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;World Series Detroit defeated St. Louis, ten games to five.

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* California League: San Francisco Pioneers * Eastern League: Waterbury * International League: Toronto *

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: Lowell *

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: Oshkosh * Southern League: New Orleans * Western League: Topeka

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Notable seasons

*St. Louis Browns left fielder Tip O'Neill led the AA in batting average (.435), on-base percentage (.490), slugging percentage (.691), adjusted OPS+ (213), hits (225), home runs (14), total bases (357), runs scored (167), and runs batted in (123). *Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Kilroy had a win–loss record of 46–19 and led the AA in innings pitched (589.1), wins (46), and shutouts (6). He was second in the AA in earned run average (3.07) and strikeouts (217). He was fourth in the AA in adjusted ERA+ (133)."1887 American Association Pitching Leaders"
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Events

January–March

*January 18 – The Kansas City Cowboys are admitted to the Western League. Though this incarnation of the franchise folds after one season, three other teams based in Kansas City would also once the Cowboys moniker, the last appearing in the Union Association in 1889. *February 8 –

Albert Spalding Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised ...

of the Chicago White Stockings meets with star player Mike "King" Kelly for contract talks. Kelly wants his $375 bonus for good behavior during the

1886 Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange ...

season. Spalding not only refuses the bonus, but also refuses to refund $225 in fines levied against Kelly for drinking. Spalding has already sold all 3 starting outfielders from the defending champion White Stockings and is aggressively looking to rid his team of drinkers. *February 8 – The St. Louis Maroons are sold to a group in Indianapolis for $12,000. The team will play the 1887 season as the Indianapolis Hoosiers. *February 9 – In order to make room the

Pittsburgh Alleghenys The following is a history of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Franchise beginnings (1870s-1899) Early baseball in Pittsburgh and the American Association The earliest mention of "base ball" in the region was found in the journal ...

and keep the league structure at 8 teams, the

buys out the

Kansas City Cowboys Several sports team in Kansas City, Missouri have used the name Cowboys: *Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association), a baseball team in the Union Association in 1884 *Kansas City Cowboys (National League), a baseball team in the National League in 18 ...

for $6,000. *February 14 – James Billings, an owner of the Boston Beaneaters, reaches a contract agreement with Mike "King" Kelly that will pay him $2,000 per season as well as a $3,000 bonus if the Beaneaters can purchase his reserve rights from the Chicago White Stockings. *February 16 – Mike "King" Kelly is sold to the Boston Beaneaters for $10,000, more than double the price ever paid for any player. Kelly becomes commonly known during that time as "$10,000 Kelly" because of the sale. *February 20 –

John Montgomery Ward John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925), known as Monte Ward, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop, second baseman, third baseman, manager, executive, union organizer, owner and author. Ward, of English descent ...

, president of The Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players speaks out against the increasing pattern of player-selling. The Brotherhood will later start the rival Players' League in 1890.

April–June

*April 17 – Chris von der Ahe of the

purchases 19-year-old Silver King from the

, who hold the rights to all of the

Kansas City Cowboy players after the NL bought out the franchise. King will go on to win 111 games in the next 3 seasons for the Browns, leading them to 2 American Association pennants. *April 20 –

of the Chicago White Stockings completes his purge of players who drink by trading holdout pitcher Jim McCormick to the

for rookie George Van Haltren and $2,000 cash. *April 22 –

Tony Mullane Anthony John Mullane (January 30, 1859 – April 25, 1944), nicknamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box", was an Irish Major League Baseball player who pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career. He is best known as an ambidextrous pi ...

of the

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pitches his first game in the state of

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since 1883 after resolving the injunction he had been under for nearly 4 years. Mullane beats the

5-2. *April 30 – Tip O'Neill outfielder for the

hits for the cycle in a 28-11 drubbing of the Cleveland Blues. *May 2 – Fred Carroll of the

hits for the cycle in an 8-3 win over the

. *May 6 – The National Colored Base Ball League begins with the New York Gorhams beating the Pittsburgh Keystones by a score of 11-8. The league would fold on May 23 after having played only 13 official league games. *May 7 – Tip O'Neill of the

hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in 5 games. The Browns beat the

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, 12-7. *May 9 – Ed Morris of the

refuses to pitch his scheduled start and is suspended by the club for 3 weeks. *May 14 – John Roach of the New York Giants switch-pitches in a 17-2 loss to the Philadelphia Quakers in his only major league appearance. *May 23 – National Colored Base Ball League or the League of Colored Baseball Clubs, the first attempt to have a league consisting of all-black teams, folds after two weeks in operation. *May 24 –

