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1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys Season
The 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season was the 3rd season of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys franchise. The Alleghenys finished 11th in 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 ... with a record of 30–78. Game log , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , , Thursday, May 1 , , Philadelphia Athletics , , 2–9 , , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , Friday, May 2 , , Philadelphia Athletics , , 2–11 , , 0–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , Saturday, May 3 , , Philadelphia Athletics , , 9–8 , , 1–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , , Monday, May 5 , , New York Metropolitans , , 1–6 , , 1–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , Wednesday, May 7 , , New York Metropolitans , , 1–8 , , 1–4 , - style="background:#fbb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)
Recreation Park was a sporting grounds and stadium located in what is today Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The stadium existed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the park's heyday, the location was considered to be within Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, Allegheny City, but in 1907, the entire municipality was annexed by its larger neighbor and eventually became Pittsburgh's North Side (Pittsburgh), North Side. The field was the first National League home for the Pittsburgh Pirates (at the time referred to as the Alleghenys) of Major League Baseball. It also hosted many football games of the Pittsburgh Panthers football, University of Pittsburgh (at the time referred to as the Western University of Pennsylvania). In November 1892, the park was the location of the first known American football game that included a professional player. The park left a scant pictorial record. Only one known photograph, taken from a very distant vantage point, shows the grounds in its lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Hayes (catcher)
John J. Hayes (June 27, 1861 – April 25, 1905) was an American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York, who split most of his playing time between catcher and in Center fielder, center field. Career From to , Hayes he played for seven different teams getting most of his playing time in his first two seasons when playing for the Worcester Ruby Legs, and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. In 1890 in baseball, 1890, he returned to major league baseball when he played for the Brooklyn Ward's Wonders. Hayes is known for one infamous game on June 17, when playing for the Brooklyn Grays, he and his teammates resented the arrival of Phenomenal Smith, whose brash demeanor didn't sit well with the veterans on the team, and committed 28 error (baseball), errors en route to an 18–5 loss to the St. Louis Browns (NL), St. Louis Browns, with Hayes committing seven of them. After the game, Charlie Byrne (baseball), Charlie Byrne fired manager (baseball), manager Charlie Hackett, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Whitney
Arthur Wilson Whitney (January 16, 1858 – August 15, 1943) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1877 to 1893. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a third baseman (802 games) and shortstop (168 games), for eight different major league clubs. Whitney's longest stretches were with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (368 games, 1884–1887) and New York Giants (219 games, 1888–1889). He helped the Giants win the 1888 and 1889 World Series. In 11 major league seasons, Whitney compiled a .223 batting average and a .285 on-base percentage, scored 475 runs, and had 820 hits, including 137 extra-base hits. Whitney's true value was as a defensive player on the infield. He led his league in fielding percentage four times, three times as a third baseman (1886, 1887, and 1891) and once as a shortstop (1885). In 1886, his Defensive WAR rating of 1.6 was the fourth highest among all position players in the American Association. His car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill White (shortstop)
William Dighton White (May 1, 1860 – December 29, 1937), was a professional baseball player who was mainly a shortstop in the Major Leagues for nine seasons from to . During his Major League career, he played for three different franchises: the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in , the Louisville Colonels from 1886 to 1888, and the St. Louis Browns, also in 1888. He led the American Association (AA) in putouts among shortstops for three consecutive seasons (1886–1888), and in 1887, he led all AA shortstops in assists and double plays as well. He was a member of the St. Louis Browns when they were champions of the AA, and went to face the New York Giants in a post-season exhibition set of game, known as the "World Series". Although the Browns lost the 10 game series, White played in every game. Career Early years White was born on May 1, 1860, in Bridgeport, Ohio, and he began his professional baseball career in 1883 with the Pottsville Antharcites of the International Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Quest
Joseph L. Quest (November 16, 1852 – November 14, 1924) was an American professional baseball player from 1871 to 1892. He played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (principally as a second baseman) for seven different major league clubs. His longest time with one team was with the Chicago White Stockings from 1879 to 1882, a stretch that included National League pennants in 1880, 1881, and 1882. He also appeared in parts of the 1883 and 1884 seasons with the St. Louis Browns and with the Detroit Wolverines in 1883 and 1885. Although accounts vary as to the phrase's origin, Quest is perhaps most remembered for reportedly coining the phrase "Charley horse" to describe a sudden leg cramp or sprain. Quest appeared in 596 major league games and compiled a .217 batting average with 499 hits and 161 runs batted in. In 1878, he led the National League in errors at all positions, though he also led the league's second basemen in fielding percentage in both 1879 and 1881. He also l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peters (shortstop)
