Champions

• 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...
  
  : 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....
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Inter-State League: Brooklyn Atlantics
• Northwestern League: Toledo Blue Stockings
  Toledo Blue Stockings
  The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....
  
  

National League final standings

American Association final standings

National League statistical leaders

American Association statistical leaders

January–March

• February 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...
  
   and 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...
  
  , along with the Northwestern League, sign the Tripartite Agreement (also known as the National Agreement). This agreement binds the leagues to respect each other's valid player contracts as well as increasing the size of the reserve list from 6 to 11 players. This leads to relative harmony among the leagues until 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...
  
   wars of 1889
  1889 in baseball
  -Champions:*World Series: New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3*National League: New York Giants*American Association: Brooklyn Bridegrooms-National League final standings:-American Association final standings:-National League statistical leaders:...
  
  -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...
  
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• March 14 - The Peoria Club of the Northwestern League makes a motion to ban blacks, a move directly aimed at Toledo's star catcher, Moses Fleetwood Walker. After heated discussion, the motion is withdrawn and Walker remains eligible to play.
• March 30 - Charles Fowle, one of the original founders 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...
  
  , and secretary of the St. Louis Brown Stockings
  St. Louis Brown Stockings
  The St. Louis Brown Stockings were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri from 1875 to 1877.-History:Joining the National Association in the final season of that league, the Brown Stockings were the first team to represent St. Louis in a professional baseball association . The...
  
   from 1875–1877, dies 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...
  
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• March 31 - The nations's oldest baseball club, the Olympic Town-Ball Club of Philadelphia, marks its 50th anniversary.

April–June

• April 15 - Francis Richter
  Francis Richter
  Francis C. Richter was an American journalist who served as founder and editor of Sporting Life from its inception to its demise, and editor of the Reach Guide from its inception in 1901. Richter died the day after completing the 1926 edition of the Reach Guide...
  
   publishes the first issue of Sporting Life
  Sporting Life (US sports journal)
  The Sporting Life is a defunct US newspaper published in Philadelphia, PA, that ran from 1883 to 1917 and from 1922 to 1924.A British paper of the same name ran from 1859 to 1998....
  
   which will grow into the leading weekly publication for baseball information and run continuously until 1917.
• April 24 - Terry Larkin
  Terry Larkin
  Frank S. "Terry" Larkin was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five teams during a six-season career.-Career:...
  
  , a pitcher who has not played in the majors since 1880, shoots his wife and a policeman, then tries to kill himself. He attempts suicide the next day and fails again. Fortunately, both his wife and the police officer survive as well and Larkin actually appears in 40 games for the Richmond Virginians
  Richmond Virginians (1884)
  The Richmond Virginians was a major league baseball team that played in the American Association in 1884. They had a record of 12 wins and 30 losses after replacing the Washington Statesmen, who had dropped out of the league. The Virginians were managed by Felix Moses and played their home games in...
  
   in 1884
  1884 in baseball
  -Champions:*First World's Championship Series: Providence Grays over New York Metropolitans *National League: Providence Grays*American Association: New York Metropolitans*Union Association: St...
  
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• May 1 - In the inaugural 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...
  
   game for both teams, the New York Gothams
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   defeat 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...
  
   7-5 in front of 15,000 fans that includes President Ulysses S. Grant.
• May 3 - 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...
  
   becomes the first pitcher to hit 2 home runs a game as his New York Gothams
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   defeat 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....
  
   10-9.
• May 13 - In what was still a very rare occurrence, neither team commits an error as 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...
  
   defeat the Louisville Eclipse
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
   4-3.
• May 28 - Fort Wayne and Indianapolis play the first of 2 games under electric lights.
• May 30 - Several 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...
  
   teams play a Memorial Day double-header in 2 different cities. At one point, there is an American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   game being played 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...
  
   on 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...
  
   field and a 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...
  
   game being played at the Polo Grounds on the New York Gothams
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   field where the outfield fences back up to one another.
• June 9 - 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...
  
   receive special permission 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...
  
   to lower their ticket prices to 25¢ per game in order to compete with 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...
  
