Champions

• First World's Championship Series
  1884 World Series
  In baseball the 1884 World Series was an early forerunner of the modern post-season championship series.Although the "Fall Classic" as we know it didn't begin until 1903, Major League Baseball had several versions of a post-season championship series before that.The first such championship series...
  
  : Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   over New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
   (3-0)
• National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
  : Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
  
• American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
  : New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
  
• Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  : St. Louis Maroons

National League final standings

National League National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Providence Grays Providence Grays The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...	84	28	.750	--
Boston Beaneaters Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....	73	38	.658	10.5
Buffalo Bisons Buffalo Bisons (1879-1885) The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park and Olympic Park in Buffalo, New York.-Year-by-year records:-Players of note:*Dan Brouthers...	64	47	.577	19.5
Chicago White Stockings Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...	62	50	.554	22
New York Gothams San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....	62	50	.554	22
Philadelphia Phillies/Quakers Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...	39	73	.348	45
Cleveland Blues Cleveland Blues (NL) The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...	35	77	.313	49
Detroit Wolverines Detroit Wolverines The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...	28	84	.250	56

American Association final standings

American Association American Association (19th century) The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
New York Metropolitans New York Metropolitans The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...	75	32	.701	--
Columbus Buckeyes Columbus Buckeyes (AA) The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884. In two seasons they won 101 games and lost 104 for a winning percentage of .493. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....	69	39	.639	6.5
Louisville Eclipse Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...	68	40	.630	7.5
St. Louis Browns St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...	67	40	.626	8
Cincinnati Red Stockings Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....	68	41	.624	8
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles (19th century) The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...	63	43	.594	11.5
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of...	61	46	.570	14
Toledo Blue Stockings Toledo Blue Stockings The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....	46	58	.442	27.5
Brooklyn Atlantics Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...	40	64	.385	33.5
Richmond Virginians Richmond Virginians (1884) The Richmond Virginians was a major league baseball team that played in the American Association in 1884. They had a record of 12 wins and 30 losses after replacing the Washington Statesmen, who had dropped out of the league. The Virginians were managed by Felix Moses and played their home games in...	12	30	.286	32.5
Pittsburg Alleghenys Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...	30	78	.278	45.5
Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association) The Indianapolis Hoosiers were a professional baseball team who played one season at the major league level. They played in the American Association in and finished in 12th place with a 29-78 record, 46 games behind the first-place New York Metropolitans. Their home games were played at Seventh...	29	78	.271	46
Washington Nationals Washington Nationals (AA) The Washington Nationals of 1884 were a short-lived baseball team in the American Association. They won 12 games and lost 51. Their home games were played at Athletic Park in Washington, D.C. They are also known as the Washington Statesmen....	12	51	.190	41

Union Association final standings

Union Association Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
St. Louis Maroons	94	19	.832	--
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers (UA) The Milwaukee Brewers served as a replacement team late in the 1884 Union Association season. Called the Cream Citys by both local papers, they had a record of 8-4. The team came to the UA from the Northwestern League, as did the St. Paul Saints, and were managed by Tom Loftus...	8	4	.667	35.5
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds Cincinnati Outlaw Reds The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of 1884, also called the Cincinnati Unions, were a member of the short-lived Union Association. One of the league's best teams, they finished third with a record of 69-36. The team was owned by former Cincinnati Red Stockings owner Justus Thorner and John McLean, and...	69	36	.657	21.0
Baltimore Monumentals Baltimore Monumentals The Baltimore Monumentals were an American baseball team in the short-lived Union Association. In their lone season of 1884, they finished fourth in the UA with a 58-47 record.-History:The team was managed by William Henderson...	58	47	.552	32.0
Boston Reds Boston Reds (UA) The Boston Reds of 1884 were a member of the short-lived Union Association. One of the last teams to join the Union Association, the Reds were owned by George Wright, whose long association with professional baseball lent sorely-needed credibility to the fledgling league...	58	51	.532	34.0
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings...	41	50	.451	42.0
Washington Nationals Washington Nationals (UA) The 1884 Washington Nationals were a member of the Union Association. They were managed by Mike Scanlon and finished in seventh place with a record of 47-65. Their home games were played at Capitol Grounds...	47	65	.420	46.5
Philadelphia Keystones Philadelphia Keystones The Philadelphia Keystones was a professional baseball franchise. In 1884, they were a member of the short-lived Union Association. The team was owned by former player Tom Pratt....	21	46	.313	50.0
St. Paul White Caps	2	6	.250	39.5
Altoona Mountain City	6	19	.240	44.0
Kansas City Cowboys Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association) The Kansas City Cowboys were a team in the Union Association during its only season, . Referred to as the "Cowboys" mostly by historians, they had no official nickname during their short life and were most frequently referred to by local press of the day as the "Unions" and by the press of other...	16	63	.203	61.0
Wilmington Quicksteps Wilmington Quicksteps The Wilmington Quicksteps were an 1884 late season replacement team in the Union Association. They finished with a 2-16 record and were managed by Joe Simmons. The team played home games in Union Street Park in Wilmington, Delaware....	2	16	.111	44.5

National League statistical leaders

National League National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
Type	Name	Stat
AVG Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...	Mike "King" Kelly King Kelly Michael Joseph "King" Kelly was an American right fielder, catcher, and manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the National League, International Association, Players' League, and the American Association. He spent the majority of his 16-season playing career with the...  CHC Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...	.354
HR Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...	Ned Williamson Ned Williamson Edward Nagle "Ned" or "Ed" Williamson was an American Major League Baseball player for 13 seasons from 1878 until 1890...  CHC Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...	27
RBI Run batted in Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...	Cap Anson Cap Anson Adrian Constantine Anson , nicknamed "Cap" and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman...  CHC Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...	102
Wins Win (baseball) In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...	Charles Radbourn Charles Radbourn Charles Gardner Radbourn , nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Providence Grays , Boston Beaneaters , Boston Reds , and Cincinnati Reds...  PRO Providence Grays The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...	59
ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...	Charles Radbourn Charles Radbourn Charles Gardner Radbourn , nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Providence Grays , Boston Beaneaters , Boston Reds , and Cincinnati Reds...  PRO Providence Grays The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...	1.38
Strikeout Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... s	Charles Radbourn Charles Radbourn Charles Gardner Radbourn , nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Providence Grays , Boston Beaneaters , Boston Reds , and Cincinnati Reds...  PRO Providence Grays The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...	441

