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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p>The following are the <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> events of the year <a href="/wiki/1883" title="1883">1883</a> throughout the world. </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of the events of 1883 in baseball</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-above" style="font-size:larger;"> Years in baseball</td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_by_year" title="Category:Baseball by year">←</a> <a href="/wiki/1880_in_baseball" title="1880 in baseball">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_baseball" title="1881 in baseball">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_baseball" title="1882 in baseball">1882</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1883</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_baseball" title="1884 in baseball">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_baseball" title="1885 in baseball">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_baseball" title="1886 in baseball">1886</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_by_year" title="Category:Baseball by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/1883_in_sports" title="1883 in sports">1883 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_air_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_American_football&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in American football (page does not exist)">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_aquatic_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in aquatic sports (page does not exist)">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_association_football" title="1883 in association football">Association football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_the_sport_of_athletics&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in the sport of athletics (page does not exist)">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_Australian_rules_football&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in Australian rules football (page does not exist)">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_badminton&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in badminton (page does not exist)">Badminton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_basketball&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in basketball (page does not exist)">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Canadian_football" title="1883 in Canadian football">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_chess&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in chess (page does not exist)">Chess</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_sport_climbing&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in sport climbing (page does not exist)">Climbing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_combat_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in combat sports (page does not exist)">Combat sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_sumo&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in sumo (page does not exist)">Sumo</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cricket <ul><li><a href="/wiki/International_cricket_in_1882%E2%80%9383" title="International cricket in 1882–83">1882–83</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_cricket_in_1883&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="International cricket in 1883 (page does not exist)">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_cricket_in_1883%E2%80%9384&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="International cricket in 1883–84 (page does not exist)">1883–84</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_cycling&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in cycling (page does not exist)">Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_dance_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in dance sports (page does not exist)">Dance sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_darts&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in darts (page does not exist)">Darts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_equestrianism&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in equestrianism (page does not exist)">Equestrianism</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_esports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in esports (page does not exist)">Esports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_field_hockey&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in field hockey (page does not exist)">Field 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exist)">Orienteering</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_paralympic_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in paralympic sports (page does not exist)">Paralympic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_precision_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in precision sports (page does not exist)">Precision sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_shooting&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in shooting (page does not exist)">Shooting</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_racquetball&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in racquetball (page does not exist)">Racquetball</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_roller_sports&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in roller sports (page does not exist)">Roller sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_sailing&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in sailing (page does not exist)">Sailing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_skiing&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in skiing (page does not exist)">Skiing</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_speedway&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in speedway (page does not exist)">Speedway</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=International_rugby_league_in_1883&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="International rugby league in 1883 (page does not exist)">Rugby league‎</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_rugby_union&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1883 in rugby union (page does not exist)">Rugby union</a></li> <li>Snooker <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1882%E2%80%9383_snooker_season&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="1882–83 snooker season (page does not exist)">1882–83</a></li> <li><a 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Bisons</a> </td> <td>49</td> <td>45 </td> <td>.521 