  . The Quakers average game attendance quadruples for the remainder of the season.
• June 16 - The New York Gothams
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   introduce ladies day, where all females are admitted free without restriction. This idea will remain a staple of major league baseball for nearly 100 years.
• June 28 - 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...
  
   player Joe Mulvey is shot in the shoulder while leaving the playing field at Messer Street Grounds
  Messer Street Grounds
  Messer Street Grounds is a former baseball ground located in Providence, Rhode Island. The ground was home to the Providence Grays baseball club of the National League from 1878 to 1885....
  
   in Providence
  Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
  
  . The shooter, James Murphy, was actually aiming for Mulvey's teammate, Cliff Carroll after Carroll had drenched Murphy with a hose. Within a month, Mulvey would be sold 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...
  
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July–September

• July 3 - 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...
  
   set a major league record with 14 doubles, including 4 each by Cap Anson
  Cap Anson
  Adrian Constantine Anson , nicknamed "Cap" and "Pop", was a National Association and Major League Baseball first baseman...
  
   and Abner Dalrymple
  Abner Dalrymple
  Abner Frank Dalrymple was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who hit 43 home runs and batted .288 during his 12-season career spent primarily with the Chicago White Stockings, for whom he starred as the leadoff hitter on five National League pennant winners...
  
  , in a 31-7 pasting over the Buffalo Bisons
  Buffalo Bisons (1879-1885)
  The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between 1879 and 1885. The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park and Olympic Park in Buffalo, New York.-Year-by-year records:-Players of note:*Dan Brouthers...
  
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• July 4 - Tim Keefe
  Tim Keefe
  Timothy John "Tim" Keefe , nicknamed "Smiling Tim" and "Sir Timothy", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was one of the most dominating pitchers of the 19th century and posted impressive statistics in one category or another for almost every season he pitched...
  
   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...
  
   wins both games of a double-header over the Columbus Buckeyes
  Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
  The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884. In two seasons they won 101 games and lost 104 for a winning percentage of .493. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio....
  
   while giving up a combined 3 hits in the 2 games.
• July 25 - Charles Radbourn
  Charles Radbourn
  Charles Gardner Radbourn , nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball . He played for the Buffalo Bisons , Providence Grays , Boston Beaneaters , Boston Reds , and Cincinnati Reds...
  
   throws a no-hitter 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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• July 26 - Joe Gephardt of the Louisville Eclipse
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
   is forced out of action due to temporary paralysis. Gephardt will recover and play again within 2 weeks.
• July 28 - The first recorded game is played in Hawaii
  Hawaii
  Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
  
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• July 30 - Player/manager Lon Knight
  Lon Knight
  Alonzo P. "Lon" Knight, born Alonzo P. Letti , was an American right fielder, right-handed pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball...
  
   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...
  
   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...
  
   hits for the cycle. Philadelphia defeates 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...
  
  , 17-4.
• August 7 - 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...
  
   fall out of 1st place for good in their 6-4 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....
  
  . For the 2nd straight season, Providence will lead the league for the majority of the season and not win the pennant.
• August 11 - 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....
  
   turn a triple play when catcher Mike Hines catches a muffed pop-up and catches the base-runners off guard.
• August 11 - Fred Thayer, patent-holder for the invention of the catching mask, and George Wright sue Wright's former teammate Albert Spalding
  Albert Spalding
  Albert Goodwill Spalding was a professional baseball player, manager and co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company.-Biography:...
  
  's sporting goods company for patent infringement. Spalding
  Spalding (sports equipment)
  Spalding is a sporting goods company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago, Illinois, in 1876 and now headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The company specializes in the production of balls for many sports, but is most-known for its basketballs...
  
   will ultimately be forced to pay Thayer royalties in the case.
• August 20 - 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...
  
   fine George Creamer
  George Creamer
  George W. Creamer , born George W. Triebel, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
  
  , Mike Mansell and Billy Taylor $100 each and indefinitely suspend all 3 players for drunkenness.
• August 21 - 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...
  
   defeat 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...
  
   28-0 in the most lopsided shutout game in major league history.
• August 29 - John Stricker of 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...
  
   gets 4 hits in a game against the Louisville Eclipse
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
   but sets a record by getting picked off 3 times by Eclipse pitcher 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...
  
  . Benny Kauff
  Benny Kauff
  Benjamin Michael Kauff was a professional baseball player, who played centerfield and batted and threw left-handed. Kauff was known as the “Ty Cobb of the Feds.” He is the only player to be permanently banned from baseball for reasons other than gambling...
  
