1st

Recently released Pirate P Mark "Fido" Baldwin is arrested in his hometown of Homestead, PA, for alleged complicity in the recent strike and ensuing riot. Baldwin posts $2,000 bail and claims that he was merely a spectator. He will soon rejoin the Pirates and finish the season with a 26-27 record.

5th

Jack Stivetts, having his best year with Boston, wins 2 complete games over Louisville 2-1 and 5­2. The first game goes 11 innings.

13th

Boston shuts out Washington 9-0. Senator OF Patsy Donovan does his best to stave off defeat with 4 hits, but is thrown out at the plate 3 times.

16th

Tim O'Rourke hits a bases-loaded, 2-out, bottom-of-the-9th, 2-strike triple to give Baltimore a stunning 6-5 win over the Pirates.

19th

P Charles "Kid" Nichols, Boston's premier hurler, hits a grand slam in the 5th and a bases-loaded triple in the 6th to give the Beaneaters a 14-0 lead over Baltimore. In the bottom of the 6th he has to leave the mound when hit by a batted ball. The Orioles quickly score 11 runs, but still lose 14-11.

21st

Cleveland gets its only 2 hits in the 9th inning to stun Pittsburgh 3-2 and to avenge a similar loss to the Pirates yesterday.

26th

A fire destroys the Louisville Colonels' ballpark and much of the team's equipment, including all bats and many uniforms. Only the bleachers survive, but home games against Chicago on the 28th and 29th are played and are well attended.

28th

Bill Hutchinson pitches both games for Chicago against Louisville, winning the first 5-4 and losing the second 5-3.

In Philadelphia's 11-1 victory over Washington, Jack Clements gets a triple on a ball that lands on top of the RF wall and must be retrieved by Senator OF Larry Twitchell.

29th

The Beaneaters overcome 14 errors, including 5 by 2B Joe Quinn, to defeat Washington 12-8. Quinn will led the NL's second basemen in fielding percentage with a mark of .951.

30th

Willie Keeler makes his ML debut by singling and scoring for New York, but his efforts cannot prevent a 5-4 loss to Philadelphia.