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>36&#8205;–&#8205;13 </td> <td>13&#8205;–&#8205;32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_New_York_Gothams_season" title="1883 New York Gothams season">New York Gothams</a> </td> <td>46</td> <td>50 </td> <td>.479 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>28&#8205;–&#8205;19 </td> <td>18&#8205;–&#8205;31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Detroit_Wolverines_season" title="1883 Detroit Wolverines season">Detroit Wolverines</a> </td> <td>40</td> <td>58 </td> <td>.408 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>23&#8205;–&#8205;26 </td> <td>17&#8205;–&#8205;32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Philadelphia_Quakers_season" title="1883 Philadelphia Quakers season">Philadelphia Quakers</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>81 </td> <td>.173 </td> <td>46 </td> <td>9&#8205;–&#8205;40 </td> <td>8&#8205;–&#8205;41 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Association_final_standings">American Association final standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: American Association final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248642426"> <table class="wikitable MLBStandingsTable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:left;width:0;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1883_American_Association_standings" title="Template:1883 American Association standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1883_American_Association_standings" title="Template talk:1883 American 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title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1883 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>32 </td> <td>.673 </td> <td>— </td> <td>37&#8205;–&#8205;14 </td> <td>29&#8205;–&#8205;18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1883 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a> </td> <td>65</td> <td>33 </td> <td>.663 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>35&#8205;–&#8205;14 </td> <td>30&#8205;–&#8205;19 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a> </td> <td>61</td> <td>37 </td> <td>.622 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>38&#8205;–&#8205;13 </td> <td>23&#8205;–&#8205;24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_New_York_Metropolitans_season" title="1883 New York Metropolitans season">New York Metropolitans</a> </td> <td>54</td> <td>42 </td> <td>.562 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>29&#8205;–&#8205;17 </td> <td>25&#8205;–&#8205;25 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Louisville_Eclipse_season" title="1883 Louisville Eclipse season">Louisville Eclipse</a> </td> <td>52</td> <td>45 </td> <td>.536 </td> <td>13½ </td> <td>29&#8205;–&#8205;18 </td> <td>23&#8205;–&#8205;27 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Columbus_Buckeyes_season" title="1883 Columbus Buckeyes season">Columbus Buckeyes</a> </td> <td>32</td> <td>65 </td> <td>.330 </td> <td>33½ </td> <td>18&#8205;–&#8205;29 </td> <td>14&#8205;–&#8205;36 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Pittsburgh_Alleghenys_season" title="1883 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> </td> <td>31</td> <td>67 </td> <td>.316 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>18&#8205;–&#8205;31 </td> <td>13&#8205;–&#8205;36 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1883_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1883 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td>28</td> <td>68 </td> <td>.292 </td> <td>37 </td> <td>18&#8205;–&#8205;31 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href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:lightblue;"> <td><b>Type</b></td> <td><b>Name</b></td> <td><b>Stat</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Dan Brouthers</a> <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons_(National_League)" title="Buffalo Bisons (National League)">BUF</a></td> <td>.374 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buck_Ewing" title="Buck Ewing">Buck Ewing</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NYG</a></td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Dan Brouthers</a> <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons_(National_League)" title="Buffalo Bisons (National League)">BUF</a></td> <td>97 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Radbourn" title="Charles Radbourn">Charles Radbourn</a> <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">PRO</a></td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_McCormick_(pitcher)" title="Jim McCormick (pitcher)">Jim McCormick</a> <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Blues_(National_League)" title="Cleveland Blues (National League)">CLE</a></td> <td>1.84 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Whitney" title="Jim Whitney">Jim Whitney</a> <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">BOS</a></td> <td>345 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Association_statistical_leaders">American Association statistical leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Harry_Stovey" title="Harry Stovey">Harry Stovey</a> <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">PHA</a></td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charley_Jones" title="Charley Jones">Charley Jones</a> <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a></td> <td>80 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_White" title="Will White">Will White</a> <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a></td> <td>43 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Will_White" title="Will White">Will White</a> <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a></td> <td>2.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Tim Keefe</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York_Metropolitans" title="New York Metropolitans">NYM</a></td> <td>361 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_seasons">Notable seasons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Notable seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Radbourne_charles_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Radbourne_charles_1.jpg/220px-Radbourne_charles_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Radbourne_charles_1.jpg/330px-Radbourne_charles_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Radbourne_charles_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="377" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Charles Radbourn</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>First baseman <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Dan Brouthers</a> led the NL in batting average (.374), on-base percentage (.397), slugging percentage (.572), adjusted OPS+ (187), hits (159), total bases (243), and runs batted in (97).