The Cincinnati Stars were a
Major League Baseball
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team that played in the
National League
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for the 1880 season and were managed by
John Clapp. The club finished their only season in 8th place with a record of 21–59.
Following the 1880 campaign, the Stars were dropped from the NL after ownership refused to sign a league pledge that banned alcohol in league parks. The pledge also forbade clubs from renting their parks out on Sundays. Ownership begrudgingly did not contest the legality of their expulsion and the Stars were replaced with the
Detroit Wolverines
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. Major League Baseball returned to Cincinnati in 1882 when the modern
Reds
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were introduced.
Year-by-year records
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1880
Events
January–March
* January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia.
* January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy.
* February †...
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Baseball Hall of Famers
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Deacon White
James Laurie "Deacon" White (December 2, 1847 – July 7, 1939) was an American baseball player who was one of the principal stars during the first two decades of the sport's professional era. The outstanding catcher of the 1870s during baseball ...
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References
*''Cincinnati Daily Star''. December 4, 1879. Page 1.
*''Cincinnati Daily Star''. December 23, 1879. Page 8.
*''Cincinnati Enquirer''. December 4, 1879. Page 2.
External links
Team index page at Retrosheet.org
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Baseball teams established in 1880
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Baseball teams disestablished in 1880
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