world.
1939 — The first major league baseball game was televised as WXBS brought their cameras to Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field for a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers.
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Their opponents were white semipro teams throughout the Midwestern states and southern Canada. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.During baseball’s infancy, a colour barrier was put up by the first The colour line was not consistently enforced, though, during the early years of professionalism.