May 1 - John Lush of the Phillies pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against Brooklyn, striking out 11 batters.
May 8 - Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack needed a substitute outfielder in the sixth inning of a game against the Boston Pilgrims and called on pitcher Chief Bender to fill in. Bender hit two home runs, both inside the park.
June 17 - Personnel from the Brooklyn and Cincinnati teams were arrested fro trying to stage a Sunday game.
July 20 - Mal Eason of Brooklyn threw a no-hitter against St. Louis.
August 3 - At Sportsman's Park, Long Tom Hughes of the Washington Senators and Fred Glade of the St. Louis Browns entered the 10th inning with a scoreless tie, until Hughes decided the game with a solo home run to a 1–0 victory, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to pitch a shutout and hit a home run which accounted for the only run in the game.
Oct. 9 - The all-Chicago World Series opened with snow falling.
March 25 - Joe Cassidy, 23, shortstop for the Senators since 1904 who led AL with 19 triples as a rookie, led league in assists in 1905; died of complications from malaria.
March 27 - Toad Ramsey, 41, pitcher for Louisville who topped 35 wins in both 1886 and 1887, with strikeout totals of 499 and 355
October 20 - Buck Ewing, 47, Hall of fame catcher, most notably for the New York Giants, who batted .303 lifetime and led NL in home runs and triples once each; captain of 1888-89 NL champions batted .346 in 1888 championship series; in 1883 was one of first two players to hit 10 home runs in a season; led NL in assists three times and double plays twice, was later Cincinnati manager. Generally considered greatest catcher of 19th century.