Champions

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): ** First-half: Boston Beaneaters ** Second-half:

Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...

World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The winner of the World ...

: Boston Beaneaters over Cleveland Spiders (5–0; 1 tie)

National League final standings

The

played a

schedule, with the teams that had the best record in each half of the season meeting in a postseason best-of-nine series, known at the time as the " World's Championship Series".

Statistical leaders

Events

*March 4 – Following the collapse of the

American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ...

, the

holds its first meeting. They decide on a

for 1892, with the winners from each half to meet in a championship series following the regular season. *June 6 –

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

becomes the first

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to attend a game while in office, when he watches the Cincinnati Reds defeat the Washington Senators, 7–4 in 11 innings. *July 13 – The final games of the first half are played. *July 15 – Play resumes for the second half of the season after a one-day break. Jack Stivetts

*July/August – After the Boston Beaneaters cut some players, they begin the second half slowly and the

take the lead. Some fans accuse the Boston club of purposely playing poorly "in order to force a playoff at the end of the season"—that is, to generate extra revenue. *August 6 –

Jack Stivetts John Elmer Stivetts (March 31, 1868 – April 18, 1930) was a professional baseball pitcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning from 1889 to 1899. He played in the American Association ...

throws a no-hitter for the Boston Beaneaters in an 11–0 victory over the

Brooklyn Grooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Califo ...

. *August 22 –

Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as th ...

pitcher Ben Sanders hurls a no-hitter in a 6–2 win over the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

. *September 21 – Pitcher

John Clarkson John Gibson Clarkson (July 1, 1861 – February 4, 1909) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Chicago White Stocking ...

of the Cleveland Spiders records his 300th career win. *October 15 – On the last day of the season, Bumpus Jones of the Cincinnati Reds makes his major league debut with a 7–1 no-hitter against Pittsburgh, becoming the second pitcher to hurl a no-hitter in his first start. *October 17 – The first-half champion Boston Beaneaters and second-half champion Cleveland Spiders begin a best-of-nine " World's Championship Series" to determine an overall champion. The first game, pitched by

for the Beaneaters and

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

for the Spiders, ends in a 0–0 tie after 11 innings. *October 24 – The Beaneaters win their fifth consecutive game over the Spiders to capture the championship. *November 1 – Statistics for the first 154-game season show that

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 ...

of the Brooklyn Grooms was the top hitter with a .335

batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ...

, and Cy Young of the Cleveland Spiders the best pitcher with a 36–11 record and a .766

winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in standings or rankings to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of match ...

. *November 17 – National League magnates conclude a four-day meeting in Chicago where they agree to shorten the 1893 schedule to 132 games and drop the split season schedule (the league's next split season would be ). They also pledge to continue to reduce player salaries and other team expenses.

Births

January

*January 2 – George Boehler *January 2 – Jack Kibble *January 2 – Merlin Kopp *January 3 – Roland Howell *January 4 –

Charlie Miller Charles Miller (born 18 March 1976) is a Scottish retired footballer. He started his career at Rangers, and was voted the SPFA Young Player of the Year in 1995 during his time with the club. After spells with English Premier League clubs Lei ...

*January 5 – Chuck Wortman *January 16 – Fred Bratschi *January 17 – Roy Grover *January 21 – Bernie Boland *January 27 – Tatica Campos *January 31 – Steamboat Williams

February

*February 1 – Dixie McArthur *February 1 – Tom McGuire *February 4 –

Eddie Ainsmith Edward Wilbur Ainsmith (born as Edward Anshmedt; February 4, 1890 – September 6, 1981), nicknamed "Dorf," was a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played fifteen seasons with the Washington Senators (1910–1918), Detroit Tigers (1919� ...

*February 4 –

Rollie Naylor Roleine Cecil "Rollie" Naylor (February 4, 1892 – June 18, 1966) was an American professional baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game o ...

*February 6 –

Goldie Rapp Joseph Aloysius "Goldie" Rapp (February 6, 1892 - July 1, 1966) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies from 1921–1923. In 276 games over ...

*February 8 – Manuel Cueto *February 12 – Tom Rogers *February 15 – Al Braithwood *February 16 – Ed Schorr *February 17 – Fred Brainard *February 17 –

Nemo Leibold Harry Loran "Nemo" Leibold (February 17, 1892 – February 4, 1977) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1925. He played for the Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Washington Senators. He stood at and was n ...

*February 18 – John Gallagher *February 19 –

Weldon Wyckoff John Weldon Wyckoff (February 19, 1893 – May 8, 1961) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics (1913–16) and Boston Red Sox (1917-18). Wyckoff batted an ...

*February 20 – John Donaldson *February 22 – Doc Waldbauer *February 24 –

Wilbur Cooper Arley Wilbur Cooper (February 24, 1892 – August 7, 1973) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A four-time winner of 20 games in the early 1920s, he was the first Na ...

