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Brooklyn Superbas 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, Californ ...

over Pittsburgh Pirates (3–1) *

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

: Brooklyn Superbas

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Events

*January 19 - Boston Beaneaters catcher Marty Bergen, reportedly depressed by his son's death in 1898, allegedly kills his family with an ax and then commits suicide in Brookfield, Massachusetts. *February 17 - Due to unpaid alimony, Mary H. Vanderbeck takes possession of the American League franchise in Detroit. Her ex-husband, George Vanderbeck, will later regain control of the team. *March 8 - The National League decides to downsize to eight teams for the upcoming season by eliminating the circuit's franchises in Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville, and Washington. *March 9 - Infielders John O'Brien, Art Madison, George Fox, and pitcher Jack Chesbro are transferred from the defunct

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 ...

franchise to the Pittsburgh Pirates. *April 19 – In

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, the Phillies win 19–17 in the NL's highest scoring opening day game. Boston tied the game with 9 runs in the ninth. Philadelphia, once up 16–4, scores 2 in the 10th for the win. *May 5 – The Orphans' Jimmy Ryan hits his 20th career leadoff homer against the visiting Cincinnati Reds and Noodles Hahn. Chicago wins 4–3. *June 5 - Pirates' first baseman

Duff Cooley Duff Gordon "Sir Richard" Cooley (March 29, 1873August 9, 1937) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons, 13 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cooley, an outfielder and first baseman, had a career batt ...

has only two putouts in a 6-5 loss to the Phillies *June 19 - Clark Griffith and Rube Waddell have a duel for the ages. Each throw 13 shut out innings before Griffith hits a walk off double in the 14th. *June 21 - Citing the Superbas' poor attendance at Brooklyn's Washington Park, National League president

Ned Young The complement of , the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men on its departure from England in December 1787 and 44 at the time of the mutiny, including her commander Lieute ...

discusses the possibility of moving the franchise to Washington, D.C. The reigning NL champions, en route to their second consecutive title, are averaging only a thousand fans on non-holiday dates. *June 22 - Umpire

Hank O'Day Henry M. O'Day (July 8, 1859 – July 2, 1935), nicknamed "The Reverend", was an American right-handed pitcher and later an umpire and manager in Major League Baseball. After a seven-year major league playing career, he worked as a National ...

forfeits the game to the

when the Philadelphia Phillies stall in the bottom of the 11th inning, hoping the delay postpones the game due to darkness. Brooklyn had scored seven runs in the top of the frame to pull ahead 20-13. *July 4 – At the

West Side Grounds West Side Park was the name used for two different ballparks that formerly stood in Chicago, Illinois. They were both home fields of the team now known as the Chicago Cubs of the National League. Both ballparks hosted baseball championships. The ...

, about 1,000 of the 10,000 fans at the game fire pistols to celebrate July 4. No injuries were reported. Meanwhile, Chicago beats Philadelphia, 5–4, in 12 innings. *July 7 –

Kid Nichols Charles Augustus "Kid" Nichols (September 14, 1869 – April 11, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906. A switch hitter ...

of the Boston Beaneaters records his 300th career win. *July 12 – Noodles Hahn pitches a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Reds win, 4–0. *July 13 – The Phillies' third baseman, Harry Wolverton, has 3 triples among his 5 hits in a 23–8 win over the Pirates. *July 17 – The Giants'

Christy Mathewson Christopher Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), nicknamed "Big Six", "the Christian Gentleman", "Matty", and "the Gentleman's Hurler", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher, who played 17 seasons with the New York Gia ...

