2nd

Claiming illness, Brooklyn captain Dave Orr misses the practice session. But later in the day he is spotted at Coney Island, and owner Charles Byrne removes him as captain.

3rd

Cowboy rookie Billy Hamilton, recently purchased from Worcester, steals his first base in the ML. Before returning to the minors in 1902, Sliding Billy will amass 937 stolen bases, a record till 1979.

5th

The Athletics hold a Sunday game at Gloucester, NJ, across the river from Philadelphia, beating the Cowboys 6-0. Gloucester will be the site of 30 AA games through the 1890 season.

7th

At a stormy session in Philadelphia, AA owners finally vote to allow 25-cent admission again but drop the percentage system of paying visitors and replace it with a $130-per-game guarantee.

10th

Tim Keefe wins his 19th consecutive game to break Hoss Radbourn's 1884 record. The Giants nip the Alleghenies 2-1 to win their 10th in a row and 18th in 19 games.

12th

St. Louis's Charles "Silver" King posts his 30th win of the season, besting the Athletics with a 2-0 two-hitter. The game is marred by the collapse of an elevated walkway at Sportsman's Park, but there are no serious injuries.

14th

Tim Keefe's winning streak is stopped at 19 games when Gus Krock and the Colts beat the Giants 4-2 before a crowd of 10,240 at the Polo Grounds.

17th

Washington rookie SS Shorty Fuller sets a record by making 4 errors in one inning, allowing Indianapolis to score 6 runs. Fuller is replaced, and the Senators tie the game 7-7 before new SS George Shoch's 2 errors in the 8th open the way for 4 runs and an 11-7 loss.

20th

St. Louis nudges past Brooklyn 1-0 on brilliant baserunning by Arlie Latham. He opens the game with a single, steals 2B, and scores from 2B on an infield out. Silver King wins the pitchers' duel from Mickey Hughes.

21st

After making 6 errors in the final 2 innings to blow a 2-0 lead, Detroit loses to Indianapolis 8-3 for its 16th consecutive loss.

22nd

Two one-hitters in the AA today, Jersey Bakely of Cleveland stopping Cincinnati 3-0 and Silver King of St. Louis beating Brooklyn 4-2. King's bid for a no-hitter ends in the 9th inning when Browns outfielders Tip O'Neill and Harry Lyons allow an easy fly to drop between them.

24th

Cap Anson goes 5-for-5, and Jimmy Ryan is 4-for-5 with a HR as the Colts rout the Wolverines 14-4. Anson's .344 batting average and Ryan's 16 HRs will be league-leading figures for the season.

25th

Tim Keefe wins his 30th game of the season, beating the Phillies 7-0.

29th

Australian-born Joe Quinn makes his debut with Boston a memorable one by hitting a game-winning HR in the bottom of the 9th to beat the Giants' Tim Keefe 2-1.