October 2 - In an unforgettable game involving the Cleveland Indians and The Chicago White
Sox, future hall of famer Ed Walsh struck out 15 Indians and walked 1 batter and pitched a
complete game, but it wasn't enough as Addie Joss also pitched a complete game, but more
importantly, he pitched a perfect game, as the Indians beat the White Sox, 1-0. Cleveland center fielder Joe Birmingham scored the game's only run.
April 10 - Mike Griffin, 43, center
fielder for Baltimore and Brooklyn who batted .300 six times, scored 100 runs ten times; led league in runs and doubles once
each
April 20 - Henry Chadwick, 83, the "Father
of Baseball," who through his writings, analysis of statistics and service in developing the sport's rules played a principal
role in establishing baseball as the "national pastime"; devised the box score, developed scoring system which enabled recording
of every play, authored the first rule book in 1858, and created statistics including batting average and earned run average;
worked to revise sport's rules so as to balance offense and defense, and to increase mental demands as well as physical ones
September 18 - Dickey Pearce, 72, shortstop (in
the sport's earliest era) whose career spanned the years 1856 to 1877; introduced the bunt and pioneered defensive play at his
position, later became an umpire
Bibliography
Fleming, G.H. (2006). The Unforgettable Season. Bison Books. ISBN
0-803-26922-6.
Murphy, Cait (2007). Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and
Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History. Collins. ISBN 0-060-88937-3.
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