Baseball in 1849
April
| April 24 | The first baseball uniform is adopted at a meeting of the New York Knickerbocker Club. It consists of blue woolen pantaloons‚ a white flannel shirt‚ and a straw hat. |
August
| August 10 | Cartwright arrives in San Francisco after traveling across the continent‚ stopping along the way to teach the game of baseball. |