American Association statistical leaders

American Association American Association (19th century) The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
Type	Name	Stat
AVG Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...	Dave Orr Dave Orr David L. Orr was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1890.-Baseball career:Orr played most of his career in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans , Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Columbus Solons...  NYP New York Metropolitans The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...	.354
HR Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...	John Reilly Long John Reilly John Good "Long John" Reilly was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who hit 69 home runs and batted .289 during his ten-year career...  CIN Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....	11
RBI Run batted in Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...	Dave Orr Dave Orr David L. Orr was a first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1883 through 1890.-Baseball career:Orr played most of his career in the American Association for the New York Metropolitans , Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Columbus Solons...  NYP New York Metropolitans The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...	112
Wins Win (baseball) In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...	Guy Hecker Guy Hecker Guy Jackson Hecker was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse and Pittsburgh Pirates...  LOU Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...	52
ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...	Guy Hecker Guy Hecker Guy Jackson Hecker was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse and Pittsburgh Pirates...  LOU Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...	1.80
Strikeout Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... s	Guy Hecker Guy Hecker Guy Jackson Hecker was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse and Pittsburgh Pirates...  LOU Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...	385

Union Association statistical leaders

Union Association Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
Type	Name	Stat
AVG Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...	Fred Dunlap Fred Dunlap Frederick C. "Sure Shot" Dunlap was a second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1891. He was the highest paid player in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1889. He has also been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the...  SLM	.412
HR Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...	Fred Dunlap Fred Dunlap Frederick C. "Sure Shot" Dunlap was a second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1891. He was the highest paid player in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1889. He has also been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the...  SLM	13
RBI Run batted in Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...	Unavailable	NA
Wins Win (baseball) In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...	Bill Sweeney Bill Sweeney (pitcher) William J. Sweeney was a professional baseball pitcher in 1882 and 1884.He led the Union Association in wins in 1884 with 40 wins.-Sources:...  BLU Baltimore Monumentals The Baltimore Monumentals were an American baseball team in the short-lived Union Association. In their lone season of 1884, they finished fourth in the UA with a 58-47 record.-History:The team was managed by William Henderson...	40
ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...	Jim McCormick COR Cincinnati Outlaw Reds The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of 1884, also called the Cincinnati Unions, were a member of the short-lived Union Association. One of the league's best teams, they finished third with a record of 69-36. The team was owned by former Cincinnati Red Stockings owner Justus Thorner and John McLean, and...	1.54
Strikeout Strikeout In baseball or softball, a strikeout or strike-out occurs when a batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. A strikeout is a statistic recorded for both pitchers and batters.... s	Hugh Daily Hugh Daily Hugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...  CPI/WHS	483

All-Time Statistical Leaders (Strikeouts)

The 1884 season was memorable in that six of the top 10 all-time Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 single season strikeout totals were set that season:

Pitcher	Strikeouts	Season	Team	League	Overall Rank
Hugh Daily Hugh Daily Hugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...	483	1884	Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings... /Washington Nationals Washington Nationals (UA) The 1884 Washington Nationals were a member of the Union Association. They were managed by Mike Scanlon and finished in seventh place with a record of 47-65. Their home games were played at Capitol Grounds...	UA Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...	3
Dupee Shaw Dupee Shaw Frederick Lander "Dupee" Shaw , was an American Major League Baseball player who played pitcher in the Majors from to . He would play for the Detroit Wolverines, Boston Reds, Providence Grays, and Washington Nationals...	451	1884	Detroit Wolverines Detroit Wolverines The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise... /Boston Reds	NL/UA	4
Old Hoss Radbourn	441	1884	Providence Grays Providence Grays The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...	NL	5
Charlie Buffington	417	1884	Boston Beaneaters Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....	NL	6
Guy Hecker Guy Hecker Guy Jackson Hecker was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse and Pittsburgh Pirates...	385	1884	Louisville Eclipse	AA	7
Bill Sweeney Bill Sweeney (pitcher) William J. Sweeney was a professional baseball pitcher in 1882 and 1884.He led the Union Association in wins in 1884 with 40 wins.-Sources:...	374	1884	Baltimore Monumentals Baltimore Monumentals The Baltimore Monumentals were an American baseball team in the short-lived Union Association. In their lone season of 1884, they finished fourth in the UA with a 58-47 record.-History:The team was managed by William Henderson...	UA	10

Notable seasons

Old Hoss Radbourn won a record 60 games (some sources have revised the total down to 59), a record that likely will never be exceeded. In addition to wins, Radbourn lead the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 in games (75), games started (73), complete games (73), ERA (1.38), saves (2), strikeouts (441), and innings pitched (678.2).

January–March

• February 18 - Terry Larkin
  Terry Larkin
  Frank S. "Terry" Larkin was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five teams during a six-season career.-Career:...
  
  , recently released from prison after shooting his wife and a police officer in 1883
  1883 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Boston Beaneaters*American Association: Philadelphia Athletics*Inter-State League: Brooklyn Atlantics*Northwestern League: Toledo Blue StockingsInter-league playoff: Philadelphia declined to play Boston...
  
  , is arrested again for threatening to shoot his father. Larkin will be released and play this season for the Richmond Virginians
  Richmond Virginians (1884)
  The Richmond Virginians was a major league baseball team that played in the American Association in 1884. They had a record of 12 wins and 30 losses after replacing the Washington Statesmen, who had dropped out of the league. The Virginians were managed by Felix Moses and played their home games in...
  
  . Larkin will later be institutionalized after challenging his former employer to a duel and will commit suicide by slitting his throat with a razor in 1894.

• February 20 - The Altoona Mountain City club is admitted to the new Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   as its seventh club, leaving Lancaster as the only franchise in the Inter-State League.

• March 4 - The National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   reduces the number of balls needed for a walk to six. Team owners agree to provide two separate benches for the teams in order to cut down on player fraternizing during games.

• March 15 - Henry Chadwick writes in a newspaper column that a ground-keeper in St. Louis
  St. Louis, Missouri
  St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
  
   has started placing tarpaulins over the bases when it rains in order to keep them dry. Other clubs will follow suit and cover the pitching area and batter areas as well.

