Are you ready for some "Vintage Base Ball?" Catch the Bluegrass Barons and the Hall's 1869 Red Stockings in our Vintage Base Ball Classic just before the Reds game on June 8
![April 6, 1871: Boston Red Stockings take the field for the first time – Society for American Baseball Research April 6, 1871: Boston Red Stockings take the field for the first time – Society for American Baseball Research](https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/1871-Boston-Red-Stockings.jpg)
April 6, 1871: Boston Red Stockings take the field for the first time – Society for American Baseball Research
![Cincinnati Reds on X: "#OTD in #Reds history, 1869: The Red Stockings, baseball's first all-professional nine, kick off their first regular season with a 45-9 win over the Great Westerns of Cincinnati. Cincinnati Reds on X: "#OTD in #Reds history, 1869: The Red Stockings, baseball's first all-professional nine, kick off their first regular season with a 45-9 win over the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcXdMcoUQAEHvFo.jpg:large)