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Gus Alberts August Peterson Alberts (September 1860 – May 7, 1912) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1891. He played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1884), Cleveland Blues (1888), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1891) of the Americ ...
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Myron Allen Myron Smith Allen (March 22, 1854 – March 8, 1924) nicknamed "Zeke", was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four seasons. He played for the New York Gothams in 1883, the Boston Beaneaters in 1886, the Cleveland Blues in 1887, and ...
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Billy Alvord William Crawford "Uncle Bill" Alvord (August 10, 1863 in St. Louis, Missouri – April 7, 1927 in St. Petersburg, Florida) was a professional baseball third baseman. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1885 and 1 ...
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Joe Ardner Joseph A. "Old Hoss" Ardner (February 27, 1858 – September 15, 1935) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played two non-consecutive seasons for Cleveland teams – the Cleveland Blues in and the Cleveland Spiders The C ...


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Jersey Bakley Edward Enoch "Jersey" Bakley (April 17, 1864 – February 17, 1915) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher in the late 19th century. He pitched for nine different teams in six years of play from 1883 to 1891. His last name was sometimes s ...
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Frank Bates Creed Napoleon "Frank" Bates (September 28, 1876 – after 1918) was an American professional pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1899. He played for the Cleveland Spiders and St. Louis Perfectos. Bates was tall and wei ...
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Ed Beatin Ebenezer Ambrose "Ed" Beatin (August 10, 1866 – May 9, 1925) was an American baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher for the Detroit Wolverines from 1887 to 1888 and the Cleveland Spiders from 1 ...
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Ira Belden Ira Allison Belden (April 16, 1874 – July 15, 1916) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB ...
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Ed Biecher Edward Biecher (August 27, 1875 – July 15, 1939), sometimes known as Ed Beecher, was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played two season in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Browns (1897) and Cleveland Spider ...
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Harry Blake Harry Cooper Blake (June 16, 1874 – October 14, 1919), sometimes known by the nickname "Dude", was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in the late 19th century. He played for the Cleveland Spiders (1894–1898) and for t ...
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Frank Boyd Frank Jay Boyd (April 2, 1868 – December 16, 1937) was a professional baseball catcher who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in May, 1893. His minor league career lasted through 1901. Boyd died at his home at the age of ...
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Charlie Brown Charles "Charlie" Brown is the principal character of the comic strip '' Peanuts'', syndicated in daily and Sunday newspapers in numerous countries all over the world. Depicted as a " lovable loser," Charlie Brown is one of the great America ...
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Jesse Burkett Jesse Cail Burkett (December 4, 1868 – May 27, 1953), nicknamed "Crab", was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1905 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Pe ...


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Scrappy Carroll John E. "Scrappy" Carroll (August 27, 1860 – November 14, 1942) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Paul White Caps, Buffalo Bisons, and Cleveland Blues during the 1880s. Carroll stood .Kid Carsey Wilfred "Kid" Carsey (October 22, 1870 – March 29, 1960), was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1891 to 1901. He played for the Washington Statesmen, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinal ...
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Elton Chamberlain Elton P. "Ice Box" Chamberlain (November 5, 1867September 22, 1929) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from to . In several seasons, Chamberlain finished in his league's to ...
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Cupid Childs Clarence Lemuel "Cupid" Childs (August 8, 1867 – November 8, 1912) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball with a 13-season career from 1888, 1890–1901, playing for the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Pe ...
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John Clarkson John Gibson Clarkson (July 1, 1861 – February 4, 1909) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Chicago White Stockin ...
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Jack Clements John J. "Jack" Clements (July 24, 1864 – May 23, 1941) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for 17 seasons. Despite being left-handed, Clements caught 1,076 games, almost four times as ma ...
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Harry Colliflower James Harry Colliflower (March 11, 1869 – August 12, 1961), nicknamed "Collie", was a Major League Baseball player during the season. As a 30-year-old rookie southpaw pitcher for the Cleveland Spiders, Colliflower won his debut game on July ...
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Lou Criger Louis Criger (February 3, 1872 – May 14, 1934) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1896 to 1912 for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Perfectos / Cardinals, Boston Americans / Red Sox, ...
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Lave Cross Lafayette Napoleon Cross (born Vratislav Kriz, May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from to . Cross played most of his 21-year career with Philad ...
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Billy Crowell William Theodore Crowell (November 6, 1865 in Cincinnati – July 24, 1935 in Fort Worth, Texas), was a Major League Baseball pitcher in -. He played for the Cleveland Blues and Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major Leagu ...
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George Cuppy George Joseph "Nig" Cuppy (July 3, 1869 – July 27, 1922) was an American professional baseball pitcher. In his 10-year major league career, he played mostly for the Cleveland Spiders, compiling a win–loss record of 163–98. Biography Cuppy ...