• March 17 - The Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   admits the Boston Reds
  Boston Reds (UA)
  The Boston Reds of 1884 were a member of the short-lived Union Association. One of the last teams to join the Union Association, the Reds were owned by George Wright, whose long association with professional baseball lent sorely-needed credibility to the fledgling league...
  
  , run by George Wright, as a new team to the league.

• March 28 - Umpire William McLean throws a bat into the stands, striking a spectator, in reaction to taunts from the crowd. McLean is arrested but not charged as the fan is not injured.

April–June

• April 17 - The Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   opens its inaugural season with 3 games.
• May 1 - Moses Fleetwood Walker
  Moses Fleetwood Walker
  Moses Fleetwood Walker [″Fleet″] was an American Major League Baseball player and author who is credited with being the first African American to play professional baseball.-Baseball career:...
  
   becomes the first black to play in the major leagues. Walker will play in 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings
  Toledo Blue Stockings
  The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....
  
  , have 152 at-bats and get 40 hits in his only season in major league baseball. Facing racism constantly, even his own teammates refuse to play with him. An injury in mid-July effectively ends Walker's season and he is later released. No other African-American will play in the major leagues until Jackie Robinson
  Jackie Robinson
  Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
  
   in 1947
  1947 in baseball
  -Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers *All-Star Game, July 8 at Wrigley Field: American League, 2-1-Other champions:*First College World Series: California...
  
  .
• May 1 - The Cincinnati Red Stockings
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   of the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   has a section of their stands collapse as fans are leaving the park following their opening day game. There are numerous injuries and one fatality in the collapse.
• May 5 - After pitching in St. Louis
  St. Louis, Missouri
  St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
  
   the previous day, Tony Mullane
  Tony Mullane
  Anthony John "Tony" Mullane , nickamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box", was an Irish Major League Baseball player who pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career...
  
   of the Toledo Blue Stockings
  Toledo Blue Stockings
  The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....
  
   is barred by a court from pitching in the state of Missouri
  Missouri
  Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
  
   until his case involving his contract jumping is settled.
• May 6 - Larry McKeon of the Indianapolis Hoosiers
  Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association)
  The Indianapolis Hoosiers were a professional baseball team who played one season at the major league level. They played in the American Association in and finished in 12th place with a 29-78 record, 46 games behind the first-place New York Metropolitans. Their home games were played at Seventh...
  
   pitches a 6 inning no-hitter. The game is called due to rain with the score tied 0-0. McKeon will go on to lose 41 games in 1884.
• May 16 - A foul tip off the bat of a Detroit Wolverines
  Detroit Wolverines
  The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
  
   player sticks in the face mask of Boston Beaneaters
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
   catcher Mike Hines. Umpire Van Court rules it a catch and calls the batter out. National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   secretary Nicholas Young
  Nicholas Young (executive)
  thumb|Nicholas Ephraim Young was an American executive, manager and umpire in professional baseball who served as president of the National League from 1885 to 1902. Born in Amsterdam, New York at Johnson Hall, the estate of Sir William Johnson, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War,...
  
   will instruct all NL umpires to not call an out in that scenario again.
• May 24 - Al Atkinson
  Al Atkinson (baseball)
  Albert Wright Atkinson was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played three seasons; one in the Union Association and parts of three seasons in the American Association. He became the first player to desert his existing contract to jump over to the Union Association...
  
   of the Philadelphia Athletics retires the final 27 batters in pitching a no-hitter over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
  . Atkinson hit the lead off batter, Ed Swartwood
  Ed Swartwood
  Cyrus Edward Swartwood was an American professional baseball player and umpire. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a right fielder and first baseman. He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Pittsburgh Alleghenys/Pirates , Brooklyn Grays , and Toledo Maumees...
  
  , who stole second, moved to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch, then did not allow another base runner in the 10-1 victory.
• May 24 - The St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  , after starting the season with 20 consecutive wins, lose their first game of the year.
• May 29 - Ed Morris of the Columbus Buckeyes
  Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
  The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884. In two seasons they won 101 games and lost 104 for a winning percentage of .493. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   pitches a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   in an American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   game.
• May 29 - The Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   hit 5 over-the-fence home runs in their home opener against the Detroit Wolverines
  Detroit Wolverines
  The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
  
  . The White Stockings new ground rule allows a home run instead of a double for any ball hit in the air over the 180' left field fence or the 215' right field fence. After Chicago increases their home run output from 13 in 1883
  1883 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Boston Beaneaters*American Association: Philadelphia Athletics*Inter-State League: Brooklyn Atlantics*Northwestern League: Toledo Blue StockingsInter-league playoff: Philadelphia declined to play Boston...
  
   to 142 this season, the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   will mandate a minimum fence distance of 210 feet beginning in 1885
  1885 in baseball
  -Champions:*Post-season playoff: Chicago White Stockings played St. Louis Browns. Series ended with both teams going 3-3-1 in a best-of-7 series. Game 1 ended in a tie called after 8 inning due to darkness; Game 2 was awarded to Chicago by forfeit after 6 innings because St. Louis refused to...
  
  .
• May 30 - Ned Williamson
  Ned Williamson
  Edward Nagle "Ned" or "Ed" Williamson was an American Major League Baseball player for 13 seasons from 1878 until 1890...
  
   of the Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   becomes the first player to hit 3 home runs in one game in Chicago's 12-2 win over the Detroit Wolverines
  Detroit Wolverines
  The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
  
  .
• May 31 - Altoona Mountain City disbands and drops out of the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   and is replaced by the Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a team in the Union Association during its only season, . Referred to as the "Cowboys" mostly by historians, they had no official nickname during their short life and were most frequently referred to by local press of the day as the "Unions" and by the press of other...
  
