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$1000 paid for a release
$2,500 for the release of a minor league player
'American League' floated as the name of a combined league
'Boss' Cammeyer
'Boss' Hulbert forbids an exhibition game
'Bridegrooms' nickname
'Deacon' Whites' nickname
'George Wright style' of fielding
'Good and Bad Umpiring' and time of game
'Hired Med vs. Gate Money'
'Jim Crow' and a German team
'Martin's' twists
'Martinizing'
'Mr. Umpire'
'Oscar Wilde' BBCs
'The Only' Flint
'We are the People'
'blacklist' changed to 'ineligible'
'blocking' a fair-foul hit
'cranks' used collectively for spectators
'fly tips' definition
'going down' to get a base: an early slide?
'innings' should be plural
'many' bases on balls
'no strike' after stepping into the pitch
'no strike' on batter stepping forward
'roughs' at matches
'sliding in' to the base
'stealing in' home
'traveling expenses' as a cover for professionalism
...note, however:
1762.2
18 bases on balls in one game
1830s.34
1834.9
1837.13
1837.8
1838.14
1843.10
1844.13
1844.19
1845.30
1845.31
1845.32
1846.21
1846.22
1846.23
1847.21
1849.11
1849.15
1849.16
1850.22
1850c.17
1851.7
1854.15
1855.1
1855.33
1855.35
1856.30
1856.35
1857.48
1858.63
1859.54
1859.73
1860.25
1864.58
1865.30
1866.5
1866c.1
1867.16
1868.4
1868.7
1868c.5
1869.15
1870.10
1870.11
1870.12
1870.13
1870.14
1870.15
1870.16
1870.9
1871.10
1871.11
1871.12
1871.13
1871.14
1871.15
1871.16
1871.17
1871.18
1871.19
1871.9
1872.1
1872.10
1872.11
1872.12
1872.13
1872.14
1872.15
1872.16
1872.17
1872.18
1872.19
1872.2
1872.4
1872.5
1872.6
1872.7
1872.8
1872.9
1873.1
1873.11
1873.12
1873.13
1873.14
25 cent admission for the Phillies
A 'club' nine vs. a 'picked' nine
A 'double curve'
A 'drop hit' a bunt?
A 'drop hit' bunt; playing in to defend against it
A 'foul' call drowned out by the crowd
A 'foul' call; and a force play remains intact even after the batter is out
A 'fusion' game of mixed sides
A 'peculiar home base hit' bunt?
A 'point' of the game illustrated
A 'point' of the game:
A 'political firebrand' at the upcoming convention
A 'pudding' ball
A 'shell battery'
A 'short hit' bunt?
A 'steal' on a batted ball
A 'weak block' bunt
A 4-3 line drive double play; second baseman playing off the bag
A Boston condemnation of revolvers
A Boston opinion on the Wise case
A California player comes East
A Canadian joint stock company
A Chicago Base Ball Academy
A Cincinnati reserve team
A German language baseball column
A Grand Duchess in Philadelphia
A Japanese delegation at a ball game, catches a foul ball
A League club poaches a player
A League game in Brooklyn
A Massachusetts professional circuit?
A Pennsylvania state association
A Providence reserve player released to go to Philadelphia
A Sunday League exhibition game
A Sunday ground outside Baltimore
A UA alliance Western League
A Western Pennsylvania semi-pro league
A baby grounder: a bunt?
A backdoor reduced admission in Philadelphia
A backdoor scoring of sacrifice flies
A bad call on a slide
A balk
A balk 2
A balk called for a sidearm delivery
A balk delivery; a slow delivery favors base runners
A balk move
A balk move 2
A balk move 3
A balk move 4
A balk move 5
A balk move 6
A balk not a dead ball
A ball blocked by the crowd
A ball club of girls
A ball dropped on the fly, caught on the bound
A ball goes under the fence
A ball goes under the fence 2
A ball hit over the fence bounces back onto the field for a triple
A ball hits a building and its stoop
A ball in the catcher's mask
A ball in the crowd in play
A ball into the crowd, who assist the home team
A ball is fair if touched in fair territory
A ball knocked from the baseman's hands
A ball lodged in a carriage spring
A ball lodged in the catcher's mask
A ball of Ferguson's own make
A ball off the club house
A ball players employment agency
A ball to the mask
A ball touched by an outsider; block ball
A barnstorming team goes south
A barnstorming team to play exhibitions with the PL
A base ball manufactory partnership opportunity
A base displaced off the base post
A base on balls
A base on balls after a 'considerable time'; a courtesy runner
A base on balls; catching a runner out on a foul ball
A base runner picked off; customary to steal second when a man is on third
A baseball academy
A baseball battalion is proposed
A baseball club fundraiser
A baseball club in Cincinnati
A baseball club-turned social club
A baseball hustle
A baseball made from a railroad car spring
A baseball recall
A baseball resort in East New York
A baseball statistician
A baseball storefront diorama
A baseball team playing cricket
A bases loaded walk
A batter now must take his turn or be out
A batter refuses to take first on a hit by pitch
A batter skipping his turn
A batting cage at Penn
A bench-clearing brawl
A bench-clearing brawl on the diamond
A benefit game for Sharsig
A benefit game for abandoned Washington players
A benefit match
A benefit match for George Wright
A benefit match, and crowd deportment
A better offer from a minor league club
A bicycle track at the new Chicago grounds
A bid to split gate receipts in the AA
A big crowd expected on Rosh Hashanah
A blackboard scoreboard
A blackboard scoreboard 2
A block ball
A block ball 2
A block ball 3
A block ball 4
A block ball 5
A block ball candidate
A block ball for an out; a ground rule
A block ball in a game on ice
A block ball; the crowd blocking the ball to favor the home team
A block ball?