   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....
  
   will tie Stricker's record in 1916
  1916 in baseball
  left|thumb|300px|[[Woodrow Wilson]] throws out the ball on opening day.-Champions:*World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins -MLB statistical leaders:-American League final standings:-National League final standings:-Events:...
  
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• September 6 - 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...
  
   set a major league record by scoring 18 runs in the 7th inning in their 26-6 victory 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...
  
  . Tom Burns goes 3-3 with 2 doubles and a home run in the outburst, setting records for most extra-base hits and runs scored in one inning by a player.
• September 10 - Long John Reilly
  Long John Reilly
  John Good "Long John" Reilly was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who hit 69 home runs and batted .289 during his ten-year career...
  
   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....
  
   hits 2 inside the park home runs in a 12-6 win.
• September 12 - 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...
  
   is officially formed in Pittsburgh
• September 12 - Long John Reilly
  Long John Reilly
  John Good "Long John" Reilly was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who hit 69 home runs and batted .289 during his ten-year career...
  
   hits for the cycle and collects 6 hits in all, while teammate Hick Carpenter
  Hick Carpenter
  Warren William "Hick" Carpenter was an American Major League Baseball third baseman from Grafton, Massachusetts. He travelled around the National League with several clubs before getting the starting third base job with the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association...
  
   also garners 6 hits, as 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....
  
   pound 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...
  
   27-5.
• September 13 - Hugh Daily
  Hugh Daily
  Hugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...
  
   of the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Blues (NL)
  The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
  
   pitches a no-hitter.
• September 19 - Long John Reilly
  Long John Reilly
  John Good "Long John" Reilly was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who hit 69 home runs and batted .289 during his ten-year career...
  
   hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in a week as 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....
  
   beat 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...
  
   12-3.
• September 27 - The Boston Red Stockings
  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....
  
   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 with a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Blues (NL)
  The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
  
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• September 28 - 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...
  
   clinch the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   flag with a 7-6 victory over the Louisville Eclipse
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
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October–December

• November 22 - New York Gothams
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   owner John B. Day
  John B. Day
  John Bailey Day was the founding owner of the independent New York Metropolitans in 1880 and leased the Polo Grounds for them to play in, which was the first baseball venue in Manhattan, New York City. In 1883 his New York Gothams/Giants of the National League began play at the same site...
  
   proposes a resolution to prohibit a team from signing a player who has broken the reserve clause of his contract. This resolution, eventually adopted by both the American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
   and 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...
  
  , effectively changes the reserve clause from a device to protect owners from their own greediness to a vindictive weapon to be used against uncooperative players.

• November 24 - 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...
  
   agree to expand to 12 teams by admitting the Brooklyn Atlantics
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
  , Indianapolis Hoosiers, Toledo Blue Stockings
  Toledo Blue Stockings
  The Toledo Blue Stockings formed as a minor league baseball team in Toledo, Ohio in 1883. They won the Northwestern League championship in 1883. Their home ballpark was League Park....
  
   and Washington Nationals
  Washington Senators (1891-1899)
  The Washington Senators were a 19th century baseball team. The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals. The team played at Boundary Field....
  
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January–March

• January 1 - Eddie Zimmerman
  Eddie Zimmerman
  Edward Desmond Zimmerman , was a professional baseball player who played third base for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1906 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1911. He attended Manhattan College.-External links:...
  
  
• January 3 - Buck Hopkins
  Buck Hopkins
  John Winton "Buck" Hopkins was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played fifteen games for the St. Louis Cardinals in . Hopkins' minor league baseball career spanned fifteen seasons, between and .-External links:...
  
  
• January 8 - Bob Ingersoll
  Bob Ingersoll
  Robert "Bob" Ingersoll is an American lawyer and writer. Ingersoll's full time occupation was an appellate attorney with the Cuyahoga County Public Defender Office in Cleveland, Ohio, until he retired in 2009...
  
  
• January 27 - John McDonald
  John McDonald (pitcher)
  John Joseph McDonald , born John Joseph Mc Donnell, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators in 1907.-External links:...
  
  
• February 2 - Bill Abstein
  Bill Abstein
  William Henry Abstein was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball player, from 1906–10, primarily as a first baseman. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns.-External links:...
  
