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1885 Boston Beaneaters Season
The 1885 Boston Beaneaters season was the fifteenth season of the franchise. The team finished in 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 ... with a record of 46–66, 41 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South End Grounds
South End Grounds refers to any one of three baseball parks on one site in Boston, Massachusetts. They were home to the franchise that eventually became known as the Boston Braves, first in the National Association and later in the National League, from 1871 to 1914. At least in its third edition, the formal name of the park—as indicated by the sign over its entrance gate—was Boston National League Base Ball Park. It was located on the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and Walpole Street (now Saint Cyprian's Place), just southwest of Carter Playground. Accordingly, it was also known over the years as Walpole Street Grounds; two other names were Union Base-ball Grounds and Boston Baseball Grounds. The ballpark was across the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad tracks, to the south, from the eventual site of the Huntington Avenue Grounds, home field of Boston's American League team prior to the building of Fenway Park. The Boston club was initially known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Nash
William Mitchell Nash (June 24, 1865 – November 15, 1929) was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played 15 seasons in the majors, from to . He served as player-manager of the Philadelphia Phillies in , and in 1901 he umpired 101 games in the National League. Career statistics In 15 seasons, Nash was in 1553 games played, compiling a .275 batting average (1616-5867), with 271 doubles, 87 triples, 60 home runs, 983 RBIs, 805 walks, a .367 on-base percentage, and a .382 slugging percentage. See also * List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders *List of Major League Baseball player-managers Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. Founded in 1869, it is composed of 30 teams. Each team in the league has a manager, who is responsible for team strategy and leadership on and off ... References * External links , oRetrosheet {{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, Billy 1865 births 1929 deaths 19th-cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Major League Baseball Season
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Beaneaters Seasons
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States. Boston is one of the oldest municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guerdon Whiteley
Guerdon W. Whiteley (October 5, 1859 – November 23, 1925) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Blues in eight games during the 1884 Cleveland Blues season and for the Boston Beaneaters for 33 games during the 1885 Boston Beaneaters season The 1885 Boston Beaneaters season was the fifteenth season of the franchise. The team finished in fifth place in the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older o .... He continued to play in the minor league until 1892. External links Cleveland Blues (NL) players Boston Beaneaters players 1859 births 1925 deaths Baseball players from Rhode Island Major League Baseball outfielders 19th-century baseball players Newburyport Clamdiggers players Biddeford (minor league baseball) players Lynn (minor league baseball) players Sioux City Corn Huskers players Hutchinson (minor league baseball) pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blondie Purcell
William Aloysius "Blondie" Purcell (born March 16, 1854) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Paterson, New Jersey. He played for nine different major league teams from 1879 to 1890. Purcell played mainly as an outfielder, and he was also a pitcher in 79 games."Blondie Purcell Stats" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021. Career On June 6, 1882, while playing for the , Purcell was fined $10 ($ today) for slicing open a soggy baseball. He did this to compel the to put a fresh bal ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Poorman
Thomas Iverson Poorman (October 19, 1857 – February 18, 1905) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher.''The Metropolitans Again Victors'', New York Times, June 16, 1881, Pg. 2. Poorman played in the majors from - for the New York Metropolitans, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings, Toledo Blue Stockings, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Beaneaters. See also * List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders * List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders In baseball statistics, a stolen base is credited to a baserunner when he successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is throwing the ball to home plate. Under Rule 7.01 of Major League Baseball's (MLB) Official Rules, a runner acqu ... References External links * 1857 births 1905 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Pennsylvania Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Chicago White Stockings players Toledo Blue Stockings players Boston Beaneat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy McCarthy (baseball)
Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy (July 24, 1863 – August 5, 1922) was an American Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946. Career McCarthy was born on July 24, 1863 in Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest son of Daniel and Sarah McCarthy. After graduating from South Boston's John A. Andrew Grammar School, McCarthy worked for a clothing company during the day and played baseball at night. In 1884 he went to work for a piano company, where he received $18 a week for work in their factory and play for the company baseball team. Later that year, McCarthy joined the Boston Reds in the Union Association as a starting pitcher and outfielder. In limited innings and at-bats, he played poorly, batting at a paltry .215 average, and lost all seven of his pitching appearances. McCarthy moved to the National League and played with the Boston Beaneaters the following season and the Philadelphia Quakers the following two years but failed to bat higher t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Manning (baseball, Born 1862)
James Henry Manning (January 31, 1862 – October 22, 1929) was an American professional baseball player, manager, executive and team owner. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder (261 games), but also as a second baseman (72 games), shortstop (35 games), and third baseman (four games). He played four years in the National League with the Boston Beaneaters (1884–85) and the Detroit Wolverines (1885–87). He also played professional baseball in Kansas City, Missouri, primarily as a second baseman, from 1887 to 1892 and 1894 to 1897, including one year in the American Association with the Kansas City Cowboys. Manning was one of the three principal organizers of the Western League in 1893 and was the owner and manager of the Kansas City Cowboys/Blues from 1894 to 1900. He was also one of the principal organizers of the American League and the first owner and manager of the Washington Senators when his Kansas City club moved to Washi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Johnston
Richard Frederick Johnston (April 6, 1863 – April 4, 1934) was a 19th-century center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played eight seasons in the majors, for five different teams in three different leagues. In 746 games over eight seasons, Johnston posted a .251 batting average (751-for-2992) with 453 runs, 33 home runs, 386 RBIs and 151 stolen bases In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which they are not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or .... See also * List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders Sources References 1863 births 1934 deaths Major League Baseball center fielders Baseball players from New York (state) Richmond Virginians players Boston Beaneaters players Boston Reds (PL) players New York Giants (PL) players Cincinnati Kelly's Killers players 19th-century baseball players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hornung
Michael Joseph Hornung (June 12, 1857 – October 30, 1931) was an American baseball player and one of the greatest fielders of the 19th century. Michael Joseph Hornung was born in Carthage, New York in 1857. Prior to starting his career in Major League Baseball in 1879 with the Buffalo Bisons, Hornung played for the 1877 and 1878 London Tecumsehs in London, Ontario, Canada, winning the International Association title in 1877. Hornung ended his major league baseball career in 1890 with the New York Giants, but he spent most of his career (1881–1888) with the Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters. He also spent one season (1889) in the now-defunct American Association. After umpiring for a few seasons in the minor leagues he took on the roll of player / manager for the Batavia Giants franchise on May 25, 1897, making his playing debut on June 14 at the age of 40, he went hitless. He was remarkable for his nearly flawless play in left field and also known for his peculiar habit of sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hines (baseball)
Michael P. Hines (September 1862 – March 14, 1910) was a 19th-century Irish born Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1883 to 1891 and 1895 with the Boston Beaneaters, Brooklyn Grays, and Providence Grays. External links Baseball Almanac 1862 births 1910 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball catchers Boston Beaneaters players Brooklyn Grays players Providence Grays players Major League Baseball players from Ireland Irish baseball players Irish emigrants to the United States Boston Reserves players Charleston Seagulls players Chattanooga Lookouts players Charleston Quakers players Easton (minor league baseball) players Salem Witches players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Quincy Black Birds players Omaha Omahogs players Omaha Lambs players Lynn (minor league baseball) players Salem (minor league baseball) players Lowell (minor league baseball) players Lewiston (minor league baseball) players Sportspeople from Taunton, Massachusetts Base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
