1887
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| 1887 in baseball |
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| National League |
| Negro Leagues |
| << 1886 1888 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1887.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
North America[edit]
- World Series: Detroit Wolverines (NL) over the St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA), 10 - 5 (Details)
- League of Colored Baseball Clubs: No champion; season only lasted a couple weeks before the league folded
- Minor Leagues
- California League: San Francisco Pioneers
- Central Pennsylvania League: Shamokin Maroons
- International Association: Toronto Canucks
- New England League: Lowell Browns
- Northwestern League: Oshkosh
- Ohio State League: Kalamazoo Kazoos
- Southern League: New Orleans Pelicans
- Western League: Topeka Golden Giants
- Eastern League: Bridgeport Giants
- Kansas State League: Wellington Browns
- Northeastern League: Rutland (also known as Vermont State League)
- Northern Michigan League: Greenville
- Pennsylvania State Association: Allentown Peanut Eaters
- Southwestern League: Fort Smith Indians
Winter Leagues[edit]
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
Song[edit]
Film[edit]
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1887
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1887
Further Reading[edit]
- Woody Eckard: "The Impact of the One-off 1887 Four-strike Strikeout", Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 51, Number 2 (Fall 2022), pp. 70-73.
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