  
• February 4 - Doc Miller
  Doc Miller
  Roy Oscar "Doc" Miller was a Major League Baseball outfielder from -. He played for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies. His interment was located in North Bergen's Garden State Crematory.-External links:...
  
  
• February 5 - Dick Scott
• February 8 - Joe Cassidy
  Joe Cassidy (baseball)
  Joseph Phillip Cassidy was an American Major League Baseball player from Chester, Pennsylvania who mainly played shortstop for the Washington Seantors from 1904 to 1905...
  
  
• February 13 - Hal Chase
  Hal Chase
  Harold Homer Chase , nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position...
  
  
• February 13 - Harl Maggert
  Harl Maggert (1910s outfielder)
  Harl Vestin Maggert was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Athletics. He was also a star in the Pacific Coast League before being suspended in 1920 for fixing games.-Career:...
  
  
• February 19 - Harry Curtis
  Harry Curtis (baseball)
  Harry Albert Curtis was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the New York Giants during the season. He threw right-handed . A native of Portland, Maine, he attended University of Notre Dame and Syracuse University.Little is known about this player on a Giants uniform...
  
  
• February 25 - Jack Hannifin
  Jack Hannifin
  John Joseph Hannifin was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season, the New York Giants from to , and the Boston Doves during the season.-References:...
  
  
• March 1 - Charlie Pickett
  Charlie Pickett
  Charles Albert Pickett was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1910.-External links:...
  
  
• March 4 - Chet Spencer
  Chet Spencer
  Chester Arthur "Chet" Spencer was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Spencer played for the Boston Beaneaters in . In 8 career games, he had 4 hits in 27 at-bats. He batted left and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 10 - Glenn Liebhardt
• March 17 - Oscar Stanage
  Oscar Stanage
  Oscar Harland Stanage was a Major League Baseball catcher. Born in Tulare, California, Stanage played fourteen seasons in the Major Leagues, primarily with the Detroit Tigers...
  
  
• March 20 - Pep Clark
  Pep Clark
  Harry "Pep" Clark was a Major League Baseball third baseman. Clark played for the Chicago White Sox in . In 15 career games, he had 20 hits in 65 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed....
  
  
• March 29 - Rube Dessau
  Rube Dessau
  Frank Rolland Dessau was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1907 Boston Doves and in nineteen games for the 1910 Brooklyn Superbas.-External links:...
  
  

April–June

• April 4 - Bill Hinchman
  Bill Hinchman
  William White Hinchman , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1905-1920. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Naps, and Pittsburgh Pirates.-External links:...
  
  
• April 4 - John Hummel
  John Hummel
  John Edwin Hummel born in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania was a Utility player for the Brooklyn Superbas/Brooklyn Dodgers/Brooklyn Robins and New York Yankees...
  
  
• April 7 - Bill Cooney
  Bill Cooney
  William Ambrose "Cush" Cooney is a former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons with the Boston Doves from 1909 to 1910.-External links:...
  
  
• April 8 - Shag Shaughnessy
• April 10 - Tex Pruiett
  Tex Pruiett
  Charles Leroy Pruiett was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1907 through 1908 for the Boston Americans & Red Sox. Listed at 5' 8", 176 lb., Pruiett batted left-handed and threw right-handed...
  
  
• April 13 - Mike Simon
  Mike Simon
  Mike Simon was a catcher in Major League Baseball between 1909 and 1915.-Sources:...
  
  
• April 22 - Carl Vandagrift
  Carl Vandagrift
  Carl William Vandagrift was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played 43 games, primarily as a second baseman but also as a third baseman and shortstop, in for the Indianapolis Hoosiers.-External links:...
  
  
• April 25 - Russ Ford
  Russ Ford
  Russell William Ford was a Major League Baseball pitcher during the dead-ball era of the early 1900s.- Emery Ball :...
  
  
• April 28 - Harry Gaspar
  Harry Gaspar
  Harry Lambert Gaspar was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons with the Cincinnati Reds...
  
  
• April 29 - Rube Manning
  Rube Manning
  Walter S. "Rube" Manning , was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1907 to 1910.Manning started his professional baseball career in 1906. He pitched for Williamsport of the Tri-State League for two years before being purchased by the New York Highlanders. In his first major league season, he went...
  
  
• April 29 - Amby McConnell
  Amby McConnell
  Ambrose Moses McConnell , born in North Powell, Vermont, was a professional baseball player for Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox...
  