A blown call on a block ball
A blown pick-off attempt
A bogus 'practice' game
A bogus game account
A bogus lost ball trick
A bogus reporter scam
A bonus to players for winning the championship
A borderline infield fly
A botched attempt to trade Indianapolis players to Detroit
A botched infield fly play; early use of 'trap'
A botched infield fly; a blown call; stealing bases during the ensuing argument
A botched intentionally dropped third strike
A botched transfer from the New York to the Metropolitans
A bound game on ice
A brawl in Newark
A brick wall at the new Phillies ground
A brick wall enclosing the grounds
A broken bat
A broken bat out
A broken bat single
A broken bat single 2
A broken catcher's mask
A broken catcher's mask 2
A broken catcher's mask 3
A broken catcher's mask 4
A broken mask
A broken mask 2
A broken mask 3
A broken mask 4
A broken mask 5
A broken mask 6
A broken promise about the reserve
A broken umpire's mask
A bucolic championship game
A bunt hit
A bunt pop-up
A bunt with Barlow's 'penholder'
A bunted foul ball
A bursted ball
A calculation of Phillies finances
A call for Gentleman Amateur clubs
A call for a convention of professional clubs
A call for a minor league association; Western Association hints at going major
A call for a minor league convention on salary control
A call for a slide
A call for an amateur association; a contrary view
A call for minor league representation on the Board of Arbitration
A call for minor leagues to band together
A call for reform
A call for the end of championship games
A call for the return of straight arm pitching
A call for two umpires
A call for two umpires in regular season games
A call for umpires to be paid
A call to abolish the underhand throw; questioning the curve ball
A call to fire the manager
A called ball is dead if hit; an appeal to Chadwick; appeals of rule misinterpretations
A called ball is still live
A called game reverting to the half-inning
A called shot
A called third strike
A called third strike to determine the game; bullying the umpire
A called third strike to end the inning
A calming influence on Fitzgerald; a toast to the press
A capacity crowd
A capacity crowd in Providence
A carpetbagger club
A catch off the fence not an out
A catcher has swollen hands
A catcher not wearing a mask?
A catcher or fielder's glove
A catcher released due to sore hands
A catcher reluctant to play close to the bat
A catcher suffering from sore hands
A catcher who doesn't use a mask
A catcher with sore hands
A catcher's glove manufacturer
A catcher's glove pad
A catcher's hands in bad condition
A catcher's hands in good shape
A catcher's mask and gloves used in a railroad nine game
A catcher's mask in street play
A caught third strike is not a caught fly ball
A caution not to violate the laws of God or man
A celebratory riot following a victory
A challenge to Chadwick on playing 'social' games to evade eligibility rules
A challenge to prove a ball can curve
A championship game changed to an exhibition
A change pitcher needed for practice
A character sketch of Mullane
A charge of an illegal delivery
A charge of game throwing in St. Louis
A charge of sold games
A charged abuse of the reserve system
A cheap shot at Caylor
A claim of a doctored bat
A claim of an illicitly substituted ball
A claim of doctored balls
A claim of early signs
A claim of unfair pitching; Chadwick appealed to
A claim that AA clubs asked to join the NL
A claim that Day might get involved with the PL
A claim that Mills was the brains of the operation
A claim that Phenomenal Smith's numbers were inflated
A claim that Pittsburgh jumped due to Sunday games
A claim that Ward approached Erastus Wiman to back a league
A claim that Ward threw games
A claim that the AA asked to put a franchise in Chicago or Boston
A claim that the AA is trying to throw the pennant to St. Louis
A claim that the Brush plan is being evaded
A claim that the League is trying to force Lucas to buy out the Mets
A claim that the NA attendance is higher than the NL
A claim that the Philadelphia Club managers threw games
A claim that the UA is paying Wilmington Club expenses
A claim that the reinstated players will pay their own fines
A claim to inventing the first catcher's glove
A claimed flooding of the infield for a rain out
A claimed peace feeler from the NL
A club chaplain
A club hostler
A club made up of reporters
A club must play five games against every other team for its games to count
A club named after its president
A club reverts to amateur status
A club revived after the war
A club trainer
A club's expenses; finances
A clue about the popularity of grandstand seats
A coaching trick
A collective association for ball grounds
A collective hold out
A collective hold-out
A collective holdout
A college club scared off from playing the PL
A college nine not considered a club nine, doesn't affect eligibility
A college player expelled for academic failure
A college player with the Chicagos
A college twist pitcher
A collegiate plays professionally under an assumed name
A collegiate professional
A collision at home
A collision at the plate
A colored club in an Emancipation Celebration procession
A colored club in the amateur association; touring enclosed grounds
A colored club victory
A colored female umpire
A colored mascot?
