Deaths
- January 15 – Lew Brown, 30, catcher for 1877 NL champion Boston Red Caps and who batted .305 for the 1878 Providence Grays.
- January 26 – Tom Gillen, 26, catcher for the 1884 Philadelphia Keystones of the Union Association.
- February 24 – Jim McElroy, 26, pitched for 2 teams in 1884.
- March 28 – Tom Smith, 37?, played in 3 games for the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics.
- April 12 – Frank Ringo, 28, journeyman utility player from 1883–1886.
- May 20 – Oscar Walker, 35, center fielder and first baseman who led the American Association in home runs with the 1882 St. Louis Browns.
- June 9 – Mike Burke, 35?, reserve for the 1879 Cincinnati Reds.
- June 20 – Pat McGee, age unknown, utility player from 1874–1875.
- July 22 – John Greason, 37, back-up pitcher for the 1873 Washington Blue Legs.
- August 8 – Harry McCormick, 33, pitcher who won 41 games from 1879–1883.
- September 9 – Jack Gorman, 30?, journeyman utility player in 1883–1884.
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