8 MLB DEATHDAYS in 1887
| # | Player | DEATHDAY | DEATH WEEKDAY | City of DEATH | State of DEATH | Country of DEATH | BOP | SCAV | BAM | GOD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Ake | 5/11/1887 | Wednesday | La Crosse | WI | USA | .310 | .036 | .226 | -2.231 |
| 2. | Bill Allison | 1/25/1887 | Tuesday | Brooklyn | NY | USA | .188 | .188 | .469 | -2.600 |
| 3. | Jud Birchall | 12/22/1887 | Thursday | Philadelphia | PA | USA | .446 | .185 | .592 | -1.840 |
| 4. | Hugh Gilgan | 6/17/1887 | Friday | New York | NY | USA | .421 | .175 | .560 | -2.052 |
| 5. | Jake Knodell | 10/26/1887 | Wednesday | Flatbush | NY | USA | .439 | .110 | .439 | -1.704 |
| 6. | Frank McIntyre | 7/8/1887 | Friday | Detroit | MI | USA | .230 | .074 | .257 | -2.375 |
| 7. | Alex McKinnon | 7/24/1887 | Sunday | Charlestown | MA | USA | .265 | .099 | .332 | -2.256 |
| 8. | Billy Riley | 11/9/1887 | Wednesday | Cincinnati | OH | USA | .364 | .182 | .545 | -1.750 |
| 9. | Thursday | .273 | .045 | .227 | -2.667 | |||||
| 10. | Thursday | .564 | .203 | .689 | -1.284 | |||||
| 11. | Thursday | .569 | .148 | .581 | -1.250 | |||||
| 12. | Thursday | .703 | .214 | .765 | -0.836 | |||||
| 13. | Thursday | .826 | .212 | .814 | -0.479 | |||||
| 14. | Thursday | .250 | .089 | .304 | -2.625 | |||||
| 15. | Thursday | .196 | .083 | .264 | -2.581 |
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