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January–March

• February 8 - Albert Spalding
  Albert Spalding
  Albert Goodwill Spalding was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.-Biography:...
  
   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...
  
   meets with star player 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...
  
   for contract talks. Kelly wants his $375 bonus for good behavior during the 1886
  1886 in baseball
  -Champions:* World Series St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Stockings 2*National League: Chicago White Stockings*American Association: St. Louis Browns-National League final standings:-American Association final standings:...
  
   season. Spalding not only refuses the bonus, but also refuses to refund $225 in fines levied against Kelly for drinking. Spalding has already sold all 3 starting outfielders from the defending champion White Stockings and is aggressively looking to rid his team of drinkers.
• February 8 - The St. Louis Maroons
  St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers
  300px|thumb|right|1888 Indianapolis HoosiersThe St. Louis Maroons were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1884-1886. The club, established by Henry Lucas, were the one near-major league quality entry in the Union Association, a league that lasted only one season, due...
  
   are sold to a group in Indianapolis
  Indianapolis, Indiana
  Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
  
   for $12,000. The team will play the 1887 season as the Indianapolis Hoosiers
  St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers
  300px|thumb|right|1888 Indianapolis HoosiersThe St. Louis Maroons were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1884-1886. The club, established by Henry Lucas, were the one near-major league quality entry in the Union Association, a league that lasted only one season, due...
  
  .
• February 9 - In order to make room the 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...
  
   and keep the league structure at 8 teams, 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...
  
   buys out the Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (National League)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a National League that played one season, . They played at Association Park and finished with a 30-91 record. They finished in seventh place, ahead of another new team, the Washington Nationals. They were not connected to the Union Association Cowboys.The Cowboys were...
  
   for $6,000.
• February 14 - James Billings, an owner of the 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....
  
  , reaches a contract agreement with 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...
  
   that will pay him $2,000 per season as well as a $3,000 bonus if the Beaneaters can purchase his reserve rights from 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...
  
  .
• February 16 - 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...
  
   is sold to the 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....
  
   for $10,000, more than double the price ever paid for any player. Kelly becomes commonly known during that time as "$10,000 Kelly" because of the sale.
• February 20 - John Montgomery Ward
  John Montgomery Ward
  John Montgomery Ward , known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania...
  
  , president of The Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players speaks out against the increasing pattern of player-selling. The Brotherhood will later start the rival Players League
  Players League
  The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League , was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century...
  
   in 1890
  1890 in baseball
  -Champions:*World Series: Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3, Louisville Colonels 3, 1 tie*National League: Brooklyn Bridegrooms*American Association: Louisville Colonels*Players' League: Boston RedsInter-league playoff: Brooklyn declined challenge by Boston...
  
  .

April–June

• April 17 - Chris von der Ahe
  Chris von der Ahe
  Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von der Ahe was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals....
  
   of 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...
  
   purchases 19 year old Silver King from 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...
  
  , who hold the rights to all of the 1886
  1886 in baseball
  -Champions:* World Series St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Stockings 2*National League: Chicago White Stockings*American Association: St. Louis Browns-National League final standings:-American Association final standings:...
  
   Kansas City Cowboy
  Kansas City Cowboys (National League)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a National League that played one season, . They played at Association Park and finished with a 30-91 record. They finished in seventh place, ahead of another new team, the Washington Nationals. They were not connected to the Union Association Cowboys.The Cowboys were...
  
   players after the NL bought out the franchise. King will go on to win 111 games in the next 3 seasons for the Browns, leading them to 2 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...
  
   pennants.
• April 20 - Albert Spalding
  Albert Spalding
  Albert Goodwill Spalding was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.-Biography:...
  
   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...
  
   completes his purge of players who drink by trading holdout pitcher Jim McCormick 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 rookie George Van Haltren
  George Van Haltren
  100px|thumb|left|Van Haltren in 1904George Edward Martin Van Haltren was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and occasionally played shortstop. He batted and threw left-handed...
  
   and $2,000 cash.
• April 22 - 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 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....
  
   pitches his first game 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...
  
   since 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...
  
   after resolving the injunction he had been under for nearly 4 years. Mullane beats 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...
  