*February 26 –

Harry Weaver Harry Abraham Weaver (February 26, 1892 - May 30, 1983), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1915 to 1919. He played for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics. In 1918 Weaver's career was interru ...

*February 29 – Ed Appleton

March

*March 6 –

Chick Davies Lloyd Garrison "Chick" Davies (March 6, 1892 – September 5, 1973) was a professional baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1914–1915) and the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants (1925–1926) as a pitcher and outfielder ...

*March 6 –

George Mohart George Benjamin Mohart (March 6, 1892 – October 2, 1970) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is compos ...

*March 10 –

Emil Huhn Emil Hugo "Hap" Huhn (March 10, 1892 in North Vernon, Indiana, United States – September 5, 1925 in Camden, South Carolina, United States) was a right-handed Major League Baseball first baseman and catcher who played for the Federal League's Ne ...

*March 12 – Bill James *March 12 – George Maisel *March 13 – Chippy Gaw *March 13 –

Patsy Gharrity Edward Patrick Gharrity (March 13, 1892 – October 10, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and coach. Life The native of Parnell, Iowa, threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Primarily a catcher in Major Leagu ...

*March 21 – Bill Stumpf *March 22 – Lew Wendell *March 24 – Fred Trautman *March 29 – Harry McCluskey

April

*April 1 – Claude Cooper *April 3 –

Harry Kingman Henry Lees "Harry" Kingman (April 3, 1892 – December 27, 1982) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played briefly for the New York Yankees in 1914. In later life, he worked against racial discrimination while working within institut ...

*April 11 –

Ray Gordinier Raymond Cornelius Gordinier (April 11, 1892 in Rochester, New York – November 15, 1960) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in eight games for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1921–1922 baseball seasons. Early life Raymond Gord ...

*April 11 – Red Smith *April 13 –

Pat Martin Patrick D. "Pat" Martin (born December 13, 1955, in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party. Ca ...

*April 16 – Dutch Leonard *April 17 –

Morrie Schick Maurice Francis Schick (April 17, 1892 in Chicago, Illinois – October 25, 1979 in Hazel Crest, Illinois), was an American baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues in 1917. He played for the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs a ...

*April 18 – Jack Scott *April 19 – Bugs Bennett *April 19 – Dave Black *April 19 –

Chick Shorten Charles Henry "Chick" Shorten (April 19, 1892 – October 23, 1965) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as an outfielder for 18 years from 1911 to 1928, including eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Bosto ...

*April 22 – Ferd Eunick *April 25 –

Snipe Conley James Patrick "Snipe" Conley (April 25, 1892 – January 7, 1978) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League in 1914 and 1915, and for th ...

*April 26 – Jesse Barnes

May

*May 3 –

Del Baker Delmer David Baker (May 3, 1892 – September 11, 1973) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. During his time as a player, he spent three years (1914–1916) in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a backup catcher for the ...

*May 4 – Zip Collins *May 4 –

Jack Tobin John Thomas Tobin (May 4, 1892 – December 10, 1969) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played in the Federal League (FL) for the St. Louis Terriers (1914–1915), and for the St. Louis Browns (1916, 1918–1925), Washi ...

*May 4 –

Ted Turner Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he fo ...

*May 7 – Allan Travers *May 9 – Mickey Devine *May 14 – Bruce Hartford *May 17 –

Hal Carlson Harold Gust Carlson (May 17, 1892 – May 28, 1930) was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1917 to 1930, for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. Carlson used his curveball exclusively, owing to ...

*May 18 – Bill Batsch *May 19 – Jim Hickman *May 23 –

Pop-Boy Smith Clarence Ossie "Pop-Boy" Smith (May 23, 1892 – February 16, 1924) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for three seasons. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1913 and the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American ...

*May 23 – Luke Stuart *May 24 – Oscar Harstad *May 24 –

Joe Oeschger Joseph Carl Oeschger (May 24, 1892 – July 28, 1986) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1914 to 1925. Oeschger is best known for hold ...

*May 25 – Doug Smith *May 31 – George Smith

June

*June 1 –

Ty Tyson Edwin Lloyd "Ty" Tyson (May 11, 1888 – December 12, 1968) was an American sports broadcaster and radio play-by-play announcer. Early life Tyson was born in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania and he attended Penn State University. As a young man, ...

*June 3 – Howard Lohr *June 4 – Herb Kelly *June 4 – Paul Maloy *June 4 – George Twombly *June 6 – Joe Pate *June 10 – Frank Gilhooley *June 11 – Clarence Woods *June 11 –

Archie Yelle Archie Joseph Yelle (June 11, 1892 – May 2, 1983) was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 20 years from 1911 to 1930, including 87 games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1917 to 1919. He also p ...

