Champions

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

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* American Association: Boston Reds World Series: Boston (NL) declined to meet Boston (AA)

Statistical leaders

Major league baseball final standings

American Association final standings

National League final standings

Notable seasons

*Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Billy Hamilton leads the NL with 179 hits, 111 stolen bases, 141 runs scored, and a .340 batting average. His .874 OPS and 155 OPS+ both rank second in the league. *Chicago Colts pitcher Bill Hutchison has a record of 44–19 and leads the NL with 561 innings pitched and 44 wins. His 261 strikeouts rank second in the league. He has a 2.81 earned run average and a 123 ERA+."Bill Hutchison Stats"
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Events

January–March

*January 16 - An agreement is signed between the National League, American Association, and Western Association which creates a three man panel to settle any and all disputes between the three leagues. The agreement occurs two days after the National League allowed the American Association to place a team in Boston, a move the NL's

opposed. *January 30 - The Boston Reds purchase the contract of second baseman

Cupid Childs Clarence Lemuel "Cupid" Childs (August 8, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Pe ...

from the Syracuse Stars for $2,000. *February 1 - The New York Giants sell the contract of

Jesse Burkett Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Per ...

to the

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), followe ...

*February 6 – The

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

' salary list is leaked to the press. It shows a total player payroll of $54,600 with

Buck Ewing William "Buck" Ewing (October 17, 1859 – October 20, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. He was renowned for both his offensive and defensive skills during his playing career. In 1939, Ewing was elected to the Baseb ...

's $5,500 salary topping the scale.

April–June

*April 11 –

Clark Griffith Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955, ), nicknamed "the Old Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager and team owner. He began his MLB playing career with the St. Louis Browns (1891), Boston Re ...

‚ 21 years old‚ makes his Major League debut‚ pitching for the

St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ...

to a 13–5 victory over the

Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Kelly's Killers were a Major League baseball team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the 1891 baseball season. The team played in the American Association, which was a major league from 1882 to 1891. The team nickname By contemporary ...

. After spending much of 1892 and 1893 in the minor leagues‚ Griffith will return to remain active in the majors as a pitcher‚ manager‚ and club owner until his death in

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

. *April 22 – In the first game at the third

Polo Grounds The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 to 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the ...

, Boston beats the New York Giants, 4–3. *May 1 –

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

League Park League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough, Cleveland, Hough neighborhood. It was buil ...

opens with 10,000 fans to see pitcher

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 t ...

beat

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

, 12–3. *May 14 –

Charles Radbourn Charles Gardner Radbourn (December 11, 1854 – February 5, 1897), nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for Buffalo (1880), Providence (1881–1885), ...

of the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Divisi ...

records his 300th career win. *May 17 -

Hughie Jennings Hugh Ambrose Jennings (April 2, 1869 – February 1, 1928) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader, both as a batter and as a shortstop, with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won N ...

is signed by

Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that 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 ...

*May 22 – At Cincinnati's League Park,

Mickey Welch Michael Francis Welch (July 4, 1859 – July 30, 1941), nicknamed "Smiling Mickey", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He stood tall and weighed . He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brook ...

of the New York Giants hits into a game-ending

triple play In baseball or softball, a triple play (denoted as TP in baseball statistics) is the act of making three out (baseball), outs during the same play. There have only been 739 triple plays in Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1876, an average of ju ...

. Batting with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Welch lines one to shortstop

Germany Smith George J. "Germany" Smith (April 21, 1863 – December 1, 1927) was an American Major League Baseball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Primarily a shortstop, Smith played for five teams in 15 seasons. He is fourth all time in Major League B ...

, who catches the ball and tosses it to 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 B ...

, who tags the runner caught off second,

Charley Bassett Charles Edwin Bassett (February 9, 1863 in Central Falls, Rhode Island – May 28, 1942 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island), was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors, from -, for the Providence Grays, Ka ...

