1869 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1869 throughout the world.

Champions

 * National Association of Base Ball Players: Atlantic of Brooklyn

Events

 * May 4 - The Cincinnati Red Stockings debut as the sport's first openly all-professional team, defeating the Great Westerns 45-9.


 * 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.

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
 * 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