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Milwaukee Grays All-time Roster
The following is a list of players and who appeared in at least one game for the Milwaukee Grays franchise of the National League in 1878. __NOTOC__ B *Charlie Bennett *Frank Bliss C *George Creamer D *Abner Dalrymple E *Joe Ellick F *Will Foley G *Mike Golden * Jake Goodman H *Bill Holbert I J * Alamazoo Jennings K * Jake Knowdell L M * Dan "Pidgey" Morgan N O P * John Peters Q R *Billy Redmond S T U V W *Sam Weaver Samuel Weaver (8 February 1909 – 15 April 1985) was an English footballer who played as a half-back. Playing career Weaver began his career at local side Pilsley from where he moved to Sutton Town. His performances for Town attracted the a ... X Y Z External linksBaseball Reference {{Milwaukee Grays * Major League Baseball all-time rosters Baseball in Milwaukee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Grays
The Milwaukee Grays were a short-lived baseball team that spent one year, 1878, in the National League. The team was part of the League Alliance, loosely affiliated with the National League, in 1877. It won 19 games and lost 13 (including a 10–7 loss to the Chicago White Stockings of the NL), ending up in fourth place. "The team's sharp style and strong hometown support won them a National League berth in 1878." . They won 15 games and lost 45 in 1878, finishing sixth and last in the league. Their home games were played at Eclipse Park II. The Grays were managed by former major league |
Bill Holbert
William Henry Holbert (March 14, 1855 – March 20, 1935) was a catcher in the National League and American Association baseball leagues, from 1876 through 1888. He holds the Major League record for career at-bats without a home run, failing to do so in his 2,335 at-bats. However, he was playing in an era when triples were more common than home runs, due to the spacious parks and poor quality of the balls used. Bill Holbert started his career with the nascent Louisville Grays of 1876. He sat out the 1877 year and, in 1878, played for the Milwaukee Grays, followed by the Syracuse Stars, and the Troy Trojans (both in 1879). Holbert is also credited with managing one game, a loss, in 1879 while with the Syracuse Stars. He stayed with the Trojans, and the National League, until 1883, when he joined the New York Metropolitans of the new American Association. The Metropolitans traded him to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms after the 1887 season. Bill Holbert retired in 1888, playing just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Grays Players
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st largest city in the United States, the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States, and the second largest city on Lake Michigan's shore behind Chicago. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the fourth-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwest. Milwaukee is considered a global city, categorized as "Gamma minus" by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional GDP of over $102 billion in 2020. Today, Milwaukee is one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse cities in the U.S. However, it continues to be one of the most racially segregated, largely as a result of early-20th-century redlining. Its history was heavily influence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Weaver (baseball)
Samuel H. Weaver (July 20, 1855–February 1, 1914), was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to . He played for the Philadelphia White Stockings, Milwaukee Grays, Philadelphia Athletics, Louisville Eclipse, and Philadelphia Keystones The Philadelphia Keystones (also known as the Keystone Club of Philadelphia) were a professional baseball franchise. In 1884, they were a member of the short-lived Union Association. The team was owned by former player Tom Pratt. The Keystones w .... References External links 1855 births 1914 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Milwaukee Grays players Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Louisville Eclipse players Philadelphia White Stockings players Philadelphia Keystones players 19th-century baseball players Philadelphia Athletic players Milwaukee (minor league baseball) players Worcester Grays players Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players {{US-baseball-pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Redmond
William T. Redmond (1853–1894) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in the National Association with the St. Louis Red Stockings (1875). He played part of the 1877 season with the Cincinnati Reds of the National League between stints in the League Alliance. He played for the NL's Milwaukee Grays in 1878, then with the Rockford White Stockings of the Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for five seasons: 1879, 1883–1884, and 1886–1887. After the 1887 season, the league was replaced by the We ... in 1879. External links Baseball players from Missouri St. Louis Red Stockings players Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879) players Milwaukee Grays players 19th-century baseball players 1853 births 1894 deaths Major League Baseball shortstops Memphis Reds (League Alliance) players Milwaukee (minor league baseball) players Rockford Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Peters (baseball 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pidgey Morgan