. McPhee then relay the ball to first baseman, John Reilly, who toes the sack to retire the runner, Artie Clarke, who was running between bases. The Reds won 8–3. *June 1 -

Fred Dunlap Frederick C. "Sure Shot" Dunlap (May 21, 1859 – December 1, 1902) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1891. He was the highest paid player in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1889. He has also bee ...

is released by the Washington Statesmen. *June 22 – Tom Lovett throws a

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit (baseball), hit through conventional methods. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in ...

as the

Brooklyn Grooms The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brookl ...

defeat the

, 4–0. *June 30 - The Cincinnati Reds sign former batting champion

Pete Browning Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning (June 17, 1861 – September 10, 1905), nicknamed "Gladiator" and "the Louisville Slugger", was an American professional baseball center fielder and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1882 to ...

July–September

*July 1 –

Chicago Colts The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings, before joining t ...

outfielder Jimmy Ryan hits for the cycle in a 9–3 win over the

. It's the second time in Ryan's career that he has

hit for the cycle Hit means to strike someone or something. Hit or HIT may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Hit, a fictional character from '' Dragon Ball Super'' * Homicide International Trust or HIT, a fictional organization ...

. *July 31 –

pitcher

Amos Rusie Amos Wilson Rusie (May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942), nicknamed "the Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL), w ...

no-hits the

6–0, on 8 walks and 4 K's. At 20 years and 2 months he is the youngest pitcher to toss a

. *August 26 –

John McGraw John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager (baseball), manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants. He was also the ...

debuts with the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) 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 America ...

in the AA. He plays shortstop, makes an error, and he has a hit as the Orioles defeat the Columbus Buckeyes, 6–5. *September 4 – Responding to writers who claim it's time for him to quit,

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's 39-year-old player-manager

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

wears a false white beard against

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. It doesn't help him at the plate – he is hitless in 3 at-bats. The White Stockings beat Boston, 5–3. *September 12 –

Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Di ...

outfielder

Abner Dalrymple Abner Frank Dalrymple (September 9, 1857 – January 25, 1939) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who hit 43 home runs (including 22 in 1884, the second-highest total to that date) and batted .288 with 407 RBI during his 12- ...

hits for the cycle in a 10–4 win over the Washington Statesmen.

October–December

*October 4 – On the final day of the American Association season,

Ted Breitenstein Theodore P. ("Ted" or "Breit") Breitenstein (June 1, 1869 – May 3, 1935) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from St. Louis, Missouri who played from to for the St. Louis Browns/Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. He is best known ...

of the

throws a

against the

, in an 8–0 Browns win. It is Breitenstein's first major league start. He faced the minimum number of batters, 27, allowing just one base on balls. It was also the last

thrown in the American Association, as the league folded following the season. *November 26 – A series for the championship of the

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begins between the champions of the California League (the San Jose Dukes) and the Pacific Northwest League pennant winners (the Portland Webfeet). San Jose wins the opener, 8–6. The series will last until January 10 with San Jose winning 10 games to 9. All the games are played in

San Jose, California San Jose, officially the City of San José ( ; ), is a cultural, commercial, and political center within Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a city population of 997,368 and a metropolitan area population of 1.95 million, it is ...

Births

January

*January 1 –

Charlie Schmutz Charles Otto Schmutz (January 1, 1891 in San Diego, California – June 27, 1962 in Seattle, Washington) nicknamed "King", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the 1914–1915 Brooklyn Robins. While pitching for the Northweste ...

*January 2 – Joe Lotz *January 3 ** John Dowd ** Charlie Harding *January 8 – Bud Weiser *January 14 – John Shovlin *January 15 **

Ray Chapman Raymond Johnson Chapman (January 15, 1891 – August 17, 1920) was an American baseball player. He spent his entire career as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians of the American League. Chapman was hit in the head by a pitch thrown by pitch ...

Leo Townsend Leo Townsend was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the fifth head football coach at the North Carolina College for Negroes—now known as North Carolina Central University—in Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a ci ...

*January 16 **

Marv Goodwin Marvin Mardo Goodwin (January 16, 1891 – October 21, 1925) was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons between 1916 and 1925, playing for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Ca ...

Ferdie Schupp Ferdinand Maurice Schupp (January 16, 1891 – December 16, 1971) born in Louisville, Kentucky, was a pitcher for the New York Giants (1913–19), St. Louis Cardinals (1919–21), Brooklyn Robins (1921) and Chicago White Sox (1922). In 10 seaso ...

