Champions

• World Series
  1889 World Series
  The 1889 World Series was an end-of-the-year baseball playoff series between the National League champion New York Giants and the American Association champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms ....
  
  : 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, Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
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• 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...
  
  : 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....
  
  
• 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...
  
  : Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
  

National League final standings

American Association final standings

National League statistical leaders

American Association statistical leaders

January–March

• January 22 - The Indianapolis Hoosiers, $30,000 in debt, surrender control of the franchise to 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 the hopes of finding new ownership.
• February 2 - John T. Brush
  John T. Brush
  John Tomlinson Brush was an American sports executive who was the owner of the New York Giants franchise in Major League Baseball from 1890 until his death. He also owned the Indianapolis Hoosiers in the late 1880s, and the Cincinnati Reds from 1891 to 1902. Under his leadership, the Giants were...
  
   heads up a group that assumes ownership of the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
• February 8 - Demolition crews begin the dismantling of 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 order to run new streets through the property. 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....
  
   will be forced to play their home games at the St. George Cricket Grounds
  St. George Cricket Grounds
  St. George Cricket Grounds or "St. George Grounds" is a former baseball ground located on Staten Island, New York, USA. St. George was the home park for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association for the 1886 and 1887 seasons...
  
   until a new Polo Grounds is finished in early July.
• February 19 - A tour of baseball players led by John 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...
  
   stages its first game in Europe, playing in Naples, Italy.
• March 7 - Pittsburgh Allegheny
  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...
  
   players, Bill Kuehne and Ed Morris, are arrested and charged with operating a gambling house out of their billiard parlor. The charges against both are dropped when the prosecution's star witness fails to appear in court to testify against them.
• March 20 - A 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...
  
   sporting goods house receives an order from Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
  
   for baseball equipment. The corresponding letter states that a league will soon be formed as the game has been played there for several months already.

April–June

• April 17 - 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...
  
   season begins.
• April 23 - New York
  New York
  New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
  
   Governor David Hill
  David B. Hill
  David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.-Life:...
  
   vetoes a bill from the state legislature that would block the street construction 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...
  
  .
• April 29 - 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....
  
   play their first home game at the St. George Cricket Grounds
  St. George Cricket Grounds
  St. George Cricket Grounds or "St. George Grounds" is a former baseball ground located on Staten Island, New York, USA. St. George was the home park for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association for the 1886 and 1887 seasons...
  
   on Staten Island
  Staten Island
  Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
  
  . The right-fielder plays on a stage used for theatre productions in the multi-purpose complex.
• May 1 - George Keefe of the Washington Nationals sets a record by walking 7 batters in one inning in a game against 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....
  
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• May 2 - Yank Robinson 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 fined and suspended after getting into a shouting match with Browns 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....
  
  . His teammates nearly refuse to make a trip to Kansas City
  Kansas City, Missouri
  Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
  
   and do lose 3 straight games to the Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri for two seasons from to in the American Association. They were the third, and last incarnation of this franchise name, following the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in and the Kansas City...
  
   amid suspicion they are throwing the games because of Robinson's suspension.
• May 6 - 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....
  
  , owner of 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...
  
  , rescinds Yank Robinson's suspension. The Browns respond by beating the Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri for two seasons from to in the American Association. They were the third, and last incarnation of this franchise name, following the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in and the Kansas City...
  
  , their first victory since the suspension.
• May 7 - Yank Robinson returns to 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...
  
   lineup and goes 4-6 at the plate, leading St. Louis to a 21-0 win over the Columbus Solons
  Columbus Solons
  The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
  .
• May 9 - Amos Rusie
  Amos Rusie
  Amos Wilson Rusie , nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century...
  
   makes his major league debut with the Indianapolis Hoosiers.
• May 14 - 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...
  
   suspend pitchers Ed Morris and Pete Conway, so they will not have to pay the salaries for the 2 sore-armed pitchers. Morris will return in 3 weeks although he will never again be an effective pitcher while Conway, a 30 game in 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:...
  
  , will never pitch again.
• May 19 - Most of the seating is destroyed by fire at Brooklyn
  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...
  