, acquired from

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

of the North Carolina League, makes his major league debut, relieving in the 5th inning against

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

at Washington Park with the score tied, 5–5. The results are less than glowing: 2 walks, 3 hit batters, 5 runs. Ed Doheny relieves Mathewson after 4; the Superbas win the game, 13–7. *July 26 - In Brooklyn, a sheriff seizes the St. Louis Cardinals share of the gate receipts in order to pay former Cardinals pitcher Gus Weyhing, who'd claimed the Cardinals had not paid him for his services before releasing him. Weyhing would later sign with Brooklyn as a free agent. *August 17 - Reds pitcher Bill Phillips punches Phillies hitter Roy Thomas after Thomas fouled off 12 straight pitches. Phillips is ejected, but the Reds win in extra innings. *August 19 - After being promised by manager

Connie Mack Cornelius McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds untoucha ...

that he could take the next few days off,

Rube Waddell George Edward Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for 13 years, with the Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Orphans in the National ...

pitches both games in a double header for Milwaukee of the Western League. In game one, Waddell threw for 17 innings, and followed that up by taking a one hitter into the fifth inning of the second game, in total, Waddell pitched 22 innings worth of baseball in one day. *August 22 - The Chicago Orphans acquire catcher

Roger Bresnahan Roger Philip Bresnahan (June 11, 1879 – December 4, 1944), nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee", was an American player and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). As a player, Bresnahan competed in MLB for the Washington Senators (1897), Chicago ...

, only to release him after he appeared in two games. Bresnahan would go on to have a hall of fame career catching for the New York Giants. *September 11 Catcher

Johnny Kling Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Varian ...

makes his MLB debut for the Chicago Orphans. Kling doesn't get a hit in his debut, but he'd go on to be the Orphans (later re-named the Cubs) starting catcher for the next several seasons. *September 17 -

Tommy Corcoran Thomas William Corcoran (January 4, 1869 – June 25, 1960) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from to for the Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Philadelphia Athletics (1891), Brooklyn G ...

leaves his shortstop position and begins digging around the third base coaching box with his spikes. The Reds' captain uncovers a metal box with an electrical device inside with attached wires which is most likely being used by the Phillies in a sophisticated scheme to steal signs. *December 15 - The Cincinnati Reds trade pitcher

to the New York Giants for pitcher Amos Rusie, who hadn't pitched in a game since 1898. This trade becomes one of the first ever "flops": Mathewson goes on to a Hall of Fame career with the Giants, while Rusie doesn't even last a full season in Cincinnati.

Births

January

*January 1 – Teddy Kearns *January 1 – Al Stokes *January 6 –

Clyde Beck Clyde Eugene "Jersey" Beck (January 6, 1900 - July 15, 1988) was a right-handed infielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds from 1926 to 1931. Beck spent the first five seasons of his career with the Cubs. After ma ...

*January 7 – John Beckwith *January 7 – Johnny Grabowski *January 7 – Carlton Lord *January 9 – Frank Barnes *January 11 –

Lefty Taber Edward Timothy "Lefty" Taber (January 11, 1900 – November 5, 1983), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Philadelphia Phillies. He batted and threw left-handed. Taber had a 0–1 record, with a 10.80 ERA, in 9 games, ...

*January 16 – Joe Rabbitt *January 21 – Willie Ludolph *January 26 – Lefty Jamerson *January 28 – Emil Yde *January 31 –

Honey Barnes John Francis "Honey" Barnes (January 31, 1900 – June 18, 1981) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Barnes played for the New York Yankees in the season. In one game, he did not get an at-bat, by playing catcher. He batted left and threw right- ...

February

*February 2 – Willie Kamm *February 2 – Frank Mack *February 7 – Bill Riggins *February 9 – Tom Gee *February 15 –

George Earnshaw George Livingston Earnshaw (February 15, 1900 – December 1, 1976) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in parts of nine seasons (1928–36) with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, and St. Louis Cardina ...

*February 19 – John Kane *February 19 –

Oscar Roettger Oscar Frederick Louis Roettger (February 19, 1900 – July 4, 1986) was an American baseball player whose 19-year active career was augmented by brief service as a minor-league manager and over 35 years as the liaison between the Rawlings Spor ...

*February 20 –

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

*February 22 – Roy Spencer *February 25 – Joe Burns *February 25 – John Gillespie *February 28 – Doc Wood

March

*March 6 –

Lefty Grove Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher. After having success in the minor leagues during the early 1920s, Grove became a star in Major League Baseball with the American League's P ...

*March 9 – Bill Narleski *March 11 – Rusty Pence *March 14 –

Marty McManus Martin Joseph McManus (March 14, 1900 – February 18, 1966) was an American baseball player and manager. A native of Chicago, Illinois, McManus spent two years in the United States Army before beginning his professional baseball career in 1920 ...

