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.

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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.

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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 – In the American Association, the St. Louis Browns announce a trade that ships Bill Gleason and Curt Welch to the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, and Jocko Milligan, plus $3,000. This is the first of a number of trades or sales, mostly to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

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1887 – In the American Association, the St. Louis Browns announce a trade that ships Bill Gleason and Curt Welch to the Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Fred Mann, Chippy McGarr, and Jocko Milligan, plus $3,000. This is the first of a number of trades or sales, mostly to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

1887 – The Joint Rules Committee does away with the four-strike rule and with the scoring of walks as hits. Five balls for a walk remains the rule.

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1887 – The Joint Rules Committee does away with the four-strike rule and with the scoring of walks as hits. Five balls for a walk remains the rule.

1887 – The Cleveland Blues of the American Association announces a new uniform design featuring dark blue stripes and piping. The new suit will inspire the nickname “Spiders” because of the web-like pattern.

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1887 – The Cleveland Blues of the American Association announces a new uniform design featuring dark blue stripes and piping. The new suit will inspire the nickname “Spiders” because of the web-like pattern.

1887 – The directors of the Omaha club agree to pay $3,000 per month to manager Frank Selee to bring his team from Oshkosh, where it won the Northwestern League pennant this year. Two top stars, outfielders Tommy McCarthy and Dummy Hoy, will spend 1888 in the major leagues.

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1887 – The directors of the Omaha club agree to pay $3,000 per month to manager Frank Selee to bring his team from Oshkosh, where it won the Northwestern League pennant this year. Two top stars, outfielders Tommy McCarthy and Dummy Hoy, will spend 1888 in the major leagues.

The World Series winds up with a game back at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. St. Louis wins the final game but loses the series‚ 10 games to 5. Sam Thompson leads all hitters in the series with a .362 average.

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The World Series winds up with a game back at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. St. Louis wins the final game but loses the series‚ 10 games to 5. Sam Thompson leads all hitters in the series with a .362 average.

Detroit runs its lead in the WS to 7 games to 2 with a 4-2 victory at the Athletics’ Park. This follows a 3-1 win at the Phillies’ Park on the 17th and a 9-2 rout on the 18th at the old Dartmouth Street Grounds in Boston‚ where Sam Thompson poled two HRs.

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Detroit runs its lead in the WS to 7 games to 2 with a 4-2 victory at the Athletics’ Park. This follows a 3-1 win at the Phillies’ Park on the 17th and a 9-2 rout on the 18th at the old Dartmouth Street Grounds in Boston‚ where Sam Thompson poled two HRs.