2nd

Boston (NL) star Charlie Buffington beats Cleveland 4-1 with the aid of 17 strikeouts. Buffington will finish the year with 48 wins, 2nd only to Radbourn's ML record of 60.

5th

With his St. Louis Browns (AA) in 5th place, manager Jimmy Williams resigns to become clerk of the Ohio Republican State Committee. 1B-captain Charlie Comiskey will pilot the Browns to a 16-7 record the rest of the way.

11th

The Grays, led by the indefatigable Charles Radbourn, win their 20th consecutive game 9-1 over Cleveland, giving them a 7-game cushion over Boston in the NL race.

When no umpire shows up for the Philadelphia Toledo-(AA) game, rookie Toledo P Hank O'Day is pressed into duty. After an undistinguished pitching career O'Day becomes a full-time umpire. In 1908 he will call New York Giant Fred Merkle out in a late-season game, erasing a game-winning, pennant-clinching run with one of the most famous umpiring decisions in the history of baseball.

15th

Wilmington (UA) disbands. Four days later Pittsburgh (UA) disbands as well.

16th

Jim McCormick picks off 4 Boston Unions in an 8-4 Cincinnati victory, one of McCormick's 21 UA wins. Earlier in the season he won 19 games for Cleveland (NL). He will lead the UA in winning percentage and in ERA.

19th

The UA decides to drop Pittsburgh and Wilmington and replace them with Milwaukee and Omaha. The latter club will only last for 8 days before being replaced by St. Paul.

20th

Louisville moves into 2nd place in the AA, just 2 games behind the Mets, with a 2-1 win over Brooklyn. However, the Eclipse will fall back to 3rd within the week and will remain there for the rest of the season.

Baltimore (AA) hits 6 HRs, including 2 each by Oyster Burns and Jimmy Macullar, to topple Columbus 13-6.

22nd

Metropolitan ace Tim Keefe strikes out 12 and gives up his only hit in the 9th in a 12-0 rout of Columbus.

28th

Ed Cushman (Milwaukee, UA) no-hits Washington 5-0.