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Charles_Radbourn" title="Charles Radbourn">Charles Radbourn</a> led the NL with 48 wins. He finished second in the NL in innings pitched (632.1), earned run average (2.05), adjusted ERA+ (150), and strikeouts (315).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January–March"><span id="January.E2.80.93March"></span>January–March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: January–March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 17 – The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players&#39; League">Players' League</a> wars of <a href="/wiki/1889_in_baseball" title="1889 in baseball">1889</a>–<a href="/wiki/1890_in_baseball" title="1890 in baseball">1890</a>.</li> <li>March 14 – The Peoria Club of the Northwestern League makes a motion to ban blacks, a move directly aimed at Toledo's star catcher, <a href="/wiki/Moses_Fleetwood_Walker" title="Moses Fleetwood Walker">Moses Fleetwood Walker</a>. After heated discussion, the motion is withdrawn and Walker remains eligible to play.</li> <li>March 30 – Charles Fowle, one of the original founders of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, and secretary of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Brown_Stockings" title="St. Louis Brown Stockings">St. Louis Brown Stockings</a> from 1875 to 1877, dies in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis</a>.</li> <li>March 31 – The nation's oldest baseball club, the Olympic Town-Ball Club of Philadelphia, marks its 50th anniversary.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April–June"><span id="April.E2.80.93June"></span>April–June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: April–June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 13 – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur" title="Chester A. Arthur">Chester A. Arthur</a> invites members of the recently defunct Forest Cities franchise from the National Association to the White House, making it the first professional sports team to visit a president in Washington D.C. Later that year, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Gothams" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Gothams">New York Gothams</a>, the precursor to the New York Giants, also visits Arthur in D.C.</li> <li>April 15 – <a href="/wiki/Francis_Richter" title="Francis Richter">Francis Richter</a> publishes the first issue of <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_Life_(US_sports_journal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting Life (US sports journal)">Sporting Life</a></i> which will grow into the leading weekly publication for baseball information and run continuously until 1917.</li> <li>April 24 – <a href="/wiki/Terry_Larkin" title="Terry Larkin">Terry Larkin</a>, 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. Both his wife and the police officer survive as well, and Larkin will play in 40 games for the <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Virginians_(1884)" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Virginians (1884)">Richmond Virginians</a> in <a href="/wiki/1884_in_baseball" title="1884 in baseball">1884</a>.</li> <li>May 1 – In their inaugural <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> game, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Gothams" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Gothams">New York Gothams</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Beaneaters</a> 7–5 in front of 15,000 fans, who include President <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>. The <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Phillies" title="History of the Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Quakers</a>, also making their NL debut, lose 4–3 to the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a>.</li> <li>May 3 – <a href="/wiki/John_Montgomery_Ward" title="John Montgomery Ward">John Montgomery Ward</a> becomes the first pitcher to hit 2 home runs in a game as his <a href="/wiki/New_York_Gothams" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Gothams">New York Gothams</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Beaneaters</a> 10–9.</li> <li>May 13 – In what was still a very rare occurrence, neither team commits an error as the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Cardinals_(1875%E2%80%931919)#American_Association_era_(1882–1891)" title="History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919)">St. Louis Browns</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Eclipse" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisville Eclipse">Louisville Eclipse</a> 4–3.</li> <li>May 28 – Fort Wayne and Indianapolis play the first of 2 games under electric lights.</li> <li>May 30 – Several of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> teams play a Memorial Day double-header in 2 different cities. At one point, there is an <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> game being played at the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Metropolitans" title="New York Metropolitans">New York Metropolitans</a> field and a <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> game being played at the Polo Grounds on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Gothams" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Gothams">New York Gothams</a> field where the outfield fences back up to one another.</li> <li>June 9 – The <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Phillies" title="History of the Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Quakers</a> receive special permission from the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> to lower their ticket prices to 25¢ per game in order to compete with the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a>. The Quakers average game attendance quadruples for the remainder of the season.</li> <li>June 16 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Gothams" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Gothams">New York Gothams</a> introduce <a href="/wiki/Ladies%27_Day_(baseball)" title="Ladies&#39; Day (baseball)">ladies day</a>, where all females are admitted free without restriction. This idea will remain a staple of major league baseball for nearly 100 years.