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href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Cardinals_(1875%E2%80%931919)#Early_National_League_reboot_(1892–1919)" title="History of the St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919)">St. Louis Browns</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>World Series</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1888_World_Series" title="1888 World Series">1888 World Series</a></div> <p>New York defeated St. Louis, six games to four. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_league_baseball_final_standings">Major league baseball final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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season">Chicago White Stockings</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>58 </td> <td>.570 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>43‍–‍27 </td> <td>34‍–‍31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Philadelphia_Quakers_season" title="1888 Philadelphia Quakers season">Philadelphia Quakers</a> </td> <td>69</td> <td>61 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>14½ </td> <td>37‍–‍29 </td> <td>32‍–‍32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Boston_Beaneaters_season" title="1888 Boston Beaneaters season">Boston Beaneaters</a> </td> <td>70</td> <td>64 </td> <td>.522 </td> <td>15½ </td> <td>36‍–‍30 </td> <td>34‍–‍34 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Detroit_Wolverines_season" title="1888 Detroit Wolverines season">Detroit Wolverines</a> </td> <td>68</td> <td>63 </td> <td>.519 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>40‍–‍26 </td> <td>28‍–‍37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Pittsburgh_Alleghenys_season" title="1888 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>68 </td> <td>.493 </td> <td>19½ </td> <td>37‍–‍30 </td> <td>29‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Indianapolis_Hoosiers_season" title="1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>85 </td> <td>.370 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>31‍–‍35 </td> <td>19‍–‍50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Washington_Nationals_season" title="1888 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a> </td> <td>48</td> <td>86 </td> <td>.358 </td> <td>37½ </td> <td>26‍–‍38 </td> <td>22‍–‍48 </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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=5" 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 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Association (19th century)">American Association</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th width="51%">Team </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">W</a> </th> <th width="6%"><a href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1888 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a> </td> <td>92</td> <td>43 </td> <td>.681 </td> <td>— </td> <td>60‍–‍21 </td> <td>32‍–‍22 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Brooklyn_Bridegrooms_season" title="1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season">Brooklyn Bridegrooms</a> </td> <td>88</td> <td>52 </td> <td>.629 </td> <td>6½ </td> <td>53‍–‍20 </td> <td>35‍–‍32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1888 Philadelphia Athletics season">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>52 </td> <td>.609 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>55‍–‍20 </td> <td>26‍–‍32 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season" title="1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>54 </td> <td>.597 </td> <td>11½ </td> <td>56‍–‍25 </td> <td>24‍–‍29 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1888 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td>57</td> <td>80 </td> <td>.416 </td> <td>36 </td> <td>30‍–‍26 </td> <td>27‍–‍54 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Cleveland_Blues_season" title="1888 Cleveland Blues season">Cleveland Blues</a> </td> <td>50</td> <td>82 </td> <td>.379 </td> <td>40½ </td> <td>33‍–‍27 </td> <td>17‍–‍55 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Louisville_Colonels_season" title="1888 Louisville Colonels season">Louisville Colonels</a> </td> <td>48</td> <td>87 </td> <td>.356 </td> <td>44 </td> <td>27‍–‍29 </td> <td>21‍–‍58 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_Kansas_City_Cowboys_season" title="1888 Kansas City Cowboys season">Kansas City Cowboys</a> </td> <td>43</td> <td>89 </td> <td>.326 </td> <td>47½ </td> <td>23‍–‍34 </td> <td>20‍–‍55 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistical_leaders">Statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_League_statistical_leaders">National League statistical leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: National League statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" width="450px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"> <tbody><tr align="center" style="font-size: larger;"> <td colspan="3"><b><a 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> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHI</a></td> <td>.344</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ryan_(baseball)" title="Jimmy Ryan (baseball)">Jimmy Ryan</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHI</a></td> <td>16</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">CHI</a></td> <td>84</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Tim Keefe</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NY</a></td> <td>35</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Tim Keefe</a> <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NY</a></td> <td>1.74</td> <td> </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_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">NY</a></td> <td>335</td> <td> </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 class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: American Association statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" width="450px" style="font-size: 90%; border: 1px solid gray;"> <tbody><tr align="center" style="font-size: larger;"> <td colspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a></b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:lightblue;"> <td><b>Type</b></td> <td><b>Name</b></td> <td><b>Stat</b></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tip_O%27Neill_(baseball)" title="Tip O'Neill (baseball)">Tip O'Neill</a> <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a></td> <td>.335</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_John_Reilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Long John Reilly">John Reilly</a> <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a></td> <td>13</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_John_Reilly" class="mw-redirect" title="Long John Reilly">John Reilly</a> <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">CIN</a></td> <td>103</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silver_King_(baseball)" title="Silver King (baseball)">Silver King</a> <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a></td> <td>45</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silver_King_(baseball)" title="Silver King (baseball)">Silver King</a> <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a></td> <td>1.64</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Seward" title="Ed Seward">Ed Seward</a> <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">PHA</a></td> <td>272</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: January–March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 2 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Dunlap" title="Fred Dunlap">Fred Dunlap</a> signs a contract paying him a $5,000 salary and a $2,000 signing bonus. It is the largest contract ever given to a player to date.</li> <li>January 15 The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> Purchase the contract of <a href="/wiki/Billy_Sunday" title="Billy Sunday">Billy Sunday</a> from the Chicago White Stockings for $2,000</li> <li>January 17 – The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> are admitted to the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a>.</li> <li>January 27 – The <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridegrooms" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Bridegrooms">Brooklyn Bridegrooms</a> keep 5 players from the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Metropolitans" title="New York Metropolitans">New York Metropolitans</a> that they purchased last October and sell the rest, plus 4 of their own players, to the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> for $7,000.</li> <li>February 2 – The <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Hoosiers_(National_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League)">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> announce that they will have 42 private boxes on top of their new grandstand. The boxes will only be available to season subscribers.</li> <li>February 13 - The Kansas City Cowboys purchase the contract of <a href="/wiki/Jumbo_Davis" title="Jumbo Davis">Jumbo Davis</a> from the Baltimore Orioles of the International League.</li> <li>March 2 – The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> reverts to its original policy of a .50¢ admission price with no concessions given to individual clubs.</li> <li>March 5 – The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> votes to adopt the use of turnstiles at all parks in order to better control entry into games.</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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: April–June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 3 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> sell <a href="/wiki/John_Clarkson" title="John Clarkson">John Clarkson</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (baseball)">Boston Braves</a> for $10,000.</li> <li>April 29 – Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ferguson_(1880s_pitcher)" title="Charlie Ferguson (1880s pitcher)">Charlie Ferguson</a> dies of <a href="/wiki/Typhoid_fever" title="Typhoid fever">typhoid fever</a> at the age of 25.</li> <li>May 15 – <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Harry_Stovey" title="Harry Stovey">Harry Stovey</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a> in a 12–3 win over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(1882%E2%80%931899)" title="Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899)">Baltimore Orioles</a>.</li> <li>May 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Quakers</a> purchase the contract of <a href="/wiki/Ed_Delahanty" title="Ed Delahanty">Ed Delahanty</a> from Wheeling of the TriState Baseball League</li> <li>May 27 – <a href="/wiki/Adonis_Terry" title="Adonis Terry">Adonis Terry</a> pitches the second <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> of his career as the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridegrooms" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Bridegrooms">Brooklyn Bridegrooms</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Colonels" title="Louisville Colonels">Louisville Colonels</a>, 4–0.</li> <li>June 3 – The poem "<a href="/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat" title="Casey at the Bat">Casey at the Bat</a>", by <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Thayer" title="Ernest Thayer">Ernest Thayer</a>, is published for the first time in the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Examiner" title="San Francisco Examiner">San Francisco Examiner</a></i>.</li> <li>June 6 – <a href="/wiki/Henry_Porter_(baseball)" title="Henry Porter (baseball)">Henry Porter</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> tosses a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(1882%E2%80%931899)" title="Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899)">Baltimore Orioles</a> in a 4–0 Kansas City win.</li> <li>June 13 – <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> second baseman <a href="/wiki/Sam_Barkley" title="Sam Barkley">Sam Barkley</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a> against the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Cincinnati_Reds#1866–1896:_The_original_"Red_Stockings"_and_the_pre-NL_days" title="History of the Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a>. However, the Cowboys lose 11–6.