  
• April 29 - Bill McGilvray
  Bill McGilvray
  William Alexander McGilvray was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season with the Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled no hits in 2 at-bats....
  
  
• May 5 - Gene Curtis
  Gene Curtis
  Eugene Holmes Curtis was a professional baseball player. He played who played in five games in Major League Baseball for the 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder. He went to college at West Virginia University.-External links:...
  
  
• May 6 - Ed Karger
  Ed Karger
  Edwin Karger was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1911. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• May 13 - Jimmy Archer
  Jimmy Archer
  James Patrick Archer was an Irish-born catcher in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with four National League teams, primarily the Chicago Cubs, for whom he played from 1909 to 1917...
  
  
• May 19 - Eddie Files
  Eddie Files
  Charles Edward Files was an American baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics during the Major League Baseball season. A Maine native, Files was born in Portland and died in Cornish. He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Cornish. He attended Bowdoin College.-References:...
  
  
• May 21 - Eddie Grant
• May 25 - Heinie Heitmuller
  Heinie Heitmuller
  William Frederick "Heinie" Heitmuller was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Francisco, California and died at age 29 in Los Angeles, California...
  
  
• June 6 - Jim St.Vrain
  Jim St.Vrain
  James Marcellin St.Vrain , a native of Ralls County, Missouri, was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander played for the Chicago Orphans in 1902, and at just 19 years of age he was the youngest player to appear in a National League game that season.St.Vrain made his major league debut...
  
  
• June 10 - Ernie Lindemann
  Ernie Lindemann
  Ernest Theodore Lindemann was an American professional baseball player who played in 1907.-External links:...
  
  
• June 16 - Al Mattern
  Al Mattern
  Alonzo Albert Mattern , was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Boston Braves.-External links:...
  
  
• June 16 - Red Waller
  Red Waller
  John Francis "Red" Waller was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the New York Giants for one game on April 27 during the 1909 New York Giants season. He pitched one inning, allowing two runs, neither of them earned.-External links:...
  
  
• June 29 - Doc Martel
  Doc Martel
  Leon Alphonse "Doc" Martel was a catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Doves.-External links:...
  
  

July–September

• July 5 - Jack Quinn
  Jack Quinn (baseball)
  John Picus "Jack" Quinn, born Joannes Pajkos , was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Quinn pitched for eight teams in three major leagues and made his final appearance at the age of 50.-Biography:Born in Štefurov, Slovakia , Quinn emigrated to America as an...
  
  
• July 5 - Josh Swindell
  Josh Swindell
  Joshua Ernest Swindell was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in four games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1911 Cleveland Naps season, and made an appearance as a pinch hitter during the 1913 Cleveland Naps season.-External links:...
  
  
• July 8 - Ducky Holmes
  Ducky Holmes
  For Howard Elbert Holmes, also known as Ducky, baseball player, see Ducky Holmes James William "Ducky" Holmes was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in the National League and American League with the Louisville Colonels , New York Giants , St...
  
  
• July 9 - Dave Shean
  Dave Shean
  David William Shean was a reserve infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman from through for the Philadelphia Athletics , Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Doves , Chicago Cubs , Boston Braves , Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• July 14 - Happy Smith
  Happy Smith
  Henry Joseph Smith , was a Major League Baseball outfielder.Smith was born in Coquille, Oregon. He played one season for the Brooklyn Superbas in . He died in San Jose, California.-External links:...
  
  
• July 21 - Larry Pape
  Larry Pape
  Laurence Albert Pape was a pitcher in Major League who played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Pape batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• July 27 - Harry Kane
  Harry Kane (baseball)
  Harry Kane was a professional baseball player. He played from 1902-1932. He was nicknamed Klondike.-External links:...
  
  
• July 31 - Tommy Madden
  Tommy Madden
  Thomas Joseph Madden was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Madden played in four games for the Boston Beaneaters in the season, and for the New York Highlanders in . In five career games, he had four hits in 16 at-bats....
  
  
• July 31 - Red Munson
  Red Munson
  Clarence Hanford "Red" Munson was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1905.-External links:...
  
  
• July 31 - Tuffy Stewart
  Tuffy Stewart
  Charles Eugene "Tuffy" Stewart was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Stewart played for the Chicago Cubs in and . In 11 career games, he had 1 hit in 9 at-bats. He batted and threw left-handed....
  
