The following are the baseball events of the year 1869 throughout the world.  

Contents 1 Champions 2 Events 3 Births 4 References

[edit] Champions

• National Association of Base Ball Players: Atlantic of Brooklyn

[edit] Events

• May 4 - The Cincinnati Red Stockings debut as the sport's first openly all-professional team, defeating the Great Westerns 45-9.

• June 8 - An amateur club in Buffalo, New York called the Niagaras defeated another club called the Columbias 209-10 in the highest-scoring baseball game ever.^[1]

• June 15 - 17 - As part of their Eastern tour the Red Stockings defeat the Mutual of New York, Atlantic of Brooklyn, and Eckford of Brooklyn clubs 4-2, 32-10, and 34-5 respectively.

• July 3 - The Eckford of Brooklyn club defeats the defending champion Mutual of New York club for the second time this season by a score of 31-5. This puts the championship flag in the possession of the Eckfords under the current rules.

• August 16 - The Red Stockings win over the visiting Eckford club 45-18 at their own Union Grounds.

• Late September/Early October - Travelling west over the newly completed First Transcontinental Railroad, the Red Stockings play several games in San Francisco, winning all by lopsided scores.

• November 5 - The Red Stockings complete an undefeated season with their 60th victory in as many contests, defeating the visiting Mutual Green Stockings of New York 17-8 before 7,000 spectators.

• November 8 - For the second time since the Eckfords won the flag, they are defeated by the Atlantic of Brooklyn club. This gives the Atlantics the championship for the year by a 15-12 score.

[edit] Births

• January 4 - Tommy Corcoran
• January 28 - Ducky Holmes
• February 15 - Charlie Irwin
• March 26 - Jack McCarthy
• April 2 - Hughie Jennings
• April 20 - Tommy Dowd
• April 26 - Fritz Clausen
• June 1 - Ted Breitenstein
• July 3 - Nig Cuppy
• July 10 - John Heydler
• August 31 - Monte Cross
• September 11 - Frank Kitson
• September 14 - Kid Nichols
• October 12 - Mal Kittridge
• October 25 - Jack Doyle
• November 20 - Clark Griffith
• December 23 - Mike Grady
• December 25 - Alex Jones

[edit] References

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