1869 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 |
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[edit] Baseball
- The original Cincinnati Red Stockings field baseball's first fully professional team, ten men including player-manager Harry Wright on salary for the year.
- Cincinnati tours from Boston to San Francisco and completes the season without defeat (at least 57 games). The entourage includes a local newspaper reporter.
- About a dozen other clubs field professional teams during the year. Cincinnati's continental tours do not fit the established method of determining a champion, which has limited credibility.
[edit] Football
- The first American intercollegiate football game is played, between Princeton University and Rutgers University, although the rules are closer to modern Association football (soccer). Rutgers wins by 6 "runs" to 4.
- Kilmarnock F.C., the oldest professional football club in Scotland are founded.
[edit] Rowing
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford
[edit] Births
- May 12 — Carl Schuhmann, German athlete (d. 1946)
- October 3 — Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
