- 1870 in baseball
Year in baseball
this year = 1870Champions
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National Association of Base Ball Players : Chicago White Stockings, albeit disputed by Mutual of New YorkEvents
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June 14 - After 84 consecutive wins since assembling the first professional team in winter 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings lose 8-7 to theBrooklyn Atlantics before a crowd of 20,000 at theCapitoline Grounds . Bob Ferguson scores the winning run in the 11th inning on a hit by pitcherGeorge Zettlein .*
July 23 - The visiting Mutuals of New York defeat the Chicago White Stockings 9-0 before 5,000 spectators atDexter Park . Theshutout pitched byRynie Wolters is the first against any NABBP championship contender, inspiring "Chicago" (verb) and "Chicago game" as lingo for shutout through the 1890s.*
July 27 - The Red Stockings lose at home for the first time in their professional era, dropping an 11-7 decision to the Athletics of Philadelphia.*
November 21 - President Bonte recommends that the Cincinnati Base Ball Club not employ a professional nine for 1871, for that will be too expensive. The club officially dissolves that winter.Births
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January 5 -Bill Dahlen
*January 16 -Jimmy Collins
*February 14 -Candy LaChance
*February 14 - Bob Quinn
*February 22 -Pussy Tebeau
*March 15 - Jimmy "Doc" Casey
*April 9 -Ollie Pickering
*August 23 - George Davis
*September 22 - Mike "Doc" Powers
*October 22 -Kid Carsey
*November 23 -Socks Seybold
*November 28 -Heinie Peitz
*November 30 -Frank Killen
*December 31 - Tommy Connolly
*Silk O'Loughlin
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