  's Washington Park. The stands will be rebuilt within a month.
• May 24 - Bill Kuehne 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...
  
   sets a record by handling 13 chances at 3rd base in one game.
• May 25 - When 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 Columbus Solons
  Columbus Solons
  The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   refuses to leave the field after being ejected, umpire Fred Goldsmith declares the game forfeited to the visiting Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
  . Both teams refuse to abide by the forfeit and complete the game after Orr is replaced by a substitute.
• May 30 - The Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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 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...
  
   9-7 in front of the largest crowd 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...
  
   history. 22,122 fans fill Washington Park which has only 3,000 seats available after the fire 11 days earlier that destroyed the stands.
• June 7 - Pete Browning
  Pete Browning
  Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning was an American center and left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1894 who played primarily for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels, becoming one of the sport's most accomplished batters of the 1880s...
  
   hits for the cycle in a losing cause, as 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...
  
   fall 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...
  
  , 9-7. It is Louisville's 14th consecutive loss and the second time Browning has hit for the cycle in his career.
• June 11 - 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...
  
   strikes out in a game for the first time this season. Brouthers will end the year with only 6 strikeouts in over 550 plate appearances.
• June 13 - After 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...
  
   lose their 19th straight game, owner-manager Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Hamilton Davidson was a Major League Baseball owner and manager. He is best known as the primary owner of the Major League Baseball Louisville Colonels during the worst period of the team's history...
  
   threatens to fine each player $25 if they lose their next game, even though the players are already owed back pay by Davidson.
• June 15 - Protesting Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Hamilton Davidson was a Major League Baseball owner and manager. He is best known as the primary owner of the Major League Baseball Louisville Colonels during the worst period of the team's history...
  
  's threat of fines, only 6 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...
  
   show up for their game 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...
  
  . Davidson is forced to pick up 3 Baltimore amateurs to play the outfield. Charles Fisher, John Traffley and Mike Gaule each make the only appearance of their careers as Louisville loses their 20th in a row.
• June 17 - After consulting Baltimore
  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...
  
   manager, Billy Barnie
  Billy Barnie
  William Harrison Barnie , nicknamed "Bald Billy," was an American manager and catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in New York City, he played as a right fielder in the National Association in 1874-1875...
  
  , the striking players 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...
  
   return to the field for a doubleheader. The Colonels blow a 9th inning 6-3 lead in Game 1 to lose and manage only 1 hit while committing 7 errors to drop the second game.
• June 19 - Center fielder Dummy Hoy
  Dummy Hoy
  William Ellsworth Hoy , nicknamed "Dummy," was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C...
  
   sets a major league record by throwing 3 runners out at the plate in one game.
• June 22 - The Sporting News
  The Sporting News
  Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
  
  reports that major league players are unhappy with the classification system for pay and no say or share in their sale to other clubs, and that a strike is imminent beginning in early July.
• June 22 - 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...
  
   drop a pair of games to 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...
  
   to extend their losing streak to 26 games, which still stands as the major league record.
• June 23 - Louisville
  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...
  
   finally gets a win in defeating 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...
  
   7-3.
• June 24 - Louisville
  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...
  
   owner-manager Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Hamilton Davidson was a Major League Baseball owner and manager. He is best known as the primary owner of the Major League Baseball Louisville Colonels during the worst period of the team's history...
  
   resigns as manager and hires an Eclipse Park employee as the new manager, although right fielder Jimmy "Chicken" Wolf will actually run the team.
• June 28 - Billy Hamilton hits 3 triples in the first game of a doubleheader and then adds another one in the night cap to set a record for most triples in a doubleheader.

July–September

• Early July - 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...
  
   convinces representatives for The Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players to hold off on their planned strike for a couple of weeks until he can present them with a better long-term solution.
• July 2 - 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...
  
   owner Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Davidson
  Mordecai Hamilton Davidson was a Major League Baseball owner and manager. He is best known as the primary owner of the Major League Baseball Louisville Colonels during the worst period of the team's history...
  
  , unable to pay the players salaries, turns the team over 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...
  
  . The AA will announce new ownership for the team within 3 days.
• July 6 - Player-manager John Morrill
  John Morrill
  John Francis Morrill , nicknamed "Honest John," was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played from 1876-1890. Over the years he played all positions. Although he pitched a couple of games each season, he was primarily an infielder, and had a career batting average of...
  
  , his team in last 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...
  
   at 13-40 and a personal batting average of .185, is let go by the Washington Nationals after leaving the team to go see ailing relatives in Worcester
  Worcester, Massachusetts
  Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
  
  .
• July 8 - 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....
  
   play their first game at the newly relocated 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...
  
