1884

1884 in baseball
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1884.

Club competitions

Professional

North America

• World Series: Providence Grays (NL) over the New York Metropolitans (AA), 3 - 1 (Details)
  • American Association: New York Metropolitans (Details)
  • National League: Providence Grays (Details)
• Union Association: St. Louis Maroons (Details)
• Minor Leagues
  • Eastern League: Trenton Trentonians
  • Northwestern League: Grand Rapids
  • Iron and Oil Association: Franklin
  • Keystone Association: Lancaster Red Stockings
  • Ohio Association: Dayton Gem Citys
  • Connecticut State League: Waterbury
  • Massachusetts State Association: Springfield

Winter Leagues

• Cuban Winter League: no season held

Events

• October 23 - The Providence Grays, champions of the National League, defeat the American Association champion New York Metropolitans 6-0 at the Polo Grounds in New York City in the first game of the inaugural World Series.

Culture

Literature

• Our Base Ball Club, by Noah Brooks

Births

Further information: Births in 1884

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1884

Further Reading

• Paul Batesel: Major League Baseball Players of 1884, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011.
• Justin Mckinney: Baseball’s Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2022. ISBN 978-1-4766-8060-6
• David Nemec: Early Dreams, Baseball Press Books, San Diego, CA, 1998. ISBN 978-1893392021
• William J. Ryczek: Baseball’s Wildest Season: Three Leagues, Thirty-Four Teams and the Chaos of 1884, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2023. ISBN 978-1-4766-9114-5