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1882 Cleveland Blues Season
The 1882 Cleveland Blues finished the season at 42–40, fifth place in the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s .... Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' References1882 Cleveland Blues season at Baseball Reference {{Cleveland Blues Cleveland Blues (NL) seasons Cleveland Blues seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kennard Street Park
National League Park is the name of two former baseball grounds located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The first ground was home to the Cleveland Blues of the National League from 1879 to 1884. The Kennard Street Baseball Grounds (Kennard Street Park) was bounded by Sibley Street (present Carnegie Avenue) on the north, Cedar Avenue on the south, Kennard Street (present East 46th Street) on the west, and the eastern edge ended at the boundary of the back yards of the houses facing Willson Avenue (present East 55th Street).''City Atlas of Cleveland, Ohio,'' plate 5. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins C.L., 1881. Available aCleveland Public Library Image Collections/ref> A contemporary plat map indicates the diamond was closest to the Kennard-Cedar intersection. The second National League Park was the home of the Cleveland Spiders of the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Muldoon
Michael D. Muldoon (April 9, 1858 in Westmeath, Ireland, to January 30, 1917) was a Major League Baseball player. Muldoon played for the Cleveland Blues and the Baltimore Orioles. The last confirmed mention of him is in 1890. His later life, date of death, and final resting place are unknown. References External links Baseball-Almanac.com page Major League Baseball third basemen Cleveland Blues (NL) players Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Major League Baseball players from Ireland Irish baseball players Irish emigrants to the United States 1858 births 1917 deaths Lynn Live Oaks players Worcester (minor league baseball) players New Bedford (minor league baseball) players Albany (minor league baseball) players New York Metropolitans (minor league) players Jersey City Skeeters players Allentown Peanuts players Birmingham (minor league baseball) players 19th-century baseball players Sportspeople from County Westmeath Mike Muldoonat SABR The Society for America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Willigrod
Julius Willigrod (October 27, 1857 – November 27, 1906) was an American professional baseball player whose career ran from 1879 to 1882. He played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Blues and Detroit Wolverines in 1882. Early years Willigrod was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. His father, Edward Willigrod, was an immigrant from Hanover, Prussia who worked as a machinist. His mother, Catharine, was an immigrant from Bavaria. Willigrod had a twin sister, Julia. Professional baseball player Willigrod played minor league baseball for the Omaha Green Stockings in the Northwestern League in 1879 and then traveled west to California where he played for two seasons with the San Francisco Knickerbockers of the California League. During one of his two seasons with San Francisco, he led the league in runs scored despite compiling a batting average of only .207.At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census, in June 1880, Willigrod was living as a lodger at 162 Folsom Street in San Francisco. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tilley (baseball)
John C. Tilley (August 1854 – March 6, 1927) was an American left fielder in professional baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the 1882 Cleveland Blues of the National League, the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882–1891), a major league active from 1882 to 1891 * American Association (1902–1997), a minor league active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 * American Association of Profe ..., and the 1884 St. Paul White Caps of the Union Association. External links 1854 births 1927 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball left fielders Cleveland Blues (NL) players Toledo Blue Stockings players St. Paul Saints (UA) players Alaskas players New York New Yorks players New York Quicksteps players Toledo Blue Stockings (minor league) players St. Paul Apostles players Baseball players from New York (state) {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orator Shafer
George W. Shafer ometimes spelled ''Shaffer'' or ''Schaefer''(October 4, 1851 – January 21, 1922) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Orator", because he was an avid speaker, Shafer played for 10 teams in four different major leagues between 1874 and 1890. Though he was a good hitter who batted over .300 three times, Shafer was best known for his defensive abilities. He led the National League's outfielders in assists four times. In 1879, he set an MLB single-season record with 50 outfield assists, which is a mark that has stood for over 130 years. He was considered by some to be the greatest right fielder of his era. Shafer was tall and weighed . Background Shafer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1851. He was a "promising young Philadelphia amateur" before starting his professional baseball career in 1874 in the National Association. That year, he played in nine games for the Hartford Dark Blues and in one game for the New York Mutuals, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Rowe (baseball)
David Elwood Rowe (October 9, 1854 – December 9, 1930) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). Baseball career Rowe was born in Cold Spring Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in 1854. He had a younger brother, Jack Rowe, who also played and managed in the major leagues. Dave Rowe started his professional baseball career playing two games for the Chicago White Stockings of the National League (NL) in 1877."Dave Rowe Minor Leagues Statistics & History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021. In 1882, he made it back to the majors with the NL's Cleveland Blues, playing 24 games for them. In 1883, he played 59 games for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Richmond (shortstop)
