MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1884
Season Recap: 1884 League Champion:Â Providence Grays
Only five clubs attend the âannualâ Union Association meeting, one by proxy
1884 â Only five clubs attend the âannualâ Union Association meeting, one by proxy. The UA will die early in 1885.
The American Association votes to keep its ban on overhand pitching and to continue to allow fouls caught on one bounce to count as outs
1884 â The American Association votes to keep its ban on overhand pitching and to continue to allow fouls caught on one bounce to count as outs. It does abolish the tradition of team captains flipping for the honor of batting first. Now the home team will automatically bat first.