</li> <li>June 21 – <a href="/wiki/George_Van_Haltren" title="George Van Haltren">George Van Haltren</a> pitches a 6-inning no-hitter to beat the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> at <a href="/wiki/West_Side_Park" title="West Side Park">West Side Park</a> in a rain-shortened contest. He strikes out 3 and walks 1.</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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: July–September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 4 – <a href="/wiki/Albert_Spalding" title="Albert Spalding">Albert Spalding</a>, president of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Cubs#Chicago_White_Stockings/Chicago_Colts" title="History of the Chicago Cubs">Chicago White Stockings</a>, has two ticket speculators arrested and jailed after they violate a city ordinance that prohibits the selling of tickets on the street.</li> <li>July 7 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Foutz" title="Dave Foutz">Dave Foutz</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Bridegrooms" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Bridegrooms">Brooklyn Bridegrooms</a>, former popular player with 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>, is carried off of the field by Browns fans after he gets the game-winning hit for Brooklyn in a game held in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis</a>.</li> <li>July 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> shut out the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beaneaters" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Beaneaters">Boston Beaneaters</a> in both games of a double-header, the first such occurrence in major league history.</li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Adonis_Terry" title="Adonis Terry">Adonis Terry</a> tells his teammates that he heard <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> manager <a href="/wiki/Sam_Barkley" title="Sam Barkley">Sam Barkley</a> order substitute umpire <a href="/wiki/Jim_Donahue" title="Jim Donahue">Jim Donahue</a>, who was the Cowboys regular catcher, to call a Bridegroom runner out in the 9th inning of a 5–4 game. The Grooms walked off the field in protest‚ <a href="/wiki/Forfeit_(baseball)" title="Forfeit (baseball)">forfeiting</a> the game, resulting in a 9–0 score.</li> <li>July 17 – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_McCarthy_(baseball)" title="Tommy McCarthy (baseball)">Tommy McCarthy</a> of 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> goes 5–5 at the plate to go along with 6 stolen bases in a game in which the Browns steal 15 bases in all.</li> <li>July 26 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Seward" title="Ed Seward">Ed Seward</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> pitches a no-hitter in a 12–2 over the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Cincinnati_Reds#1866–1896:_The_original_"Red_Stockings"_and_the_pre-NL_days" title="History of the Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Red Stockings</a>.</li> <li>July 28 – <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Ryan_(baseball)" title="Jimmy Ryan (baseball)">Jimmy Ryan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Cubs#Chicago_White_Stockings/Chicago_Colts" title="History of the Chicago Cubs">Chicago White Stockings</a> hits for the cycle and pitches 7 innings in relief in a 21–17 win over the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Wolverines" title="Detroit Wolverines">Detroit Wolverines</a>. Ryan becomes the first player to hit for the cycle and pitch in the same game.</li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Gus_Weyhing" title="Gus Weyhing">Gus Weyhing</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(American_Association)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> pitches a no-hitter against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> for the second no-hitter by an Athletics pitcher in 5 games.</li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">"Sliding" Billy Hamilton</a> makes his major league debut with the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)">Kansas City Cowboys</a>.</li> <li>August 7 – The <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> votes to allow teams to lower ticket prices to .25¢ and changes the gate guarantee for the visiting team from a percentage to a flat $130.</li> <li>August 10 – <a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Tim Keefe</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> wins his 19th consecutive game, setting a new major league record.</li> <li>August 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Wolverines" title="Detroit Wolverines">Detroit Wolverines</a> blow a 2–0 lead by committing 6 errors in the final 2 innings to lose their 16th game in a row.</li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Silver_King_(baseball)" title="Silver King (baseball)">Silver King</a> of 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> loses a no-hitter in the 9th inning when 2 Browns outfielders let an easy fly ball drop between them.</li> <li>August 22 – The <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Hoosiers_(National_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League)">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> attempt to play a "night" game at dusk by using natural-gas lights.</li> <li>August 25 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> outfielder <a href="/wiki/Mike_Tiernan" title="Mike Tiernan">Mike Tiernan</a> <a href="/wiki/Hit_for_the_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit for the cycle">hits for the cycle</a> as the Giants beat the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, 7–0.</li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Quinn_(second_baseman)" title="Joe Quinn (second baseman)">Joe Quinn</a> makes his first game as a <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Beaneater</a> a memorable one by homering in the bottom of the 9th to give Boston a 2–1 win over 30 game winner <a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Tim Keefe</a>.</li> <li>September 4 – <a href="/wiki/Pud_Galvin" title="Pud Galvin">Pud Galvin</a> became the first pitcher to win 300 games.