*March 22 – Dip Orange *March 25 –

Russ Miller Russ Miller is an American session drummer.Flans, Robyn (May 2007)Russ Miller-Doing It All: Studio Vet, Touring Pro, Master Clinician, And Product Inventor ''Modern Drummer'', Retrieved December 8, 2010 Miller grew up in Ohio.Red Schillings *March 31 –

Mule Suttles George "Mule" Suttles (March 31, 1901 – July 9, 1966) was an American first baseman and outfielder in Negro league baseball, most prominently with the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars and Newark Eagles. Best known for his power hitting ...

April

*April 4 – Jule Mallonee *April 6 – Joe Wyatt *April 11 – John Middleton *April 12 – Mickey O'Neil *April 13 – Rufe Clarke *April 16 –

Walt Schulz Walter Frederick Schulz (April 18, 1900 – February 27, 1928) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in , the same year that Rogers Hornsby won the first of his seven batting titles. Schulz worked as a salesma ...

*April 22 – Paul Florence *April 23 –

Jim Bottomley James Leroy Bottomley (April 23, 1900 – December 11, 1959) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1922 to 1937, most prominently as a member of the St. Loui ...

*April 23 – Joe Kelly *April 25 –

Jake Freeze Carl Alexander "Jake" Freeze (April 25, 1900 – April 9, 1983) was a professional baseball pitcher who appeared in two games for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1925. Listed at and , he threw and batted right-handed. Ca ...

*April 26 –

Hack Wilson Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson (April 26, 1900 – November 23, 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player who played 12 seasons for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. Despite his diminutive statur ...

May

*May 12 – Phil Voyles *May 20 – Claral Gillenwater *May 20 – George Grantham *May 20 – Ollie Klee *May 21 –

Sam Langford Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 – January 12, 1956), known as the Boston Tar Baby, Boston Terror and Boston Bonecrusher, was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Know ...

*May 22 – Hooks Cotter *May 23 –

Duke Brett Herbert James "Duke" Brett (May 23, 1900 – November 25, 1974) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1924–25) with the Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a 1–1 record, with a 3.97 ...

*May 24 – Wally Shaner *May 24 – Al Shealy *May 24 – Clay Van Alstyne *May 28 –

Bill Barrett William Emery Barrett (February 9, 1929 – September 20, 2016) was an American Republican Party United States, Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the con ...

*May 30 – Jute Bell

June

*June 1 –

Dutch Schesler Charles "Dutch" Schesler lso spelled Schussler(June 1, 1900 – November 19, 1953) was a German pitcher in Major League Baseball.Harry Baldwin *June 4 – George Watkins *June 5 – John Cavanaugh *June 7 – Ed Wells *June 9 – Marty Callaghan *June 10 – Garland Braxton *June 10 – Lefty Wolf *June 12 –

Charlie Barnabe Charles Edward Barnabe (June 12, 1900 – August 16, 1977) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete ...

*June 13 – Chief Youngblood *June 21 –

Red Barron David Irenus "Red" Barron (June 21, 1900 – October 4, 1982) was an American football and baseball player. Barron was a three-sport letterwinner at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In football, he was named second or third team All Ameri ...

*June 22 – Joe Poetz *June 23 – Bill Harris *June 26 – Lum Davenport *June 26 – Elmer Yoter

July

*July 1 –

Louis Brower Louis Lester Brower (July 1, 1900 – March 4, 1994) was a Major League Baseball player. Brower was a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers in the 1931 season. He had a .161 batting average, with ten hits in 62 at bats. He played 21 games in his one-y ...

*July 1 – Mel Simons *July 2 – Joe Bennett *July 2 –

Ernie Vick Henry Arthur "Ernie" Vick (July 2, 1900 – July 16, 1980) was an American football and baseball player. He was selected as an All-American center in 1921, played on the 1926 World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, and was elected to the Col ...

*July 3 – Joe Brown *July 4 –

Dot Fulghum James Lavoisier "Dot" Fulghum (July 4, 1900 – November 2, 1947) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in two games with the 1921 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he batted and threw rig ...