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Vince Dailey Vincent Perry Dailey (December 25, 1864 – November 14, 1919) was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder in Major League Baseball, he played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in . He was born in Osceola, Pennsylva ...
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Hugh Daily Hugh Daily (July 17, 1847 – after 1923), nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish born professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St. Louis Maroons of t ...
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Tom Delahanty Thomas James Delahanty (March 9, 1872 – January 10, 1951) was an American professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Spiders, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Louisville Colonels, ...
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Bill Delaney Bill Delaney (11 June 1915 – 2000) was a famous Gaelic footballer from Laois. His death at the age of 85 in July 2000 reminded of a decades-long career in the GAA as a player, referee and administrator. Career From a famous footballing ...
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Jerry Denny Jeremiah Dennis Denny (born ''Jeremiah Dennis Eldridge''; March 16, 1859 – August 16, 1927) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Providence Grays (1881–1885), St. Louis Maroons (1886), Indianapolis Hoosiers (188 ...
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Fred Donovan Frederick Maurice Donovan (July 4, 1864 – March 7, 1916) was a professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Spiders in 1895.
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Tom Dowse Thomas Joseph Dowse (August 12, 1866 – December 14, 1946) was a catcher/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from through . Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb, Dowse batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Mohill, Ireland. In a thr ...
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Buck Ewing William "Buck" Ewing (October 17, 1859 – October 20, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Renowned for his offensive and defensive skills, he was the first 19th-century catcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. C ...


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Jay Faatz Jayson S. Faatz (October 24, 1860 – April 10, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Weedsport, New York, who played at first base for three teams during his four-season career. Career After his season, he returned to ...
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Chauncey Fisher Chauncey Burr Fisher (January 8, 1872 – April 27, 1939) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher. Fisher pitched in the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is ...
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Fred Frank John Frederick Frank (March 11, 1873 – March 27, 1950) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at ...
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Chick Fraser Charles Carrolton Fraser (August 26, 1873 – May 8, 1940) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched for numerous teams between 1896 and 1909. He ranks second all time among major-league pitchers in the category of hit batsmen, ...


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Bill Garfield William Milton Garfield (October 26, 1867 – December 16, 1941) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in and the Cleveland Spiders in . Listed at 5' 11.5", 160 lb., Garfield batted and threw righ ...
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Dale Gear Dale Darwin (or perhaps Dudley) Gear (February 2, 1872 – September 23, 1951) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played parts of three seasons in the majors, and 1897 for the Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders wer ...
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Charlie Getzien Charles H. "Pretzels" Getzien (surname sometimes spelled as Getzein; February 14, 1864 – June 19, 1932) was a German-born American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with five di ...
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Bob Gilks Robert James Gilks (July 2, 1864 in Cincinnati – August 21, 1944 in Brunswick, Georgia), was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder from 1887 to 1893. He played for the Cleveland Blues, Cleveland Spiders, and Baltimore Orioles. ...
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Jim Gilman James Joseph Gilman (June 14, 1870 – December 21, 1912) was a professional baseball third baseman who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the Nationa ...
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Mike Goodfellow Michael J. Goodfellow (October 3, 1866 – February 12, 1920) was a Major League Baseball outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders ...
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Ed Gremminger Lorenzo Edward Gremminger (March 30, 1874 – May 26, 1942), nicknamed "Battleship", was an American baseball infielder. A native of Canton, Ohio, Gremminger played professional baseball player from 1895 to 1912, including four seasons of Major ...
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Henry Gruber Henry John Gruber (December 14, 1863 – September 26, 1932) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played from 1885 through 1895. A right-hander, he played five years in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Wolverines (1887–88) a ...
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Joe Gunson Joseph Brook Gunson (March 23, 1863 – November 15, 1942) was a Major League Baseball catcher between and . Biography Born in Philadelphia, Gunson played for the Cleveland Spiders, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Cowboys, Baltimore Orioles ...


