In out previous episode, we touched on Kerry Wood’s return, Hoak’s super-sombrero, extra-extra innings, and more. Today we discuss and . The National Pastime’s site was down all day Thursday, so we have no data from that source today. Baseball Reference has a lot of internal links, and I’ve left those in and added a few more items for your possible reading pleasure.
Today in baseball history:
- 1869 - The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first all-professional baseball team, start their first regular season with a 45 - 9 victory over the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.