</li> <li>September 6 – The <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Hoosiers_(National_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League)">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> try again to play an evening game with the use of natural-gas lights. Unable to generate adequate lighting to play, the Hoosiers drop the idea for good.</li> <li>September 7 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Johnston" title="Dick Johnston">Dick Johnston</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beaneaters" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Beaneaters">Boston Beaneaters</a> leads off the game with a home run for the 2nd straight game.</li> <li>September 12 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> are forced to forfeit their game with the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Cubs#Chicago_White_Stockings/Chicago_Colts" title="History of the Chicago Cubs">Chicago White Stockings</a> when they have no available substitutes to replace the injured <a href="/wiki/Buck_Ewing" title="Buck Ewing">Buck Ewing</a> in the 5th inning.</li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Morris_(1880s_pitcher)" title="Ed Morris (1880s pitcher)">Ed Morris</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> pitches his 4th consecutive shutout, setting a <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> record that will stand until <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a>.</li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Sanders" title="Ben Sanders">Ben Sanders</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Quakers_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Quakers (NL)">Philadelphia Quakers</a> loses his perfect game with 1 out in the 9th inning when he allows a single to the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Chicago_Cubs#Chicago_White_Stockings/Chicago_Colts" title="History of the Chicago Cubs">Chicago White Stockings</a> pitcher Gus Krock, a .164 career hitter.</li> <li>September 20 – Cubs pitcher <a href="/wiki/Frank_Dwyer" title="Frank Dwyer">Frank Dwyer</a> pitches a 3-hit shutout in his Major league debut, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_(1886%E2%80%931889)" title="Washington Nationals (1886–1889)">Washington Nationals</a> 11–0 in the first game of a double-header at West Side Park.</li> <li>September 27 – Ed "Cannonball" Crane pitches a 7-inning no-hitter for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> in their 3–0 win over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_(1886%E2%80%931889)" title="Washington Nationals (1886–1889)">Washington Nationals</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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: October–December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1 – With darkness looming, the <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Hoosiers_(National_League)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League)">Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> score 3 runs in the top of the 9th inning to take a 4–2 lead over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_(1886%E2%80%931889)" title="Washington Nationals (1886–1889)">Washington Nationals</a> when Washington catcher <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a> suddenly develops an "injury" to his finger. The delay causes the game to be called because of darkness with the score reverting to the last completed inning, resulting in a 2–1 Washington victory.</li> <li>October 3 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> and 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> each clinch their respective league pennants.</li> <li>October 5 – <a href="/wiki/Pud_Galvin" title="Pud Galvin">Pud Galvin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> becomes the first pitcher to record 300 career wins with a 5–1 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_(1886%E2%80%931889)" title="Washington Nationals (1886–1889)">Washington Nationals</a>.</li> <li>October 13 – The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> season comes to a close with the champion <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> setting a league attendance record by drawing 305,000 fans for the season.</li> <li>October 16 – Rumours abound of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Wolverines" title="Detroit Wolverines">Detroit Wolverines</a> dropping out of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> and being replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Blues</a> of the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> after they sell star players <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Sam Thompson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Dan Brouthers</a> and 30 game winner Pete Conway.</li> <li>October 16 – The World Series opens with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> beating 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> 2–1.</li> <li>October 17 – The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Browns</a> even the series by taking a 3–0 victory over the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">Giants</a>.</li> <li>October 18 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York</a> wins Game 3 4–2 over the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Browns</a>.</li> <li>October 19 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York</a> takes a 3–1 series advantage with a 6–3 win over <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis</a>.</li> <li>October 20 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">Giants</a> score 5 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning to take a 6–4 victory and a 4–1 lead in the series.</li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York</a> wins again in Game 6 by a score of 12–5.</li> <li>October 24 – 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)">Browns</a> get a must-win by scoring 4 in the 8th to beat the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">Giants</a> 7–5.</li> <li>October 25 – The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> clinch the series with an 11–3 win over 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>. The final 2 games will be played for revenue purposes with St. Louis winning both contests for an overall series result of 6 games to 4 in favor of the Giants.