<P> On June 14 , 1870 , after 84 consecutive wins since assembling the first professional team in , the Cincinnati Red Stockings lost 8 -- 7 to the Brooklyn Atlantics before a crowd of 20,000 at the Capitoline Grounds . Bob Ferguson scored the winning run in the 11th inning on a hit by pitcher George Zettlein . </P>
<P> On June 14 , 1870 , after 84 consecutive wins since assembling the first professional team in , the Cincinnati Red Stockings lost 8 -- 7 to the Brooklyn Atlantics before a crowd of 20,000 at the Capitoline Grounds . Bob Ferguson scored the winning run in the 11th inning on a hit by pitcher George Zettlein . </P>
the cincinnati red stockings first loss was to which baseball club
the cincinnati red stockings first loss was to which baseball club
the Brooklyn Atlantics
the Brooklyn Atlantics