Jerry Denny Jeremiah Dennis Denny (born ''Jeremiah Dennis Eldridge''; March 16, 1859 – August 16, 1927) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Providence Grays (1881–1885), St. Louis Maroons (1886), Indianapolis Hoosiers (18 ...

of the Indianapolis Hoosiers gives Mike "King" Kelly a dose of his own medicine when he prevents Kelly from scoring by grabbing his belt and holding him at third base as Kelly attempts to tag up on a fly ball. The umpire who was watching the flight of the ball, didn't see Denny's action. Kelly was well known in baseball for bending the rules to his advantage when the umpire was not looking. *May 28 – Pitcher

, suspended by the

, sues the team for lost pay. Mullane and the Reds will eventually settle the suit out of court and Mullane will return to the team in mid-June. *May 30 – New York Giants pitcher Bill George sets a major league record by walking 16 batters in a 12-11 loss to the Chicago White Stockings. *June 4 – During the pre-game warm up,

Joe Hornung Michael Joseph Hornung (June 12, 1857 – October 30, 1931) was an American baseball player and one of the greatest fielders of the 19th century. Michael Joseph Hornung was born in Carthage, New York in 1857. Prior to starting his career in M ...

places a bat on home plate and challenges pitcher Charlie Ferguson to hit it, which Ferguson promptly does on his first attempt. *June 9 –

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outfielder Candy Nelson sets a record by starting 3 double plays in one game. *June 16 – Curt Welch of the

is arrested for assault in

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after breaking up a double play against the

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. Welch will be fined $4.50 in court the next day. *June 27 – Rookie pitcher George Van Haltren makes his major league debut for the Chicago White Stockings and ties a major league record by issuing 16 walks in a losing cause. Van Haltren will soon move to the outfield and amass over 2500 hits in a 17-year career.

July–September

*July 1 – The Philadelphia Quakers and the

set a record by scoring in 15 of the 18 half-innings in the Wolverines 17-13 victory. *July 6 – Alex McKinnon of the

leaves the team after contracting what is believed to be typhoid fever. McKinnon died on July 24. *July 10 – Enforcing a new law,

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police stop the game and arrest Browns owner Chris von der Ahe for conducting business on a Sunday. Within a week a judge will exempt baseball from the law. *July 14 – In an exhibition game against Newark from the International League, Chicago White Stockings player-manager

Cap Anson Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. Including his time in the National Association (NA), he played a record 27 ...

refuses to play if Newark uses their black players, George Stovey and

Moses Fleetwood Walker Moses Fleetwood Walker (October 7, 1856 – May 11, 1924) was an American professional baseball catcher who, historically, was credited with being the first black man to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). A native of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, an ...

. Newark gives in and benches the 2 players, then beats the White Stockings 9-4. *July 22 – A pitcher named Frank Chapman makes his only appearance for the Philadelphia Athletics. This appearance is notable because he would later be misidentified as a 14-year-old named Fred Chapman, who was long believed to be the youngest player in major league history. This error would not be discovered until 2009. *July 26 – Philadelphia Athletics catcher Jocko Milligan sets a record by recording 3 assists in one inning. *August 9 – Charlie Buffinton of the Philadelphia Quakers pitches his 2nd consecutive 1-hitter. *August 10 – For the second time in his career, first baseman Dave Orr of the

hits for the cycle. Despite Orr's efforts New York loses to the

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, 6-5. *August 23 –

Ned Williamson Edward Nagle "Ned" Williamson (October 24, 1857 – March 3, 1894) was a professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for three teams: the Indianapolis Blues of the National League (NL) for one season, the Chicago White ...

hits a mammoth home run over the center field fence at

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. It is only the 2nd ball hit over the fence in center field in the park's 17-year history. Rain later washes out the game and Williamson's home run with it. *August 26 –

second baseman

Bid McPhee John Alexander "Bid" McPhee (November 1, 1859 – January 3, 1943) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from until , all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the ...

hits for the cycle against the

. Cincinnati loses, however, 19-11. *August 27 – Mike "King" Kelly and

Ezra Sutton Ezra Ballou Sutton (September 17, 1849 – June 20, 1907) was an American third baseman in the National Association and Major League Baseball from 1871 to 1888. Sutton collected 1,574 hits during this time period; he had a lifetime batting averag ...