  
• August 4 - Lew Moren
  Lew Moren
  Lewis H. "Hicks" Moren was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched six seasons from 1903-1910: two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and four seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1908, Moren was credited by the New York Press for inventing the knuckleball, however Eddie Cicotte is...
  
  
• August 7 - Tom Richardson
  Tom Richardson (baseball)
  Thomas Mitchell "Tom" Richardson was an American Major League Baseball player who pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns on August 2, . He went 0-1.-External links:*...
  
  
• August 14 - Bill O'Hara
  Bill O'Hara
  William Alexander O'Hara was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He started his professional baseball career in 1902 and played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1905 to 1908. He then played in the National League for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals before finishing his career with the...
  
  
• August 17 - Walt Justis
  Walt Justis
  Walter Newton "Walt" Justis , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed. Justis had a 0-0 record, with a 8.10 ERA, in 2 games, in his one year career....
  
  
• August 19 - George Ferguson
  George Ferguson (baseball)
  Cecil B. Ferguson was a professional baseball player.He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons with the New York Giants and Boston Doves/Rustlers...
  
  
• August 21 - Chief Wilson
  Chief Wilson
  John Owen "Chief" Wilson was a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the St. Louis Cardinals .Born in Austin, Texas, Wilson was an outfielder with a strong throwing arm...
  
  
• August 23 - Red Downs
  Red Downs
  Jerome Willis "Red" Downs , was a Major League Baseball player, who gained notoriety later in life as an armed robber during the Great Depression. Downs was born and raised in Neola, Iowa, a small town with a town ball baseball team. Downs played on the Neola team, known as the Neola Erins, as a...
  
  
• August 23 - Lew Richie
  Lew Richie
  Elwood Lewis Richie , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1906-1913. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Doves and Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• August 25 - Elmer Brown
  Elmer Brown (baseball)
  Elmer Young Brown was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1911-1915.-External links:...
  
  
• August 27 - Baldy Louden
  Baldy Louden
  William P. "Baldy" Louden , was a Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Highlanders , Detroit Tigers , Buffalo Buffeds , and Cincinnati Reds . Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Louden played mostly at second base and shortstop...
  
  
• August 29 - Jimmie Savage
  Jimmie Savage (baseball)
  James Harold Savage was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and . He played two games in 1912 for the Philadelphia Phillies, then spent playing regularly for the Pittsburgh Rebels in the Federal League...
  
  
• August 30 - Bill Brinker
  Bill Brinker
  William Hutchinson "Bill" Brinker was a Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman. Brinker played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 9 career games, he had 4 hits in 18 at-bats...
  
  
• August 30 - Sam Edmonston
  Sam Edmonston
  Samuel Sherwood Edmonston was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators in 1907. He also attended Georgetown University.-External links:...
  
  
• August 31 - Syd Smith
  Syd Smith
  Sydney A. Smith was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for five seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns in 1908, the Cleveland Naps from 1910 to 1911, and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1915.-External links:...
  
  
• September 3 - Art Fromme
  Art Fromme
  Arthur Henry Fromme , was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants....
  
  
• September 5 - Lefty Leifield
  Lefty Leifield
  Albert Peter "Lefty" Leifield , was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1905-1920. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs.-Baseball career:...
  
  
• September 6 - Dick Bayless
  Dick Bayless
  Harry Owen Bayless was a professional baseball player. He was an outfielder for one season with the Cincinnati Reds.-External links:...
  
  
• September 7 - John Flynn
  John Flynn (baseball)
  John Anthony Flynn was a first baseman in Major League Baseball between 1910 and 1912. He attended the College of the Holy Cross and played in the minors until 1921. He also had several stints as a minor league manager from 1917-1926....
  
  
• September 17 - Leo Hafford
  Leo Hafford
  Leo Edgar Hafford was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues. He attended Tufts University.-External links:...
  
  
• September 18 - Frank Manush
  Frank Manush
  Frank Henry Benjamin Manush was a Major League Baseball third baseman. Manush played for the Philadelphia Athletics in . In 23 career games, he had 12 hits in 77 at-bats, with a .156 batting average. He batted and threw right-handed...
  
  
• September 21 - Bris Lord
  Bris Lord
  Bristol Robotham Lord , was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Braves.Lord is best known for the deal that sent him to the A's in 1910...
  