  . Teams leaving and entering will become a recurring theme during the UA's one and only season.
• June 5 - Frank Mountain
  Frank Mountain
  Frank Henry Mountain was a 19th century Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Troy Trojans , Detroit Wolverines , Worcester Ruby Legs , Philadelphia Athletics , Columbus Buckeyes , and Pittsburgh Alleghenys...
  
   of the Columbus Buckeyes
  Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
  The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884. In two seasons they won 101 games and lost 104 for a winning percentage of .493. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   pitches a no-hitter and hits a home run in a 12-0 victory.
• June 7 - Charlie Sweeney
  Charlie Sweeney
  Charles J. Sweeney was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1882 through 1887. He played with moderate success for several teams, but he is best known to historians for the inadvertent career boost that he gave to future Hall of Famer Old Hoss Radbourn.Sweeney began his major league...
  
   of the Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   strikes out 19 batters in a game to set a record that will last for over 100 years.
• June 10 - Larry Corcoran
  Larry Corcoran
  Lawrence J. Corcoran was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.Corcoran debuted in 1880, winning 43 games and leading the Chicago team to the National League championship...
  
   of the Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   switch-pitches in a 2-0 win over the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Blues (NL)
  The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
  
  .
• June 13 - The Baltimore Orioles
  Baltimore Orioles (19th century)
  The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...
  
   place a barbed-wire fence around the field after the crowd had swarmed the field and threatened the umpire in the previous day's game.
• June 16 - Buffalo Bisons outfielder Jim O'Rourke hits for the cycle as the Bisons crush the Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
  , 20-9.
• June 27 - Larry Corcoran
  Larry Corcoran
  Lawrence J. Corcoran was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.Corcoran debuted in 1880, winning 43 games and leading the Chicago team to the National League championship...
  
   of the Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   throws a no-hitter against the Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
  . It is the 3rd no-hitter of Corcoran's career and the first in the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   this season.
• June 28 - While playing a Sunday game in Toledo
  Toledo, Ohio
  Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
  
  , the players are arrested in the 6th inning for violating the city ordinance banning Sunday baseball. Due to the unruly crowd, the police allow the players to complete the game. The Brooklyn Atlantics
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   defeat Toledo
  Toledo Blue Stockings
  The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....
  
   5-3 before players from both teams are taken into custody.

July–September

• 1884 - In American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   action, Guy Hecker
  Guy Hecker
  Guy Jackson Hecker was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. During his career he played for the Louisville Eclipse and Pittsburgh Pirates...
  
   of the Louisville Eclipse
  1884 Louisville Eclipse season
  The 1884 Louisville Eclipse season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with a 68-40 record, third place in the American Association....
  
   pitches complete game
  Complete game
  In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were...
  
  s to win both ends of a doubleheader. Hecker does not walk a single batter in this day as he beats the Brooklyn Atlantics
  1884 Brooklyn Atlantics season
  The Brooklyn Atlantics season was a season in American baseball. It was the first season in the American Association for the team, and they finished the year in ninth place....
  
  , 5–4 and 8–2.

• July 5 - Al Atkinson
  Al Atkinson (baseball)
  Albert Wright Atkinson was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played three seasons; one in the Union Association and parts of three seasons in the American Association. He became the first player to desert his existing contract to jump over to the Union Association...
  
   jumps from the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   Philadelphia Athletics
  1884 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61-46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association.- Notable transactions :* August, 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   to the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   Chicago Browns
  1884 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies season
  The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies finished with a 41-50 record in the Union Association, finishing in sixth place . This was the only season the team existed, and indeed the only season the Union Association existed...
  
  , the first player to jump mid-season to the new league.

• July 7 - Hugh Daily
  Hugh Daily
  Hugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...
  
   strikes out 19, tying the record set a month earlier while throwing a one-hitter in the process.

• July 10 - Hugh Daily
  Hugh Daily
  Hugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...
  
   of the Chicago Browns
  Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
  The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings...
  
   pitches his second consecutive one-hitter. Daily will pitch four one-hitters by season's end, setting a major league record.

• July 11 - Billy Taylor, who had a 25-4 record for the St. Louis Maroons
  1884 St. Louis Maroons season
  The St. Louis Maroons finished with a 94-19 record and won the championship of the new Union Association. After the season the UA folded and the Maroons joined the National League, the only UA team to continue past this season.- Roster :...
  
   in the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  , jumps to the Philadelphia Athletics
  1884 Philadelphia Athletics season
  The 1884 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a 61-46 record and finished in seventh place in the American Association.- Notable transactions :* August, 1884: Frank Ringo was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   of the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   and wins the first of 17 games for Philadelphia, ending with a combined 43-16 record.

• July 28 - Charles Radbourn
  Charles Radbourn
  Charles Gardner Radbourn , nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Providence Grays , Boston Beaneaters , Boston Reds , and Cincinnati Reds...
  
   gains a victory in relief for the Providence Grays
  1884 Providence Grays season
  The Providence Grays went 84-28 during the 1884 season, easily capturing the National League championship. They then faced the American Association champions, the New York Metropolitans, in the very first World Series...
  
   in the game that provides the point of contention as to whether Radbourn won 59 games or 60 in 1884. The Grays were trailing 4-3 when starting pitcher Cyclone Miller
  Cyclone Miller
  Joseph H. "Cyclone" Miller was an American Major League Baseball player born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played just two seasons in the majors, but did play with four different teams in three different leagues...
  
   finished pitching the bottom of the 5th inning. Providence scored 4 runs in the top of the 6th to take the lead, then Radbourn came in to pitch starting in the bottom of the 6th. Under the scoring rules of the day, Radbourn was credited with the win. Miller would have gotten the victory under today's scoring rules, hence the discrepancy in total wins for Radbourn.

• August 4 - Pud Galvin
  Pud Galvin
  James Francis Galvin , nicknamed "Pud", "Gentle Jeems", and "The Little Steam Engine", was an American National Association and Major League Baseball pitcher. He was Major League Baseball's first 300-game winner...
  
   of the Buffalo Bisons
  1884 Buffalo Bisons season
  The Buffalo Bisons finished the season with a 64-47 record, good for third place in the National League.-Roster:-Starters by position:Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in-Other batters:Note: G = Games played;...
  
   pitches a no-hitter against the Detroit Wolverines
  1884 Detroit Wolverines season
  The Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 28-84 record, finishing in last place in the National League.- Offseason :* January, 1884: Milt Scott was purchased by the Wolverines from the Fort Wayne Hoosiers.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
  .

• August 5 - Thomas Lynch
  Thomas Lynch (pitcher)
  Thomas S. Lynch was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for Chicago White Stockings in the season.-External links:*...
  
  , a deaf-mute, makes his major league debut for the Chicago White Stockings
  1884 Chicago White Stockings season
  -Roster:-Starters by position:Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in-Other batters:Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg...
  
   in the pitcher's box and is winning until he tires in the eighth inning. Cap Anson
  Cap Anson
  Adrian Constantine Anson , nicknamed "Cap" and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman...
  
