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1885 St. Louis Maroons Season
The 1885 St. Louis Maroons season was the team's first season in the National League after winning the Union Association championship in 1884. This season was not nearly as successful, as the Maroons finished with a 36–72 record, worst in the eight-team league. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Opening Day lineup 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'' Relief pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' References 1885 St. Louis Maroons team page ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri. All but one of these were located on the same piece of land, at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street, on the north side of the city. History Sportsman's Park was the home field of both the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from 1920 to 1953, when the Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Orioles. The physical street address was 2911 North Grand Boulevard. The ballpark (by then known as Busch Stadium, but still commonly called Sportsman's Park) was also the home to professional football: in , it hosted St. Louis' first NFL team, the All-Stars, and later hosted the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League from 1960 (following the team's relocation from Chicago) until 1965, with Busch Memorial Stadium opening its doors in 1966. 1881 structure Baseball was pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Alvord
William Crawford "Uncle Bill" Alvord (August 10, 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri – April 7, 1927 in St. Petersburg, Florida) was a professional baseball third baseman. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1885 and 1893. Alvord made his major league debut in 1885, his first professional season, appearing in two games for the National League St. Louis Maroons, which had played the previous year in the short-lived Union Association. He was one of several players the Maroons tried in place of their regular third baseman, Ed Caskin, who was in the midst of a poor season in which he batted just .179. However, Alvord was unable to get a hit in his two games, and he returned to the minor leagues for the next several seasons. Alvord's next chance in the majors came in 1889 with the Kansas City Cowboys, a team in the American Association, who acquired him from the minor league Toledo Black Pirates for second baseman Sam Barkley in July. He soon took over ... [...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] |
Emmett Seery
John Emmett Seery (February 13, 1861 – August 7, 1930) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Baltimore Monumentals, Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Brooklyn Ward's Wonders, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, and Louisville Colonels from 1884 to 1892. His first six teams ended their existence in a season in which he played for them. In 916 career Major League games, Seery batted .252 with 893 hits. He was 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighed 145 pounds."Emmett Seery Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011. Career Seery was born in , i ...[...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] |
Joe Quinn (second Baseman)
Joseph "Joe" James Quinn (25 December 1864 – 12 November 1940) was an Australian second baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. Born in Ipswich, Queensland, to Patrick Quinn and Catherine, née McAfee, both from Ireland, he was the only Australian-born player to reach the major leagues until Craig Shipley in 1986. Career Quinn started his career in 1884 with the Union Association's St. Louis Maroons, which won the pennant. He was one of few players from that league to later find success in the National League. Throughout his career, Quinn was known for his defensive skills, and he led NL second basemen in fielding percentage twice. Quinn also had two stints as a big league manager, with the St. Louis Browns in 1895 and the Cleveland Spiders in 1899. His Browns club went 11–28 under his guidance, and the Spiders were even worse, going 12–104. His career .148 winning percentage is one of the lowest in baseball history. He was, as a player, arguably th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Lewis (1880s Outfielder)
Frederick Miller Lewis (October 13, 1858 – June 5, 1945) was a 19th-century professional baseball outfielder. Lewis played for six seasons from 1881 to 1886 for the Boston Red Caps, Philadelphia Quakers, St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Maroons, and Cincinnati Red Stockings. Life Lewis was born on October 13, 1858, in Buffalo, New York. He died on June 5, 1945, in Utica, New York Utica () is a Administrative divisions of New York, city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The List of cities in New York, tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 .... He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica. References External links 1858 births 1945 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders Boston Red Caps players Philadelphia Quakers players St. Louis Browns (AA) players St. Louis Maroons players Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA) players Baseball players from Buffa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Fogarty (baseball)
The following is a list of players and who appeared in at least one game for the St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers franchise of the Union Association ( and National League ( through ). * ''Note: This list does not include players for the Indianapolis Blues, who played in the NL in , the Hoosiers that played in the American Association in , or the Hoosiers that played in the Federal League in , unless they also played for this incarnation of the Hoosiers.'' __NOTOC__ A * Billy Alvord *Varney Anderson *Ed Andrews * Tug Arundel B * George Baker *Charley Bassett *Al Bauer * Henry Boyle *Jack Brennan *Fatty Briody * Tom Brown *Dick Buckley * Bill Burdick *Dick Burns C * John Cahill * Ed Callahan *Ed Caskin * John Cattanach * Red Connally * Larry Corcoran * Sam Crane *Dan Cronin D *Con Daily *Hugh Daily *Jerry Denny *Buttercup Dickerson *Tom Dolan *Fred Dunlap E *Dude Esterbrook F * Jack Fanning * Frederick Fass * Jack Fee *John Fogarty G *Gid Gardner * Charlie Getzien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Burns
Richard Simon Burns (December 26, 1863 – November 16, 1937) was an American professional baseball player from 1883 to 1890. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a pitcher and outfielder, for the Detroit Wolverines (37 games, 1883), Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (79 games, 1884) and St. Louis Maroons (14 games, 1885). During his major league career, Burns appeared in 82 games as an outfielder, 58 as a pitcher and two as a shortstop. He compiled a .267 batting average and scored 97 runs in 544 at bats. As a pitcher, he compiled a 25–27 (.481) win–loss record with a 3.07 earned run average (ERA). During the 1884 season, he led the Union Association (UA) with 12 triples, ranked third in the league with a .457 slugging percentage, and compiled a 23–15 record and 2.46 ERA as pitcher, and threw a no-hitter. Baseball historian Bill James in ''The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract'' has cited Burns' dramatically improved performance in 1884 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Brennan (baseball)
Jack Brennan (born as Gottlieb Doering) was an American professional baseball catcher in the late 19th century. In his five-year career he played with the St. Louis Maroons, Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association, Philadelphia Athletics of the AA, and the Cleveland Infants. Brennan was born Gottlieb Doering in St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ... in 1862. After his playing career ended in , he continued to work as an umpire in the St. Louis Area. References Sources Cleveland Infants players St. Louis Maroons players Kansas City Cowboys players Philadelphia Athletics players Major League Baseball catchers 19th-century baseball players Baseball players from St. Louis Memphis Reds players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Phelan
James Dickson Phelan (December 10, 1854 – February 13, 1931) was a professional baseball player who played second baseman in the Major Leagues in 1884–1885 for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Union Association and the Buffalo Bisons and St. Louis Maroons The St. Louis Maroons were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1884–1886. The club, established by Henry Lucas, were the one near-major league quality entry in the Union Association, a league that lasted only one ... of the National League. He remained active in the minor leagues through 1899. External links 1854 births 1931 deaths Major League Baseball second basemen Baltimore Monumentals players 19th-century baseball players Buffalo Bisons (NL) players St. Louis Maroons players Peoria Reds players Elmira Colonels players Memphis Browns players Cleveland Forest Cities players Memphis Grays players Des Moines Prohibitionists players Sioux City Corn Huskers players Lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trick McSorley
John Bernard "Trick" McSorley (December 6, 1852 – February 9, 1936) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Red Stockings of the National Association of Professional Baseball Players, National Association, the St. Louis Maroons of the National League and the Toledo Blue Stockings and St. Louis Browns (NL), St. Louis Browns of the American Association (19th century), American Association between 1875 and 1886. He played six different positions, including pitcher, but mostly played at first baseman, first base, third baseman, third base and left fielder, left field. He was apparently removed from the Red Stockings team because of "crooked play", but returned several years later for Toledo. He died in his home town of St. Louis, Missouri in 1936 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Notes External links Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Major League Baseba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
