Английская Википедия:Cleveland Blues (NL) all-time roster
The Cleveland Blues were a professional baseball franchise that operated in the National League (NL), a "major" league, from 1879 until 1884.[1] They were organized by businessmen William Hollinger, and J. Ford Evans in 1878 as the Forest Citys, and played a season as an independent team.[2][3] The NL expanded from six teams to eight before the 1879 season, and the Forest Citys accepted an invitation to join the league.[2] Evans became their president and stayed in that capacity until C. H. Bulkeley assumed the role in 1882.[4][5] In their six seasons in the NL, the team never finished higher than third place in the standings.[1] They played their home games in League Park.[1][6]
For their first season in the NL, the franchise (now named the Blues due to their dark blue uniforms) employed Jim McCormick as the manager as well as the ace of their pitching staff.[1][7] Cleveland did not fare well, winning just 27 games against 55 losses, with a league-low .223 batting average.[1][2] The 1880 season was better, however, as the team increased its win total to 47 against 37 losses and a tie,[1] McCormick winning a league-leading 45 of those victories.[8] Over the next two seasons, the team changed the on-field leadership often; employing Mike McGeary and John Clapp as player-managers in 1881, and Fred Dunlap in 1882. The changes did not prove effective as the team was unable to finish higher than fifth place during that span.[1] The team had their best record and highest win total in 1883 under manager Frank Bancroft.[1] On September 13, 1883, Hugh Daily threw the franchise's lone no-hitter.[9]
An upstart baseball league was created in 1884 by Henry Lucas called the Union Association (UA). Several member of the Blues' signed contracts with teams in the UA despite being subject to the reserve clause: including star players McCormick, Dunlap, and Jack Glasscock.[7] These moves caused the Blues to become financially unstable. However, the franchise was able to secure a deal with the league for a better share of gate receipts.[10] This deal was not enough for the franchise to profit, and Bulkeley sold the team to Lucas for $2,500 ($Шаблон:Inflation current dollar adjustment) following the conclusion of the 1884 season.[10]
Players
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Player | Position(s) | Season(s) | Notes | Ref |
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Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman | 1879 | Allen played in 16 games for the Blues after having been released by the Syracuse Stars in June. This was his only season at the major league level. | [11] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Second baseman | 1884 | Playing behind Germany Smith, Ardner had just a .174 batting average in 26 games played. | [12] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Utility player / Pitcher | 1881–1883 | Once a star pitcher in the mid-to-late 1870s, Bradley played various positions in the field and only occasionally as a relief pitcher. In June 1883, he was sold to the Philadelphia Athletics. | [13] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1882–1884 | Briody was the Blues' starting catcher in 1882, then became their back-up when Doc Bushong assumed the role. | [14] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1883 | Beginning his major league career with the Blues, he had a .200 batting average in four games. He finished the season with the Baltimore Orioles. | [15] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1884 | Burch began his major league career with the Blues in 1884, playing 32 games. Two seasons later, he became the Brooklyn Grays' every-day left fielder. | [16] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1883–1884 | In his two seasons with the Blues, Bushong was their starting catcher. | [17] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Right fielder / Pitcher | 1883 | Cady played in three games for the Blues, two as their right fielder and one as a pitcher. He collected no hits in 11 at bats, and was credited with the loss in his only pitching appearance. | [18] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Shortstop | 1879 | In Carey's final major league season, he had a .239 batting average as the team's starting shortstop. | [19] |
Шаблон:Sortname§ | Catcher | 1883 | He was the player-manager of the 1883 Blues team, his only season with the franchise. | [20] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Right fielder | 1883 | Crowley came to the team late in the 1883 season and he had a .293 batting average in 11 games played. | [21] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher | 1883 | In Daily's only season with the Blues, he had a 23–19 win–loss record and a 2.42 earned run average. On September 13, he pitched the only no-hitter in the franchise's history. | [9][22] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman | 1881–1882 | He played his final two seasons at the major league level with the Blues as their back-up third baseman. He later became an umpire, and his son, Jack Doscher, also played in the majors. | [23] |