  . The stadium will remain a fixture in major league baseball until its demolition in 1964
  1964 in baseball
  -Major League Baseball:*World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees ; Bob Gibson, MVP*All-Star Game, July 7 at Shea Stadium: National League, 7–4; Johnny Callison, MVP-Other champions:*College World Series: Minnesota...
  
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• July 12 - John Clarkson
  John Clarkson
  John Gibson Clarkson was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs , Chicago White Stockings , Boston Beaneaters , and Cleveland Spiders .He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in...
  
   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....
  
   is taken out after pitching 5 innings of no-hit ball in order to rest him for his next start. Teammate Bill Sowders allows 1 hit over the last 4 innings for the combined 1-hitter.
• July 14 - Albert Spalding
  Albert Spalding
  Albert Goodwill Spalding was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.-Biography:...
  
   publishes his ideas for the classification and structure of the minor leagues. His ideas will be the foundation of minor league baseball that last to the present day.
• July 14 - At a secret meeting of The Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel 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...
  
  , 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...
  
   instructs Brotherhood representatives that "each player look up the feasibility of securing capital in his own city" for the purpose of starting a competing league that would give the players an equal say in all baseball matters.
• July 24 - Joe Dowie will collect only 17 hits in his one season of major league baseball, but 5 of them come on this day in as he helps 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...
  
   to an easy 17-3 win over 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...
  
  .
• July 26 - Jay Faatz
  Jay Faatz
  Jayson S. Faatz was an American Major League Baseball player born in Weedsport, New York, who played at first base for three teams during his four season career.-Career:...
  
   hits possibly the shortest grand slam ever when he hits a ball that ricochets off of the 3rd baseman's foot and rolls under some temporary bleachers placed close to 3rd base. Faatz circles the bases as the ball is still in play according to the park's ground rules.
• July 29 - 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...
  
   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....
  
   robs 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...
  
   of a victory when, after Sam Thompson
  Sam Thompson
  Samuel Luther Thompson was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. "Big Sam" was known for his offensive production and was second on the career home runs list at the time of his retirement...
  
   had apparently hit a long drive over the right field fence for a home run, he manages to throw a ball back into the infield that holds Thompson on the bases. While the Quakers argue that Kelly used a different ball, the umpire rules it is the game ball and allows the play to stand. Thompson is stranded on base as the Beaneaters go on to win 7-6 in extra innings.
• August 7 - The Cleveland Spiders
  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 :...
  
   score 14 runs in the 3rd inning, still a record for that inning, in a 20-6 win over the Washington Nationals.
• August 8 - Shortstop Jack Glasscock
  Jack Glasscock
  John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era...
  
   of the Indianapolis Hoosiers hits for the cycle against 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....
  
  . Indianapolis wins, 14-4.
• August 12 - The first-place 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...
  
   complete a 3 game sweep 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...
  
   over the 2nd place Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   with a 11-0 win in front of 32,911 fans.
• August 15 - Cleveland Spiders
  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 :...
  
   outfielder Larry Twitchell
  Larry Twitchell
  Lawrence Grant Twitchell was a Major League baseball outfielder. Twitchell was born in Cleveland, Ohio.On August 15, , he hit for the cycle, getting 6 hits in 6 at bats to lead the Cleveland Spiders over the Boston Beaneaters...
  
   hits for the cycle in a 19-8 victory over 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....
  
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• August 18 - The Cincinnati
  Cincinnati, Ohio
  Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
  
   police stop a scheduled 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....
  
   Sunday game after a court ruling prohibits Sunday baseball. The ban will be a factor in the Red Stockings' decision to jump to 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 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...
  
  .
• August 25 - The 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....
  
   are again stopped by police from playing a Sunday game.
• September 1 - After having led 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...
  
   all but 3 days of the season, 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...
  
   fall out of first place by losing in extra innings to the Columbus Solons
  Columbus Solons
  The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
  .
• September 3 - Con Daily of the Indianapolis Hoosiers makes the final out in a 7-6 loss 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....
  
   just after the umpire had apparently called time. Given a second chance, Daily hits a 2-run single to give the Hoosiers an 8-7 win.
• September 7 - In a critcical 2-game series, 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...
  
   leave the field in Brooklyn
  Brooklyn
  Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
  
   in the 9th inning leading 4-2 claiming it is too dark to continue play. Umpire Fred Goldsmith disagrees and forfeits the game to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
  . Several Browns players are hit by thrown bottle as they leave the park.
• September 8 - Citing safety concerns, 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...
  
   fail to show for their game against Brooklyn
  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...
  
   and forfeit for the 2nd day in a row, giving the Bridegrooms a 4½ game lead over the Browns.
• September 11 - In a season that will have 135 rainouts between the 2 leagues, every scheduled game in both leagues is postponed due to rain on this day.
• September 23 - 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...
  
