Baseball
National championship
- National League v. American Association – Boston Beaneaters (NL) v. Philadelphia Athletics (AA) cancelled
Events
- The NL, AA, and Northwestern League limit competition in the Tripartite Agreement, the first National Agreement and the birth of so-called "Organised Baseball".
- 6 September — Chicago White Stockings set a still standing record for Major League Baseball by scoring 18 runs in a single inning (the 7th) in a game against the Detroit Wolverines.
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Famous quotes containing the word baseball:
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