  , who had hit two homers in the game, relieves him and promptly loses 8–5. Lynch will never appear in another major league game.

• August 6 - Cap Anson
  Cap Anson
  Adrian Constantine Anson , nicknamed "Cap" and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman...
  
   hits three home runs in a 13-4 win, giving him five homers in his last two games.

• August 21 - Charlie Geggus
  Charlie Geggus
  Charles Frederick Geggus , was a former professional baseball player who pitched and played center field for one season in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association....
  
   pitches a no-hitter for the Washington Nationals
  1884 Washington Nationals season
  The Washington Nationals had a 12-51 record in the American Association when the team folded without finishing the season.- Roster :- Starters by position :...
  
   of the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  . The game is halted after eight innings as the Nationals defeat the Wilmington Quicksteps
  1884 Wilmington Quicksteps season
  The Wilmington Quicksteps joined the Union Association from the Eastern League as a replacement team for the Philadelphia Keystones late in the season, playing their first game on August 18. They played just 18 games before folding themselves and being replaced by the Milwaukee Brewers. The...
  
   12–1.

• August 25 - The Chicago Browns of the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  , after losing $15,000 in Chicago
  Chicago
  Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
  
  , move to Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
  
   and become the Pittsburgh Stogies
  Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
  The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings...
  
  . They defeat the first-place St. Louis Maroons today in their first official game in Pittsburgh.

• August 26 - Dick Burns
  Dick Burns
  Richard Simon "Dick" Burns was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts...
  
   of the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
  Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
  The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of 1884, also called the Cincinnati Unions, were a member of the short-lived Union Association. One of the league's best teams, they finished third with a record of 69-36. The team was owned by former Cincinnati Red Stockings owner Justus Thorner and John McLean, and...
  
   pitches a no-hitter against the Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a team in the Union Association during its only season, . Referred to as the "Cowboys" mostly by historians, they had no official nickname during their short life and were most frequently referred to by local press of the day as the "Unions" and by the press of other...
  
  .

• August 28 - Mickey Welch
  Mickey Welch
  Michael Francis Welch Born as Michael Francis Walsh , nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brooklyn, New York, and played 13 seasons in the major leagues, three with the Troy Trojans, and 10...
  
   strikes out the first 9 batters of the game to set a record that would not be broken until 1970
  1970 in baseball
  -Major Leagues:*World Series MVP: Brooks Robinson*All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium: National League, 5-4 ; Carl Yastrzemski, MVP-Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Navegantes del Magallanes *College World Series: USC...
  
   by Tom Seaver
  Tom Seaver
  George Thomas "Tom" Seaver , nicknamed "Tom Terrific" and "The Franchise", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967-1986 for four different teams in his career, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets...
  
  .

• August 29 - The St. Louis Maroons win the only Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   pennant with a 7-2 win over the Pittsburgh Stogies
  Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
  The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings...
  
  .

• September 11 - When no umpire shows up for the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Toledo Blue Stockings
  Toledo Blue Stockings
  The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....
  
  , rookie pitcher Hank O'Day
  Hank O'Day
  Henry Francis O'Day was an American right-handed pitcher, umpire and manager in Major League Baseball who worked as a National League umpire for 30 years between 1895 and 1927, and was the only person in major league history to appear as a player, manager and umpire. His 3,986 total games as an...
  
   of Toledo fills in as a substitute. After his playing career, O'Day would later be recognized as the best umpire of the first quarter of the 20th century and would be the umpire to make the famous call involving Fred Merkle
  Fred Merkle
  Frederick Charles Merkle , also known as "Bonehead" Merkle, was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball...
  
   in 1908
  1908 in baseball
  -Statistical leaders:-American League final standings:-National League final standings:-January-March:*February 27 - The sacrifice fly rule is adopted. No time at bat is charged if a run scores after the catch of a fly ball...
  
  .

• September 15 - Manager Joe Simmons
  Joe Simmons
  Joseph S. Simmons, born as Joseph S. Chabriel, was an American Major League Baseball player and manager from New York, New York. Joe played three seasons in the National Association, the last year he was player-manager for the Keokuk Westerns, a team that would win just one game of the 13 that...
  
   of the Wilmington Quicksteps
  Wilmington Quicksteps
  The Wilmington Quicksteps were an 1884 late season replacement team in the Union Association. They finished with a 2-16 record and were managed by Joe Simmons. The team played home games in Union Street Park in Wilmington, Delaware....
  
   pulls his team off of the field before a home game against the Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a team in the Union Association during its only season, . Referred to as the "Cowboys" mostly by historians, they had no official nickname during their short life and were most frequently referred to by local press of the day as the "Unions" and by the press of other...
  
   when he realizes he will be unable to pay the required $60 gate fee to the visitors because of zero attendance. The visiting Cowboys are 7-55-2 while the Quicksteps are 2-16 and occupy the cellar in the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   standings. The Quicksteps never play another game as the team is disbanded.

• September 15 - The Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   win the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   pennant with a 10-2 win over the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Blues (NL)
  The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
  
  .

• September 19 - The Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   drops the Wilmington Quicksteps
  Wilmington Quicksteps
  The Wilmington Quicksteps were an 1884 late season replacement team in the Union Association. They finished with a 2-16 record and were managed by Joe Simmons. The team played home games in Union Street Park in Wilmington, Delaware....
  
   and Pittsburgh Stogies
  Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies
  The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago baseball market, however the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings...
  
   and replaces them with the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers (UA)
  The Milwaukee Brewers served as a replacement team late in the 1884 Union Association season. Called the Cream Citys by both local papers, they had a record of 8-4. The team came to the UA from the Northwestern League, as did the St. Paul Saints, and were managed by Tom Loftus...
  
   and a team from Omaha
  Omaha, Nebraska
  Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
  
   sponsored by the Union Pacific Railroad
  Union Pacific Railroad
  The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
  
  .

• September 27 - Before playing a single game in the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  , Omaha
  Omaha, Nebraska
  Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
  
   is replaced by the St. Paul Saints.

• September 28 - Ed Cushman
  Ed Cushman
  Edgar Leander Cushman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from – for five teams in three different Major leagues spanning his six year career.-Career:...
  
   of the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers (UA)
  The Milwaukee Brewers served as a replacement team late in the 1884 Union Association season. Called the Cream Citys by both local papers, they had a record of 8-4. The team came to the UA from the Northwestern League, as did the St. Paul Saints, and were managed by Tom Loftus...
  
   pitches a no-hitter in the Brewer's 2nd game in the Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
  .

