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1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers Season
The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 37–89 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their first season in Indianapolis. They had played the previous three seasons in St. Louis, Missouri as the Maroons. Offseason Following the 1886 season, the Maroons franchise was purchased by the National League and subsequently sold to John T. Brush. On March 8, the Hoosiers additionally purchased a number of players who were under league control. Technically, these players were purchased from the Maroons franchise. Among these players were Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg, and Emmett Seery. Notable transactions * March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * July 2, 1887: John Kirby was sold by the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Park (Indianapolis)
Tinker Park is the name of a former baseball ground located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The ground was the primary home of the Indianapolis Hoosiers baseball club of the National League from 1887 to 1889,Indianapolis Hoosiers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 7, 2009 Archived December 7, 2009 and also of the of the |
Mert Hackett
Mortimer Martin "Mert" Hackett (November 11, 1859 – February 22, 1938), was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1883 to 1887 for the Boston Beaneaters, Kansas City Cowboys, and Indianapolis Hoosiers. His older brother, Walter Hackett, and cousins Walter Clarkson, Dad Clarkson and Baseball Hall of Famers John Clarkson, Tim Keefe and Joe Kelley (all born in Cambridge, Massachusetts) also played in the majors. Biography A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Hackett made his major league debut with the 1883 Boston Beaneaters. He played in 46 of the team's 98 games, and batted .235 with 24 RBI in helping to lead the team to the National League pennant. He remained with Boston through the 1885 season, then spent 1886 with the National League's Kansas City Cowboys in their only season in the league. In 1887, Hackett's final big league campaign, he played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers in that club's first of three National League se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Corcoran
Lawrence J. Corcoran (August 10, 1859 – October 14, 1891) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. Corcoran debuted in the 1880 season, where he won 43 games and led the Chicago team to the National League championship. Cap Anson alternated him with pitcher Fred Goldsmith, giving Chicago the first true pitching "rotation" in professional baseball. In 1882, Corcoran became the first pitcher to throw two no-hitters in a career. Two seasons later, he became the first pitcher to throw three no-hitters, setting a record that would stand until 1965, when Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter. He is also famous for being one of baseball's very few switch-pitchers, and is one of only two players in MLB history whose batting-throwing combination was "bats left, throws both," the other being Pat Venditte. A natural righty, Corcoran pitched four innings alternating throwing arms on June 16, 1884, due to the inflammation of his right index ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Jackson (baseball)
Henry Everett Jackson was a Major League Baseball player. He played in 10 games for the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers of 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 .... Sources {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Henry Major League Baseball first basemen Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players 19th-century baseball players 1861 births 1932 deaths Allentown Peanuts players Jackson Jaxons players Baseball players from Indiana People from Union City, Indiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tug Arundel
John Thomas "Tug" Arundel (June 30, 1862 – September 5, 1912) was an American Major League Baseball catcher born in Romulus, New York. He played in parts of four seasons between and with four teams. Career He made his debut at the age of 19 in 1882, playing in one game for the Philadelphia Athletics on May 23, and went hitless in five at bats. Two years later he played sparingly for the Toledo Blue Stockings, the team that included the first African-American major league baseball players, Fleetwood and Welday Walker. It wasn't that he received significant playing time, when he hit .197 in 157 at-bats for the Indianapolis Hoosiers. Overall, he played in 76 career games, collecting 45 hits in 260 at-bats for a .173 batting average. He hit four doubles, one triple and no home runs in his career. He died at the age of 50 from the effects of paralysis in Auburn, New York Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States. Located at the north end of Owasco Lake, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Morrison
Stephen Henry Morrison (May 22, 1866 – September 30, 1927), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. He played minor league baseball in the Tri-State League The Tri-State League was the name of six different circuits in American minor league baseball. History The first league of that name played for four years (1887–1890) and consisted of teams in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia. The second leagu ... from 1888 to 1890. External links 1866 births 1927 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players Baseball players from Rhode Island 19th-century baseball players Newburyport Clamdiggers players Biddeford (minor league baseball) players Lawrence (minor league baseball) players Wheeling National Citys players Wheeling Nailers (baseball) players Mansfield (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Moffet
