1879 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world.
Charley Jones, Boston Red Caps, Left Field, 1879
1877 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1877 throughout the world.
1879 in baseball
…September 10 – The Syracuse Stars fold due to impending bankruptcy. September 23 – Jim Tyng, the first player to wear a catcher's mask (in 1877), is picked up by Harry Wright and the Boston Red Caps as an emergency pitcher. Tyng defeats the first-place Providence Grays to draw the Red Caps…
Deacon White
Jim Devlin