2nd Indianapolis announces that the roof of its new grandstand will hold 42 private boxes, to be sold to season subscribers only.
23rd James “Pud” Galvin signs with Pittsburgh for $3,000, including $1,000 in advance. The club offered him $3,500 with no advance money, but Galvin needs the $1,000 to tide him over the winter.
29th In a spring training game in New Orleans, Cincinnati C Kid Baldwin slugs the umpire during an argument and narrowly escapes arrest.