</li> <li>June 28 – <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a> player Joe Mulvey is shot in the shoulder while leaving the playing field at <a href="/wiki/Messer_Street_Grounds" title="Messer Street Grounds">Messer Street Grounds</a> in <a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Phillies" title="History of the Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Quakers</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July–September"><span id="July.E2.80.93September"></span>July–September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: July–September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 3 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Stockings_(1870%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)">Chicago White Stockings</a> set a major league record with 14 doubles, including 4 each by <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abner_Dalrymple" title="Abner Dalrymple">Abner Dalrymple</a>, in a 31–7 pasting over the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons_(National_League)" title="Buffalo Bisons (National League)">Buffalo Bisons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Chicago also set a Major League record for the most <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bats</a> by one team in a regulation nine-inning game, with 66.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 4 – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Tim Keefe</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Metropolitans" title="New York Metropolitans">New York Metropolitans</a> wins both games of a double-header over the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Buckeyes_(American_Association)" title="Columbus Buckeyes (American Association)">Columbus Buckeyes</a> while giving up a combined 3 hits in the 2 games.</li> <li>July 25 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Radbourn" title="Charles Radbourn">Charles Radbourn</a> throws a no-hitter for the <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a>.</li> <li>July 26 – Joe Gephardt of the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Eclipse" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisville Eclipse">Louisville Eclipse</a> is forced out of action due to temporary paralysis. Gephardt will recover and play again within 2 weeks.</li> <li>July 28 – The first recorded game is played in <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>.</li> <li>July 30 – Player/manager <a href="/wiki/Lon_Knight" title="Lon Knight">Lon Knight</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a>. Philadelphia defeats the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a>, 17–4.</li> <li>August 7 – The <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a> fall out of 1st place for good in their 6–4 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Beaneaters</a>. For the 2nd straight season, Providence will lead the league for the majority of the season and not win the pennant.</li> <li>August 11 – The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Beaneaters</a> turn a triple play when catcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hines_(baseball)" title="Mike Hines (baseball)">Mike Hines</a> catches a muffed pop-up and catches the base-runners off guard.</li> <li>August 11 – Fred Thayer, patent-holder for the invention of the catching mask, and <a href="/wiki/George_Wright_(sportsman)" title="George Wright (sportsman)">George Wright</a> sue Wright's former teammate <a href="/wiki/Albert_Spalding" title="Albert Spalding">Albert Spalding</a>'s sporting goods company for patent infringement. <a href="/wiki/Spalding_(sports_equipment)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spalding (sports equipment)">Spalding</a> will ultimately be forced to pay Thayer royalties in the case.</li> <li>August 20 – The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> fine <a href="/wiki/George_Creamer" title="George Creamer">George Creamer</a>, Mike Mansell and Billy Taylor $100 each and indefinitely suspend all 3 players for drunkenness.</li> <li>August 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Phillies" title="History of the Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Quakers</a> 28–0 in the most lopsided shutout game in major league history.</li> <li>August 29 – John Stricker of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> gets 4 hits in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Eclipse" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisville Eclipse">Louisville Eclipse</a> but sets a record by getting picked off 3 times by Eclipse pitcher <a href="/wiki/Guy_Hecker" title="Guy Hecker">Guy Hecker</a>. <a href="/wiki/Benny_Kauff" title="Benny Kauff">Benny Kauff</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> will tie Stricker's record in <a href="/wiki/1916_in_baseball" title="1916 in baseball">1916</a>.</li> <li>September 6 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Stockings_(1870%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)">Chicago White Stockings</a> set a major league record by scoring 18 runs in the 7th inning in their 26–6 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Wolverines" title="Detroit Wolverines">Detroit Wolverines</a>. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Burns_(baseball)" title="Tom Burns (baseball)">Tom Burns</a> 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.</li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Long_John_Reilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Long John Reilly">Long John Reilly</a> of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Cincinnati_Reds#1866–1896:_The_original_&quot;Red_Stockings&quot;_and_the_pre-NL_days" title="History of the Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a> hits 2 inside the park home runs in a 12–6 win.</li> <li>September 12 – The <a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a> is officially formed in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li>September 12 – <a href="/wiki/Long_John_Reilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Long John Reilly">Long John Reilly</a> hits for the cycle and collects 6 hits in all, while teammate <a href="/wiki/Hick_Carpenter" title="Hick Carpenter">Hick Carpenter</a> also garners 6 hits, as the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Cincinnati_Reds#1866–1896:_The_original_&quot;Red_Stockings&quot;_and_the_pre-NL_days" title="History of the Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a> pound the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> 27–5.</li> <li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Daily" title="Hugh Daily">Hugh Daily</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Blues_(National_League)" title="Cleveland Blues (National League)">Cleveland Blues</a> pitches a no-hitter.</li> <li>September 19 – <a href="/wiki/Long_John_Reilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Long John Reilly">Long John Reilly</a> hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in a week as the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Cincinnati_Reds#1866–1896:_The_original_&quot;Red_Stockings&quot;_and_the_pre-NL_days" title="History of the Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a> beat the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> 12–3.