   5-2.
• April 30 - Tip O'Neill outfielder 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...
  
   hits for the cycle in a 28-11 drubbing of the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Spiders
  The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
  
  .
• May 2 - Fred Carroll
  Fred Carroll
  Frederick Herbert Carroll was a catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1884 through 1891, he played with the Columbus Buckeyes and for the Pittsburgh teams Alleghenys , Burghers and Pirates . Carroll batted and threw right-handed...
  
   of 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...
  
   hits for the cycle in an 8-3 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 6 - The National Colored Base Ball League
  National Colored Base Ball League
  The National Colored Base Ball League or the League of Colored Baseball Clubs was the first attempt to have a league consisting of all-black teams, predating Rube Foster's Negro National League by over three decades. The league president was Walter S. Brown, who was also manager of the Pittsburgh...
  
   begins with the New York Gorhams beating the Pittsburgh Keystones by a score of 11-8. The league would fold on May 23 after having played only 13 official league games.
• May 7 - Tip O'Neill of 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...
  
   hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in 5 games. The Browns beat the Louisville Colonels
  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...
  
  , 12-7.
• May 9 - Ed Morris of 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...
  
   refuses to pitch his scheduled start and is suspended by the club for 3 weeks.
• May 14 - John Roach of the New York Giants
  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....
  
   switch-pitches in a 17-2 loss to the Philadelphia 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...
  
   in his only major league appearance.
• May 23 - National Colored Base Ball League
  National Colored Base Ball League
  The National Colored Base Ball League or the League of Colored Baseball Clubs was the first attempt to have a league consisting of all-black teams, predating Rube Foster's Negro National League by over three decades. The league president was Walter S. Brown, who was also manager of the Pittsburgh...
  
   or the League of Colored Baseball Clubs, the first attempt to have a league consisting of all-black teams, folds after two weeks in operation.
• May 24 - Jerry Denny
  Jerry Denny
  Jeremiah Dennis Denny was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. Denny was a rarity: a left-handed thrower who played a position traditionally reserved for right-handers.Over 13 professional seasons he played for the Providence Grays , St...
  
   of the Indianapolis Hoosiers gives 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...
  
   a dose of his own medicine when he prevents Kelly from scoring by grabbing his belt and holding him at third base as Kelly attempts to tag up on a fly ball. The umpire who was watching the flight of the ball, didn't see Denny's action. Kelly was well known in baseball for bending the rules to his advantage when the umpire was not looking.
• May 28 - Pitcher 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...
  
  , suspended by 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....
  
  , sues the team for lost pay. Mullane and the Reds will eventually settle the suit out of court and Mullane will return to the team in mid-June.
• May 30 - New York Giants
  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....
  
   pitcher Bill George sets a major league record by walking 16 batters in a 12-11 loss to 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...
  
  .
• June 4 - During the pre-game warm up, Joe Hornung
  Joe Hornung
  Michael Joseph Hornung was an American baseball player and one the greatest fielders of the 19th century...
  
   places a bat on home plate and challenges pitcher Charlie Ferguson to hit it, which Ferguson promptly does on his first attempt.
• June 9 - 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...
  
   outfielder Candy Nelson sets a record by starting 3 double plays in one game.
• June 16 - Curt Welch
  Curt Welch
  Curtis Benton Welch born in East Liverpool, Ohio, was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Toledo Blue Stockings, St...
  
   of 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...
  
   is arrested for assault in Baltimore after breaking up a double play against the 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...
  
  . Welch will be fined $4.50 in court the next day.
• June 27 - Rookie pitcher George Van Haltren
  George Van Haltren
  100px|thumb|left|Van Haltren in 1904George Edward Martin Van Haltren was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who also pitched and occasionally played shortstop. He batted and threw left-handed...
  
   makes his major league debut for 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...
  
   and ties a major league record by issuing 16 walks in a losing cause. Van Haltren will soon move to the outfield and amass over 2500 hits in a 17 year career.

July–September

• July 1 - The Philadelphia 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...
  
   and 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...
  
   set a record by scoring in 15 of the 18 half-innings in the Wolverines 17-13 victory.
• July 6 - Alex McKinnon
  Alex McKinnon (baseball)
  Alexander J. McKinnon was an American Major League Baseball first baseman from Boston, Massachusetts. He played for several teams in his short-lived career in the National League.-Early career and expulsion:...
  
   of 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...
  
   leaves the team after contracting what is believed to be typhoid fever. Sadly, McKinnon will pass away on July 24.
• July 10 - Enforcing a new law, 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...
  
   police stop the game and arrest 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...
  
   owner Chris von der Ahe
  Chris von der Ahe
  Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von der Ahe was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals....
  
   for conducting business on a Sunday. Within a week a judge will exempt baseball from the law.
• July 14 - In an exhibition game against Newark from the International League, 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...
  
   player-manager Cap Anson
  Cap Anson
  Adrian Constantine Anson , nicknamed "Cap" and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman...
  
   refuses to play if Newark uses their black batter, George Stovey
  George Stovey
  George Washington Stovey is considered the best African-American baseball pitcher of the nineteenth century, but discrimination barred him from the majors and led him to move from team to team until he had no further opportunities to play in the minors...
  
   and 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:...
  