John H. Richmond (March 5, 1855 – October 5, 1898) was an American Major League Baseball player for eight seasons. He played mainly as a shortstop and center fielder for seven different teams from 1875 to 1885. Richmond died in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ... at the age of 43, and is interred at Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia. References External links Major League Baseball center fielders Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from Pennsylvania 19th-century baseball players Philadelphia Athletics (NA) players Syracuse Stars (NL) players Boston Red Caps players Cleveland Blues (NL) players Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Columbus Buckeyes players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McGunnigle
William Henry McGunnigle (January 1, 1855 – March 9, 1899) was an American baseball manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Pittsburgh Pirates and Louisville Colonels. He was nicknamed "Gunner" or "Mac" during his playing days. McGunnigle the player After moving to East Stoughton as a child, McGunnigle began his career in the Massachusetts League with the Howard Juniors club of nearby Brockton. He went to the Fall River team in 1875, primarily pitching and catching, but also serving as a utility player for the club. In 1876, he left to play pitcher and catcher for a club in Buffalo which would eventually come to be known as the Bisons, winning the International Association pennant in 1878. The team became a professional club and joined the National League as the Buffalo Bisons in 1879. McGunnigle had an abbreviated playing record in top professional leagues, tallying 58 games for the Buffalo Bisons (1879– 80), Worcester Ruby Legs (1880) and Cleveland Blues (1882). Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dude Esterbrook
Thomas John "Dude" Esterbrook (June 20, 1857 – April 30, 1901) was an American Major League Baseball player from Staten Island, New York who played the majority of his games at third base, but did play many games at first base. Esterbrook played for seven different teams during his 11-year career, and had his biggest success in , while playing for the New York Metropolitans, when he batted .314, and was among the leaders in many other batting categories. In , Esterbrook was named the manager, or "Captain" as it was known then, of the Louisville Colonels. After only ten games, and only two wins, the team owner determined that due to the team's record and his manager's confrontational behavior, Esterbrook would be fired and replaced by Jimmy Wolf. Esterbrook died at the age of 43 when he leaped from a train, in Middletown, New York, that was transporting him to a mental hospital. He is buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. See also *List of Major League Baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dwyer (baseball)
John E. "Jumbo" Dwyer was an American professional baseball player who played catcher and outfield in one game for the 1882 Cleveland Blues. Career Dwyer appeared in one major league game with the Cleveland Blues of the National League on May 16, 1882 against the Detroit Wolverines in Detroit. He started the game as Cleveland's catcher, before moving to left field in the fifth inning. Recounting the game, the ''Detroit Free Press'' levied harsh criticism of his play in the field, writing: " levelandtried an experiment behind the bat in the person of a big Chicagoan named Dwyer, whom they brought along as a catcher. He was not a success, and when they took the field in the fifth inning he was sent out into left field. This was poor judgement, for while he did not do good work behind the bat, he was utterly useless in the field expect to throw balls back to the diamond, and the Detroit boys faced around and sent them out to him." Dwyer allowed two passed balls while recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Phillips (first Baseman)
William B. Phillips (April 30, 1857 – October 7, 1900), also known as "Silver Bill", was a Canadian professional baseball first baseman from the mid-1870s until the late 1880s. From 1879 to 1888, he played for three major league teams; the Cleveland Blues of the National League (NL) from 1879 to 1884, the Brooklyn Grays of the American Association (AA) from 1885 to 1887, and the Kansas City Cowboys of the AA in 1888. A native of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, he has the distinction of being the first Canadian to play in the major leagues. As a batter, Phillips finished in the top-ten among league leaders on multiple occasions, including triples four times, and games played, at bats, doubles, runs batted in (RBIs), and extra base hits three times each. Additionally, as a fielder, he finished among the defensive leaders for the league's first baseman in double plays for three consecutive years, and twice finished first in putouts and fielding percentage. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Glasscock
John Wesley "Jack" Glasscock (July 22, 1857 – February 24, 1947) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895. Nicknamed "Pebbly Jack", he was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times; he was the only shortstop to lead in fielding percentage and total chances in a season three different times until Luis Aparicio matched him. Ozzie Smith eventually surpassed Glasscock's marks in the 1980s; Glasscock also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice; in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop, and ended his career with major league records for games (1,628), putouts (2,821), assists ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