*January 20 – Earl Smith *January 23 **

Raymond Haley Raymond Timothy Haley (January 23, 1891 – October 8, 1973) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1915 through 1917 for the Boston Red Sox (1915–16) and Philadelphia Athletics (1916–17). ...

** Orie Kerlin **

King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

*January 25 – George Lyons *January 27 –

Al Tesch Al Tesch (January 27, 1891 – August 3, 1947), nicknamed "Tiny", was a baseball player who was positioned at second base for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops in 8 games in 1915. Teams * Brooklyn Tip-Tops 1915 Sources

Baseball players from Jersey C ...

*January 28 – Bill Doak *January 29 –

Esty Chaney Esty Clyon Chaney (January 29, 1891 – February 5, 1952) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox () and Brooklyn Tip-Tops (). Listed at , 170 lbs., Chaney batted and threw right-handed. He was ...

*January 31 **

Tim Hendryx Timothy Green Hendryx (January 31, 1891 – August 14, 1957) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played with four different teams between the 1911 and 1921 seasons. In an eight-season career, Hendryx was a .276 hitter (356-for-1291) wi ...

** Tex McDonald

February

*February 5 –

Roger Peckinpaugh Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 – November 17, 1977) was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1910 through 1927, during which he played for the Cleveland Nap ...

*February 7 – Bill Dalrymple *February 18 **

Sherry Smith Sherrod Malone (Sherry) Smith (February 18, 1891 – September 12, 1949) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1911 until 1927, he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911–12), Brooklyn Robins (1915–17, 1919–1922) and Clevel ...

Zip Zabel George Washington "Zip" Zabel (February 18, 1891 – May 31, 1970) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball in 1913-15 for the Chicago Cubs. Zabel attended Baker University, ...

*February 22 – Clarence Mitchell *February 26 – Jack Hammond

March

*March 1 – Roy Elsh *March 2 – William Fischer *March 4 ** José Acosta **

Dazzy Vance Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance (March 4, 1891 – February 16, 1961) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher for five different franchises in Major League Baseball (MLB) in a career that spanned 16 seasons over 21 year ...

*March 5 –

Walt Alexander Walter Ernest Alexander (March 5, 1891 – December 29, 1978) was a former Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed, and weight 165 pounds. He was a catcher for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees. In 162 career ga ...

*March 6 **

Frank Fletcher Frank Fletcher may refer to: *Frank Friday Fletcher (1855–1928), U.S. Navy admiral, namesake of the USS ''Fletcher'' (DD-445) *Frank Jack Fletcher (1885–1973), U.S. Navy admiral, namesake of the USS ''Fletcher'' (DD-992) *Frank Fletcher (basebal ...

** Clarence Garrett *March 8 – Ollie O'Mara *March 12 – Jack Little *March 14 – Dave Gregg *March 19 –

Rube Schauer Alexander John "Rube" Schauer (March19, 1891April15, 1957) was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1913 to 1917. Schauer played for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major Le ...

*March 20 – Joe Boehling *March 24 –

Ernie Shore Ernest Grady Shore (March 24, 1891 – September 24, 1980) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Shore played in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants of the National League in 1912, and in the American League for the Boston Red ...

*March 25 – Polly McLarry *March 26 – Hardin Barry *March 27 – Bill Rumler *March 31 **

Jim Brown James Nathaniel Brown (February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023) was an American professional American football, football player, civil rights activist, and actor. He played as a Fullback (gridiron football), fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the ...

** Johnny Couch

April

*April 16 ** Charlie Meara ** Ricardo Torres *April 17 –

Scott Perry Scott Gordon Perry (born May 27, 1962) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard brigadier general who is the U.S. representative for , serving since 2013. The district, numbered as from 2013 to 2019, is centered around Harrisb ...

*April 20 –

Dave Bancroft David James Bancroft (April 20, 1891 – October 9, 1972) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Robins ...

