1878 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1878 throughout the world.

Champions

 * National League: Boston Red Caps

Births

 * February 13 - Bill Bradley
 * May 14 - J.L. Wilkinson
 * May 30 - Mike Donlin
 * June 5 - Fred Mitchell
 * July 12 - Bill Coughlin
 * October 10 - Otto Hess
 * October 27 - Shad Barry
 * November 23 - Jimmy Sheckard

Deaths

 * March 31 - Henry Burroughs, 32?, outfielder for the 1871-72 Washington Olympics