Английская Википедия:Altoona Mountain Citys

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Altoona Mountain Citys
Years 1884* Folded after 25 games with a 6–19 record
Based in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Major league affiliations
Union Association
Ballpark
Columbia Park
Colors
Purple, white Шаблон:Color box Шаблон:Color box
Other names
Altoona Pride Altoona Ottawas
Owners
Arthur Dively & William Ritz
Managers
Ed Curtis
Major league titles
Union Association pennants: 0

The Altoona Mountain Citys were a professional baseball franchise that played in Altoona, Pennsylvania in 1884. The Mountain Citys were a charter member of the Union Association, but folded after 25 games with a 6–19 record. They were alternately known as the Ottawas, after the local history of the Ottawa people in the 17th and 18th centuries. At the start of the season, they were also known by the nickname Altoona Pride, and were advertised as the Famous Altoonas. By the season's end, they were known as the Altoona Unfortunates.

History

For its roughly six weeks of play, the Altoona Mountain Citys were managed by Ed Curtis and played in Altoona's Columbia Park. Among its roster, catcher Jerrie Moore and shortstop Germany Smith were two of its best players. John Murphy and Jim Brown were the team's ace pitchers.

When Henry Lucas, president of the newest major league, the Union Association, could only find seven teams for his league, he convinced the team, then part of the Inter-State Association, to join the league, with the promise that the Pennsylvania Railroad would provide some backing.

The Mountain Citys began the Шаблон:By season by playing the top teams in the league, the St. Louis Maroons and the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, and losing 11 straight. The Altoona team's performance against the Maroons was especially hideous; they gave up 92 runs and made 53 errors. After finally winning their first game on May 10, the Mountain Citys went 5–8 the rest of the way before folding. The team's final game was on May 31, 1884. The team was a disaster – attendance was as low as 200 on some games, and averaged slightly more than 1,000 per home game, low figures even for those times.

The Altoona Curve, Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, saluted the Mountain Citys by changing their names to "The Altoona Mountain City" for every Thursday game.

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
C	Шаблон:Sortname	20	80	25	.313	1
1B	Шаблон:Sortname	24	95	25	.263	0
2B	Шаблон:Sortname	23	85	22	.259	0
3B	Шаблон:Sortname	21	78	18	.231	0
SS	Шаблон:Sortname	25	108	34	.315	0
OF	Шаблон:Sortname	13	55	18	.327	0
OF	Шаблон:Sortname	21	88	22	.250	1
OF	Шаблон:Sortname	23	94	14	.149	0

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR
Шаблон:Sortname	11	49	13	.265	0
Шаблон:Sortname	9	36	11	.306	0
Шаблон:Sortname	8	33	3	.091	0
Шаблон:Sortname	7	25	6	.240	0
Шаблон:Sortname	7	25	1	.040	0
Шаблон:Sortname	6	19	3	.158	0
Шаблон:Sortname	3	11	1	.091	0
Шаблон:Sortname	2	7	4	.571	0
Шаблон:Sortname	2	7	3	.429	0
Шаблон:Sortname	1	4	0	.000	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Шаблон:Sortname	14	111.2	5	6	3.87	48
Шаблон:Sortname	11	74.0	1	9	5.35	39
Шаблон:Sortname	3	24.0	0	3	5.25	7
Шаблон:Sortname	1	9.0	0	1	7.00	0

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Шаблон:Sortname	1	0	0	0	9.00	1

External links

• Altoona Mountain City team page at Baseball Reference
• Altoona Mountain Citys at SABR