  , in an emergency meeting, overturns the forfeit by 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...
  
   on September 7 and awards them a 4-2 victory. The ruling draws the Browns back to within 4½ games of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
  .
• September 25 - The Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players' plan to start a rival league is leaked to the press.
• September 27 - Out of the pennant race, 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...
  
   make a largely symbolic move by releasing Brotherhood activists outfielder George Wood who is batting .251 and pitcher Dan Casey
  Dan Casey
  Dan Casey was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 7 seasons with the Wilmington Quicksteps, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Quakers and Syracuse Stars. He led the National League in ERA in 1887 while playing for Philadelphia...
  
   who has a 6-10 record.

October–December

• October 5 - 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....
  
   clinch 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 on the last day of the season with a 5-3 win coupled with 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....
  
   6-1 loss. It was the first time in major league history that the pennant was determined on the last day of the season.
• October 6 - The Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   complete their home schedule with a 9-0 win. Brooklyn sets a new 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...
  
   season attendance record by drawing 353,690 fans in 1889.
• October 15 - Having to win their final 5 games to win 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, 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...
  
   lose in their first try, giving the flag to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   who have already completed their season.
• October 18 - The Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   take Game 1 of the best-of-11 World Series with a 12-10 victory over 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....
  
  .
• October 19 - The 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....
  
   even the series by taking Game 2 by a score of 6-2.
• October 22 - The Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   take Game 3 by a score of 8-7 in a game called because of darkness that ends with the 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....
  
   having the bases loaded and 1 out in the top of the 9th inning.
• October 23 - In another game called early by darkness, New York
  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....
  
   scores 5 runs in the top of the 6th to tie the game at 7, only to see the Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   win it on a 3-run homer by Oyster Burns
  Oyster Burns
  Thomas P. "Oyster" Burns was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons, 11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball Wilmington Quicksteps , Baltimore Orioles , Brooklyn Bridegrooms , and New York Giants...
  
   in the bottom of the 6th inning.
• October 24 - The 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....
  
   win Game 5 by a score of 11-3.
• October 25 - New York
  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....
  
   evens the series at 3 games apiece by tying the game at 1 with a run in the 9th inning. The Giants then win it in the 11th inning as 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...
  
   outlasts Adonis Terry
  Adonis Terry
  William H. "Adonis" Terry was an American Major League Baseball player whose career spanned from his debut with the Brooklyn Atlantics in , to the Chicago Colts in . In his 14 seasons, he compiled a 197-196 win–loss record, winning 20 or more games in a season four different times...
  
   in the 2-1 extra inning thriller.
• October 26 - New York
  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....
  
   wins again, taking an 11-7 triumph over the Bridegrooms
  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...
  
  .
• October 28 - The 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....
  
   win their 4th straight game by defeating Brooklyn
  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...
  
   16-7.
• October 29 - 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....
  
   win their 2nd consecutive World Series title by beating the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   3-2 for their 5th straight win in taking the series 6 games to 3.
• November 4 - The Brotherhood of Professional Base Ball Players issues its Manifesto stating that "players have been bought‚ sold and exchanged as though they were sheep instead of American citizens."
• November 7 - The Brotherhood meets to begin formal preparation for their new 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...
  
   to begin in the 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...
  
   season.
• November 13 - The Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  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...
  
   and 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....
  
   jump 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...
  
   to 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 the middle of an AA league meeting.
• November 14 - The Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri for two seasons from to in the American Association. They were the third, and last incarnation of this franchise name, following the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in and the Kansas City...
  
   drop out 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...
  
   in order to join the Western League.
• November 21 - 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...
  
   issues its reply to the 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...
  
   manifesto. Claiming that the League saved baseball in 1876 and that under the reserve rules players' salaries had "more than trebled," the NL denounces the Brotherhood movement as "the efforts of certain overpaid players to again control [baseball] for their own aggrandizement. . . to its ultimate dishonor and disintegration."
• November 25 - Former Indianapolis Hoosiers pitcher Jack Glasscock
  Jack Glasscock
  John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895 and was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era...
  