  . Newark gives in and benches the 2 players, then beats the White Stockings 9-4.
• July 22 - A pitcher named Frank Chapman makes his only appearance for the 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...
  
  . This appearance is notable because he would later be misidentified as a 14-year-old named Fred Chapman, who was long believed to be the youngest player in major league history. This error would not be discovered until 2009.
• July 26 - 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...
  
   catcher John Milligan sets a record by recording 3 assists in one inning.
• August 9 - Charlie Buffinton
  Charlie Buffinton
  Charles G. Buffinton, born Buffington , was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1892...
  
   of the Philadelphia 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...
  
   pitches his 2nd consecutive 1-hitter.
• August 10 - For the second time in his career, first-baseman 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...
  
   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...
  
   hits for the cycle. Despite Orr's efforts New York loses to 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...
  
  , 6-5.
• August 23 - Ned Williamson
  Ned Williamson
  Edward Nagle "Ned" or "Ed" Williamson was an American Major League Baseball player for 13 seasons from 1878 until 1890...
  
   hits a mammoth home run over the center field fence at Boston
  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....
  
  's South End Grounds
  South End Grounds
  South End Grounds refers to any one of three baseball parks on one site in Boston, Massachusetts. They were home to the Boston club in the National Association and the National League from 1871 to 1914....
  
  . It is only the 2nd ball hit over the fence in center field in the park's 17 year history. Rain later washes out the game and Williamson's home run with it.
• August 26 - 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....
  
   second baseman Bid McPhee
  Bid McPhee
  John Alexander "Bid" McPhee was a 19th century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from until , all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in...
  
   hits for the cycle against 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...
  
  . Cincinnati loses, however, 19-11.
• August 27 - 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...
  
   and Ezra Sutton
  Ezra Sutton
  Ezra Ballou Sutton was an American third baseman in the National Association and Major League Baseball from 1871-1888. Sutton collected 1,574 hits during this time period; he had a lifetime batting average of .294...
  
   set a record for most runs scored in a game by 2 teammates as they score 6 times each in the 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....
  
   28-14 win.
• August 29 - Denny Lyons
  Denny Lyons
  Dennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons was a Major League Baseball player. He played third base for the Providence Grays , Philadelphia Athletics , St. Louis Browns , New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates .Lyons was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
  
   is held hitless for the first time since May 23, a span covering 52 games. Under the rules of 1887, a walk counted as a base hit, and as a result Lyons' feat is largely ignored today since he needed walks to continue his streak on July 22 and again on August 19.
• August 31 - 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...
  
   become the first team ever to use 5 pitchers in one game in a 25-11 loss to the Louisville Colonels
  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...
  
  .
• September 3 - 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...
  
   clinch their 3rd straight 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 7-4 winover 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...
  
  .
• September 11 - 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...
  
   players refuse to play an exhibition game against the Cuban Giants
  Babylon Black Panthers
  The Cuban Giants were the first African-American professional baseball club.The team was originally formed in 1885 at the Argyle Hotel, a summer resort in Babylon, New York. The team was so skilled in the game, and achieved victory over so many of the nearby amateur "white" teams that they...
  
  . In a letter to owner Chris von der Ahe
  Chris von der Ahe
  Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von der Ahe was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals....
  
  , the players wrote "we will cheerfully play against white people at any time and think that by refusing to play [blacks] we are only doing what is right."
• September 28 - 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...
  
   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 7-3 victory over the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

October–December

• October 8 - 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...
  
   franchise is sold to Brooklyn Grays
  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...
  
   owner Charlie Byrne for $15,000.
• October 8 - The Philadelphia 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...
  
   defeat the New York Giants
  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....
  
   6-3 and end the season with 16 wins and 1 tie in their final 17 games to finish in 2nd place 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...
  
  .
• October 9 - Tip O'Neill of 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...
  
   finishes the season as 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...
  
   leader in doubles, triples and home runs, a feat which has never been duplicated.
• October 9 - 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...
  
  , star pitcher and hitter of the Louisville Colonels
  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...
  
   who plays other positions when not pitching, sets a defensive record for first basemen by recording zero fielding chances in a 9-inning game.
• October 10 - 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...
  
   win the first game of the best of 15 World's Series with a 6-1 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...
  
