Deaths
- February 6 – Ham Allen, 34, batted .273 for the 1872 Middletown Mansfields.
- March 1 – Hugh Campbell, 34?, pitcher for the 1873 Elizabeth Resolutes.
- April 11 – John McMullin, 32?, outfielder in the National Association from 1871–1875 who batted .346 for the 1874 Philadelphia Athletics.
- April 21 – Josh Snyder, 37, left fielder for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords.
- April 21 – James Sumner, 29, umpire in National league from 1876 to 1878.
- May 10 – Fraley Rogers, 30?, outfielder for the Boston Red Stockings from 1872–1873.
- May 13 – Mort Rogers, ?, umpire in the National Association from 1871 to 1872.
- July 11 – Steve Dignan, 22, played in 11 games for two teams in 1880.
- September 7 – Red Woodhead, 30, third baseman for the 1879 Syracuse Stars.
- September 12 – Chub Sullivan, 25, first baseman who played from 1877–1880.
- October 7 – Mike Brannock, 29, played parts of two seasons with Chicago White Stockings in the 1870s.
- November 11 – Clipper Flynn, 32, hit .338 in his only full season in 1871.
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