October–December

• October 1 - Charlie Getzein
  Charlie Getzein
  Charles H. "Pretzels" Getzien was a German starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. who played with the Detroit Wolverines , Indianapolis Hoosiers , Boston Beaneaters , Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Browns , all of the National League...
  
   of the Detroit Wolverines
  Detroit Wolverines
  The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
  
   pitches a no-hitter in a game called after 6 innings as Detroit wins 1-0.
• October 1 - The New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
   clinch the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   pennant with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Buckeyes
  Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
  The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884. In two seasons they won 101 games and lost 104 for a winning percentage of .493. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
  .
• October 3 - Henry Porter
  Henry Porter (baseball)
  Walter Henry Porter was an American Major League Baseball player born in Vergennes, Vermont who pitched for three different teams during his six year career.-Career:...
  
   playing for the Milwaukee Brewers
  Milwaukee Brewers (UA)
  The Milwaukee Brewers served as a replacement team late in the 1884 Union Association season. Called the Cream Citys by both local papers, they had a record of 8-4. The team came to the UA from the Northwestern League, as did the St. Paul Saints, and were managed by Tom Loftus...
  
   of the Union Association strikes out 18 batters in one game against the Boston Reds
  Boston Reds (UA)
  The Boston Reds of 1884 were a member of the short-lived Union Association. One of the last teams to join the Union Association, the Reds were owned by George Wright, whose long association with professional baseball lent sorely-needed credibility to the fledgling league...
  
  . A record that stood until broken by Steve Carlton
  Steve Carlton
  Steven Norman Carlton , nicknamed "Lefty", is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1965-1988 for six different teams in his career, but it is his time with the Philadelphia Phillies where he received his greatest acclaim as a professional and won four Cy Young Awards...
  
   in 1969.
• October 4 - In his first start since his no-hitter on September 28, Ed Cushman takes another no-hitter into the 9th inning only to give up a bloop single and finish with a 1-hitter.
• October 4 - Sam Kimber
  Sam Kimber
  Samuel Jackson "Sam" Kimber was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched one full season, for the 1884 Brooklyn Atlantics of the American Association, and one game for the 1885 Providence Grays of the National League.Although his career was short, Sam did have one shining moment, on...
  
   of the Brooklyn Atlantics
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   pitches a 10 inning no-hitter that ends in a 0-0 tie after the game is called because of darkness.
• October 5 - Charlie Sweeney
  Charlie Sweeney
  Charles J. Sweeney was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1882 through 1887. He played with moderate success for several teams, but he is best known to historians for the inadvertent career boost that he gave to future Hall of Famer Old Hoss Radbourn.Sweeney began his major league...
  
   and Henry Boyle
  Henry Boyle (baseball)
  Henry J. Boyle was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 6 seasons with the St. Louis Maroons and Indianapolis Hoosiers. He led the National League in ERA in 1886 while playing for St. Louis...
  
   of the St. Louis Maroons combine on a 5 inning no-hitter when the game is called on account of rain. Despite the no-hitter, the Maroons lose 1-0 when 2 errors allow the only run of the game.
• October 9 - Jack Manning
  Jack Manning (baseball)
  John E. "Jack" Manning was an American Major League Baseball player. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, he broke into the National Association in at the age of 19. His career covered 12 seasons, eight teams, and 3 leagues...
  
   only hits 14 career home runs in a career that spans 12 seasons and over 800 games, but he hits 3 out on this day at the Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   cozy Lake Front Park.
• October 23 - The Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
  , champions of the National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
  , behind the pitching of Charley Radbourn, defeat the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   champion New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
   6-0 at the Polo Grounds
  Polo Grounds
  The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...
  
   in New York City
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
  
  .
• October 24 - The Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   take the 2nd game of the best of 3 series against the New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
   by a score of 3-1. The game at the Polo Grounds
  Polo Grounds
  The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...
  
   is called after 7 innings because of darkness.
• October 25 - The Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   complete the sweep of the New York Metropolitans
  New York Metropolitans
  The Metropolitan Club was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887...
  
   with a 12-2 win in a game called after 6 innings because of extreme cold and an attendance of only 300 at the Polo Grounds
  Polo Grounds
  The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...
  
  . Charley Radbourn, after winning 59 games during the regular season, wins all 3 games for Providence
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   while allowing no earned runs.
• October 30 - The Columbus Buckeyes
  Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
  The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884. In two seasons they won 101 games and lost 104 for a winning percentage of .493. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   of the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   sell their players to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   for $6,000 and disband the team.
• November 4 - Tony Mullane
  Tony Mullane
  Anthony John "Tony" Mullane , nickamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box", was an Irish Major League Baseball player who pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career...
  
   signs a contract with the Cincinnati Red Stockings
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   for the 1885
  1885 in baseball
  -Champions:*Post-season playoff: Chicago White Stockings played St. Louis Browns. Series ended with both teams going 3-3-1 in a best-of-7 series. Game 1 ended in a tie called after 8 inning due to darkness; Game 2 was awarded to Chicago by forfeit after 6 innings because St. Louis refused to...
  
   season, in direct conflict with his prior oral agreement to play for the St. Louis Browns
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
  . The American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   will suspend Mullane for the entire 1885 season because of this and previous contract troubles, but allow him to remain the property of Cincinnati.
• November 19 - National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   president A.G. Mills resigns and league secretary Nick Young
  Nicholas Young (executive)
  thumb|Nicholas Ephraim Young was an American executive, manager and umpire in professional baseball who served as president of the National League from 1885 to 1902. Born in Amsterdam, New York at Johnson Hall, the estate of Sir William Johnson, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War,...
  
   replaces him.
• November 20 - The National League
  National League
  The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
  
   votes to allow overhand pitching for the 1885
  1885 in baseball
  -Champions:*Post-season playoff: Chicago White Stockings played St. Louis Browns. Series ended with both teams going 3-3-1 in a best-of-7 series. Game 1 ended in a tie called after 8 inning due to darkness; Game 2 was awarded to Chicago by forfeit after 6 innings because St. Louis refused to...
  
   season, although there are restrictions placed on the delivery in order to keep velocity down. In addition, teams are now required to supply a separate bench for each club at their park to limit inter-team fraternization.
• December 11 - The American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   votes to continue their ban on overhand pitching.
• December 18 - The Union Association
  Union Association
  The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
  
   has only 4 teams in attendance at their winter meetings. The UA will officially die early in 1885.