  .
• October 11 - The 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...
  
   take Game 2 by the score of 5-3.
• October 12 - Detroit
  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...
  
   wins Game 3 in 13 innings 2-1.
• October 13 - Lady Baldwin
  Lady Baldwin
  Charles B. "Lady" Baldwin was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played six seasons in the Union Association, National League, and Players' League with the Milwaukee Brewers , Detroit Wolverines , Brooklyn Bridegrooms , and Buffalo Bisons...
  
   pitches a 2-hitter in leading Detroit
  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...
  
   to a 8-0 victory.
• October 14 - The 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...
  
   win Game 5 by the score of 5-2 and now trail in the series 3 games to 2.
• October 15 - Detroit
  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...
  
   wins 9-0 in Game 6.
• October 17 - The 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...
  
   beat St. Louis
  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...
  
   3-1 and go up 5 games to 2 in the series.
• October 18 - Detroit
  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...
  
   wins again in Game 8 by the score of 9-2.
• October 19 - 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...
  
   increase their series lead to 7 games to 2 with a 4-2 win over 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...
  
  .
• October 21 - After a rainout the day before, the 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...
  
   pull off a triple play in an 11-4 morning victory over Detroit
  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...
  
  .
• October 21 - 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...
  
   win the series with a 13-3 afternoon win over 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...
  
  . Even though the Wolverines have won the series, the remaining 4 games will be played as they have previously been scheduled in various cities.
• October 26 - The 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...
  
   win the final game of the series but Detroit
  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...
  
   wins the series 10 games to 5.
• October 27 - The Brotherhood
  Players League
  The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League , was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century...
  
  of Professional Base-Ball Players agree to not sign contracts until an agreement has been reached with club owners regarding salary caps and the reserve rule.
• November 2 - The 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...
  
   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...
  
   are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three longtime partners, Sharsig, Simmons, and Mason, still hold a sizable block of stock.
• November 14 - The Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Spiders
  The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
  
   announce new uniforms for the 1888
  1888 in baseball
  -Champions:*World Series: New York Giants 6, St. Louis Browns 4*National League: New York Giants*American Association: St. Louis Browns-National League final standings:-American Association final standings:-National League statistical leaders:...
  
   season. The web-like pattern on the uniform will inspire the nickname "Spiders" which the club officially adopts.
• November 16 - The joint rules committee drops the 4-strike experiment from 1887 and returns to the standard 3-strike rule. The committee also drops the base on balls as counting for a hit in official statistics.
• November 17 - The club owners officially recognize the Brotherhood
  Players League
  The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League , was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century...
  
  of Professional Base-Ball Players by meeting with John Montgomery Ward
  John Montgomery Ward
  John Montgomery Ward , known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Renovo, Pennsylvania...
  
  , Ned Hanlon and Dan Brouthers
  Dan Brouthers
  Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from to , with a brief return in...
  
  .
• November 21 - In 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...
  
  , 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...
  
   announce a trade that ships Bill Gleason
  Bill Gleason
  For the Cleveland Infants pitcher, see Bill Gleason.----William G. Gleason [Will] was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from through for three different teams of the American Association . Listed at 5' 8", 170 lb., Gleason batted and threw right-handed. He was born in St....
  
   and Curt Welch
  Curt Welch
  Curtis Benton Welch born in East Liverpool, Ohio, was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Toledo Blue Stockings, St...
  
   to the 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...
  
   in exchange for Fred Mann
  Fred Mann
  Fred J. Mann was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball for six seasons, and played for five different teams. He was born in Sutton, Vermont and died at the age of 58 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Springfield.-External links:...
  
  , Chippy McGarr
  Chippy McGarr
  James B. "Chippy" McGarr , is a former professional baseball player who played third baseman in the Major Leagues from 1884-1896. He would play for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies, Philadelphia Athletics, St...
  
  , and Jocko Milligan
  Jocko Milligan
  John "Jocko" Milligan , was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1884-1893. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Giants.-External links:...
  
  , plus $3,000. This is the first of a significant number of trades or sales in the majors, mostly to the Brooklyn Grays
  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...
  
