National Colored Base Ball League is organized

ByTom

TheĀ National Colored Base Ball League, the first attempt at a professionalĀ Negro League, is organized at a meeting inĀ Baltimore, MD. Eight clubs are represented: Lord Baltimores (Baltimore), Resolutes (Boston, MA), Browns (Cincinnati, OH), Falls City (Louisville, KY), Gorhams (New York, NY), Pythians (Philadelphia, PA), Keystones (Pittsburgh, PA) and Capital City Club (Washington, DC). Two weeks after being launched, the league will fail from lack of attendance.

Cubs sell current NL batting champ Mike King Kelly to the Beaneaters

Cubs sell current NL batting champ Mike King Kelly to the Beaneaters

ByTom

For a record price of $10,000, the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, sell current National League batting champ and future Hall of Famer Mike King Kelly to the Beaneaters. The popular box office draw, who will earn his nickname King while playing in Boston, will continue to be productive, hitting .311 for a three-year span during his first tenure with the team.