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1890 Cleveland Infants Season
The 1890 Cleveland Infants baseball team was a member of the short lived Players' League The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (PL), was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century. The PL was formed by the Brotherhood of Prof .... They compiled a 55–75 record, finishing in seventh place. After the season, both the Infants and the league folded. 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 avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood Park
Brotherhood Park is a former baseball ground located in Cleveland, Ohio. The ground was home to the Cleveland Infants of the Players' League in 1890. According to sources, it stood at Willson (or Wilson) Avenue (now East 55th Street) and the Nickel Plate Railroad The New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad , abbreviated NYC&St.L, was a railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. Commonly referred to as the "Nickel Plate Road", the railroad served parts of the states of New York, Pennsylva ... tracks, which are now Metro tracks. References Defunct baseball venues in the United States Sports venues in Cleveland Players' League venues Baseball venues in Ohio Defunct sports venues in Ohio {{Ohio-baseball-venue-stub ... [...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] |
Larry Twitchell
Lawrence Grant Twitchell (February 18, 1864 – April 23, 1930) was a professional baseball player from 1886 to 1896. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder but occasionally as a pitcher, with seven different major league clubs. His best seasons were spent with the Detroit Wolverines from 1886 to 1888, the Cleveland Spiders in 1889, and the Louisville Colonels from 1893 to 1894. Known for his strong throwing arm, Twitchell once reportedly threw a baseball 407 feet, further than any other 19th century player. He also served as the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers (1894–1901), Milwaukee Brewers during the 1895 and 1896 seasons. Early years Twitchell was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1864. He first built his reputation as a baseball player while playing for the Oberlin College team. Professional baseball career Detroit Wolverines Twitchell's major league career began inauspiciously in 1886 as a pitcher for the Detroit Wolverines. He was the st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Radford
Paul Revere Radford (October 14, 1861 – February 21, 1945) was a Major League Baseball player in the late 19th century. Paul, nicknamed "Shorty", played with many teams over his 12-season career. He was a starting outfielder with the Providence Grays club that won the 1884 World Series. His best performance was with the New York Metropolitans, when he set the major league record with 106 base on balls, walks and produced an Wins Above Replacement, Offensive WAR rating of 3.4 that ranked sixth in the American Association (19th century), American Association. Radford died in Boston, Massachusetts, at 83. Early life Paul Radford was born on October 14, 1861, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, to parents Benjamin and Anna (Hale) Radford. Six of Radford's siblings died in childhood and he was the youngest of four boys to survive until adulthood. In 1865, the Radford family relocated to the town of Hyde Park, where his father was employed as superintendent of construction at the American Too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy McAleer
James Robert "Loafer" McAleer (July 10, 1864April 29, 1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who assisted in establishing the American League. He spent most of his 13-season playing career with the Cleveland Spiders, and went on to manage the Cleveland Blues, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators. Shortly before his retirement, he became a major shareholder in the Boston Red Sox. His career ended abruptly. During his brief tenure as co-owner of the Red Sox, McAleer quarreled with longtime friend and colleague Ban Johnson, president of the American League. In the wake of this disagreement, he sold off his shares in the Red Sox and broke off his relationship with Major League Baseball. McAleer's rift with Johnson, along with his sudden retirement, damaged his professional reputation, and he received little recognition for his contributions to baseball. Today, he is most often remembered for initiating the customary request ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Carney (baseball)
John Joseph Carney (November 10, 1866 – October 19, 1925), also known as Handsome Jack, was a professional baseball player in the late 19th century. He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, United States in 1866, and made his debut with the Washington Nationals on April 24, 1889. His last game, with the Milwaukee Brewers, was on October 4, 1891, and he died in 1925 in Litchfield, New Hampshire. In his three-year career, he also played with the Buffalo Bisons, the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, and the Cleveland Infants, and his positions were first base and outfield. Carney's best performance was with the Infants in 1890, with whom he had a batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ... of .348. External links 1866 births 1925 deaths Sportspeople from Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Browning
Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning (June 17, 1861 – September 10, 1905), nicknamed "Gladiator" and "The Louisville Slugger", was an American professional baseball center fielder and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1882 to 1894. He played primarily for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels, becoming one of the sport's most accomplished batters of the 1880s. A three-time batting champion, he finished among the top three hitters in the league in each of his first seven years; only twice in his eleven full seasons did he finish lower than sixth. During the era before 1893, when the pitching distance was lengthened from 50 feet to 60 feet 6 inches, Browning ranked third among all major league players in career batting average, and fifth in slugging average. His .341 lifetime batting average remains one of the highest in major league history, and among the top five by a right-handed batter; his .345 average over eight American Association seasons was the highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Budd
Jay Cook Budd (December 4, 1865 - August 22, 1923) was a professional baseball player. He played one game as a left fielder in Major League Baseball in 1890 for the Cleveland Infants of the short-lived Players' League The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (PL), was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century. The PL was formed by the Brotherhood of Prof .... References SABR research newsletter, May 2009 Major League Baseball left fielders Cleveland Infants players Baseball players from Ohio 1865 births 1923 deaths 19th-century baseball players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cub Stricker
John A. "Cub" Stricker, born John A. Streaker (June 8, 1859 – November 19, 1937) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven different teams during his 11-season career, mostly with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Blues/Spiders. Career Born in Philadelphia, Stricker was signed by the Athletics as a free agent in and played four seasons with moderate success. He would get his most playing time while with the Cleveland Blues though, and did well with the opportunity, especially his first season with them in , when he batted .264 in 131 games, scored 122 runs scored, and stole 86 bases. He stole 60 bases the following year, and finished his career with a respectable 278, along with 1,106 base hits and a .239 batting average. In , he was signed by the St. Louis Browns to be the team's player-manager. His time was cut short when after 23 games, the team had only won six of them. The final straw came after a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Delahanty
Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Senators. He was renowned as one of the game's early power hitters, and while primarily a left fielder, also spent time as an infielder. Delahanty won a batting title, batted over .400 three times, and has the fifth-highest career batting average in MLB history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, in 1945. Delahanty died falling into the Niagara River or being swept over Niagara Falls (undetermined), after being removed from a train while intoxicated. Delahanty's biographer argues that: :Baseball for Irish kids was a shortcut to the American dream and to self-indulgent glory and fortune. By the mid-1880s these young Irish men dominated the sport and popularized a style of play that was termed heady, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sy Sutcliffe
Elmer Ellsworth "Sy" Sutcliffe (April 15, 1862 – February 13, 1893), also known as "Cy" or "Old Cy," was an American baseball player. He played eight seasons of Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher but also as a first baseman, outfielder, and shortstop, for seven major league teams. He died at age 30 from Bright's disease, just four months after playing in his final major league game. Early years Sutcliffe was born in 1862 in Wheaton, Illinois. Professional baseball career Chicago and St. Louis Sutcliffe began his professional baseball career as a catcher for Cap Anson's Chicago White Stockings, making his major league debut on October 2, 1884, at age 22. When he debuted in the major leagues, Sutcliffe received attention principally for his unusual height of six feet, two inches. ''The Sporting Life'' in April 1885 observed:"Two Chicago boys tell many amusing stories about their good-natured and popular giant catcher Sutcliffe. His pedal extremities are of libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Stynes
Cornelius William Stynes (December 10, 1868 – March 26, 1944) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played two games for the Cleveland Infants of the short-lived Players' League The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (PL), was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century. The PL was formed by the Brotherhood of Prof .... He had zero hits in eight at bats. At 6 feet tall and 195 pounds - Neil was a right handed thrower and batter and made his 1890s Cleveland Infants debut at age 21. References Sources 1868 births 1944 deaths Cleveland Infants players Baseball players from Massachusetts Major League Baseball catchers 19th-century baseball players {{US-baseball-catcher-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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