*June 16 – Jack Farrell *June 19 – Harry Daubert *June 22 – John Mercer *June 24 – Howard Fahey *June 24 – George Harper *June 27 – George Ross

July

*July 3 –

Bunny Brief Anthony Vincent "Bunny" Brief (born Anthony John Grzeszkowski; July 3, 1892 – February 11, 1963) was a baseball first baseman who spent his first three seasons of professional baseball with the Class D Traverse City Resorters of the Michigan S ...

*July 13 – Eusebio González *July 14 –

Jack Farmer Floyd Haskell "Jack" Farmer (July 14, 1892 – May 21, 1970) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for two seasons. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916 and the Cleveland Indians in 1918. He attended Cumberland University ...

*July 15 – Bubbles Hargrave *July 26 –

Sad Sam Jones Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones (July 26, 1892 – July 6, 1966) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators and the Chicago White Sox between 191 ...

*July 31 –

Erv Kantlehner Erving Leslie Kantlehner (July 31, 1892 – February 3, 1990), nicknamed "Peanuts", was a professional baseball player who played pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound towa ...

*July 31 – Art Nehf *July 31 – Mutt Williams

August

*August 1 – Roy Sanders *August 5 –

Fred Ostendorf Frederick K. Ostendorf (August 5, 1892 – March 2, 1965) was an American professional baseball player who played in one game for the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal League during the season. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died ...

*August 10 – Elmer Jacobs *August 12 –

Ray Schalk Raymond William Schalk (August 12, 1892 – May 19, 1970) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox for the majority of his career. Known f ...

*August 16 – Bill Keen *August 17 –

Johnny Rawlings John William Rawlings '' ed' (August 17, 1892 – October 16, 1972) was a second baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between the and seasons. Listed at , 158 lb., he batted and threw right-han ...

*August 19 –

Rags Faircloth James Lamar "Rags" Faircloth (August 19, 1892 – October 5, 1953) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Faircloth played for the Philadelphia Phillies in . In 2 career games, he had a 0-0 record with a 9.00 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. ...

*August 20 – William Rohrer *August 25 – Tony Boeckel *August 25 – Johnny Jones *August 26 – Jesse Barnes *August 27 –

Hal Janvrin Harold Chandler Janvrin (August 27, 1892 – March 1, 1962) born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, was a utility infielder for the Boston Red Sox (1911 and 1913–17), Washington Senators (1919), St. Louis Cardinals (1919–21) and Brooklyn Robins ( ...

*August 28 – Braggo Roth *August 29 –

Roy Wood Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a ...

September

*September 5 –

Cap Crowell Minot Joy "Cap" Crowell (September 5, 1892 – September 30, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin e ...

*September 7 – Ginger Shinault *September 9 – Tiny Graham *September 11 –

Ernie Koob Ernest Gerald Koob (September 11, 1892 – November 12, 1941), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1915 to 1919 for the St. Louis Browns. On May 5, 1917, Koob no-hit the eventual World Champion Chicago ...

*September 15 – Harry Lunte *September 17 –

Tommy Taylor Thomas Taylor (29 January 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer, who was known for his aerial ability. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who died in the Munich air disaster. Career Taylor was born in Smithies, ...

*September 21 – Elmer Smith

October

*October 3 – Jack Richardson *October 4 – Delos Brown *October 7 – Adam DeBus *October 8 – Harry Baumgartner *October 9 – Arnie Stone *October 10 –

Rich Durning Richard Knott Durning (October 10, 1892 – September 23, 1948) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in one game for the Brooklyn Robins The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the ...

*October 12 – Rupert Mills *October 13 – Chauncey Burkam *October 17 – Frank Madden *October 17 – Ted Welch *October 18 – Coonie Blank *October 18 – Bill Johnson *October 19 – Michael Driscoll *October 22 – Norm McNeil *October 24 – Dick Niehaus *October 28 – Bill McCabe *October 31 – Ray O'Brien

November

*November 1 – Earl Blackburn *November 1 –

Lefty York James Edward "Lefty" York (November 1, 1892 – April 9, 1961) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs. In 42 career games pitched, he ...

*November 5 – Flame Delhi *November 5 –

Roxy Walters Alfred John Walters (November 5, 1892 – June 3, 1956) born in San Francisco, California, was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1915–18), Boston Red Sox (1919–23) and Cleveland Indians (1924–25). Biography He was ...

*November 5 –

Yam Yaryan Clarence Everett "Yam" Yaryan (November 5, 1892 – November 16, 1964) was a professional baseball player. Yaryan played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1921 and 1922, primarily as a catcher. He batted and threw r ...

*November 10 – Jim Park *November 11 –

Al Schacht Alexander Schacht (November 11, 1892 – July 14, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and, later, restaurateur. Schacht was a pitcher in the major leagues from 1919 to 1921 for the Washington Senators. Early life Schacht ...