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Dick Harley Richard Joseph Harley (September 25, 1872 – April 3, 1952) was an American baseball outfielder, manager, and coach. A native of Philadelphia, Harley played baseball and American football at Georgetown University. He then played professional b ...
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Charlie Hastings Charles Morton Hastings (November 11, 1870August 3, 1934) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues in -. He would play for the Cleveland Spiders and Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American ...
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Emmet Heidrick R. Emmet "Snags" Heidrick (July 29, 1876 – January 20, 1916) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1908. He played for the Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis Cardinals, and St. Louis Browns. He was known as a good defensive player ...
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Ed Herr Joseph "Ed" Herr (March 4, 1865 – August 1, 1936) was an American professional baseball infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of posit ...
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Pete Hotaling Peter James Hotaling (December 16, 1856 – July 2, 1928), nicknamed "Monkey", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from to . He has been described as one of the earliest journeymen in professional baseball. When he played catc ...
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Jim Hughey James Ulysses Hughey (March 8, 1869 – March 29, 1945), born in Wakeshma, Michigan, was a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1891), Chicago Colts (1893), Pittsburgh Pirates (1896–97), St. Louis Browns/St. Louis Cardinals (1898 and 1900) and C ...


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Spud Johnson James Ralph "Spud" Johnson (December 1856 – February 1928) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball player for three seasons, two for the Columbus Solons of the American Association and one season for the Cleveland Spiders of the National L ...
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Cowboy Jones Albert Edward "Cowboy" "Bronco" Jones (August 23, 1874 – February 9, 1958) was a professional baseball pitcher. He pitched one full season and parts of three others in Major League Baseball from 1898 until 1901 for the Cleveland Spiders and St. ...


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Ed Keas Edward James Keas (January 2, 1863 – January 12, 1940) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1888 Cleveland Blues of the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1 ...
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George Kelb George Francis Kelb (July 17, 1870 – October 20, 1936) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed ...
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Henry Killeen Henry F. Killeen (May 1872 – October 16, 1916) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in one game for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the N ...
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Frank Knauss Frank H. Knauss (born 1868) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the ...
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Phil Knell Philip Louis Knell (March 12, 1865 – June 5, 1944) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher between 1888 and 1895. He broke into the big leagues with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys at the age of 23. Knell finished his career with a 79–90 recor ...
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Charlie Knepper Charles Knepper (February 18, 1871 – February 6, 1946) was an American professional baseball player who played as a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He threw and batted right-handed. Knepper spent just one season in the majors, pitching fo ...
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Ed Knouff Edward Augustine "Fred" Knouff (June 1867 – September 14, 1900) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1885 to 1889. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, and Cleveland Blues. Biography Kno ...
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Eddie Kolb Edward William "Eddie" Kolb (July 20, 1880 – October 1, 1949) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Cincinnati, Ohio, who pitched one game for the Cleveland Spiders. The Spiders that season were a horrible team, compiling a ...
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Ezra Lincoln Ezra Perry Lincoln (November 17, 1868 – May 7, 1951) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Spiders and Syracuse Stars during the 1890 season. He continued to play in the minors through 1899, in the Ne ...
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Pat Lyons Patrick Jerry Lyons (March 1860 – January 20, 1914) was a Major League Baseball player. Lyons played for the Cleveland Spiders in the 1890 season as a second baseman. Lyons was born in Belleville, Ontario and died in Springfield, Ohio. ...
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John Lyston John Michael Lyston (May 28, 1867 – October 29, 1909) was an American professional baseball player who played in one game for the Columbus Solons during the season and one game for the Cleveland Spiders during the season. He was born in B ...