</li> <li>September 27 – The <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">Boston Red Stockings</a> clinch the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> pennant with a 4–1 win over the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Blues_(National_League)" title="Cleveland Blues (National League)">Cleveland Blues</a>.</li> <li>September 28 – The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> clinch the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> flag with a 7–6 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Eclipse" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisville Eclipse">Louisville Eclipse</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October–December"><span id="October.E2.80.93December"></span>October–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: October–December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Gothams" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Gothams">New York Gothams</a> owner <a href="/wiki/John_B._Day" title="John B. Day">John B. Day</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>, 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.</li> <li>November 24 – The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> agree to expand to 12 teams by admitting the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers" title="Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Atlantics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Hoosiers_(1884)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884)">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toledo_Blue_Stockings" title="Toledo Blue Stockings">Toledo Blue Stockings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1891%E2%80%9399)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Senators (1891–99)">Washington Nationals</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January–March_2"><span id="January.E2.80.93March_2"></span>January–March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: January–March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Zimmerman" title="Eddie Zimmerman">Eddie Zimmerman</a></li> <li>January 3 – <a href="/wiki/Buck_Hopkins" title="Buck Hopkins">Buck Hopkins</a></li> <li>January 8 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ingersoll_(baseball)" title="Bob Ingersoll (baseball)">Bob Ingersoll</a></li> <li>January 27 – <a href="/wiki/John_McDonald_(pitcher)" title="John McDonald (pitcher)">John McDonald</a></li> <li>February 2 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Abstein" title="Bill Abstein">Bill Abstein</a></li> <li>February 4 – <a href="/wiki/Doc_Miller" title="Doc Miller">Doc Miller</a></li> <li>February 5 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Scott_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Dick Scott (right-handed pitcher)">Dick Scott</a></li> <li>February 8 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Cassidy_(baseball)" title="Joe Cassidy (baseball)">Joe Cassidy</a></li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Hal_Chase" title="Hal Chase">Hal Chase</a></li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Harl_Maggert_(1910s_outfielder)" title="Harl Maggert (1910s outfielder)">Harl Maggert</a></li> <li>February 19 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Curtis_(baseball)" title="Harry Curtis (baseball)">Harry Curtis</a></li> <li>February 25 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Hannifin" title="Jack Hannifin">Jack Hannifin</a></li> <li>March 1 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Pickett_(pitcher)" title="Charlie Pickett (pitcher)">Charlie Pickett</a></li> <li>March 4 – <a href="/wiki/Chet_Spencer" title="Chet Spencer">Chet Spencer</a></li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Liebhardt_(1900s_pitcher)" title="Glenn Liebhardt (1900s pitcher)">Glenn Liebhardt</a></li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Stanage" title="Oscar Stanage">Oscar Stanage</a></li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Pep_Clark" title="Pep Clark">Pep Clark</a></li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Rube_Dessau" title="Rube Dessau">Rube Dessau</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April–June_2"><span id="April.E2.80.93June_2"></span>April–June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: April–June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hinchman" title="Bill Hinchman">Bill Hinchman</a></li> <li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/John_Hummel" title="John Hummel">John Hummel</a></li> <li>April 7 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cooney" title="Bill Cooney">Bill Cooney</a></li> <li>April 8 – <a href="/wiki/Shag_Shaughnessy" class="mw-redirect" title="Shag Shaughnessy">Shag Shaughnessy</a></li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/Tex_Pruiett" title="Tex Pruiett">Tex Pruiett</a></li> <li>April 13 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Simon" title="Mike Simon">Mike Simon</a></li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Vandagrift" title="Carl Vandagrift">Carl Vandagrift</a></li> <li>April 25 – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Ford" title="Russ Ford">Russ Ford</a></li> <li>April 28 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Gaspar" title="Harry Gaspar">Harry Gaspar</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Rube_Manning" title="Rube Manning">Rube Manning</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Amby_McConnell" title="Amby McConnell">Amby McConnell</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGilvray" title="Bill McGilvray">Bill McGilvray</a></li> <li>May 5 – <a href="/wiki/Gene_Curtis" title="Gene Curtis">Gene Curtis</a></li> <li>May 6 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Karger" title="Ed Karger">Ed Karger</a></li> <li>May 13 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Archer" title="Jimmy Archer">Jimmy Archer</a></li> <li>May 19 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Files" title="Eddie Files">Eddie Files</a></li> <li>May 21 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Grant_(baseball)" title="Eddie Grant (baseball)">Eddie Grant</a></li> <li>May 25 – <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Heitmuller" title="Heinie Heitmuller">Heinie Heitmuller</a></li> <li>June 6 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_St._Vrain" title="Jim St. Vrain">Jim St. Vrain</a></li> <li>June 10 – <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Lindemann" title="Ernie Lindemann">Ernie Lindemann</a></li> <li>June 16 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Mattern" title="Al Mattern">Al Mattern</a></li> <li>June 16 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Waller" title="Red Waller">Red Waller</a></li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Doc_Martel" class="mw-redirect" title="Doc