[Lord Byron]

-The Boston Beaneaters changed their name to the Boston Doves.
-The Chicago Cubs fired manager Tom Loftus and signed manager Ned Hanlon to a 5-year, $2,080 per year contract.
-The Detroit Tigers fired manager George Stallings and signed manager Art Allison to a 4-year, $685 per year contract.
-The Philadelphia Athletics fired manager John Campbell and signed manager Blaine Moyer to a 5-year, $1,145 per year contract.
-Brooklyn Superbas 3B Frank Gatins retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds 1B Jake Beckley retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Americans SP Bill Bernhard retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Phillies 2B Frank Bonner retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Phillies SHS Monte Cross retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators SP Roger Denzer retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds SP Fred Klobedanz retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Cardinals Ca Art Nichols retired from professional baseball.
-New York Giants Ca Aleck Smith retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds SP Amos Rusie retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps SHS Russ Hall retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago White Sox 3B Fred Hartman retired from professional baseball.
-Brooklyn Superbas SP Kid Carsey retired from professional baseball.
-New York Highlanders SP Bill Hoffer retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Browns LF Jack McCarthy retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds Ca Heinie Peitz retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Athletics SP Kid Nichols retired from professional baseball.
-Cleveland Naps 1B Candy LaChance retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Athletics SHS Rudy Kling retired from professional baseball.
-New York Highlanders LF Deacon Van Buren retired from professional baseball.
-The New York Giants retired #26 in honor of Amos Rusie.
-The Boston Beaneaters retired #75 in honor of Kid Nichols.
-The St. Louis Browns traded 32-year-old 1B John Anderson and 24-year-old 2B Simon Nicholls to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 28-year-old CF Harry Bay in return.