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Harry Maupin Harry Carr Maupin (July 11, 1872 – August 25, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in two games for the St. Louis Browns during the 1898 season and five games for the Cleveland Spiders ...
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Jimmy McAleer James Robert "Loafer" McAleer (July 10, 1864April 29, 1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who assisted in establishing the American League. He spent most of his 13-season playing career with th ...
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Sport McAllister Lewis William "Sport" McAllister (July 23, 1874 – July 17, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Spiders (1896–1899), Detroit Tigers (1901–1903), and Baltimore ...
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Pete McBride Peter William McBride (July 9, 1875 – July 3, 1944) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in one game for the Cleveland Spiders in 1898 and then was transferred to the St. Louis Perfectos ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts an ...
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Bill McClellan William Henry McClellan (March 22, 1856 – July 3, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player for eight seasons, and primarily played as a second baseman and shortstop from 1878 to 1888. Born in Chicago, McClellan played one season fo ...
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Ed McFarland Edward William McFarland (August 3, 1874 – November 28, 1959), born in Cleveland, Ohio, was a catcher for the Cleveland Spiders (1893), St. Louis Browns (1896–97), Philadelphia Phillies (1897–1901), Chicago White Sox (1902–07) and Boston ...
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Chippy McGarr James B. "Chippy" McGarr (May 10, 1863 – June 6, 1904) was an American professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1896. He played for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies, Philadelphia Athletics, St. ...
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John McGlone John T. McGlone (1864–1927) was a professional baseball player from 1886–1888. He played in the minors through 1894. External links 1864 births 1927 deaths Sportspeople from Brooklyn Baseball players from New York City Major League B ...
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Deacon McGuire James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire (November 18, 1863 – October 31, 1936) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach whose career spanned the years 1883 to 1915. He played 26 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a ca ...
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Ed McKean Edwin John McKean (June 6, 1864 – August 16, 1919) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the National League's Cleveland Spiders. Career Born in Grafton, Ohio, McKean ...
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Tony Mullane Anthony John Mullane (January 30, 1859 – April 25, 1944), nicknamed "Count" and "The Apollo of the Box", was an Irish Major League Baseball player who pitched for seven teams during his 13-season career. He is best known as an ambidextrous p ...
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John Munyan John B. Munyan (November 14, 1860 – February 18, 1945) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cleveland Blues, Columbus Solons The Columbus Solons were a professional b ...


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Doc Oberlander Hartman Louis "Doc" Oberlander (May 12, 1864 – November 14, 1922) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, who pitched in three games for the 1888 Cleveland Blues of the American Association. He played through 1891 in the minor leagues and went ...
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Cinders O'Brien John F. "Cinders" O'Brien ''AKA: Darby O'Brien'' (April 15, 1867 – March 11, 1892) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from to . He played with the Cleveland Infants, Cleveland Spiders, and Boston Reds. He had a 3.68 ERA at the end of his care ...
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Tom O'Meara Thomas Edward O'Meara (1872–1902) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major le ...


