The Cincinnati Stars were a

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team that played in the

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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

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. Major League Baseball returned to Cincinnati in 1882 when the modern

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were introduced.

Year-by-year records

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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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