  
• September 28 - Harley Young
  Harley Young
  Harlan Edward Young was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two teams during one season. He played eight games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates season and six games for the Boston Doves during the 1908 Boston Doves season.-External links:...
  
  

October–December

• October 3 - Phil Reardon
  Phil Reardon
  Philip Michael Reardon , was a professional baseball player who played outfield in five games for the 1906 Brooklyn Superbas.-External links:...
  
  
• October 4 - Harry Ables
  Harry Ables
  Harry Terrell Ables was a Major League Baseball pitcher for three seasons. Ables attended Southwestern University and played professionally for the St. Louis Browns in , the Cleveland Naps in , and the New York Highlanders in .-External links:...
  
  
• October 6 - Red Morgan
  Red Morgan
  James Edward "Red" Morgan was a professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Boston Americans in 1906 as a third baseman...
  
  
• October 7 - Al Burch
  Al Burch
  Albert William Burch , was a professional baseball player who played outfield from 1906-1911 for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Brooklyn Dodgers.-External links:...
  
  
• October 7 - Phil Lewis
  Phil Lewis (baseball)
  Philip Lewis , was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1905-1908 for the Brooklyn Superbas. He attended Cornell University and served in World War I....
  
  
• October 12 - Charlie French
  Charlie French
  Charles Calvin French, born in October 1883, started into baseball at the age of 25 with the Boston Red Sox. He played in 105 games with 377 at bats. He had 78 hits, 20 RBIs with no home runs.-References:* *...
  
  
• October 13 - Walter Blair
  Walter Blair
  Walter Allen Blair , nicknamed "Heavy", was an American catcher in Major League Baseball player born in Landrus, Pennsylvania who, after attending Bucknell University, played back-up catcher for the New York Highlanders from through...
  
  
• October 13 - Harry Huston
  Harry Huston
  Harry Emanuel Kress Huston was a professional baseball player and college football coach in the United States.-University of Kansas:...
  
  
• October 16 - Lew Groh
  Lew Groh
  Lewis Carl Groh was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.-References:...
  
  
• October 16 - Will Harridge
  Will Harridge
  William Harridge was an American executive in professional baseball whose most significant role was as president of the American League from 1931 to 1958...
  
  
• October 16 - Jim Mullin
  Jim Mullin (baseball)
  James Henry Mullin was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season and the Washington Senators during the and seasons.-References:...
  
  
• October 19 - Walt Miller
  Walt Miller (baseball)
  Walter W. Miller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers in three games during the 1911 baseball season.-External links:...
  
  
• October 20 - Cuke Barrows
  Cuke Barrows
  Cuke Barrows was a baseball outfielder who played for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1912. Barrows played in 32 games and had a career batting average of .192.-External links:...
  
  
• October 22 - Bill Carrigan
  Bill Carrigan
  William Francis Carrigan , nicknamed "Rough", was a Major League baseball catcher. He was born in Lewiston, Maine.Carrigan started his career as a platoon catcher and played all ten seasons with the Boston Red Sox...
  
  
• October 28 - Frank Lange
  Frank Lange
  Frank Herman Lange was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox.-External links:...
  
  
• October 29 - Del Mason
  Del Mason
  Adelbert William Mason was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators and the Cincinnati Reds. Prior to his professional debut, Mason, a pitcher, played at the college level for Rollins College...
  
  
• November 3 - Ed Lennox
  Ed Lennox
  James Edgar Lennox , was a professional baseball player who played third base from 1906-1915.-External links:...
  
  
• November 5 - Otis Johnson
  Otis Johnson (baseball)
  Otis L. Johnson was a Major League Baseball shortstop. Johnson played for the New York Highlanders in . In 71 career games, he had 49 hits in 209 at-bats, with 36 RBIs. He batted right and left and threw right-handed....
  
  
• November 11 - Harry Billiard
  Harry Billiard
  Harry Pree Billiard was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Highlanders of the American League, then in with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, continuing with the team in when it moved and became the Newark Pepper. He batted and threw left-handed...
  
  
• November 16 - Rollie Zeider
  Rollie Zeider
  Rollie Hubert Zeider was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Chicago White Sox , New York Yankees , Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales in the Federal League from -, and lastly the Chicago Cubs...
  