set a record for most runs scored in a game by 2 teammates as they score 6 times each in the Boston Beaneaters 28-14 win. *August 29 – Denny Lyons is held hitless for the first time since May 23, a span covering 52 games. Under the rules of 1887, a walk counted as a base hit, and as a result Lyons' feat is largely ignored today since he needed walks to continue his streak on July 22 and again on August 19. *August 31 – The

become the first team ever to use 5 pitchers in one game in a 25-11 loss to the

. *September 3 – The

clinch their 3rd straight American Association pennant with a 7-4 win over the

. *September 11 – The

players refuse to play an exhibition game against the

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. In a letter to owner Chris von der Ahe, the players wrote "we will cheerfully play against white people at any time and think that by refusing to play lackswe are only doing what is right." *September 28 – The

win the

pennant with a 7-3 victory over the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

October–December

*October 8 – The

franchise is sold to Brooklyn Grays owner Charlie Byrne for $15,000. *October 8 – The Philadelphia Quakers defeat the New York Giants 6-3 and end the season with 16 wins and 1 tie in their final 17 games to finish in 2nd place in the

. *October 9 – Tip O'Neill of the

finishes the season as the American Association leader in doubles, triples, and home runs, a feat which has never been duplicated. *October 9 –

Guy Hecker Guy Jackson Hecker (April 3, 1856 – December 3, 1938) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. His debut game took place on May 2, 1882. His final game took place on September 30, 1890. Du ...

, star pitcher and hitter of the

who plays other positions when not pitching, sets a defensive record for first basemen by recording zero fielding chances in a 9-inning game. *October 10 – The

win the first game of the best of 15 World's Series with a 6-1 win over the

. *October 11 – The

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take Game 2 by the score of 5-3. *October 12 –

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wins Game 3 in 13 innings 2-1. *October 13 – Lady Baldwin pitches a 2-hitter in leading

to an 8-0 victory. *October 14 – The Browns win Game 5 by the score of 5-2 and now trail in the series 3 games to 2. *October 15 –

wins 9-0 in Game 6. *October 17 – The

beat

3-1 and go up 5 games to 2 in the series. *October 18 –

wins again in Game 8 by the score of 9-2. *October 19 – The

increase their series lead to 7 games to 2 with a 4-2 win over the

. *October 21 – After a rainout the day before, the Browns pull off a triple play in an 11-4 morning victory over

. *October 21 – The

win the series with a 13-3 afternoon win over the

. Even though the Wolverines have won the series, the remaining 4 games will be played as they have previously been scheduled in various cities. *October 26 – The Browns win the final game of the series, but

wins the series 10 games to 5. *October 27 – The '' Brotherhood'' of Professional Base-Ball Players agree to not sign contracts until an agreement has been reached with club owners regarding salary caps and the reserve rule. *November 2 – The Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three longtime partners, Sharsig, Simmons, and Mason, still hold a sizable block of stock. *November 14 – The Cleveland Blues announce new uniforms for the

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season. The web-like pattern on the uniform will inspire the nickname "Spiders" which the club officially adopts. *November 16 – The joint rules committee drops the 4-strike experiment from 1887 and returns to the standard 3-strike rule. The committee also drops the base on balls as counting for a hit in official statistics. *November 17 – The club owners officially recognize the '' Brotherhood'' of Professional Base-Ball Players by meeting with

, Ned Hanlon, and

Dan Brouthers Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers (; May 8, 1858 – August 2, 1932) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from to , with a brief return in . Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size, he was and weighed , wh ...

. *November 21 – In the American Association, the

announce a trade that ships Bill Gleason and Curt Welch to the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, and Jocko Milligan, plus $3,000. This is the first of a significant number of trades or sales in the majors, mostly to the Brooklyn Grays. *November 24 – George Hancock invents an indoor baseball game that would become known as

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in Chicago. *December 2 – The International League disbands, as the Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo teams split off to form the International Association, while Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton, become the nucleus of the Central League. *December 8 – The American Association agrees to increase ticket prices to .50¢ for the

season. The AA will revert to the original .25¢ fee in August after suffering attendance and revenue losses through the season.

Births

January–April

*January 19 – Chick Gandil *January 20 – Bill James *January 28 – Jack Coffey *February 5 – Jesse Bragg *February 9 –

Heinie Zimmerman Henry Zimmerman (February 9, 1887 – March 14, 1969), known as "Heinie" or "The Great Zim", was an American professional baseball third baseman. Zimmerman played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants from 1907 to 191 ...

*February 13 – Eddie Foster *February 26 –

Grover Cleveland Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. He ...

*March 12 –

Wally Mattick Walter Joseph Mattick (March 12, 1887 – November 5, 1968) was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played for the Chicago White Sox from – and briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals in . He batted and threw right-handed. Mattick's son ...

*March 19 –

José Méndez José Colmenar del Valle Méndez (January 2, 1885 – October 31, 1928) was a Cuban right-handed pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues. Born in Cárdenas, Matanzas, he died at age 43 in Havana. Known in Cuba as ''El Diamante Negro'' ...

