- Jan 5 Bob Caruthers, American baseball pitcher/outfielder (American Association wins & ERA leader 1885, wins leader 1880; St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Bridegrooms), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1911)
Ban Johnson (1864-1931)
Jan 6 American Baseball HOF executive (founder, President American League), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
- Mar 7 George Bean, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Sussex CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1923)
- May 28 Basil Grieve, English cricket batsman (2 Tests), born in Kilburn, England (d. 1917)
- Jun 29 Wilbert Robinson, American Baseball HOF catcher (Philadelphia A's, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Robins), born in Bolton, Massachusetts (d. 1934)
- Sep 7 Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), born in Ealing, England (d. 1919)
- Oct 9 Maud Watson, British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85), born in London, England (d. 1946)
- Oct 13 Ted Tyler, English cricket spin bowler (1 Test, 4 wickets; Somerset CCC), born in Kidderminster, England (d. 1917)
- Dec 9 Willoughby Hamilton, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), born in Monasterevin, Kildare (d. 1943)
- Dec 25 Thomas Cahill, American soccer coach and administrator (first coach US men's national team), born in New York City (d. 1951)
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