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1879 In Baseball
Champions *National League (baseball), National League: Providence Grays *National Association (1879–1880), National Association: Albany Blue Stockings *Northwestern League: Dubuque Rabbits Inter-league playoff: Providence Grays (NL) def. Albany Blues (NA), 2 games to 0. Statistical leaders National League final standings Notable seasons *Tommy Bond (baseball), Tommy Bond of the Boston Braves, Boston Red Caps finishes 2nd in the National League (baseball), National League with 43 wins. It is the 3rd consecutive season that Bond has won 40 games, a feat that has never been matched in major league history. Bond also wins his second ERA title, finishing at 1.96, and leads the league for the third straight season in shutouts with 11. *Will White of the Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879), Cincinnati Reds starts 75 games as a pitcher and finishes all 75 games, compiling a record of 43–31, with a 1.99 ERA and 680 innings pitched. The 75 games started is still a single season re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League (baseball)
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 sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP) of 1871–1875 (often called simply the "National Association"), the NL is sometimes called the Senior Circuit, in contrast to MLB's other league, the American League, which was founded 25 years later and is called the "Junior Circuit". Both leagues currently have 15 teams. The National League survived competition from various other professional baseball leagues during the late 19th century. Most did not last for more than a few seasons, with a handful of teams joining the NL once their leagues folded. The American League declared itself a second major league in 1901, and the AL and NL engaged in a "baseball war" durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879)
The Cincinnati Reds, also known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, were a professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio that played from 1875–1879. The club predated the National League of which it became a charter member. History John Joyce, who was an organizer of the Red Stockings club dismantled in 1870, reformed the club through a new company in 1875. Two players from the 1870 season returned as part of a new professional nine which played local amateur clubs. Joyce then sold the Reds to wealthy Cincinnati meat packer Josiah "Si" Keck during the winter. When the National League was formed on February 2, 1876 at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City, eight cities were selected to compete in the new major league: St. Louis, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and Keck's Cincinnati club. The Reds played at Avenue Grounds. They were managed by player/manager Charlie Gould, and outfielder Charley Jones led the Cincinnati offense with 4 hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Brouthers
Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers (; May 8, 1858 – August 2, 1932) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from to , with a brief return in . Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size, he was and weighed , which was large by 19th-century standards. Recognized as the first great slugger in baseball history, and among the greatest sluggers of his era, he briefly held the career home run record from to , with his final total of 106 tying for the fourth most of the 19th century. His career slugging percentage of .520 remained the Major League record until Babe Ruth overtook him in the 1920s. At the time of his initial retirement, he also ranked second in career triples (205), and third in runs batted in (1,296) and hits. A dominant hitter during the prime of his career, he led (or was in the top of) the league in most offensive categories, including batting average, runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), on-base percentage and hits. He won five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edward White
William Edward White (October 1860 – March 29, 1937) was a 19th-century American baseball player. He played as a substitute in one professional baseball game for the Providence Grays of the National League, on June 21, 1879. Work by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) suggests that he may have been the first African-American to play major league baseball, predating the longer careers of Moses Fleetwood Walker and his brother Weldy Walker by five years, and Jackie Robinson by 68 years. Very little is known about White, who replaced the regular first baseman, Joe Start, after the latter was injured. White was a student at Brown University and played for the college's team. He went 1-for-4, scored a run, and recorded 12 putouts as Providence won 5–3. It is unknown why White did not play for the Grays again. He was replaced in the next game by future Hall of Famer "Orator Jim" O'Rourke. SABR's research indicates that the William Edward White who took the field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buffalo Bisons (National League)
The original Buffalo Bisons baseball club played in the National League between and . The Bisons played their games at Riverside Park (1879–1883) and Olympic Park (1884–1885) in Buffalo, New York. In 1886, they moved into minor league baseball as members of the original International League. The original IL Bisons would leave in 1971 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada as the Winnipeg Whips, before eventually landing in Scranton, Pennsylvania (after an additional five moves), the franchise currently plays in Moosic, Pennsylvania as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The current Buffalo Bisons, founded in 1979, include the history of the NL Bisons; it is thus the only NL team from the 19th century that both still exists and no longer plays in Major League Baseball. Year-by-year records {, class="wikitable" , style="align: left; margin: 0px" , , Season, , Manager, , Games, , W, , L, , T, , WP, , PL, , GB , - , , 1879, , John Clapp , , 79, , 46, , 32, , 1, , .590, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Flint