  , claiming that his pledge to the Players' League does not constitute a binding contract, becomes the first defection from the Brotherhood when he signs with the New York Giants 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...
  
  , thus becoming the first "double jumper" in major league history.
• November 30 - 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...
  
   drop out 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...
  
  , leaving the AA with only four teams.
• December 16 - The 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...
  
   is formally organized, selecting Colonel Edwin A. McAlpin as president.
• December 17 - The 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...
  
   votes to utilize a 2-man umpiring crew for their 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...
  
   season and also set their pitching distance at 57 feet, a 1½ foot increase over the NL and AA.
• December 18 - The 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...
  
   votes to expel any Brotherhood member who has signed an 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...
  
   contract with either 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...
  
   or 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...
  
  . Some of these players will be later reinstated after they jump back to the PL.
• December 20 - The Toledo Maumees
  Toledo Maumees
  The Toledo Maumees were originally formed in 1888. The team was based in Toledo, Ohio and formed part of the Tri-State League for one season. Their home games were played at Speranza Park in Toledo....
  
   are admitted 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...
  
  , bringing the AA to 5 teams.
• December 20 - In the first of many court battles, Charlie Buffinton
  Charlie Buffinton
  Charles G. Buffinton, born Buffington , was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1892...
  
   and Bill Hallman are served with papers for allegedly breaking their contracts with 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...
  
   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...
  
  .
• December 23 - 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....
  
   go to court seeking an injunction to prevent 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...
  
   from playing baseball for another team 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...
  
  .

January–April

• January 7 - Leo Murphy
  Leo Murphy (baseball)
  Leo Joseph Murphy [Red] was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the season. Listed at 6' 1", 179 lb., Murphy batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana.Murphy started his professional career in 1912 with Double-A Columbus...
  
  
• January 16 - Erskine Mayer
  Erskine Mayer
  Jacob Erskine Mayer was an American baseball player who played for three different Major League Baseball teams during the 1910s...
  
   *
• January 22 - Amos Strunk
  Amos Strunk
  Amos Aaron Strunk was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball from through . A member of four World Series champion teams, Strunk batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• January 25 - Les Nunamaker
  Les Nunamaker
  Leslie Grant Nunamaker born in Aurora, Nebraska was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St...
  
  
• February 12 - George Cochran
  George Leslie Cochran
  George Leslie Cochran was a third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in the 1918 season. Cochran was a switch-hitter and threw right handed...
  
  
• February 18 - George Mogridge
  George Mogridge
  George Anthony Mogridge born in Rochester, New York was a Pitcher for the Chicago White Sox , New York Yankees , Washington Senators , St. Louis Browns and Boston Braves ....
  
  
• March 5 - Jeff Tesreau
  Jeff Tesreau
  Charles Monroe "Jeff" Tesreau was an American Major League Baseball player.Tesreau initially signed with a minor league team of the St. Louis Browns in 1909. In , his contract was purchased by the New York Giants....
  
  
• March 12 - Reb Russell
  Reb Russell
  Ewell Albert "Reb" Russell was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates....
  
  
• April 4 - Dutch Lerchen
  Dutch Lerchen
  Bertram Roe "Dutch" Lerchen was a shortstop who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at 5' 8", 160 lb., Lerchen batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. His cousin, George Lerchen, played for Detroit and Cincinnati from 1952-53.In a...
  
  
• April 13 - Claude Hendrix
  Claude Hendrix
  Claude Raymond Hendrix born in Olathe, Kansas, USA, is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates , Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs .He helped the Whales win the 1915 Federal League pennant and the Cubs win the...
  
  
• April 27 - Hy Myers
  Hy Myers
  Henry "Hy" Myers was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over all or part of 14 seasons with the Brooklyn Supurbas/Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Cincinnati Reds. He led the National League in RBIs in 1919 while playing for Brooklyn. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and...
  