*July 4 – Wes Kingdon *July 12 – Rudy Miller *July 13 –

Footsie Blair Clarence Vick "Footsie" Blair (July 13, 1900 – July 1, 1982) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played three seasons in the majors, from 1929 to 1931, for the Chicago Cubs. In a 246 game major league career, Bla ...

*July 14 – Dave Harris *July 20 – Hunter Lane *July 23 – Jimmie Wilson *July 24 – Jim Lyle *July 30 – Paul Fitzke *July 31 – Heinie Scheer

August

*August 12 – Spence Harris *August 16 –

Billy Rhiel William Joseph Rhiel (August 16, 1900 – August 16, 1946) was a second and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played four seasons with the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, and Detroit Tigers in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Earl ...

*August 17 – Elmer Pence

September

*September 1 – Hub Pruett *September 2 –

Joe Heving Joseph William Heving (September 2, 1900 – April 11, 1970) was a professional baseball player. Heving played as a pitcher for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox (1933–34), Cleveland Indians (1937–38 and 1941–44), Boston Red Sox (1938� ...

*September 5 – Ike Kamp *September 5 –

Merv Shea Mervyn John Shea (September 5, 1900 – January 27, 1953) was an American professional baseball catcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn D ...

*September 15 – Bud Clancy *September 15 – Roy Meeker *September 17 –

Hughie Critz Hugh Melville Critz (September 17, 1900 – January 10, 1980) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1920s and the New York Giants in the 1930s. Career overview Critz was born in Starkville, Missis ...

*September 17 – Roy Luebbe *September 17 – Sam Streeter *September 19 – Jim Wright *September 21 – John Bogart *September 22 –

Bud Heine William Henry "Bud" Heine (September 22, 1900 – September 2, 1976) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned four seasons, which included one appearance in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Giants (1921). In the majors ...

*September 23 – Lefty Stewart

October

*October 3 – Red Dorman *October 9 –

Freddy Spurgeon Fred Spurgeon (October 9, 1901 – November 5, 1970) was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for four seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1924 to 1927. He was the starting second baseman during the 1926 Cleveland Indi ...

*October 13 – Heinie Odom *October 16 – Nick Cullop *October 16 –

Goose Goslin Leon Allen "Goose" Goslin (October 16, 1900 – May 15, 1971) was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Detroit Tigers, from until . Goslin ...

*October 17 – Ernie Wingard *October 19 –

Herb Welch Herbert Doyan Welch, Jr. (born January 12, 1961) is a former American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He also played ...

*October 20 – Jimmy Uchrinscko *October 22 – Bill Bishop *October 22 – Jumbo Elliott *October 24 –

Ossie Bluege Oswald Louis Bluege (; October 24, 1900 – October 14, 1985) was an American third baseman, manager, coach and front-office executive in Major League Baseball who spent his entire playing career with the Washington Senators franchise from 1922 t ...

*October 27 – Red Proctor *October 28 –

Johnny Neun John Henry Neun (October 28, 1900 – March 28, 1990) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman from 1925 to 1931 for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Braves. Neun is ...

*October 31 – Cal Hubbard

November

*November 5 – Pete Donohue *November 11 –

Boob Fowler Joseph Chester "Boob" Fowler (November 11, 1900 – October 8, 1988), also nicknamed "Gink", was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1923–1925) and Boston Red Sox (1926). He stood and weighed . Fowler saw mo ...

*November 12 – Herm Merritt *November 17 – Ossie Orwoll *November 18 – Jim Marquis *November 18 – Vince Shields *November 26 –

John Churry John Churry (November 26, 1900 – February 8, 1970) was an American professional baseball player and catcher in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs from to . Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as ...

December

*December 1 – Eppie Barnes *December 1 – Mike Cvengros *December 8 – Mose Solomon *December 10 – Roy Carlyle *December 14 – Harry Wilke *December 16 –

Tony Kaufmann Anthony Charles Kaufmann (December 16, 1900 – June 4, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in 260 Major League games, primarily as a pitcher, for the Chicago Cubs (1921–27), Philadelphia Phillies ( ...

