FEBRUARY

4th

With the players wearing skates, the first baseball game played on ice in the New York area is played on Litchfield's Pond in South Brooklyn. The champion Atlantics defeat the Charter Oak Club 36-27.

SEPTEMBER

21st

A unique match is played on the St. George Cricket Club Grounds. One team is composed of 9 players, including Jim Creighton and Dickey Pearce. The other team is composed of 18 players, 9 cricketers from St. George and 9 all-stars from the different area clubs. The 18 players are all in the field at once. When they bat, they are allowed 6 outs per inning. Eight innings are played with Creighton's team winning 45-16.

OCTOBER

21st

The greatest event of the season, the Grand Match for the Silver Ball, takes place on the Mutuals' Grounds at Hoboken between all-star teams from Brooklyn and New York. The Silver Ball Trophy is the same size as a regular baseball and will be kept by the club whose members score the most runs during the match. Fifteen thousand fans see the Brooklyn team, behind their star Jim Creighton, defeat New York 18-6.