*April 22 – Billy Orr *April 24 – Pete Falsey *April 30 –

Tony Brottem Anton Christian "Tony" Brottem (April 30, 1891 – August 5, 1929) was born April 30, 1891. He was born on the family farm in the northwest corner of Hendrum Township, Norman County, MN, a few miles southeast of Halstad, MN. His father, John Ol ...

May

*May 2 – John Leary *May 3 –

Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey Jr. (May 3, 1891 – February 28, 1963), nicknamed "Jephtha", was an American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1933 as a left-handed pitc ...

*May 4 ** Frank Bruggy ** Vic Saier *May 5 **

Bruno Haas Bruno Philip Haas (May 5, 1891 – June 5, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, minor league baseball executive, and a professional American football, football player in the National Football League (NFL). His baseball career lasted 37 year ...

** Jack McCandless *May 8 –

Red Hoff Chester Cornelius "Red" Hoff (May 8, 1891 – September 17, 1998) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Biography Early life Chester ("Chet" or "Red") Hoff was born in Ossining (village), New York, Ossining, New York ...

*May 10 – Bob Geary *May 11 – Roger Salmon *May 15 –

Karl Meister Karl Daniel Meister (May 15, 1891 – August 15, 1967) was a Major League Baseball center fielder. Meister played in four games for the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. T ...

*May 19 ** Dixie Carroll ** George Clark ** Dutch Schliebner *May 20 – Joe Harris *May 21 **

Doc Ayers Yancey Wyatt "Doc" Ayers (May 21, 1891 – May 26, 1968) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was known for throwing the spitball and was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed ...

** Bunny Hearn *May 22 – Bill Cramer *May 24 – Pete Sims *May 26 –

Gene Paulette Eugene Edward Paulette (May 26, 1891 – February 8, 1966) was a Major League Baseball infielder from 1911 to 1920. Paulette broke in briefly with the New York Giants in 1911; but from 1912 to 1916, he played in the Southern Association. H ...

June

*June 1 **

Hank Severeid Henry Levai Severeid (June 1, 1891 – December 17, 1968) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1926, most notably as a member of the St. Louis Browns where, he was kn ...

Homer Thompson Homer Armstrong Thompson (September 7, 1906 – May 7, 2000) was a Canadian classical archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological reco ...

*June 2 –

Oscar Horstmann Oscar Theodore Horstmann (June 2, 1891 – May 11, 1977) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete ...

*June 3 –

Bill McTigue William Patrick "Rebel" McTigue (June 3, 1891 – May 8, 1920) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played two seasons with the Boston Rustlers / Braves from 1911 to 1912 and one season with the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers a ...

*June 8 – Buck Danner *June 9 – Charlie Kavanagh *June 13 – Marty Kavanagh *June 14 ** Jack Reis **

Frank Withrow Frank Blaine Withrow (June 14, 1891 – September 5, 1966), nicknamed "Kid", was a professional baseball player. He played two seasons, 1920 and 1922, in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a catcher. In 58 games, Wi ...

*June 15 ** Frank Crossin **

Lou North Louis Alexander North (June 15, 1891 – May 15, 1974) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of seven seasons (1913, 1917, 1920–1924) with the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. For ...

*June 17 –

Zeb Terry Zebulon Alexander Terry (June 17, 1891 – March 14, 1988) was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from – for the Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college ba ...

*June 21 –

Bert Adams John Bertram Adams (June 21, 1891 – June 24, 1940) was an American professional baseball player in the early 20th century. Primarily a catcher, Adams played from to , with the Cleveland Naps and Philadelphia Phillies. Adams died in 1940 at ...

*June 23 **

Al Clauss Albert Stanley "Lefty" Clauss (June 23, 1891 – September 13, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Clauss played for the Detroit Tigers in . In 5 career games, he had a 0–1 record, with a 4.73 ERA. He batted right and threw left-h ...

** Johnny Priest *June 25 –

Pete Lapan Peter Nelson Lapan (June 25, 1891 – January 5, 1953) was an American professional baseball player. He was a catcher over parts of two seasons (1922–23) with the Washington Senators. For his career, he compiled a .306 batting average and o ...