  .
• November 24 - George Hancock
  George Hancock (softball)
  George Hancock, at the time a reporter for Chicago Board of Trade, invented the game of softball in 1887. The first game was played indoors, inside the Farragut Boat Club in Chicago. Someone found a boxing glove and threw it and someone else hit it with a stick. George Hancock shouted "Let's play...
  
   invents an indoor baseball game that would become known as softball
  Softball
  Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
  
   in Chicago.
• December 2 - The International League disbands, as the Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo teams split off to form the International Association, while Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, become the nucleus of the Central League.
• December 8 - 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...
  
   agrees to increase ticket prices to .50¢ for the 1888
  1888 in baseball
  -Champions:*World Series: New York Giants 6, St. Louis Browns 4*National League: New York Giants*American Association: St. Louis Browns-National League final standings:-American Association final standings:-National League statistical leaders:...
  
   season. The AA will revert back to the original .25¢ fee in August after suffering attendance and revenue losses through the season.

January–April

• January 19 - Chick Gandil
  Chick Gandil
  Charles Arnold "Chick" Gandil was a professional baseball player. He played for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox of the American League. He is best known as the ringleader of the players involved in the 1919 Black Sox scandal...
  
  
• January 20 - Bill James
  Big Bill James
  William Henry "Big Bill" James was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball between 1911 and 1919. Primarily used as a starting pitcher, he played for the Cleveland Naps , St. Louis Browns , Detroit Tigers , Boston Red Sox and Chicago White...
  
  
• January 28 - Jack Coffey
• February 9 - Heinie Zimmerman
  Heinie Zimmerman
  Henry Zimmerman , known as "Heinie" or "The Great Zim," was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Zimmerman played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants...
  
  
• February 13 - Eddie Foster
  Eddie Foster
  Edward Cunningham "Eddie" Foster , was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1910-1923. In his career he played for the New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, and St. Louis Browns.Foster was killed in a hit-and-run automobile accident in...
  
  
• February 26 - Grover Cleveland Alexander
  Grover Cleveland Alexander
  Grover Cleveland Alexander , nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.-Career:Alexander was born in Elba, Nebraska, one of thirteen...
  
  
• March 12 - Wally Mattick
  Wally Mattick
  Walter Joseph Mattick was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago White Sox from – and briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals in . He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 19 - José Méndez
  José Méndez
  José de la Caridad Méndez was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 41 in Havana. Known in Cuba as El Diamante Negro , he became a legend in his homeland. He was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban...
  
  
• March 25 - Clyde Milan
  Clyde Milan
  Jesse Clyde Milan was an American baseball player who spent his entire career as an outfielder with the Washington Senators . He was not a powerful batter, but was adept at getting on base and was fleet of foot, receiving the nickname "Deerfoot" for his speed...
  
  
• April 8 - Hap Myers
  Hap Myers
  Ralph Edward "Hap" Myers was a Major League Baseball first baseman.-External links:...
  
  
• April 12 - Sam Agnew
  Sam Agnew
  Samuel Lester Agnew was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1919, he played for the St. Louis Browns , Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . Agnew batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Farmington, Missouri.Agnew debuted with the St. Louis Browns on April 10,...
  
  
• April 18 - Bill Rodgers
  Bill Rodgers (infielder)
  Wilbur Kincaid Rodgers [″Rawmeat Bill″] was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman from through for the Cleveland Indians , Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds . Listed at 5' 9.5", 170 lb., Rodgers batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 19 - Jack Martin
  Jack Martin (baseball)
  John Christopher Martin was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop for three different teams between the and seasons...
  
  
• April 21 - Joe McCarthy
• April 26 - Jack Barry
  Jack Barry (baseball)
  John Joseph "Jack" Barry was an American shortstop, second baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball, and later a college baseball coach...
  
  

May–August

• May 2 - Eddie Collins
  Eddie Collins
  Edward Trowbridge Collins, Sr. , nicknamed "Cocky", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman, manager and executive...
  
  
• May 12 - Casey Hageman
  Casey Hageman
  Kurt Moritz "Casey" Hageman was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs . Hageman batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 24 - Jack Killilay
  Jack Killilay
  John William Killilay was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., Killilay batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 28 - Jim Thorpe
  Jim Thorpe
  Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe * Gerasimo and Whiteley. pg. 28 * americaslibrary.gov, accessed April 23, 2007. was an American athlete of mixed ancestry...
  
  
• June 25 - Bob Meinke
  Bob Meinke
  Robert Bernard Meinke was an American baseball shortstop who appeared in 2 games for the Cincinnati Reds in . He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• June 27 - Rube Benton
  Rube Benton
  John Cleave "Rube" Benton was a pitcher, born in Clinton, North Carolina, for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants ....
  
