2nd

President Davidson surrenders his financially strapped Louisville franchise to the AA, unable to pay his players' salaries. New local ownership is announced on July 5th.

8th

The New York Giants finally open the new Polo Grounds at 155th Street and 8th Avenue with a 7-5 victory over Pittsburgh. In 25 games in exile on Staten Island and in Jersey City, the Giants drew 57,000 fans. In 38 games in their new Manhattan home, they will draw 144,000.

14th

A. G. Spalding's plan for classifying minor leagues is printed across the nation. It calls for strict salary and draft-price limits according to the class of the leagues, features that will serve as the basis for a century to come.

24th

Joe Dowie of the Orioles goes 5-for-6 in a 17-3 plastering of Louisville. Dowie would wind up with only 17 hits in his big-league career.

25th

A fatigued Horace Phillips is given a vacation from managing the Pittsburgh club, captain Fred Dunlap taking over. On August 1st, Phillips would suffer a mental breakdown and eventually be placed in an asylum.

26th

Cleveland loses 8-4 despite a fluke HR by Jay Faatz, who hits a ball that ricochets off of Pittsburgh 3B Jim White's foot and goes into the stands, giving Faatz time to circle the bases.

29th

Poor baserunning by the pitcher costs Baltimore dearly against St. Louis. In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, Matt Kilroy pitches a 7-inning no-hitter but has to settle for a 0-0 tie because he fails to touch 3B while scoring a run.