  
• Somes sources show 1890

May–August

• May 7 - Wilson Collins
  Wilson Collins
  Cyril Wilson Collins was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field for the Boston Braves in the and seasons. Listed at 5' 9.5", 165 lb., Collins Batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• May 19 - Wally Snell
  Wally Snell
  Walter Henry "Doc" Snell was a pinch-hitter/catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Following this brief baseball career he became a successful mycologist who worked primarily at Brown University for the next 60 years.-Baseball career:Snell...
  
  
• June 1 - Otto Miller
  Otto Miller (baseball catcher)
  Lowell Otto Miller [Moonie] was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Brooklyn teams Superbas , Dodgers and Robins . Listed at 6' 0", 196 lb., Miller batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• June 4 - Lee Magee
  Lee Magee
  Leo Christopher "Lee" Magee was a Major League Baseball player between 1911 and 1919. He was the first Major League player to hit five straight hits. While he played the majority of his professional games in the outfield, he also played infield frequently.-External links:...
  
  
• July 13 - Stan Coveleski
  Stan Coveleski
  Stanley Anthony Coveleski was a Major League Baseball player during the 1910s and 1920s. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969....
  
  
• June 14 - Ray Morgan
  Ray Morgan
  Raymond Caryll Morgan was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Washington Senators from through . Listed at 5' 8", 155 lb., Morgan batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 16 - Joe Jackson
  Shoeless Joe Jackson
  Joseph Jefferson Jackson , nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century...
  
  
• June 24 - Paul Musser
  Paul Musser
  Paul Musser was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox . Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., Musser batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 28 - Bullet Rogan
  Bullet Rogan
  Charles Wilber "Bullet" Rogan, also known as "Bullet Joe" , was an American pitcher and outfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1938...
  
  
• July 31 - Dan Marion
  Dan Marion
  Dan Marion was a pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1914 and 1915.-Sources:...
  
  
• August 22 - Wally Schang
  Wally Schang
  Walter Henry Schang was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1931, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , New York Yankees , St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers . Schang was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
  
• August 24 - Hank Gowdy
  Hank Gowdy
  Henry Morgan Gowdy was a professional baseball catcher and a first baseman who played in the major leagues for the New York Giants and the Boston Braves...
  
  

September–December

• September 5 - Bingo DeMoss
  Bingo DeMoss
  Elwood "Bingo" DeMoss was a baseball player and manager in the Negro Leagues from 1905 to 1943. He was born in Topeka, Kansas. It was in Topeka that he began his playing career in 1905 with the Topeka Giants. He is considered the finest fielding second baseman of the 1910s and 1920s Negro Leagues...
  
  
• September 18 - Heinie Groh
  Heinie Groh
  Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was the National League's top third baseman in the late 1910s and early 1920s, and captained championship teams with the Reds and ...
  
  
• September 22 - Hooks Dauss
  Hooks Dauss
  George August "Hooks" Dauss was a Major League pitcher who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. Nicknamed 'Hooks' or 'Hookey' because of his hard-to-hit curveball...
  
  
• September 25 - Dave Robertson
  Dave Robertson
  Davis Aydelotte Robertson is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of 9 seasons with the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1916 and 1917 he tied for the National League lead in home runs while playing for New York...
  
  
• September 28 - Jack Fournier
  Jack Fournier
  John Frank "Jack" Fournier was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St...
  
  
• October 5 - Jim Bagby
  Jim Bagby, Sr.
  James Charles Jacob Bagby, Sr. was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Bagby was the first pitcher to hit a home run in a modern World Series, and one of the last three pitchers to win over 30 games in one season .-Biography:A native of Barnett, Georgia, Bagby began...
  
  
• October 23 - Hugh Bedient
  Hugh Bedient
  Hugh Carpenter Bedient was a starting pitcher who played in the American League for the Boston Red Sox and with the Buffalo Blues of the Federal League . Bedient batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• October 25 - Smoky Joe Wood
• October 26 - Tommy Griffith
  Tommy Griffith
  Tommy Griffith was a professional baseball player from 1913 to 1925. He was a right fielder. Griffith mainly played with the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Robins. With these teams, he never hit below .250 and has over 100 hits six times...
  
  
• November 24 - George J. Burns
  George Burns (outfielder)
  George Joseph Burns was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. A soft-spoken person, he was nicknamed "Silent George" by his teammates, and he was said to be one of the best pool players ever to play major...
  