  
• July 8 - Jim Bluejacket
  Jim Bluejacket
  Jim Bluejacket was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the early 20th century...
  
  
• July 29 - George Cutshaw
  George Cutshaw
  George William Cutshaw , is a former professional baseball player who played second base in the Major Leagues from 1912-1923. He would play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers. He played in the 1916 World Series for Brooklyn.-External links:...
  
  
• August 7 - Chet Nourse
  Chet Nourse
  Chester Linwood Nourse was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 6' 3", 180 lb., Nourse batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 24 - Harry Hooper
  Harry Hooper
  Harry Bartholomew Hooper was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hooper was born in Bell Station, California. A graduate in engineering at Saint Mary's College of California, he broke into the majors with the Red Sox in 1909,...
  
  
• August 30 - Tom Seaton
  Tom Seaton
  Thomas Gordon Seaton was born on August 30, 1887, in Blair, Nebraska. In , he was signed as a pitcher by the Portland, Oregon baseball team in the Pacific Coast League. In he was part of a pitching staff that included Gene Krapp, Jack Graney, Bill Steen and Vean Gregg...
  
  

September–December

• September 4 - Tilly Walker
  Tilly Walker
  Clarence William "Tilly" Walker was an American left and center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1911-1923. Born in Telford, Tennessee, Walker hit .281, and he was one of the first power hitters, slugging 17 home runs in 1920, 23 in 1921, and 37 in 1922...
  
  
• 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 17 - Nick Cullop
  Nick Cullop (pitcher)
  Norman Andrew "Nick" Cullop was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . A native of Chilhowie, Virginia, Cullop batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• October 4 - Ray Fisher
  Ray Fisher
  Ray Lyle Fisher was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball. His debut game took place on July 2, 1910. His final game took place on October 2, 1920...
  
  
• October 8 - Ping Bodie
  Ping Bodie
  Frank Stephen Bodie , born Francesco Stephano Pezzolo, was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees . Bodie batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 8 - Donie Bush
  Donie Bush
  Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush , was a Major League Baseball shortstop in the American League for the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Senators...
  
  
• October 8 - Doc Crandall
  James Otis Crandall
  James Otis Crandall was a right-handed pitcher and second baseman. He was the first player to be consistently used as a relief pitcher. Consequently, he was given the nickname Doc by Damon Runyon who said Crandall was "the physician of the pitching emergency". He played from 1908 to 1918,...
  
  
• October 10 - Bill Killefer
  Bill Killefer
  William Killefer , was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager who had a 48-year career in Major League Baseball. Killefer, who was nicknamed "Reindeer Bill" due to his speed afoot, played as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• October 19 - Fred Snodgrass
  Fred Snodgrass
  Frederick Carlisle "Snow" Snodgrass was an American center fielder in Major League baseball from 1908 to 1916 for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves. He played under manager John McGraw and with some of the game's early greats, including Christy Mathewson...
  
  
• November 6 - Walter Johnson
  Walter Johnson
  Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...
  
  
• December 9 - Spot Poles
  Spot Poles
  Spottswood Poles was an American outfielder in baseball's Negro Leagues. Born in Winchester, Virginia, he died at age 74 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• December 21 - Cy Williams
  Cy Williams
  Frederick "Cy" Williams was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies ....
  
  

Deaths

• May 11 - John Ake
  John Ake
  John Leckie Ake was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a third baseman for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association . Before and after his Major league career, he played for many professional minor league baseball teams from 1881 until his death in 1887...
  
  , 25, utility player on the 1884 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...
  
  .
• July 8 - Frank McIntyre, 27, pitcher who appeared in 3 games in 1883.
• July 24 - Alex McKinnon
  Alex McKinnon (baseball)
  Alexander J. McKinnon was an American Major League Baseball first baseman from Boston, Massachusetts. He played for several teams in his short-lived career in the National League.-Early career and expulsion:...
  
  , 30, first baseman who was batting .340 in his first season with 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...
  
  ; previously with New York and St. Louis teams.
• November 9 - Billy Riley, 32?, outfielder played in parts of 2 seasons.
• December 22 - Jud Birchall
  Jud Birchall
  Adoniram Judson "Jud" Birchall was an American Major League Baseball player who played left field for the Philadelphia Athletics in the American Association for three seasons from to ....
  
  , 32?, outfielder 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...
  
   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...
  
  from 1882-1884.

External links

• 1887 National League season at baseball-reference.com
• 1887 American Association season at baseball-reference.com
• Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
• Year by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.com
• Retrosheet.org