Today in baseball history:
- 1876 - In the first National League game ever played, Joe Borden of Boston beat the hometown Philadelphia 5-4. (2)
More on Joe Borden. His career was short but his arm was alive.
- 1898 - Ted Breitenstein of the Cincinnati Reds and James (Jay) Hughes of Baltimore each pitched no-hit ball games. Breitenstein no-hit the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 and Hughes no-hit the Boston Braves 8-0.