  
• December 1 - Willie Mitchell
  Willie Mitchell (baseball)
  William Mitchell born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians and Detroit Tigers ....
  
  
• December 10 - Jimmy Johnston
  Jimmy Johnston
  James Harle Johnston was a major-league baseball player from 1911 to 1926...
  
  
• December 13 - Fritz Coumbe
  Fritz Coumbe
  Frederick Nicholas Coumbe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1914 through 1921. Coumbe batted and threw left handed...
  
  
• December 14 - Lefty Tyler
  Lefty Tyler
  George Albert "Lefty" Tyler was a professional baseball pitcher from 1910 to 1921. From 1910 to 1917 Tyler played with the Boston Doves/Braves. Tyler performed well, Having an earned run average under 3 in all but two years. In 1918, Tyler was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Larry Doyle, Art...
  
  
• December 19 - Sam Dodge
  Sam Dodge
  Samuel Edward Dodge was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1921 and 1922 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6' 1", 170 lb, Dodge batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Neath, Pennsylvania, United States...
  
  
• December 23 - Cozy Dolan
• December 26 - John Henry
  John Henry (catcher)
  John Park Henry was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for two different teams between the and seasons. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Henry batted and threw right-handed. He attended Amherst College....
  
  

Deaths

• January 15 - Lew Brown
  Lew Brown (baseball)
  Lewis J. Brown was an American Major League Baseball catcher and first baseman for seven seasons and played for six different teams from 1876 to 1884. Brown was primarily a catcher, but he also logged over 100 games as a first baseman...
  
  , 30, catcher for NL champion Boston Red Caps
  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....
  
   and who batted .305 for 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...
  
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• January 26 - Tom Gillen, 26, catcher for the 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....
  
   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...
  
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• February 24 - Jim McElroy
  Jim McElroy (baseball)
  James D. McElroy was an American professional baseball player who played one season at the major league level. He pitched thirteen games for the Philadelphia Quakers, and one game for the Wilmington Quicksteps. His W–L record was 1–13, and he had an earned run average of 5.12...
  
  , 26, pitched for 2 teams in .
• March 28 - Tom Smith, 37?, played in 3 games for the Brooklyn Atlantics
  Brooklyn Atlantics
  The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...
  
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• April 12 - Frank Ringo, 28, journeyman utility player from 1883–1886.
• May 20 - Oscar Walker, 35, center fielder and first baseman who led 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...
  
   in home runs with 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...
  
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• June 9 - Mike Burke
  Mike Burke (shortstop)
  Michael E. Burke was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. In 28 games, he had 26 hits in 117 at bats for a .222 batting average, scored 13 Runs, and hit three doubles. He died at the age of 34 or 35 in Albany, New...
  
  , 35?, reserve for the Cincinnati Reds.
• June 20 - Pat McGee
  Pat McGee (baseball)
  Patrick McGee was a professional baseball player who played as a center fielder from 1874-1875 for the Brooklyn Atlantics and New York Mutuals.-External links:...
  
  , age unknown, utility player from 1874–1875.
• July 22 - John Greason
  John Greason
  John A. Greason was an American professional baseball player from Washington, D.C. who pitched a total of seven games for the Washington Blue Legs of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players...
  
  , 37, back-up pitcher for the 1873
  1873 in baseball
  -Champions:*National Association: Boston Red Stockings-National Association final standings:-Statistical leaders:-January–March:*March 3 – For the first time, the NA adopts a standardized ball to be used in all league games.-April–June:...
  
   Washington Blue Legs
  Washington Blue Legs
  The Washington Blue Legs, or less commonly known as the Washington Nationals, were a professional baseball team established in Washington, D.C., and played their home games at the Nationals Grounds and the Olympics Grounds...
  
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• August 8 - Harry McCormick
  Harry McCormick (baseball)
  Patrick Henry McCormick was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1879, and from 1881 to 1883.McCormick died in his hometown of Syracuse, New York at the age of 33.-External links:...
  
  , 33, pitcher who won 41 games from 1879–1883.
• September 9 - Jack Gorman, 30?, journeyman utility player in 1883–1884.

External links

• 1889 National League season at baseball-reference.com
• 1889 American Association season at baseball-reference.com
• Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
• Year by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.com
• Retrosheet.org
• Business of Baseball.com article on the formation and history of the Players League