The National League meets and officially recognizes the Brotherhood
1887 – The National League meets and officially recognizes the Brotherhood by meeting with a committee of three players, Monte Ward, Ned Hanlon, and Dan Brouthers.
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 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.
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 Washington Statesmen sell veteran outfielder Paul Hines to the Indianapolis Hoosiers for $5,000.
1887 – The Washington Statesmen sell veteran outfielder Paul Hines to the Indianapolis Hoosiers for $5,000.
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.
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 American Association’s Philadelphia Athletics are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three long-time partners, Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, and Charlie Mason, still hold a sizable block of stock.
1887 – The American Association’s Philadelphia Athletics are sold to a syndicate headed by Henry C. Pennypacker. The three long-time partners, Bill Sharsig, Lew Simmons, and Charlie Mason, still hold a sizable block of stock.
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.
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.
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.
The Indianapolis Hoosiers lineup for their home game against the Philadelphia Quakers has the pitcher Lev Shreve batting eighth and the catcher John “Tug” Arundel ninth. At one point in the game Arundel batted ahead of Shreve and John Valentine correctly called Shreve out.
The Indianapolis Hoosiers lineup for their home game against the Philadelphia Quakers has the pitcher Lev Shreve batting eighth and the catcher John “Tug” Arundel ninth. At one point in the game Arundel batted ahead of Shreve and John Valentine correctly called Shreve out.
9/16/1887: Bob Pettit of Chicago (NL) ran the circuit on a hit but was called out on appeal for missing 3B in the third inning.
9/16/1887: Bob Pettit of Chicago (NL) ran the circuit on a hit but was called out on appeal for missing 3B in the third inning.