January–April

• January 1 - Tom Downey
  Thomas Edward Downey
  Thomas Edward Downey was a major league baseball player. Born in Lewiston, Maine, Downey played on several baseball teams after his first professional appearance at age 25 on May 7, 1909...
  
  
• January 4 - Al Bridwell
  Al Bridwell
  Albert Henry Bridwell was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the a number of teams in the early 20th century, most notably the New York Giants, when the team was managed by John McGraw. Bridwell hit the single which caused the crucial "Merkle boner" running error of the...
  
  
• January 26 - Tubby Spencer
  Tubby Spencer
  Edward Russell "Tubby" Spencer born in Oil City, Pennsylvania was a catcher for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox , Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers ....
  
  
• February 1 - Joe Connolly
  Joe Connolly
  Joseph Aloysius Connolly was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Boston Braves from through . Listed at 5' 7.5", 165 lb., Connolly batted left-handed and threw right-handed....
  
  
• February 1 - Candy Jim Taylor
  Candy Jim Taylor
  James Allen "Candy Jim" Taylor was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball.-Biography:Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Taylor was one of four brothers who played in the Negro Leagues, along with Ben, C. I. and "Steel Arm" Johnny...
  
  
• February 10 - Billy Evans
  Billy Evans
  William George Evans , nicknamed "The Boy Umpire," was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927...
  
  
• February 14 - Jack Lewis
  Jack Lewis (baseball)
  John David Lewis was a second baseman in Major League Baseball, playing in the American League with the Boston Red Sox and for the Pittsburgh Rebels of the outlaw Federal League . Listed at 5' 8", 158 lb., Lewis batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• February 25 - Bob Bescher
  Bob Bescher
  Robert Henry "Bob" Bescher was a former baseball outfielder who played 11 seasons in the major leagues. Born in London, Ohio, he played his best seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, and was one of the National League's best base stealers during his time.Bescher originally attended the University of...
  
  
• March 4 - Red Murray
  Red Murray
  John Joseph "Red" Murray was a professional baseball player.Red Murray was born in Arnot, Pennsylvania. In 1902, Murray attended Lock Haven College where he played football, basketball, and baseball. In 1904, Murray changed schools to the University of Notre Dame, playing catcher for the...
  
  
• March 7 - Ed Willett
  Ed Willett
  Robert Edgar Willett was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played with the Detroit Tigers of the American League and the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League...
  
  
• March 19 - Clyde Engle
  Clyde Engle
  Arthur Clyde "Hack" Engle was a utility player who played in Major League Baseball between and . Listed at 5' 10", 190 lb., Engle batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dayton, Ohio....
  
  
• March 21 - Mysterious Walker
  Mysterious Walker
  Frederick Mitchell Walker , nicknamed "Mysterious", was an American athlete and coach. He was a three-sport athlete for the University of Chicago from 1904 to 1906 and played Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Superbas, Pittsburgh...
  
  
• March 31 - Frank Truesdale
  Frank Truesdale
  Frank Day Truesdale was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the St. Louis Browns , New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox . Listed at , 145 lb., Truesdale was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St...
  
  
• April 6 - Rudy Schwenck
  Rudy Schwenck
  Rudolph Christian Schwenck was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Chicago Cubs during the season. Listed at 6' 0", 174 lb., Schwenck batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• April 7 - Jake Daubert
  Jake Daubert
  Jacob Ellsworth Daubert was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924....
  
  
• April 20 - Mike Mowrey
  Mike Mowrey
  Harry Harlan "Mike" Mowrey , is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1905-1917. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, St...
  
  
• April 25 - John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
  John Henry Lloyd
  John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was an American baseball player and manager in the Negro leagues. He is generally considered the greatest shortstop in Negro league history, and both Babe Ruth and Ted Harlow, a noted sportswriter, reportedly believed Lloyd to be the greatest baseball player ever.He was a...
  
  

May–August

• May 5 - Chief Bender
  Chief Bender
  Charles Albert "Chief" Bender was a pitcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century...
  
  
• May 13 - Bert Niehoff
  Bert Niehoff
  John Albert Niehoff was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for four different clubs between the and seasons...
  
  
• May 20 - Paul Howard
  Paul Howard (baseball)
  Paul Joseph Howard, nicknamed "Del", was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1909 season. Listed at 5' 8", 170 lb., Howard batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.Howard was a .200 hitter with one double, ...
  
  
• May 26 - Jimmy Lavender
  Jimmy Lavender
  Jimmy Lavender was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Barnesville, Georgia, the right-hander played with the Chicago Cubs from 1912–1916 and with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1917....
  
  
• May 30 - Rube Oldring
  Rube Oldring
  Reuben Henry "Rube" Oldring , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the major leagues from 1905 to 1918. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees....
  
  
• June 7 - George Moriarty
  George Moriarty
  George Joseph Moriarty was an American third baseman, umpire and manager in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1940. He played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Highlanders, Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox from 1903 to 1916.Moriarty was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he grew up near the Union...
  
  
• June 12 - Otto Knabe
  Otto Knabe
  Franz Otto Knabe , also known as "Dutch", was an American Major league second baseman from Carrick, Pennsylvania, who played for four different teams...
  
  
• June 16 - Bob Peterson
  Bob Peterson (baseball)
  Robert Andrew Peterson was an utility in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a catcher for the Boston Americans from 1906 through 1907. Listed at 6' 1", 160 lb., Peterson batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• June 19 - Eddie Cicotte
  Eddie Cicotte
  Edward Victor Cicotte , nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• June 23 - Dick Egan
• July 4 - Jack Warhop
  Jack Warhop
  John Milton Warhop born in Hinton, West Virginia was a pitcher for the New York Highlanders/New York Yankees ....
  
  
• August 6 - Sherry Magee
  Sherry Magee
  Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919, Magee played for the Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• August 6 - Joe Birmingham
  Joe Birmingham
  Joseph Leo Birmingham was a baseball player. Birmingham was an outfielder who occasionally played the infield for the Cleveland Naps. He was a mediocre hitter, but he had one of the strongest throwing arms and he was a fine defensive center fielder...
  