Samuel R. Moffet (March 14, 1857 – May 5, 1907) was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played all or parts of three seasons between 1884 and 1888 for the Cleveland Blues (NL), Cleveland Blues and St. Louis Maroons / Indianapolis Hoosiers, Indianapolis Hoosiers. Moffet stood at and weighed 175 lbs. His brother, Joe Moffet, Joe, also played in the major leagues."Sam Moffet Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-30. Biography Sam Moffet was born in Wheeling, West Virginia when it was still part of Virginia. He played on amateur baseball teams as a teenager, and in 1882 he batted .404 for the Wheeling Standards.Olshavsky, Carole[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Leitner
George Aloysius Leitner (September 14, 1865 – May 18, 1937), was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues for the 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League. He played college baseball at Fordham University and New York University. The year before leaving for the major league, in 1886 he was pitcher at the Nyack Baseball, in Rockland County, New York. In March 1888, he graduated in medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ... from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, leaving his baseball career. References External links 1865 births 1937 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players Fordham Rams baseball players NYU Violets baseball players Baseball players from New York (sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Fass
Frederick Peter Fass (October 30, 1859 – July 5, 1930) was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for one season (1887) with the Indianapolis Hoosiers. For his career, he compiled an 0–1 record in four appearances, recording a 10.34 earned run average and no strikeouts. He died in Burnt Mill, Colorado at the age of 70. See also * List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders The following is a list of annual leaders in saves in Major League Baseball (MLB), with separate lists for the American League and the National League. The list includes several professional leagues and associations that were never part of MLB. ... References 1859 births 1930 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players Baseball players from Milwaukee Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players 19th-century baseball players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brown (center Fielder)
Thomas Tarlton Brown (September 21, 1860 – October 25, 1927) was an Anglo-American center fielder in Major League Baseball. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, son of William Henry Tarlton Brown and Mary Nixon Lewis, he played for 17 seasons, a career in which he batted .265 while scoring 1,524 runs with 1,958 hits. Upon his retirement he served as an umpire, working mostly in the National League in 1898 and 1901–1902. Career In June , Tom signed with the Baltimore Orioles, of the American Association, as a non-drafted free agent. As a right fielder, he hit one home run with 23 runs batted in for that season with Baltimore. He was a right fielder for most of his early career, switching over to center later in his career. That year, the Orioles finished 6th in the league, and Brown was sent to the Columbus Buckeyes in an unknown transaction before the season. He played two seasons in Columbus, both of which he hit five home runs and drove in 32 runs. His best season w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore Orioles (19th Century)
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American League's eight charter teams in 1901, the franchise spent its first year as a major league club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers before moving to St. Louis, Missouri, to become the St. Louis Browns in 1902. After 52 years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in November 1953 by a syndicate of Baltimore business and civic interests led by attorney and civic activist Clarence Miles and Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. The team's current owner is American trial lawyer Peter Angelos. The Orioles adopted their team name in honor of the Baltimore oriole, official state bird of Maryland; it had been used previously by several baseball clubs in the city, including another AL charter member franchise also named the "History of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lev Shreve
Leven Lawrence Shreve (March 12, 1866 in Louisville, Kentucky – November 7, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan), was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from –. He played for the Baltimore Orioles and Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis Hoosiers was the name of three major league and at least three minor league baseball clubs based in Indianapolis. * Indianapolis Hoosiers (American Association), which played in 1884 * Indianapolis Hoosiers (National League), which pla .... External links 1869 births 1942 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players Baltimore Orioles (AA) players Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky 19th-century baseball players Robert E. Lee's players Eau Claire Lumbermen players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Chattanooga Lookouts players Savannah (minor league baseball) players Detroit Wolverines (minor league) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players St. Paul Apostles players Rochester Hop Bitters players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