Martel">Doc Martel</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July–September_2"><span id="July.E2.80.93September_2"></span>July–September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=17" title="Edit section: July–September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 5 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Quinn_(baseball)" title="Jack Quinn (baseball)">Jack Quinn</a></li> <li>July 5 – <a href="/wiki/Josh_Swindell" title="Josh Swindell">Josh Swindell</a></li> <li>July 8 – <a href="/wiki/Ducky_Holmes" title="Ducky Holmes">Ducky Holmes</a></li> <li>July 9 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Shean" title="Dave Shean">Dave Shean</a></li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Happy_Smith" title="Happy Smith">Happy Smith</a></li> <li>July 21 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Pape" title="Larry Pape">Larry Pape</a></li> <li>July 27 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Kane_(baseball)" title="Harry Kane (baseball)">Harry Kane</a></li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Madden" title="Tommy Madden">Tommy Madden</a></li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Munson" title="Red Munson">Red Munson</a></li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Stewart" title="Tuffy Stewart">Tuffy Stewart</a></li> <li>August 4 – <a href="/wiki/Lew_Moren" title="Lew Moren">Lew Moren</a></li> <li>August 7 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Richardson_(pinch_hitter)" title="Tom Richardson (pinch hitter)">Tom Richardson</a></li> <li>August 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Hara_(baseball)" title="Bill O&#39;Hara (baseball)">Bill O'Hara</a></li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Justis" title="Walt Justis">Walt Justis</a></li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/George_Ferguson_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Ferguson (baseball)">George Ferguson</a></li> <li>August 21 – <a href="/wiki/Chief_Wilson" title="Chief Wilson">Chief Wilson</a></li> <li>August 23 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Downs" title="Red Downs">Red Downs</a></li> <li>August 23 – <a href="/wiki/Lew_Richie" title="Lew Richie">Lew Richie</a></li> <li>August 25 – <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Brown_(pitcher)" title="Elmer Brown (pitcher)">Elmer Brown</a></li> <li>August 27 – <a href="/wiki/Baldy_Louden" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldy Louden">Baldy Louden</a></li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Savage_(baseball)" title="Jimmie Savage (baseball)">Jimmie Savage</a></li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Brinker" title="Bill Brinker">Bill Brinker</a></li> <li>August 30 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Edmonston" title="Sam Edmonston">Sam Edmonston</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Syd_Smith_(baseball)" title="Syd Smith (baseball)">Syd Smith</a></li> <li>September 3 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Fromme" title="Art Fromme">Art Fromme</a></li> <li>September 5 – <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Leifield" title="Lefty Leifield">Lefty Leifield</a></li> <li>September 6 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bayless" title="Dick Bayless">Dick Bayless</a></li> <li>September 7 – <a href="/wiki/John_Flynn_(baseball)" title="John Flynn (baseball)">John Flynn</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Leo_Hafford" title="Leo Hafford">Leo Hafford</a></li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Manush" title="Frank Manush">Frank Manush</a></li> <li>September 21 – <a href="/wiki/Bris_Lord" title="Bris Lord">Bris Lord</a></li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Harley_Young" title="Harley Young">Harley Young</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October–December_2"><span id="October.E2.80.93December_2"></span>October–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1883_in_baseball&amp;action=edit&amp;section=18" title="Edit section: October–December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 3 – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Reardon" title="Phil Reardon">Phil Reardon</a></li> <li>October 4 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Ables" title="Harry Ables">Harry Ables</a></li> <li>October 6 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Morgan" title="Red Morgan">Red Morgan</a></li> <li>October 7 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Burch" title="Al Burch">Al Burch</a></li> <li>October 7 – <a href="/wiki/Phil_Lewis_(baseball)" title="Phil Lewis (baseball)">Phil Lewis</a></li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_French" title="Charlie French">Charlie French</a></li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Blair_(baseball)" title="Walter Blair (baseball)">Walter Blair</a></li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Huston" title="Harry Huston">Harry Huston</a></li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Lew_Groh" title="Lew Groh">Lew Groh</a></li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Will_Harridge" title="Will Harridge">Will Harridge</a></li> <li>October 19 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Miller_(baseball)" title="Walt Miller (baseball)">Walt Miller</a></li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/Cuke_Barrows" title="Cuke Barrows">Cuke Barrows</a></li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Carrigan" title="Bill Carrigan">Bill Carrigan</a></li> <li>October 28 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lange" title="Frank Lange">Frank Lange</a></li> <li>October 29 – <a href="/wiki/Del_Mason" title="Del Mason">Del Mason</a></li> <li>November 3 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lennox" title="Ed Lennox">Ed Lennox</a></li> <li>November 5 – <a href="/wiki/Otis_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Otis Johnson (baseball)">Otis Johnson</a></li> <li>November 11 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Billiard" title="Harry Billiard">Harry Billiard</a></li> <li>November 16 – <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Zeider" title="Rollie Zeider">Rollie Zeider</a></li> <li>November 20 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Egan" title="Ben Egan">Ben Egan</a></li> <li>November 20 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Welchonce" title="Harry Welchonce">Harry Welchonce</a></li> <li>November 26 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Lobert" title="Frank Lobert">Frank Lobert</a></li> <li>November 28 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Osborn" 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href="/wiki/1936_in_baseball" title="1936 in