</li> <li>November 10 – A new club is organized in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a> to compete in the <a href="/wiki/International_Association_for_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="International Association for Professional Base Ball Players">International Association</a> during the next season, in order to take the place of the disbanded <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Wolverines" title="Detroit Wolverines">Detroit Wolverines</a>, who finished in fifth place in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> this past season. The Wolverines sell off their stars, including <a href="/wiki/Sam_Thompson_(outfielder)" title="Sam Thompson (outfielder)">Sam Thompson</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Quakers_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Quakers (NL)">Philadelphia Quakers</a>, as well as the so-called <i>Big Four</i> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Brouthers" title="Dan Brouthers">Dan Brouthers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hardy_Richardson" title="Hardy Richardson">Hardy Richardson</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves" title="Boston Braves">Boston Beaneaters</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Rowe" title="Jack Rowe">Jack Rowe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deacon_White" title="Deacon White">Deacon White</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a>.</li> <li>November 20 – The Joint Rules Committee reduces the number of balls needed for a walk to 4. With the 4 ball, 3 strike at-bat and overhand pitching rules now in place, baseball in <a href="/wiki/1889_in_baseball" title="1889 in baseball">1889</a> will be played very similar to the game of today.</li> <li>November 21 – The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> formally admits the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Blues</a> from the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a>. The Blues are the 2nd team to leave the AA for the NL, following the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Alleghenys</a> who made the switch after the <a href="/wiki/1886_in_baseball" title="1886 in baseball">1886</a> season.</li> <li>November 22 – The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> adopts a five-tier salary structure based on a player's on-field abilities and off-field personal habits, with the salary scale ranging from $1,500–2,500 in each tier. The <i>Brotherhood</i> of the Professional Baseball Players is incensed by the classification system and it will be the impetus for the organization of the <a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a> in <a href="/wiki/1890_in_baseball" title="1890 in baseball">1890</a>.</li> <li>November 23 – The World Champion <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(baseball)" title="New York Giants (baseball)">New York Giants</a> announce the sale of star player and leader of The Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players, <a href="/wiki/John_Montgomery_Ward" title="John Montgomery Ward">John Montgomery Ward</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_(1886%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Nationals (1886–89)">Washington Nationals</a> for $12,000. The deal will fall through after Ward refuses to abide by the sale.</li> <li>December 5 – The <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Solons" title="Columbus Solons">Columbus Solons</a> are admitted to the <a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a> to replace the departed <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Blues</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=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&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–April"><span id="January.E2.80.93April"></span>January–April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: January–April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/Rube_Foster_(AL_pitcher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rube Foster (AL pitcher)">Rube Foster</a></li> <li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Barber" title="Jesse Barber">Jesse Barber</a></li> <li>January 10 – <a href="/wiki/Del_Pratt" title="Del Pratt">Del Pratt</a></li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/Pinch_Thomas" title="Pinch Thomas">Pinch Thomas</a></li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Lorenza_Cobb" title="Lorenza Cobb">Lorenza Cobb</a></li> <li>March 4 – <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Pfeffer" title="Jeff Pfeffer">Jeff Pfeffer</a></li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Klepfer" title="Ed Klepfer">Ed Klepfer</a></li> <li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Tris Speaker</a></li> <li>April 9 – <a href="/wiki/Hippo_Vaughn" title="Hippo Vaughn">Hippo Vaughn</a></li> <li>April 18 – <a href="/wiki/Duffy_Lewis" title="Duffy Lewis">Duffy Lewis</a></li> <li>April 18 – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_McMillan_(baseball)" title="Tommy McMillan (baseball)">Tommy McMillan</a></li> <li>April 22 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Sullivan_(baseball)" title="Harry Sullivan (baseball)">Harry Sullivan</a></li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Caldwell" title="Ray Caldwell">Ray Caldwell</a></li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Olaf_Henriksen" title="Olaf Henriksen">Olaf Henriksen</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Johnson_(baseball_SS)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ernie Johnson (baseball SS)">Ernie Johnson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May–August"><span id="May.E2.80.93August"></span>May–August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: May–August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 4 – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Pond" title="Ralph Pond">Ralph Pond</a></li> <li>May 15 – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yerkes" title="Steve Yerkes">Steve Yerkes</a></li> <li>May 23 – <a href="/wiki/Zack_Wheat" title="Zack