  

September–December

• September 7 - Earl Moseley
  Earl Moseley
  Earl Victor Moseley was a pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox , Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper and Cincinnati Reds . Moseley batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.Moseley made his majors debut in 1913 with the Boston Red Sox and went 8-5...
  
   *
• September 22 - Grover Land
  Grover Land
  Grover Cleveland Land was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He was born on September 22, 1884 in Frankfort, Kentucky, and died on July 22, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona.-Sources:...
  
  
• September 30 - Nap Rucker
  Nap Rucker
  George Napoleon "Nap" Rucker was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers/Robins. He was born in Crabapple, Georgia....
  
  
• October 18 - Burt Shotton
  Burt Shotton
  Burton Edwin Shotton was an American player, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. As manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers , he won two National League pennants and served as Jackie Robinson's first permanent major league manager.-Playing career: Fleet-of-foot outfielder:Shotton was born...
  
  
• October 28 - Chet Chadbourne
  Chet Chadbourne
  Chester James Chadbourne was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for three teams between and . Listed at 5' 9", ., Chadbourne batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Parkman, Maine and married Gladys I...
  
  
• November 3 - Charley Stis
  Charley Stis
  Charles C. Stis [Pepper] was a baseball infielder, manager, scout and umpire.Little is known about this man who spent more than six decades in professional baseball....
  
  
• November 15 - Red Kelly
  Red Kelly (baseball)
  Albert Michael "Red" Kelly , was a Major League Baseball rightfielder who played in with the Chicago White Sox. He also played in the Minor Leagues with the Des Moines Boosters of the Western League in 1910 and ....
  
  
• December 1 - Charley Moore
  Charley Moore
  Charles Wesley Moore was a Major League Baseball infielder who played in five games for the 1912 Chicago Cubs. He later managed in the minor leagues.-External links:...
  
  
• December 4 - Biff Schlitzer
  Biff Schlitzer
  Victor Joseph "Biff" Schlitzer was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox of the American League, and with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League . Listed at , , Schlitzer batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• December 5 - Ed Summers
  Ed Summers
  Oron Edgar Summers , nicknamed "Kickapoo Ed," due to his Kickapoo ancestry. was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played five seasons with the Detroit Tigers ....
  
  
• December 10 - Art Griggs
  Art Griggs
  Arthur Carle Griggs played Major League Baseball off and on between 1909 and 1918. He was primarily a first baseman, but also played outfield and second base in a number of games.Griggs played left halfback during college at the University of Pittsburgh.-Sources:...
  
  
• December 15 - Jim Nealon
  Jim Nealon
  James Joseph Nealon was a former professional baseball player. He was born in Sacramento, California and died in San Francisco, California at the age of 25....
  
  
• December 31 - Bobby Byrne

 * Some sources show 1887

Deaths

• March 16 - Art Croft
  Art Croft
  Arthur F. "Art" Croft was an American Major League Baseball player. He played for three teams during three year professional and Major League career.-Career:...
  
  , 29, first baseman and left fielder for 1877
  1877 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Boston Red Caps*International Association: London‚ Ontario‚ Canada Tecumsehs*League Alliance: Indianapolis Hoosiers & Lowell Ladies' Men *New England Association: Lowell Ladies' Men...
  
   St. Lous and 1878
  1878 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Boston Red Caps*International Association: Buffalo Bisons*Pacific Coast: San Francisco Athletics Inter-league playoff: Boston and Buffalo each won 1 game in 2 game series.-National League final standings:...
  
   Indianapolis
  Indianapolis Blues
  The Indianapolis Blues were a baseball team in the National League only during the 1878 season and finished fifth in the six-team league with a 24-36 record. They were managed by outfielder/first baseman/catcher John Clapp, and played their home games at South Street Park.Their top-hitting regular...
  
   teams.
• April 29 - John Morrissey
  John Morrissey (baseball)
  John J. Morrissey was an American Major League Baseball player from Janesville, Wisconsin, who played third base for the Buffalo Bisons. His Major League career lasted 12 games over the course of 13 days. From May 2 to May 12, he batted 47 times, collected 10 hits for a...
  
  , 27, played in for the Buffalo Bisons
  Buffalo Bisons (1879-1885)
  The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park and Olympic Park in Buffalo, New York.-Year-by-year records:-Players of note:*Dan Brouthers...
  
  .
• July 11 - Bill Smiley
  Bill Smiley
  William B. Smiley was a professional baseball player who primarily played second base in the American Association for the St. Louis Brown Stockings and the Baltimore Orioles for one season in 1882.-External links:...
  
  , 28?, utility player who played mainly in 1882
  1882 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Chicago def. Providence 5 games to 4*American Association: Cincinnati Red Stockings*League Alliance: New York MetropolitansInterleague*Chicago vs. Cincinnati tie 1 game each*Chicago def...
  
  .
• September 26 - Jim Egan
  Jim Egan
  James K. "Jim" Egan , nickanamed "Troy Terrier", was an American Major League Baseball player from New Haven, Connecticut who played one season as a pitcher and center fielder for the Troy Trojans of the National League in...
  
  , 26?, pitcher for the 1882
  1882 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Chicago def. Providence 5 games to 4*American Association: Cincinnati Red Stockings*League Alliance: New York MetropolitansInterleague*Chicago vs. Cincinnati tie 1 game each*Chicago def...
  
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• November 13 - Bill Sullivan
  Bill Sullivan (outfielder)
  William "Bill" Sullivan was a Major League Baseball player. Sullivan played in for the Chicago White Stockings.He was born in Ireland and died in Holyoke, Massachusetts.-External links:*...
  
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  1878 in baseball
  -Champions:*National League: Boston Red Caps*International Association: Buffalo Bisons*Pacific Coast: San Francisco Athletics Inter-league playoff: Boston and Buffalo each won 1 game in 2 game series.-National League final standings:...
  
   Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
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External links

• 1884 National League season at baseball-reference.com
• 1884 American Association season at baseball-reference.com
• 1884 Union Association season at baseball-reference.com
• Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
• Year by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.com
• Retrosheet.org
• Delaware's Baseball History on Russ Pickett.com
• SABR biography on Ted Kennedy