A colorful nickname
A combine of Association clubs against Byrne
A combined manager, field captain, and player
A comic take on the pitcher and batter
A comment on Fitzgerald as umpire
A comment on the AA's inaction to save the Athletics
A commitment to play three innings even in the rain
A committee to divide up the St. Louis NL players; plenipotentiary powers over trades
A comparison of base ball and town ball
A comparison of professional pay for American and English athletes
A comparison of the Bennett case and the reserve clause
A comparison of the Orioles new black and orange uniforms to the Canaries
A comparison of the judicial rulings on the reserve
A comparison of the reserve system to slavery
A complaint about Athletic members' seating
A complaint about baseball reports
A complaint about baseball writing
A complaint about low attendance in Indianapolis
A complaint about the AA recruiting NL players before season's end; NL luring a contract breaker
A complaint about the Reach ball
A complaint about the accommodations at the Polo Grounds
A complaint about the financial terms imposed by the League
A complaint baseball being just between the pitcher and catcher
A composite bat
A composite bat 2
A composite bat; the cost of broken bats
A concise statement of the argument that 'reserve' is a technical term
A condemnation of Pittsburgh's duplicity
A condemnation of Sunday baseball
A condemnation of Wikoff's leadership
A condemnation of beer and Sunday baseball; the brewery influence
A condemnation of hippodroming; and a retraction
A condemnation of player sales, the reserve
A condemnation of professional ball players
A condemnation of the Mutuals, comparison with the Philadelphias
A condemnation of the UA for reserve and contract-breaking
A condemnation of the reserve
A condemnation of the reserve system; a call for a Players' League
A condemnation of the reserve; George Wright's hold out; proposal for a salary cap
A condemnation of trickery and deception; hidden ball trick
A conditional release
A conditional three year contract
A conference committee with the NL
A conspiracy theory about the ball
A contested Boston Club meeting
A continuous seam ball; figure eight
A continuous-seam ball
A contract dispute with the media
A contrary opinion on calling 'no strike' when the batter steps forward; a jab at Chadwick
A correction to Rule Ten
A counterfeit reporter
A country catcher and the chest protector
A country club can't handle Cummings's curves
A country club with a curve pitcher
A court refuses to enforce a player contract
A courtesy runner
A credible claim to a thrown game
A cricketer bowls a baseball curve
A critical assessment of the ten-man proposal
A criticism of Chadwick
A criticism of the City Item; a dig at Chadwick
A criticism of the League and the League Alliance plan concentrating power too much
A criticism of the word 'ballist'
A critique of allowing players to sign before the end of the season
A critique of backstops too close to the catcher
A critique of fair foul hits
A critique of pitching for strike outs
A critique of sacrifice hitting
A critique of scoring a base on balls as a hit
A critique of scoring rules; a suggestion to abolish the error column
A critique of swift overhand pitching
A critique of the 'Hop Bitters' name
A critique of the AA's expansion
A critique of the Athletic grounds
A critique of the Brush plan, penalties it imposes
A critique of the block ball rule
A critique of the foul bound
A critique of the scoring rules
A critique of the system of scoring and pitching stats
A critique of the umpire behind the pitcher; umpire looking over the catcher's shoulder
A crushed catcher's mask
A curve pitcher advertises
A curve pitcher in Binghampton
A curve pitcher in Minnesota
A curve pitcher on a semi-pro club
A cutoff man
A daring slider
A de facto payment for being reserved
A dead ball on a quick pitch
A dead ball trick
A deal blocked in waivers
A debate over the proposal to eliminate scoring errors
A deceptive curve pitcher
A defense of loud coaching
A defense of professional athletes
A defense of scoring a base hit on a base on balls
A defense of the Centennials' fifty-cent admission
A defense of the Force decision and a condemnation of Nick Young
A defense of the expanded reserve
A defense of the hit on a base on ball; earned runs
A defense of the mandatory guarantee: take it or leave it
A defense of the player sales system
A defense of the reserve system
A definition and condemnation of 'revolving'
A definition of a jerk
A delay of game for a replacement ball
A delayed call
A deliberately dropped third strike for a double play
A denial that the Boston Club salaries are in arrears
A denial that the Louisville four's pay was in arrears
A denial that the Maryland Club is defunct
A denunciation of beer and Sunday games
A denunciation of curve pitching
A description of Arlie Latham's antics
A description of Coogan's Bluff
A description of a crank
A description of a delivery
A description of a hit and run
A description of baseball
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