Wheat">Zack Wheat</a></li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Veach" title="Bobby Veach">Bobby Veach</a></li> <li>July 1 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Taylor_(Negro_Leagues)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ben Taylor (Negro Leagues)">Ben Taylor</a></li> <li>July 2 – <a href="/wiki/Grover_Hartley" title="Grover Hartley">Grover Hartley</a></li> <li>July 12 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Krause" title="Harry Krause">Harry Krause</a></li> <li>July 19 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sweeney_(baseball)" title="Ed Sweeney (baseball)">Ed Sweeney</a></li> <li>August 6 – <a href="/wiki/Hy_Gunning" title="Hy Gunning">Hy Gunning</a></li> <li>August 10 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Hartman" title="Charlie Hartman">Charlie Hartman</a></li> <li>August 15 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Van_Dyke" title="Ben Van Dyke">Ben Van Dyke</a></li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Vince_Molyneaux" title="Vince Molyneaux">Vince Molyneaux</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/Wally_Rehg" title="Wally Rehg">Wally Rehg</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September–December"><span id="September.E2.80.93December"></span>September–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1888_in_baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: September–December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 6 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Red Faber</a></li> <li>September 8 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Giannini" title="Joe Giannini">Joe Giannini</a></li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Marty_Krug" title="Marty Krug">Marty Krug</a></li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/wiki/Jean_Dubuc" title="Jean Dubuc">Jean Dubuc</a></li> <li>September 19 – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Young_(baseball)" title="Ralph Young (baseball)">Ralph Young</a></li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Swanson_(baseball)" title="Bill Swanson (baseball)">Bill Swanson</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hoblitzel" class="mw-redirect" title="Dick Hoblitzel">Dick Hoblitzel</a></li> <li>October 29 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Yingling" title="Earl Yingling">Earl Yingling</a></li> <li>November 1 – <a href="/wiki/Grover_Gilmore_(baseball)" title="Grover Gilmore (baseball)">Grover Gilmore</a></li> <li>November 10 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hunt_(baseball)" title="Ben Hunt (baseball)">Ben Hunt</a></li> <li>December 5 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Porray" title="Ed Porray">Ed Porray</a></li> <li>December 11 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Toney" title="Fred Toney">Fred Toney</a></li> <li>December 20 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Merkle" title="Fred Merkle">Fred Merkle</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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played in 1 game in <a href="/wiki/1885_in_baseball" title="1885 in baseball">1885</a> for the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">Boston Red Stockings</a></li> <li>March 30 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bahret" title="Frank Bahret">Frank Bahret</a>, 29?, played 2 games in <a href="/wiki/1884_in_baseball" title="1884 in baseball">1884</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Monumentals" title="Baltimore Monumentals">Baltimore Monumentals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a></li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/Denny_Mack" title="Denny Mack">Denny Mack</a>, 36?, infielder from 1871 to 1883; led the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association</a> in walks in <a href="/wiki/1872_in_baseball" title="1872 in baseball">1872</a></li> <li>April 29 – <a 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href="/wiki/Favel_Wordsworth" title="Favel Wordsworth">Favel Wordsworth</a>, 37, shortstop for the <a href="/wiki/1873_in_baseball" title="1873 in baseball">1873</a> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Resolutes" title="Elizabeth Resolutes">Elizabeth Resolutes</a>.</li> <li>September 25 – <a href="/wiki/John_Bass_(baseball)" title="John Bass (baseball)">John Bass</a>, 40?, batted .303 as the regular shortstop for the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Forest_Citys" title="Cleveland Forest Citys">Cleveland Forest Citys</a> in <a href="/wiki/1871_in_baseball" title="1871 in baseball">1871</a>, his only full season</li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Duffy" title="Ed Duffy">Ed Duffy</a>, 44?, regular shortstop for the <a href="/wiki/1871_in_baseball" title="1871 in baseball">1871</a> <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Stockings_(1870%E2%80%9389)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago White Stockings (1870–89)">Chicago White Stockings</a></li> <li>November 7 – <a href="/wiki/Rit_Harrison" title="Rit Harrison">Rit Harrison</a>, 39, went 2–4 in his only career game for the <a href="/wiki/1875_in_baseball" title="1875 in baseball">1875</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Haven_Elm_Citys" title="New Haven Elm Citys">New Haven Elm Citys</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>November 10 – <a href="/wiki/John_Glenn_(1870s_outfielder)" title="John Glenn (1870s outfielder)">John Glenn</a>, 38, played from 1871 to 1877 with a .267 career average</li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/wiki/Len_Sowders" title="Len Sowders">Len Sowders</a>, 27, center fielder who hit .263 for the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(1882%E2%80%931899)" title="Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899)">Baltimore Orioles</a> in his only season in <a href="/wiki/1886_in_baseball" title="1886 in baseball">1886</a></li> <li>December 29 – <a href="/wiki/Asa_Brainard" title="Asa Brainard">Asa Brainard</a>, 47, pitcher for the undefeated <a 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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 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