1884
From BR Bullpen
| 1884 in baseball |
|---|
| Japanese baseball |
| National League |
| Union Association |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1883 1885 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1884.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
North America[edit]
- World Series: Providence Grays (NL) over the New York Metropolitans (AA), 3 - 1 (Details)
- Union Association: St. Louis Maroons (Details)
- Minor Leagues
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Cuban Winter League: no season held
Events[edit]
- 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[edit]
Literature[edit]
- Our Base Ball Club, by Noah Brooks
Song[edit]
Film[edit]
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1884
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1884
Further Reading[edit]
- 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
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