October 2 - In an unforgettable game involving the Cleveland Indians and The Chicago White Sox, future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh struck out 15 Indians and walked 1 batter and pitched a complete game, but it wasn't enough as another eventual Hall of Famer Addie Joss also pitched a complete game,but more importantly, he pitched a perfect game, as the Indians beat the White Sox, 1-0. Cleveland centerfielder Joe Birmingham scored the game's only run.
April 10 - Mike Griffin, 43, center fielder for Baltimore and Brooklyn who batted .300 six times, scored 100 runs ten times; led league in runs and doubles once each
April 20 - Henry Chadwick, 83, Hall of Fame pioneer, the "Father of Baseball," who through his writings, analysis of statistics and service in developing the sport's rules played a principal role in establishing baseball as the "national pastime"; devised the box score, developed scoring system which enabled recording of every play, authored the first rule book in 1858, and created statistics including batting average and earned run average; worked to revise sport's rules so as to balance offense and defense, and to increase mental demands as well as physical ones
September 18 - Dickey Pearce, 72, shortstop in the sport's earliest era whose career spanned the years 1856 to 1877; introduced the bunt and pioneered defensive play at his position, later became an umpire
