a record by reaching base by way of error in all 4 at-bats in a game against the Pittsburgh Burghers. June 28 – Mike Tiernan of the New York Giants hits for the cycle for the 2nd time in his career. July–September July 5 – Bill Van Dyke, outfielder for the Toledo Maumees, hits for the cycle in a 13–12 loss to the Syracuse Stars. July 12 – The visiting Buffalo Bisons pick up a local Brooklyn player named Lewis to pitch in their game against the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders. Lewis allows 20 runs on 13 hits and 7 walks in 3 innings before he is moved to left field for the remainder of the game. It is the only known appearance in the major leagues for Mr. Lewis. July 15 – National League leaders, including Albert Spalding, pool $80,000 to keep the New York Giants from going bankrupt in order to maintain an NL presence in New York City. July 18 – Brooklyn Gladiators third baseman Jumbo Davis hits for the cycle in a 7–6 loss to the Louisville Colonels. July 21 – Roger Connor, first baseman of the Players' League New York Giants, hits for the cycle against the Buffalo Bisons. New York wins, 7–5. July 22 – The Brooklyn Daily Eagle prints an article about a night game scheduled to be played the next evening in Hartford against a visiting Baltimore team. July 23 – Harry Stovey becomes the first player in major league history to reach 100 career home runs when he hits one for the Boston Reds in a Players' League game. July 27 – The Brooklyn Gladiators, leading 13–8, are forced to forfeit their game against the Columbus Solons in the 8th inning when they run out of game balls. August 1 – Outfielder Oyster Burns of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms hits for the cycle against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. August 2 – Arlie Latham, playing for the Chicago Pirates in the Players' League, has his reserve rights, still held by the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, sold to the Cincinnati Reds of the National League for $2,500. Latham leaves the Brotherhood and jumps to the Reds after he is given $500 of the purchase price. August 6 John Reilly becomes the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit for the cycle for the 3rd time in his career, a record that