*March 25 –

Clyde Milan Jesse Clyde Milan (; March 25, 1887 – March 3, 1953) was an American professional baseball player who spent his entire career as an outfielder with the Washington Senators (1907–1922). He was not a powerful batter, but was adept at getting o ...

*April 8 –

Hap Myers Ralph Edward "Hap" Myers (April 8, 1887 – June 30, 1967) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. In five seasons Myers played in 377 games and posted a .268 batting average (baseball), batting average (335-for-1251) with 203 run (baseball), ...

*April 12 – Sam Agnew *April 18 – Bill Rodgers *April 19 – Jack Martin *April 21 – Joe McCarthy *April 26 – Jack Barry

May–August

*May 2 – Eddie Collins *May 12 – Casey Hageman *May 24 – Jack Killilay *May 28 –

Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Nativ ...

*June 25 – Bob Meinke *June 27 –

Rube Benton John Cleave "Rube" Benton (June 27, 1890 – December 12, 1937) was a pitcher for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds (1910–15, 1923–25) and New York Giants (1915–21). He pitched in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers of the Am ...

*July 8 –

Jim Bluejacket Jim Bluejacket (born William Lincoln Smith July 8, 1887 – March 26, 1947) was a major league pitcher in the early 20th century. Bluejacket played for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops (–) and Cincinnati Reds (). Personal life When he started playing p ...

*July 29 – George Cutshaw *August 7 – Chet Nourse *August 24 –

Harry Hooper Harry Bartholomew Hooper (August 24, 1887 – December 18, 1974) was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hooper was born in Bell Station, Ca ...

*August 30 – Tom Seaton

September–December

*September 4 – Tilly Walker *September 7 – Earl Moseley* *September 9 – Doc Johnston *September 17 – Nick Cullop *October 4 – Ray Fisher *October 8 –

Ping Bodie Frank Stephen "Ping" Bodie (October 8, 1887 – December 17, 1961), born Francesco Stephano Pezzolo,Donie Bush Owen Joseph "Donie" Bush (; October 8, 1887Sources differ as to Bush's date of birth. Sources listing the date as October 8, 1887, include (i) baseball-reference.com, and (ii) findagrave.com. Sources listing the date as October 3, 1887, include ( ...

*October 8 –

Doc Crandall James Otis Crandall (October 8, 1887 – August 17, 1951) was a right-handed pitcher and second baseman. He was the first player to be consistently used as a relief pitcher. Consequently, he was given the nickname Doc by Damon Runyon who said ...

*October 10 –

Bill Killefer William Lavier Killefer (October 10, 1887 – July 3, 1960), nicknamed "Reindeer Bill" was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillie ...

*October 19 – Fred Snodgrass *November 6 –

Walter Johnson Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-ha ...

*November 24 –

Ralph Comstock Ralph Remick Comstock (November 24, 1887 – September 13, 1966) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1913 and 1918 for the Detroit Tigers (1913), Boston Red Sox (1915), Pittsburgh Rebels ( ''FL'', 1915) and Pittsburg ...

*December 9 –

Spot Poles Spottswood Poles (December 27, 1887 – September 12, 1962) was an American outfielder in baseball's Negro leagues. One of the fastest players of his era, Poles was sometimes referred to as "the black Ty Cobb." Career According to Negro leagues h ...

*December 21 –

Cy Williams Frederick "Cy" Williams (December 21, 1887 – April 23, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs (1912–17) and Philadelphia Phillies (1918–30). As Major L ...

* Some sources show

1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's '' Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price at ...

Deaths

*May 11 – John Ake, 25, utility player on the 1884

. *July 8 – Frank McIntyre, 27, pitcher who appeared in 3 games in 1883. *July 24 – Alex McKinnon, 30, first baseman who was batting .340 in his first season with the

; previously with New York and St. Louis teams. *November 9 –

Billy Riley Billy Riley (22 June 1896 – 27 August 1977) was an English practitioner and teacher of catch wrestling. As a trainer in the sport, he taught some of the leading post-World War II figures in catch wrestling at his training school "The Sna ...

, 32?, outfielder who played in parts of 2 seasons. *December 22 – Jud Birchall, 32, outfielder for the American Association Philadelphia Athletics from 1882–1884.

References

Sources

External links

1887 National League season at Baseball-Reference.com1887 American Association season at Baseball-Reference.comCharlton's Baseball Chronology at BaseballLibrary.comYear by Year History at Baseball-Almanac.comRetrosheet.org
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