baseball">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_baseball" title="1937 in baseball">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_baseball" title="1938 in baseball">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_baseball" title="1939 in baseball">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_baseball" title="1940 in baseball">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_baseball" title="1941 in baseball">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_baseball" title="1942 in baseball">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_baseball" title="1943 in baseball">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_baseball" title="1944 in baseball">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_baseball" title="1945 in baseball">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_baseball" title="1946 in baseball">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_baseball" title="1947 in baseball">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_baseball" title="1948 in baseball">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_baseball" title="1949 in baseball">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_baseball" title="1950 in baseball">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_baseball" title="1952 in baseball">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_baseball" title="1953 in baseball">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_baseball" title="1954 in baseball">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_baseball" title="1955 in baseball">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_baseball" title="1956 in baseball">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_baseball" title="1957 in baseball">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_baseball" title="1958 in baseball">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_baseball" title="1959 in baseball">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_baseball" title="1960 in baseball">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_baseball" title="1961 in baseball">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_baseball" title="1962 in baseball">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_baseball" title="1963 in baseball">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_baseball" title="1964 in baseball">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_baseball" title="1965 in baseball">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_baseball" title="1966 in baseball">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_baseball" title="1967 in baseball">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_baseball" title="1969 in baseball">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_baseball" title="1970 in baseball">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_baseball" title="1971 in baseball">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_baseball" title="1972 in baseball">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_baseball" title="1973 in baseball">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_baseball" title="1974 in baseball">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_baseball" title="1975 in baseball">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_baseball" title="1976 in baseball">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_baseball" title="1977 in baseball">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_baseball" title="1978 in baseball">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_baseball" title="1979 in baseball">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_baseball" title="1980 in baseball">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_baseball" title="1981 in baseball">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_baseball" title="1982 in baseball">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_baseball" title="1983 in baseball">1983</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1995_in_baseball" title="1995 in baseball">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_baseball" title="1996 in baseball">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_baseball" title="1997 in baseball">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_baseball" title="1998 in baseball">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_baseball" title="1999 in baseball">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_baseball" title="2000 in baseball">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_baseball" title="2001 in baseball">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_baseball" title="2002 in baseball">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_baseball" title="2003 in baseball">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_baseball" title="2004 in baseball">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_baseball" title="2005 in baseball">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_baseball" title="2006 in baseball">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_baseball" title="2007 in baseball">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_baseball" title="2008 in baseball">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_baseball" title="2009 in baseball">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_baseball" title="2010 in baseball">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_baseball" title="2011 in baseball">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_baseball" title="2012 in baseball">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_baseball" title="2013 in baseball">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_baseball" title="2014 in baseball">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_baseball" title="2015 in baseball">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_baseball" title="2016 in baseball">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_baseball" title="2017 in baseball">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_baseball" title="2018 in baseball">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_baseball" title="2019 in baseball">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_baseball" title="2020 in baseball">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_baseball" title="2021 in baseball">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_baseball" title="2022 in baseball">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_baseball" title="2023 in baseball">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_baseball" title="2024 in baseball">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">See also</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Negro league baseball</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" 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