Deaths
- February 5 – Martin Powell, 31, first baseman with a .283 career batting average from 1881–1884. Led the National League in games played in 1883.
- February 19 – Live Oak Taylor, 37, played center field for the 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
- March 24 – Bill Collver, 21, played in 1 game in 1885 for the Boston Red Stockings.
- March 30 – Frank Bahret, 29?, played 2 games in 1884 for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association.
- April 10 – Denny Mack, 36?, infielder from 1871–1883; led the National Association in walks in 1872.
- April 29 – Charlie Ferguson, 25, pitcher who won 99 games in his first 4 seasons, including a no-hitter, for the Philadelphia Quakers since 1884; was 30–9 for the 1886 team.
- June 28 – Joe Brown, 29, pitcher in 1884–1885.
- July 16 – Amos Cross, 27?, catcher for the 1885–87 Louisville Colonels, succeeded by his brother Lave.
- July 27 – Ed Cogswell, 34, first baseman who batted over .300 in both 1879 and 1880.
- August 12 – Favel Wordsworth, 37, shortstop for the 1873 Elizabeth Resolutes.
- September 25 – John Bass, 40?, batted .303 as the regular shortstop for the Cleveland Forest Citys in 1871, his only full season.
- October 16 – Ed Duffy, 44?, regular shortstop for the 1871 Chicago White Stockings.
- November 7 – Rit Harrison, 39, went 2–4 in his only career game for the 1875 New Haven Elm Citys.
- November 10 – John Glenn, 38, played from 1871–1877 with a .267 career average.
- November 19 – Len Sowders, 27, center fielder who hit .263 for the Baltimore Orioles in his only season in 1886.
- December 29 – Asa Brainard, 47, pitcher for the undefeated 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings.
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