Every picture tells a story | Baseball Hall of Fame 19th Century Baseball in Chicago (IL) (Images of Baseball). ... Edition) by Leif Babin and Jocko Willink (2017, Hardcover) ... English. Topic. Baseball / History... 19th Century Baseball Game Scene Of A Late Nineteenth Cent The Chicago White Stockings (now ironically called the Cubs) were one of eight charter members, winning the inaugural NL Championship with such legendary names as A.G. Spalding, Cap Anson, and Roscoe Barnes.But The National Pastime arrived in Chicago well before the 1876 season, as is proven in this fascinating new book, 19th Century Baseball...