*June 26 – Mike Fitzgerald *June 26 –

Al Huenke Albert Alfred Huenke (June 26, 1891 – September 20, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who appeared in one game for the 1914 New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York me ...

July

*July 1 – Fritz Scheeren *July 3 – Joe Houser *July 4 –

Stump Edington Jacob Franklin "Stump" Edington (July 4, 1891 – November 11, 1969) was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for about a month in 1912 (June 20-July 13). The 20-year-old rookie, who stood and weighed 170& ...

*July 6 –

Steve O'Neill Stephen Francis O'Neill (July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American professional baseball catcher and Manager (baseball), manager. He played his first 13 seasons with the Cleveland Indians. As a manager, he led the Detroit Tigers to a ...

*July 8 –

Clyde Barfoot Clyde Raymond Barfoot (July 8, 1891 – March 11, 1971), nicknamed "Foots", was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher 25 years from 1914 to 1938, including three seasons in Major League Baseball ...

*July 9 – Jim Scoggins *July 12 –

Hank Schreiber Henry "Hank" Walter Shreiber (July 12, 1891 – February 23, 1968) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He was the only major league player to play for five major league teams in five non-consecutive years, never playing on more than one team p ...

*July 15 –

Jim Breton John Frederick "Jim" Breton (July 15, 1891 – May 30, 1973) was a third baseman 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 So ...

*July 17 – Eddie Brown *July 19 –

Earl Hamilton Earl Andrew Hamilton (July 19, 1891 – November 17, 1968) was an American left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1911–16, later in 1916–17), Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924) ...

*July 22 **

George Baumgardner George Washington Baumgardner (July 22, 1891 – December 13, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns.Herb Herring *July 23 – Jack Theis *July 28 –

Joe Mathes Joseph John Mathes (July 28, 1891 – December 21, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season, the St. Louis Terriers during the season, and the Boston Braves The Bo ...

*July 29 – Fred Smith

August

*August 1 –

Bob Emmerich Robert George Emmerich (August 1, 1891 – November 22, 1948) is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Braves The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball club that originated in Boston, B ...

*August 4 – Jim Haislip *August 8 – Chick Keating *August 11 ** Karl Adams ** Walter Barbare *August 12 – Bill Lathrop *August 15 –

Tim Bowden Timothy Gibson Bowden (2 August 1937 – 1 September 2024) was an Australian author, radio and television broadcaster and producer, and oral historian. He was born in Hobart, Tasmania, and studied at the University of Tasmania, where he gradua ...

*August 17 ** Jack Powell ** Arch Reilly *August 18 – Wally Gerber *August 19 **

Al DeVormer Albert E. DeVormer (August 19, 1891 – August 29, 1966) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a backup catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and New York Giants. DeVor ...

** Herbert Hill ** Ike McAuley *August 20 –

Ed Hovlik Edward Charles Hovlik (August 20, 1891 – March 19, 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators.

*August 21 – Jim Eschen *August 22 –

Happy Felsch Oscar Emil "Happy" Felsch (August 22, 1891 – August 17, 1964) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox from 1915 to 1920.

*August 26 – Bill Hopper *August 28 – Byron Houck *August 29 –

Ray Callahan Kenneth Ray Callahan (April 28, 1933 – September 2, 2017) was an American football player and coach. He was recruited by Coach Paul Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky in 1952 under a full scholarship. Coach Bryant mentored him often t ...

*August 30 ** Steve Partenheimer ** Pol Perritt

September

*September 1 – Austin Walsh *September 3 – Katsy Keifer *September 7 – Fred Blackwell *September 8 –

Verne Clemons Verne James Clemons (September 8, 1891 – May 5, 1959) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. He made his major league debut for the St. Louis Browns in 1916, ...

*September 9 – Dan Costello *September 10 – Joe Evers *September 12 – Joe Peploski *September 16 **

Rogelio Crespo Rogelio Crespo Hernández (September 16, 1894 – August 27, 1985) was a Cuban professional baseball second baseman and third baseman in the Negro leagues. He played professionally from 1918 to 1933 with several ballclubs, including the Cuban St ...

