1871 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1871 throughout the world.

Champions

 * National Association: Athletic of Philadelphia

Events

 * March 17 - The National Association is formed in New York.


 * May 4 - The National Association begins play, with the Forest City of Cleveland team visiting the Fort Wayne Kekiongas. Fort Wayne wins 2-0 behind the pitching of Bobby Mathews, and Deacon White gets the first hit.

Births

 * March 19 - Joe McGinnity
 * May 30 - Amos Rusie
 * June 6 - Bill Lange
 * July 15 - Dan McGann
 * August 13 - Fielder Jones
 * October 30 - Buck Freeman
 * November 26 - Fred Tenney
 * December 9 - Joe Kelley
 * December 23 - Sam Leever