9th

"The delicious uncertainty of baseball" (New York Mercury) is demonstrated at the Polo Grounds when the Atlantics score 11 runs in the 9th inning to beat the Mets 14-12.

11th

In the most one-sided game of the NL season, Chicago trounces Detroit 17-0. Fred Goldsmith pitched for Chicago

12th

The Providence club is reorganized. New capital is pledged. C. L.Gardiner is the new president, and Robert Morrow replaces James Bullock as manager.

14th

Statistics published in the Chicago Tribune put Dan Brouthers at the top of the batting list with a .390 average. Cap Anson is second with .377. Official figures at the end of the season will declare Anson batting champ with a .399 average, Brouthers finishing 7th at .318

17th

Worcester suspends its captain, Mike Dorgan, and Harry Stovey takes over the post. Lee Richmond, who had quit because of conflicts with Dorgan, rejoins the team.

18th

The declining fortunes of the Worcesters receive a further blow when Art Irwin suffers a broken leg during a game in which the team blows an 8-0 lead and has to settle for an 8-8 tie with Providence.

21st

The Eclipse club refuses to allow black C M. Fleetwood Walker to play for the visiting Cleveland Whites in a game in Louisville, much to the disgust of many fans and sportswriters. Walker later becomes the first African-American to play ML baseball with the Toledo (AA) club in 1884.

23rd

When P Fred Goldsmith is injured in the 3rd inning, substitute Larry Corcoran is called in from the turnstile, where he was monitoring the count for the visiting Chicagos. He pitches 9 innings as the White Stockings win a 12-inning game in Detroit 8-6.