The Louisville Colonels set a Major League record which still stands for the most base on balls for a team in a game, with 19 against the Cleveland Blues on 21 September.
[2] Over the offseason, the National League's Kansas City Cowboys folded, and saw them replaced by the American Association's Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
[4] The following rule changes were made: Blue laws restricted Sunday activities in several localities, causing several teams of the American Association (which was informally referred to as the "Beer & Whiskey League" due to its openness on alcohol, compared to the National League) to play at ballparks in a different locality.
*Denotes walk-off†Denotes eighth win by Detroit, clinching series In 1887, bases on balls (walks) were counted as hits by the major leagues in existence at the time.
Historical statistics for the season were later revised, such that "Bases on balls shall always be treated as neither a time at bat nor a hit for the batter.