John Phillip Peters (April 8, 1850 – January 4, 1924) was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball with four clubs from through . Peters batted and threw right-handed. Biography He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Peters reached the majors in 1874 with the Chicago White Stockings ( NA/ NL), spending four years with them before moving to the Milwaukee Grays (NL, 1878), again with Chicago (NL, 1879), and the Providence Grays (NL, 1880), Buffalo Bisons (NL, 1881) and Pittsburgh Alleghenys (NL, 1882–1884). He was the everyday shortstop of the pennant-winning 1876 Chicago White Stockings in the very first year of the National League. Peters averaged .328 from 1876 to 1878, with a career-high .351 in the 1876 championship season to finish fourth in the National League batting title behind Ross Barnes (.429), George Hall (.366) and Cap Anson (.356). He also twice led the shortstops in putouts in 1879 (280) and 1890 (277). While in Chicago, Peters shared infield defens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McDonald (third Baseman)
James Augustus McDonald (August 6, 1860 – September 14, 1914), was a Major League Baseball player who was a third baseman. He played in three separate major leagues in 1884–1885, the Union Association, American Association and the National League. He also spent a large amount of time (1878–1883, 1888–1894) playing on minor league teams on the west coast, particularly in the California League The California League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in California. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major Leag .... External links * 1860 births 1914 deaths Major League Baseball third basemen Pittsburgh Alleghenys players Washington Nationals (UA) players Buffalo Bisons (NL) players 19th-century baseball players San Francisco Californias players San Francisco Star players San Francisco Athletics players San Francisco Nationals players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Knowles (baseball)
James Knowles (September 5, 1856 – February 11, 1912), nicknamed "Darby", was a Canadian Major League Baseball player who played mainly at the third base, but did play significant time at first base as well, for six different teams in his five-season career from 1884 to 1892. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Knowles died at the age of 55 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is interred at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery Bayview Cemetery, previously called Greenville Cemetery, is located in Jersey City, New Jersey. It merged with New York Bay Cemetery and is now known as Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery. History The cemetery was built in 1848. It is located in ... in Jersey City. References External links 1856 births 1912 deaths Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Baseball players from Toronto Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseball first basemen 19th-century baseball players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players New York Metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Hautz
Charles A. Hautz (February 5, 1852 – January 24, 1929) was an American professional baseball player who played first base for the 1875 St. Louis Red Stockings and the 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys The following is a history of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Franchise beginnings (1870s-1899) Early baseball in Pittsburgh and the American Association The earliest mention of "base ball" in the region was found in the journal .... External links Baseball players from Missouri St. Louis Red Stockings players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players 19th-century baseball players 1852 births 1929 deaths Major League Baseball first basemen {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gray (baseball)
James W. Gray (August 7, 1862 – January 31, 1938) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played just six games in the major leagues, but they were spread across ten years. He debuted in with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, playing in one game as a third baseman. He did not return to the majors until , when he played two games for the Pittsburgh Burghers as a second baseman, then returned to the Alleghenys to play one game as a shortstop. Finally, in , he returned once more to the Alleghenys, now renamed the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ..., to play two more games at shortstop. References Major League Baseball infielders Pittsburgh Alleghenys players Pittsburgh Burghers players Pittsburgh Pirates players Syracuse Stars (minor league base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Forster (baseball)
Thomas W. Forster (May 1, 1859 – July 17, 1946) was an American professional baseball player who played second base in 1882 for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League and from 1884–1886 for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and New York Metropolitans 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 .... External links Baseball players from New York (state) Detroit Wolverines players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players New York Metropolitans players 19th-century baseball players 1859 births 1946 deaths Major League Baseball second basemen Washington Nationals (minor league) players Albany (minor league baseball) players New York New Yorks players New York Quicksteps players East Saginaw Grays players Saginaw Greys players Milwaukee Brewers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Faatz
Jayson S. Faatz (October 24, 1860 – April 10, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Weedsport, New York, who played at first base for three teams during his four-season career. Career After his season, he returned to the minor leagues, which included one season with the Toledo Mud Hens in . In his last season, he was named player-manager for a short time with the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League, the only season in the league's existence. After his baseball days were over, among Jay's post-career occupations included insurance salesman. Jay died in Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ... at the age of 62, and was buried in the Weedsport Rural Cemetery. References External links 1860 births 1923 deaths 19th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