Frank Sylvester "Silver" Flint (August 3, 1855 – January 14, 1892) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons of major league baseball for the St. Louis Red Stockings, Indianapolis Blues and Chicago White Stockings. For about two decades, Flint was the only major league player to have caught three no-hitters. He was known as a hard-nosed player, catching with his bare hands and playing through frequent broken bones in his hands. Early life and early career Flint was born in Philadelphia and lived in St. Louis as a child. He received the nickname "Silver" because he had light blonde hair. Flint played for a local amateur baseball team, the St. Louis Elephants, in 1874. Flint began his professional career at age 19 with the 1875 St. Louis Red Stockings. The team participated in the National Association for 19 games before leaving the league, having won only four of its games. Flint played in 17 of the team's 19 games, but he got only 5 hits in 61 at bats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's Community areas in Chicago, North Side. They are one of two major league teams based in Chicago, alongside the American League (AL)’s Chicago White Sox. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were founded in and are one of two remaining NL charter franchises that debuted in . They have been known as the Chicago Cubs since 1903 Chicago Cubs season, 1903. Throughout the club's history, the Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Chicago Cubs season, 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the 1906 World Series, World Series to the 1906 Chicago White Sox season, Chicag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Snyder
Charles N. "Pop" Snyder (October 6, 1854 – October 29, 1924) was an American catcher, manager (baseball), manager, and umpire (baseball), umpire in Major League Baseball. Biography His 18-season playing career began in 1873 for the Washington Blue Legs of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, National Association, and ended with the 1891 Washington Statesmen (1891), Washington Statesmen. He led his league in several defensive categories during his career, including putouts by a catcher three times, assist (baseball), assists by a catcher three times, double plays by a catcher three times, and fielding percentage by a catcher three times. He became a player-manager in 1882, when the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association (19th century), American Association, formed. His team won the American Association Pennant (sports), pennant that first season, his second as a player; he was a member of the National League ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland Blues (National League)
The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on September 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players included Jack Glasscock and Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon. The team was purchased by Charles Byrne in 1885 for $10,000 and folded into his Brooklyn Grays The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brook ... team. Baseball Hall of Famers See also * 1879 Cleveland Blues season * 1880 Cleveland Blues season * 1881 Cleveland Blues season * 1882 Cleveland Blues season * 1883 Cleveland Blues season * 1884 Cleveland Blues season * Cleveland Blues (NL) all-time roster Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Barnes
Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White. Despite playing for these star-studded teams, many claim that Ross was the most valuable to his teams. Early life Ross Barnes was born on May 8, 1850, in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York. Career From 1868 to 1870, Ross starred for the Rockford Forest Citys, along with Albert Spalding, attaining professional status in the second year. When the National Association was formed in 1871, Harry Wright signed both men to his new team in Boston. Barnes's major league career thus started when he was 21. He split time between second base and shortstop for the Boston Red Stockings of the new Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mansell
Michael R. Mansell (January 15, 1858 – December 4, 1902) was an American professional baseball outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1879 to 1884. He played for the Syracuse Stars, Cincinnati Stars, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Philadelphia Athletics, and Richmond Virginians. His brothers John and Tom also played professional baseball. See also * List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders *List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders In baseball, a Triple (baseball), triple is recorded when the ball is hit so that the Batting (baseball), batter is able to advance all the way to third base, Run (baseball), scoring any Baserunning, runners who were already on base, with no Erro ... External links Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Cayuga County, New York 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Richmond Virginians players Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879) players Syracuse Stars (NL) players Pittsburgh Alleghenys ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