*December 17 – Karl Swanson *December 19 – Wally Gilbert *December 19 – Tex Jeanes *December 20 –

Gabby Hartnett Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 – December 20, 1972), nicknamed "Old Tomato Face", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Chic ...

*December 21 – Doc Hamann *December 23 – Danny Taylor *December 28 –

Ted Lyons Theodore Amar Lyons (December 28, 1900 – July 25, 1986) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 21 MLB seasons, all with the Chicago White Sox. He is the franchise le ...

*December 31 –

Syl Johnson Sylvester Johnson (born Sylvester Thompson; July 1, 1936 – February 6, 2022) was an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Different Strokes" (1967), " Is It Because I' ...

Deaths

*January 9 – Henry Kessler, 53, shortstop who hit .253 for the Brooklyn Atlantics and Cincinnati Reds from 1873 to 1877. *January 19 – Marty Bergen, 28, catcher for the Boston Beaneaters since 1896 who batted .280 for the 1898 championship team *January 21 –

Jim Rogers James Beeland Rogers Jr. (born October 19, 1942) is an American investor and financial commentator based in Singapore. Rogers is the chairman of Beeland Interests, Inc. He was the co-founder of the Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management. He wa ...

, 27, played two seasons and managed one from 1896 to 1897. *February 7 – "Brewery Jack" Taylor, 26, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (among others), who had three 20-win seasons from 1894–'96, and led the National League in games and innings in the 1898 season. *February 23 – Nate Berkenstock, 69 played right field for one game with the 1871 Philadelphia Athletics. *March 31 – Foghorn Bradley, 44, pitcher for the 1876 Boston Red Caps who went on to umpire for six major league seasons. *April 28 – Walter Plock, 30, center fielder for the 1891 Philadelphia Phillies. *May 14 –

Billy Taylor Billy Taylor (July 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator. He was the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University in Greenville, and from 1994 was the a ...

, 45 player for seven seasons, mostly as a pitcher and outfielder, from 1881 to 1887. *May 15 – John Traffley, 38 right fielder who appeared in two games with the 1889 Louisville Colonels. *May 31 – Tom Patterson, 55 outfielder for four seasons in the National Association. *June 1 – Charlie Gray, 36 pitcher who went 1–4 for the 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys. *June 12 –

Mox McQuery William Thomas "Mox" McQuery (June 28, 1861 – June 12, 1900) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played for the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884) of the Union Association, the Detroit Wolverines (1885) and the Kansas City Cowboys (1886), b ...

, 38, first baseman who hit .271 with 13 home runs and 160 RBI in 417 games, and the National League in putouts in 1886. *June 13 – Frank Fleet, 52 utility player for five seasons in the National Association. *July 15 –

Billy Barnie William Harrison Barnie (January 26, 1853 – July 15, 1900), nicknamed "Bald Billy", was an American manager and catcher in Major League Baseball. Born in New York City, he played as a right fielder in the National Association in 1874–75. In ...

, 47, manager of the Orioles from 1883 to 1891, and later of three other teams; pilot of Hartford team in Eastern League since 1899. *July 22 – Harry Jacoby, infielder/outfielder for two seasons with the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. *July 24 – Fred Zahner, 30, backup catcher who hit .214 with the Louisville Colonels from 1894–'95. *August 24 – John Puhl, 24, third baseman who played briefly for the New York Giants in 1898 and 1899. *September 14 –

Ed Knouff Edward Augustine "Fred" Knouff (June 1867 – September 14, 1900) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1885 to 1889. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, and Cleveland Blues. Biography Kno ...

, 33, pitcher/outfielder who posted a 20–20 record and hit a .187 average in the American Association from 1885 to 1889. *October 7 – Bill Phillips, 43, first baseman for Cleveland and Brooklyn who was the first Canadian in the major leagues; batted. 302 in 1885. *October 9 – Harry Wheeler, 42, pitcher and outfielder for eight different teams between 1878 and 1884. *December 14 –

Jim Devlin James Alexander Devlin (June 6, 1849 – October 10, 1883) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a first baseman early in his career, then as a pitcher in the latter part. He played for three teams during his five ...

, 34, pitcher who posted an 11–10 record with a 3.38 ERA for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Quakers and St. Louis Browns from 1886 to 1889.

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