*November 17 – Don Flinn *November 17 –

Gene Steinbrenner Eugene Gass Steinbrenner (November 17, 1892 – April 25, 1970) was a professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 3 career games, he had two hits in 9 at-bats. ...

*November 18 – Pedro Dibut *November 18 – Les Mann *November 18 –

Harry Trekell Harry Roy Trekell (November 18, 1892 – November 4, 1965) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals com ...

*November 19 –

Everett Scott Lewis Everett Scott (November 19, 1892 – November 2, 1960), nicknamed "Deacon", was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, Scott played in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons as a member of the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees ...

*November 20 – Harry O'Neill *November 22 – Pi Schwert *November 24 – Harry Wolfe *November 27 –

Bullet Joe Bush Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush (November 27, 1892 – November 1, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirate ...

*November 30 –

Josh Billings Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (April 21, 1818October 14, 1885). He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. He is often compa ...

December

*December 1 –

George Dickerson George Graf Dickerson, Jr. (July 25, 1933 – January 10, 2015) was an American actor, writer, and poet. Biography Dickerson was born July 25, 1933, in Topeka, Kansas, to George Graf Dickerson, a lawyer, and Elizabeth Dickerson (née Naumann) ...

*December 1 – Dean Sturgis *December 2 – Chick Smith *December 4 – Johnny Meador *December 8 – Ellis Johnson *December 13 – Ivan Bigler *December 14 – Rudy Kallio *December 15 –

Lou Kolls Louis Charles "Lou" Kolls (December 15, 1892 – February 23, 1941) was an American professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1933 to 1940. Kolls umpired in one All-Star Game and one World Series. Kolls was released by th ...

*December 16 – Scrappy Moore *December 19 – Fred Thomas *December 20 –

Deacon Jones David D. "Deacon" Jones (December 9, 1938 – June 3, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, and the Washington Redskins. H ...

*December 25 –

Walter Holke Walter Henry Holke (December 25, 1892 – October 12, 1954) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. Holke holds the record for the most put-outs by ...

*December 25 – Karl Kolseth *December 26 – Lee King *December 29 –

Monroe Sweeney James Monroe Sweeney (December 29, 1892 – January 29, 1950) was an American professional baseball umpire. Sweeney began umpiring in the Texas League in from 1922 to 1923. He was the head football coach for one year, 1923, at Terrill School ...

*December 30 –

Tom Connolly Thomas Henry Connolly (December 31, 1870 – April 28, 1961) was an English-American umpire in Major League Baseball. He officiated in the National League from 1898 to 1900, followed by 31 years of service in the American League from 1901 to 1 ...

Deaths

*January 14 – Silver Flint, 36, catcher with the Chicago White Stockings for eleven seasons who batted .310 for 1881 champions *February 10 – Ed Glenn, 31, outfielder for three major league seasons; 1884, 1886, 1888. *March 11 –

Cinders O'Brien John F. "Cinders" O'Brien ''AKA: Darby O'Brien'' (April 15, 1867 – March 11, 1892) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from to . He played with the Cleveland Infants, Cleveland Spiders, and Boston Reds. He had a 3.68 ERA at the end of his care ...

, 24, pitcher for four seasons. Won 22 games for the 1889 Cleveland Spiders. *March 18 – Phil Tomney, 28, shortstop for Louisville Colonels from 1888 to 1890. *March 29 –

Adam Rocap Adam Rocap (c. 1854 - March 29, 1892) was a Major League Baseball player. Rocap played for the Philadelphia Athletics in . He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwe ...

, 38?, outfielder for the 1875 Philadelphia Athletics. *April 18 – Ned Bligh, 27, catcher for four seasons, died of

Typhoid fever Typhoid fever, also known as typhoid, is a disease caused by '' Salmonella'' serotype Typhi bacteria. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and usually begin six to 30 days after exposure. Often there is a gradual onset of a high fever over several ...

. *May 21 – Hub Collins, 28, second baseman for the 1889–90 champion Brooklyn teams who led league in doubles and runs once each *July 12 – Alexander Cartwright, 72, pioneer of the sport who formulated the first rules in 1845, developing a new sport for adults out of various existing playground games; established distance between bases at 90 feet, introduced concept of foul territory, set the number of players at nine per team, and fixed the number of outs at three per side and innings at nine; founded Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, the sport's first organized club, in New York City, and spread the sport across the nation into the 1850s. *October 5 – Dickie Flowers, 42?, shortstop for two seasons in the National Association, 1871–72. *November 3 – Edgar Smith, 30, played in four seasons with four teams from 1883 to 1885, and 1890. *December 20 – John Fitzgerald, 26, pitcher for the 1890 Rochester Broncos.

References

External links

1892 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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