Daniel "Pidgey" Morgan (May 1853–January 30, 1910) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield for the 1875 St. Louis Red Stockings and the 1878 Milwaukee Grays The Milwaukee Grays were a short-lived baseball team that spent one year, 1878, in the National League. The team was part of the League Alliance, loosely affiliated with the National League, in 1877. It won 19 games and lost 13 (including a 10†.... References External links Baseball players from Missouri St. Louis Red Stockings players Milwaukee Grays players 19th-century baseball players 1853 births 1910 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Minor league baseball managers Milwaukee (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Knowdell
Jacob Augustus Knodell (July 26, 1852 - October 26, 1887) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly catcher for the Brooklyn Atlantics of the National Association and the Milwaukee Grays The Milwaukee Grays were a short-lived baseball team that spent one year, 1878, in the National League. The team was part of the League Alliance, loosely affiliated with the National League, in 1877. It won 19 games and lost 13 (including a 10– ... of the National League. References External links 1852 births 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball catchers Brooklyn Atlantics players Milwaukee Grays players Baseball players from New York City London Tecumseh players Pittsburgh Allegheny players Bay City (minor league baseball) players Trenton Trentonians players Harrisburg Olympics players 1887 deaths Burials at Cypress Hills Cemetery {{US-baseball-catcher-1850s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamazoo Jennings
Alfred Gorden "Alamazoo" Jennings (November 30, 1850 – November 2, 1894) was an American professional baseball player who played in one Major League Baseball game as a catcher for the Milwaukee Grays on August 15, 1878. In addition to his time as a player, he later became an umpire in both the major and minor leagues. It was during his one game for the Grays, that he is most remembered. He committed four errors, and allowed ten passed balls. His performance earned him his nickname of Alamazoo by sportswriter O. P. Caylor, with which he was referred to for the remainder of his life. Although he was born in Kentucky, he grew up in Cincinnati, and worked in various trades during times that didn't involve baseball games. Among these were as a laborer, driver, and a police officer. When he left baseball, he began an owner operated roasted corn business in Cincinnati, that was later expanded into Kentucky. He died at the age of 43 in 1894. Early life Alfred Gorden Jennings was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake Goodman (baseball)
Jacob Goodman (September 14, 1853 – March 9, 1890) was an American major league baseball player who played for the 1877 Pittsburgh Allegheny, 1878 Milwaukee Grays and the 1882 Pittsburgh Alleghenys. While playing in the minor leagues in 1884, Goodman was beaned by a pitch.McKenna, Brian. ''Early exits: the premature endings of baseball careers'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2007, p. 195. After the head trauma, he became mentally unbalanced and suffered from palsy Palsy is a medical term which refers to various types of paralysisDan Agin, ''More Than Genes: What Science Can Tell Us About Toxic Chemicals, Development, and the Risk to Our Children;; (2009), p. 172. or paresis, often accompanied by weakness a ..., ending his baseball career. He died of complications related to his injury at the age of 36, on March 6, 1890. He was Jewish. External linksBaseball Reference References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Jake 1853 births 1890 deaths Baseball players from Pennsylvania Major Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Century National League Teams
The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball teams that played in the National League during the 19th century. None of these teams, other than Athletic and Mutual, had actual names during this period; sportswriters however often applied creative monickers which are still, mistakenly, used today as "team names" following a convention established in 1951. Surviving teams Major league * Boston: "Red Stockings, "Red Caps," "Beaneaters" 1876–1900 – now Atlanta Braves * Brooklyn: "Grays," "Bridegrooms," "Grooms," "Superbas," "Robins," "Trolley Dodgers" 1890–1900 – transferred from the American Association; now Los Angeles Dodgers * Chicago "White Stockings": 1876–1900 – now known as the Cubs * Cincinnati: "Red Stockings" or "Reds" 1890–1900 – transferred from the American Association * New York: occasionally "Gothams," more often "Giants" 1883–1900 – later the New York Giants and now San Francisco Giants *Philadelphia 1883–1900 – very occasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Golden (baseball)
Michael Henry Golden (September 11, 1851 – January 11, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched and played in the outfield for three teams during his two season career. Career Born in Shirley, Massachusetts, Golden made his debut on May 4, 1875 for the Keokuk Westerns of the National Association. He was their starting pitcher for all 13 games the team was in the Association, completing all 13, with 113 innings pitched, a 2.79 ERA, and won just one game against 12 losses. When the Westerns folded, he signed with the Chicago White Stockings for the rest of the season. He pitched 119 innings in 14 games pitched for the White Stockings, with a 2.79 ERA, a 6–7 W-L records, 12 complete games, and one shutout. In addition to pitching, he also played 27 games in the outfield. In total, he played in 39 games, hitting .258, and scored 16 runs. The only other season he played at the top level of professional baseball, and his only "Major League" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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