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John Pappalau John Joseph Pappalau (April 3, 1875 – May 12, 1944) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Spiders in 1897.
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Charlie Parsons Charles Andrew Parsons is a British television producer known as the creator of the '' Survivor'' franchise. He also created ''The Big Breakfast'' and '' The Word''. Education Parsons was educated at Tonbridge School, a boarding independent scho ...
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George Pechiney George Adolphe Pechiney (September 20, 1861 – July 14, 1943), was a Major League Baseball pitcher from –. He played for the Cleveland Blues and Cincinnati Red Stockings in the American Association Pechiney was born in Cincinnati. He began t ...
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Charlie Petty Charles E. Petty (January 28, 1866 – December 7, 1928) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA), New York Giants, Washington Senators (1891 ...
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Ollie Pickering Oliver Daniel Pickering (April 9, 1870 – January 20, 1952) was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in a 30-year career that spanned from the 1892 Houston Mudcats to the 1922 Paducah Indians. He played for a number of Major ...
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Paul Radford Paul Revere Radford (October 14, 1861 – February 21, 1945) was a Major League Baseball player in the late 19th century. Paul, nicknamed "Shorty", played with many teams over his 12-season career. He was a starting outfielder with the Providence ...
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Phil Reccius Phillip Reccius (June 7, 1862 – February 15, 1903) was an American Major League Baseball player from Louisville, Kentucky, who played for eight seasons in the majors, mainly playing third base for his hometown team, the Louisville Eclipse. ...
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George Rettger George Edward Rettger (July 29, 1868 – June 5, 1921) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher ...


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Jimmy Say James I. Say (1862 – June 23, 1894) was an American professional baseball player who played in the early days of Major League Baseball. He played all or part of three seasons, , and , for the Louisville Eclipse, Philadelphia Athletics and ...
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Frank Scheibeck Frank S. Scheibeck (June 28, 1865 – October 22, 1956) was an American shortstop in professional baseball from 1887 to 1906. He played eight seasons of Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Blues (1887, 1901), Detroit Wolverines (1888), Tole ...
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Jack Scheible John G. Scheible (February 16, 1866 – August 6, 1897) was a professional baseball player who pitched for two different teams over two seasons. He made his debut in 1893 with the Cleveland Spiders and played for the Philadelphia Phillies the ...
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Crazy Schmit Frederick M. "Crazy" Schmit (February 13, 1866 – October 5, 1940) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants, Cleveland Spiders, and Baltimore Orioles. At the time of th ...
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Ossee Schreckengost Ossee Freeman Schreckengost (April 11, 1875 – July 9, 1914), born F. Osee Schrecongost, was an American professional baseball catcher and first baseman. He played for seven Major League Baseball (MLB) teams between 1897 and 1908. Between ...
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Ed Seward Edward William Seward (June 29, 1867 – July 30, 1947), born as ''Edward William Sourhardt'', was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for six seasons from 1885 to 1891. Seward made his professional baseball debut in 1884 at age 16 with T ...
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John Shearon John Shearon (1871–1932) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level f ...
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Hank Simon Henry Joseph Simon (August 25, 1862 - January 1, 1925) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played two seasons in the majors, and , all in the American Association. In 1887, he played in three games for the Cleveland Blues, then in 1890 h ...
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Will Smalley William Darwin Smalley (June 27, 1871 – October 11, 1891), nicknamed "Deacon", was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in and the Washington Statesmen of the American Association in . Baseball ca ...
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Louis Sockalexis Louis Francis Sockalexis (October 24, 1871 – December 24, 1913), nicknamed the Deerfoot of the Diamond, was an American baseball player. Sockalexis played professional baseball in the National League for three seasons, spending his entire c ...
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Joe Sommer Joseph John Sommer (November 20, 1858 – January 16, 1938) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1880 to 1890 for the Cincinnati Stars, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Baltimore Orioles, and ...
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Andy Sommers John Andrew Sommers (October 26, 1865 – July 22, 1908) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professi ...
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Charlie Sprague Charlie Sprague (October 10, 1864 – December 31, 1912) was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the worl ...
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Bill Stemmyer William Stemmyer (May 6, 1865 – May 3, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Blues. He was nicknamed "Cannon Ball". In 1886 – his first and only full season in the majors – Stemmyer led the N ...
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Jack Stivetts John Elmer Stivetts (March 31, 1868 – April 18, 1930) was a professional baseball pitcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning from 1889 to 1899. He played in the American Association  ...
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Len Stockwell Leonard Clark Stockwell (August 25, 1859 – January 28, 1905) was an American professional baseball player who played outfield, first base, and catcher from 1879 to 1890. He was born in Cordova, Illinois and died in Niles, California Fremo ...
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Cub Stricker John A. "Cub" Stricker, born John A. Streaker (June 8, 1859 – November 19, 1937) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven different teams during his 11-season career, mostly with t ...
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Willie Sudhoff John William (Wee Willie) Sudhoff (September 17, 1874 – May 25, 1917) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the National League for the St. Louis Browns (1897–1898), Cleveland Spiders (1899), St. Louis Perfectos (1899) ...
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Joe Sugden Joseph "Joe" Sugden is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Frazer Hines. He first appeared on-screen during the soap's first episode broadcast ...
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Marty Sullivan Martin C. Sullivan (October 2, 1862 in Lowell, Massachusetts – January 6, 1894 in Lowell, Massachusetts), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from -, for the Cleveland Spiders, Chicago W ...
* Mike Sullivan *
Suter Sullivan Suter Grant Sullivan (October 14, 1872 in Baltimore, Maryland – April 19, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an infielder in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1899. He played for the St. Louis Browns and Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spide ...
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Sy Sutcliffe Elmer Ellsworth "Sy" Sutcliffe (April 15, 1862 – February 13, 1893), also known as "Cy" or "Old Cy," was an American baseball player. He played eight seasons of Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher but also as a first baseman, outfie ...
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Charlie Sweeney Charles Joseph Sweeney (April 13, 1863 – April 4, 1902) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1883 through 1887. He played for the Providence Grays, St. Louis Maroons, and Cleveland Blues, and is best known for his performance in 1 ...