** George Orme ** Dick Robertson *September 21 ** Gil Britton ** Pete Shields *September 24 –

Paddy Siglin Wesley Peter "Paddy" Siglin (September 24, 1891 – August 5, 1956) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played parts of three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and also spent 14 seasons in various minor leagues. Siglin was tall an ...

*September 26 – Tinsley Ginn *September 27 – Doug Baird *September 28 –

Everett Booe Everett Little Booe (September 28, 1891 – March 21, 1969) was an American professional baseball player. He played in two seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder. He played part of 1913 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, then jumpe ...

October

*October 2 –

Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a standup comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; he is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time. H ...

*October 7 – George Batten *October 8 ** Doug Neff ** Monte Pfeffer *October 13 –

Fred McMullin Fred Drury McMullin (October 13, 1891 – November 20, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. He is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Early life Fred McMullin was born to Robert and Minnie Mc ...

*October 14 –

Bert Gallia Melvin Allys "Bert" Gallia (October 14, 1891 – March 19, 1976) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1920. He played for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Phillies. Gallia grew up in Woodsbor ...

*October 17 – Frank Madden *October 30 –

Charlie Deal Charles Albert Deal (October 30, 1891 – September 16, 1979) was an American professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1912 to 1921. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, St. Louis Browns, St. Lou ...

November

*November 1 – Heinie Stafford *November 3 –

Charles Spearman Charles Edward Spearman, FRS (10 September 1863 – 17 September 1945) was an English psychologist known for work in statistics, as a pioneer of factor analysis, and for Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. He also did seminal work on mod ...

*November 5 –

Greasy Neale Alfred Earle "Greasy" Neale (November 5, 1891 – November 2, 1973) was an American football and baseball player and coach. Early life Neale was born on November 5, 1891, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Although writers eventually assumed that ...

*November 6 ** Jeff McCleskey ** Red Torphy *November 7 – Tracy Baker *November 11 –

Rabbit Maranville Walter James Vincent "Rabbit" Maranville (November 11, 1891 – January 6, 1954) was an American professional baseball shortstop, second baseman and Manager (baseball), manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves (base ...

*November 12 –

Carl Mays Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. During his career, he won over 200 games, 27 in 1921 alone, and was a member of four Wo ...

*November 18 –

Arthur Hauger John Arthur Hauger (November 18, 1893 – August 2, 1944) was a major league baseball player and scout and minor league manager. Hauger was an outfielder for the Cleveland Naps. He played in fifteen games and only managed one hit (a single) ...

*November 20 –

Leon Cadore Leon Joseph Cadore (November 20, 1891 – March 16, 1958) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1924. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cadore was orphaned at 13 and went to live with his uncle, Joe Jean ...

*November 30 – Joe Giebel

December

*December 1 –

Johnny O'Connor Johnny O'Connor (born 9 February 1980) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He is currently a strength and conditioning coach at his former club Connacht, having previously performed that role at football clubs Arsenal and Galway U ...

*December 3 –

Larry Gilbert Lawrence Allen Gilbert Sr. (November 19, 1942 – January 21, 1998) was an American professional golfer best known for winning the 1997 Senior Players Championship, one of the major championships on the Senior PGA Tour. Gilbert was born in Fort ...

*December 11 – Erwin Renfer *December 12 – Tom Daly *December 13 –

Bob Wright Robert Charles Wright (born April 23, 1943) is an American lawyer, businessman, lobbyist, and author. He is a former NBC executive, having served as president and CEO from 1986 to 2001, and chairman and CEO from 2001 until he retired in 2007. ...

*December 14 – Al Tedrow *December 16 –

Fred Tyler Frederick Daniel Tyler (born March 15, 1954) is an American competitive swimmer and aquatics coach, winner of several high school and college championships and a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics and au ...

*December 19 –

Pep Goodwin Claire Vernon "Pep" Goodwin was a Federal League baseball player for the Kansas City Packers in 1914–15. He batted left and threw right-handed. He weighed 160 lbs. He went to the University of California. His first game was on April 16, 19 ...

