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MARCH
1884
IN THE NEWS: The NL, meeting in Buffalo, reduces the number of balls required for a walk from seven to 6. Club owners also agree to provide two separate team benches to minimize fraternizing among opposing players during games.
IN THE NEWS: High winds in New York destroy much of the fence and blow off part of the Polo Grounds grandstand roof, depositing it a block away.
IN THE NEWS: The UA admits a Boston club organized by George Wright, bringing the number of teams to 8. The UA decides to stick with the 7-ball walk rule.
The UA also expands its schedule to 112 games and adopts the percentage system for determining the champion.
The UA season opens with three games. Bill Sweeney's 7–3 five-hitter for Baltimore over Washington is the first of what will be a UA-high 40 wins—12 more than his closest rival.
IN THE NEWS: During an exhibition game between Philadelphia's Phillies (NL) and Athletics (AA), umpire William McLean, reacting to fans' taunts, hurls a bat into the stands hitting but not injuring a spectator. McLean is arrested after the game, but the charges are soon dropped.
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