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George Tebeau George E. Tebeau (December 26, 1861 – February 4, 1923) was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in the big leagues between and for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887–1889) ...
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Patsy Tebeau Oliver Wendell "Patsy" Tebeau (December 5, 1864 – May 16, 1918) was an American first baseman, third baseman, and manager in Major League Baseball.
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Pussy Tebeau Charles Alston "Pussy" Tebeau (February 22, 1870 – March 25, 1950) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cleveland Spiders during the 1895 season. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Worcester, ...
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Jim Toy James Willis Toy (April 29, 1930 – January 1, 2022) was a long-time American activist and a pioneer for LGBT rights in Michigan. Toy earned his B.A. at Denison University in 1951. He graduated with a master's degree in Clinical Social Work ...
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Larry Twitchell Lawrence Grant Twitchell (February 18, 1864 – April 23, 1930) was a professional baseball player from 1886 to 1896. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder but occasionally as a pitcher, with seven different ...


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Dick Van Zant Richard Van Zant (November 1864 – August 6, 1912) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Foghorn Dick", he played 10 games for the Cleveland Blues during the 1888 season. He died in 1912 and is buried in Earlham ...
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Peek-A-Boo Veach William Walter "Peek-A-Boo" Veach (June 15, 1862 – November 12, 1937) was an American Major League Baseball player born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Veach began his career with the ill-fated Union Association in when he joined the Kansas City ...
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Lee Viau Leon A. Viau (July 5, 1866 – December 17, 1947) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1888 to 1892. Viau played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds, Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels, and Boston ...
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Jake Virtue Jacob Kitchline "Guesses" Virtue (March 2, 1865 – February 3, 1943) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1890 to 1894. He played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League (NL).Jack Wadsworth John L. Wadsworth (December 17, 1867 – July 8, 1941) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four seasons. He played for the Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based ...
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Buck West Milton Douglas "Buck" West (August 29, 1860 – January 13, 1929) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. West played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1884 and the Cleveland Spiders in 1890. Both seasons were ones with three major lea ...
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Highball Wilson Howard Paul "Highball" Wilson (August 9, 1878 – October 16, 1934) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball, including a stint on the infamous 1899 Cleveland Spiders. Wilson made ju ...
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Zeke Wilson Frank Ealton "Zeke" Wilson (December 24, 1869 – April 26, 1928) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1895 to 1899, for the Boston Beaneaters, Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were ...
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Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...


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Charlie Ziegler Charles Wallace Ziegler (January 13, 1875 – April 18, 1904) was a professional baseball infielder. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Spiders and Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are ...
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