This day in baseball: Philadelphia’s first win
Posted: May 14, 2019 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Stockings, history, Lake Front Park, National League, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Quakers, sports Leave a commentThe Philadelphia Quakers (later known as the Phillies) won their first game in franchise history on May 14, 1883 against the Chicago White Stockings (later known as the Cubs). The Quakers had lost their first eight games of the season, but then proceeded to pound the White Stockings 12-0 at Chicago’s Lake Front Park. The Quakers would finish the season with a depressing 17-81 (.173) record, putting them in last place in the National League.
Lake Front Park (projectballpark.org)
