1869 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1869 throughout the world.
[edit] Champions
[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 - Niagara defeats Columbia 209-10 in the highest-scoring baseball game ever.
- 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.
[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