MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1887
Season Recap: 1887 League Champion: Detroit Wolverines
Bunny Fabrique Stats & Facts
Bunny Fabrique Position: ShortstopBats: Both • Throws: Right5-8, 150lb (173cm, 68kg)Born: December 23, 1887 in Clinton, MIDied: January 10, 1960 in Ann Arbor, MIBuried: Riverside Cemetery, Clinton, MIDebut: October 4, 1916 (4,560th in major league history)vs. NYG 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: June 20, 1917vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Albert LaVerne FabriqueView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Bunny…
1887 – The Texas League is organized at a meeting in Austin, thanks largely to the efforts of John J. McCloskey.
1887 – The Texas League is organized at a meeting in Austin, thanks largely to the efforts of John J. McCloskey.
Chris Von der Ahe completes his biggest deal, selling Bob Caruthers to Brooklyn for $8,250. The deal is delayed by Caruthers’s negotiations with Brooklyn, but he finally agrees to a $5,000 salary for 1888.
1887 – Chris Von der Ahe completes his biggest deal, selling Bob Caruthers to Brooklyn for $8,250. The deal is delayed by Caruthers’s negotiations with Brooklyn, but he finally agrees to a $5,000 salary for 1888.
A baseball reporters association is organized. It pledges to work to standardize scoring practices, especially in the gray area of stolen bases.
1887 – A baseball reporters association is organized. It pledges to work to standardize scoring practices, especially in the gray area of stolen bases.
1887 – In a controversial move the American Association doubles its basic admission price to 50 cents. In late August 1888, the league, suffering from decreases in attendance and revenues, will reinstitute the old admission fee.
1887 – In a controversial move the American Association doubles its basic admission price to 50 cents. In late August 1888, the league, suffering from decreases in attendance and revenues, will reinstitute the old admission fee.
1887 – The Arbitration Committee meets and grants reserve rights to minor league clubs for the first time. In the most prominent contract dispute‚ prospect Bug Holliday signs with minor league Des Moines‚ despite the claims by major league St. Louis.
1887 – The Arbitration Committee meets and grants reserve rights to minor league clubs for the first time. In the most prominent contract dispute‚ prospect Bug Holliday signs with minor league Des Moines‚ despite the claims by major league St. Louis.
1887 – The International League disbands. The teams in Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo split off to form the International Association, while those in Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton become the nucleus of the Central League.
1887 – The International League disbands. The teams in Syracuse, Toronto, Hamilton, and Buffalo split off to form the International Association, while those in Newark, Jersey City, Wilkes-Barre, and Scranton become the nucleus of the Central League.