*December 28 –

Doc Carroll Ralph Arthur "Doc" Carroll (December 28, 1891 – June 27, 1983), was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed. Carroll had a .091 batting average in ten games, two hits in 2 ...

*December 29 –

Dave Skeels David L. Skeels (December 29, 1891 – December 2, 1926) was a baseball pitcher. He appeared in one game for the 1910 Detroit Tigers. Skeels attended Gonzaga University, where he played college baseball College baseball is baseball that i ...

*December 31 – Charlie Flannigan

Deaths

*January 13 –

Joe Connors Joseph P. Connors (1862 – January 13, 1891) was a 19th-century professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for two different teams in the Union Association The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed wi ...

, age unknown, pitched 3 games in

1884 Events January * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London to promote gradualist social progress. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera '' Princess Ida'', a satire on feminism, premières at the Savoy The ...

in the

Union Association The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball, lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season. Seven of the twelv ...

. *February 6 – Tom Healey, 38?, pitcher in

1878 Events January * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Russo-Turkish War: ...

. *April 14 – Frank Bell, 28, played for the

1885 Events January * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 17 – Mahdist ...

Brooklyn Grays The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brook ...

. *May 20 –

Jim Fogarty James G. Fogarty (February 12, 1864 – May 20, 1891) was an American professional baseball outfielder. Career Fogarty was born in San Francisco, California, in 1864. In 1883, he started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues.

, 27, utility player from 1884 to 1890. Led the

in stolen bases with 99 in

1889 Events January * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the Dakotas ...

. *May 21 –

Jim Whitney James Evans "Grasshopper Jim" Whitney (November 10, 1857 – May 21, 1891) was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1881–1890) with the Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowb ...

, 33, pitcher who had five 20-win seasons, including 37 for

1883 Events January * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – ...

champions; led NL in wins, games and innings as

1881 Events January * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army ...

rookie, in strikeouts in 1883; good hitter also played center field, batted .323 in

1882 Events January * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in New York at the ...

. *June 10 –

Jerry Dorgan Jeremiah F. Dorgan (1856 – June 10, 1891) was an American professional baseball player from 1879 to 1887. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a right fielder and catcher for five major league clubs. He appeared in 131 major ...

, 34?, reserve player from 1880 to 1885. *July 2 – John Cassidy, 34?, right fielder for five teams who batted .378 for the

1877 Events January * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India by the Royal Titles Act 1876, introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great Sioux War of 1876: Batt ...

Hartford Dark Blues The Hartfords (more commonly called the Hartford Dark Blues because of their uniform color) were a 19th-century baseball team. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut. History In 1874, baseball in Hartford was being played in a fever pitch. ...

. *July 14 – Bill Crowley, 34, outfielder from 1875 to 1885. *July 29 – Steve Matthias, 31?, shortstop for the

Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (also known as Chicago/Pittsburgh) were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago ...

of the

. *August 25 – Jerry Sweeney, 33, 1st baseman for the

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

. *August 28 – Joe Miller, 41, 2nd baseman who played from 1872 to 1875. *October 11 – Will Smalley, 20, 3rd baseman for the

1890 Events January * January 1 – The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony in the Horn of Africa. * January 2 – Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer in the White House. * January 11 – 1890 British Ultimatum: The Uni ...

. *October 14 –

Larry Corcoran Lawrence J. Corcoran (August 10, 1859 – October 14, 1891) was an American professional baseball player. He pitched for four different major-league teams from 1880 to 1887. Biography Corcoran was born in Brooklyn, New York. He made his major- ...

, 32, pitcher who won 175 games for the Chicago White Stockings from 1880 to 1885, led NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA once each; first pitcher to coordinate signals with his catcher, threw three no-hitters. *October 21 –

Ed Daily Edward M. Daily (September 7, 1862 – October 21, 1891) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played seven seasons in the majors, from until , for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Columbus Solons, Brooklyn Gladiato ...

, 29, pitcher from 1885 to 1891. Won 26 games in

. *November 19 – Ernie Hickman, 35, starting pitcher for the

of the

References

External links

1891 National League season at Baseball-Reference.com1891 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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