  
• November 20 - Ben Egan
  Ben Egan
  Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan was an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians from 1908 to 1915. He was later a coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925 and the Chicago White Sox in 1926.-External links:...
  
  
• November 20 - Harry Welchonce
  Harry Welchonce
  Harry Monroe "Welch" Welchonce was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Welchonce played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . In 26 games, Welchonce had 14 hits in 66 at-bats, with a .212 batting average. He batted left and threw right-handed...
  
  
• November 26 - Frank Lobert
  Frank Lobert
  Frank John Lobert was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League in . Lobert played in several minor leagues from to ....
  
  
• November 28 - Fred Osborn
  Fred Osborn
  Wilferd Pearl Osborn was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies.-External links:...
  
  
• November 30 - Ben Houser
  Ben Houser
  Benjamin Franklin Houser was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season, the Boston Rustlers in , and the Boston Braves in .-External links:...
  
  
• December 4 - Jim Moroney
  Jim Moroney
  -Sources:...
  
  
• December 8 - Charlie Wacker
  Charlie Wacker
  Charles James Wacker was a professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1909. He was born on December 8, 1883 and died on August 7, 1948. He was born in Jefferson, Indiana and died in Evansville, Indiana. He is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Indiana.-External links:* ...
  
  
• December 10 - Jerry Upp
  Jerry Upp
  Jerry Upp played one year of professional baseball as a pitcher, in 1909 for the Cleveland Naps. He played in seven games, starting four of them, pitching 26.7 innings. His earned run average was 1.69.-External links:...
  
  
• December 10 - Jim Stephens
  Jim Stephens
  James Walter "Jim" Stephens was a former Major League Baseball catcher who played six seasons with the St. Louis Browns of the American League from to . A weak hitter, he had a career .220 batting average, and hit three home runs in his career, all in the 1909 season...
  
  
• December 17 - Rebel Oakes
  Rebel Oakes
  Ennis Telfair "Rebel" Oakes was an American Major League Baseball player born in Lisbon, Louisiana. After attending Louisiana Industrial Institute, which is now Louisiana Tech University, Rebel turned his attention to playing professional baseball, eventually reaching the Majors when he was traded...
  
  
• December 18 - Hub Knolls
  Hub Knolls
  Oscar Edward "Hub" Knolls was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1906 Brooklyn Superbas.-External links:...
  
  
• December 26 - Queenie O'Rourke
  Queenie O'Rourke
  James Stephen "Queenie" O'Rourke was a Major League Baseball player. He played in the 1908 baseball season with the New York Highlanders...
  
  

• Mike McCormick
  Mike McCormick (third baseman)
  Michael Joseph McCormick , was a professional baseball third baseman. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the 1904 Brooklyn Superbas.-External links:...
  
  
• Bill Moriarty
  Bill Moriarty (baseball)
  William Joseph Moriarty was a Major League Baseball player. He played shortstop in six games for the 1909 Cincinnati Reds. His brother, George Moriarty was also a professional baseball player.-External links:*...
  
  

Deaths

• April 17 - John Bergh
  John Bergh
  John Baptist Bergh was an American professional baseball player from Boston, Massachusetts. He played one game in the outfield for the Philadelphia Athletics and 11 games as a catcher for the Boston Red Caps...
  
  , 25, back-up catcher for the 1880 Boston Red Stockings.

• July 5 - Charlie Guth
  Charlie Guth
  Charles J. Guth , is a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from in 1880. He played for the Chicago White Stockings.-External links:...
  
  , 27?, pitched a complete game victory in his only major league game in 1880 for the Chicago White Stockings.

• September 21 - Dan Collins
  Dan Collins (baseball)
  Daniel Thomas Collins , is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1874-1876. Collins had played for the Chicago White Stockings and the Louisville Grays....
  
  , 29, outfielder who played in 10 games from 1874-1876.

• October 10 - Jim Devlin
  Jim Devlin
  James Alexander Devlin was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a first baseman early in his career, then as a pitcher in the latter part...
  
  , 34, pitcher for the Louisville Grays in 1876-77 who led NL in games, innings, starts and strikeouts in its first season; expelled from baseball in 1877 due to a game-fixing scandal.

External links

• 1883 National League season at baseball-reference.com
• 1883 American Association season at baseball-reference.com
• Charlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.com
• Year by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.com
• Retrosheet.org