Шаблон:Sortname§ | Second baseman | 1880–1883 | Dunlap played the first four of his twelve seasons in the majors with the Blues, and was their player-manager in 1882. He led the league in doubles in 1880. As a fielder he twice led the league in assists and double plays. | [24] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Utility player | 1882 | Dwyer played in just one major league game. He collect no hits in three at bats. | [25] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Right fielder | 1879 | In Eden's only season with the team, he led the league in doubles and in games played by a right fielder. | [26] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1882 | Esterbrook had a .246 batting average in 45 games playing mainly in left field. | [27] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Right fielder | 1883–1884 | Evans played two seasons as the Blues' regular right fielder, and in 1884, he led the league's outfielders with .917 fielding percentage. | [28] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Second baseman | 1884 | In six games for the Blues, he had a .125 batting average. | [29] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher | 1880 | Although he played mostly as an outfielder during his career, he pitched in nine games for the Blues in 1880, and had a 1–8 win–loss record and a 2.57 earned run average. | [30] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher / Left fielder | 1879–1880 | In his two seasons with the Blues, Gilligan had batting averages of .171 and .172, while playing mostly catcher his first season, and in left field during his second. | [31] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1884 | In 10 major-league at bats, Gilman had just one hit for a .100 batting average. | [32] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Second baseman | 1879–1884 | Played in each season of the Blues' existence. He played different infield positions in 1879 until settling in as their starting second baseman from 1880 until joining the Cincinnati Outlaw Reds of the Union Association during the 1884 season. Led the league in several fielding categories, including fielding percentage twice. | [33] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1884 | Gunkle played one game at the major league level, and did not have a hit in three at bats. | [34] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1880 | In his second, and last, season in the major leagues, Hall played in three games, and had a .125 batting average. | [35] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman | 1880 | Hankinson played mainly as the team's third baseman, but played sparingly in the outfield and as pitcher. | [36] |
Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:† | Left fielder | 1880 | In the first season of his Hall of Fame career, Hanlon was the Blues' starting left fielder and had a .246 batting average in 73 games played. | [37] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher / Outfielder | 1884 | In his first season at the major league level, Harkins led the league in pitching losses, hits allowed and wild pitches. | [38] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher / Outfielder | 1884 | Henry played in nine games for the Blues; he had a 1–4 win–loss record in five games started, and had a .154 batting average in 26 at bats. | [39] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1879 | Hoffman's entire career consisted of two games, and he had no hits in six at bats. | [40] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder | 1883–1884 | As the team's starting center fielder, Hotaling led the league with 100 games played in 1883. | [41] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Right fielder / Pitcher | 1883 | Hunter played in one major league game. | [42] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1879, 1882 | Kelly played in one game for the 1879 team, then later reappeared with the Blues for the 1882 season. | [43] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1881 | Kemmler played in one game for the Blues. | [44] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1879–1882 | Kennedy was the team's starting catcher in both 1879 and 1880. He became Fatty Briody's back-up in 1881. | [45] |
Шаблон:Sortname§ | Pitcher | 1879–1884 | McCormick was the franchise's all-time leader in most pitching statistical categories. Of his 265 career pitching wins, 174 of them were with the Blues. Twice he led the league in pitching wins; 45 in 1880 and 36 in 1882. He was the team's player-manager in both 1879 and 1880, as well as a short stint in 1882. | [8][46] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman | 1881 | In 11 games for the Blues, McGeary had a .220 batting average in 41 at bats. | [47] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder | 1882 | McGunnigle played in one game for the Blues in 1882; the final game of his playing career. | [48] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher | 1879 | In the last full season of his career, Mitchell pitched in 23 games and had a 7–15 win–loss record. | [49] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher | 1884 | In Moffet's first, and only, full season at the major league level, he had a 3–19 win–loss record in 24 games pitched. | [50] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1884 | Moore played in nine games for the Blues in 1884 before finishing the season with Altoona Mountain City of the Union Association. | [51] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1881, 1884 | Moynahan had a .230 batting average in 33 games played for the 1881 Blues, then later returned to the team in 1884 for 12 more. | [52] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman | 1882–1884 | In 1882, Muldoon split his playing time between third base and the outfield, then settled in as the team's starting third baseman for the 1883 and 1884 seasons. | [53] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1884 | Murphy played in one major league season, and in 46 games for the Blues, he had a .226 batting average. | [54] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher / Utility player | 1881 | Nolan's 1881 season with the Blues was the second, and last, full season at the major league level. He had an 8–14 win–loss record in 24 games pitched. When he wasn't pitching, he played at various other fielding positions. | [55] |
Шаблон:Sortname | First baseman | 1879–1884 | Phillips played in each season of the Blues' existence, and he is their all-time leader in most batting statistical categories. | [46][56] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Infielder | 1884 | Pinkney had a .313 batting average during his lone season with the Blues. | [57] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Catcher | 1881 | Powers played in five games for the Blues, and had one hit in 15 at bats. | [58] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Outfielder | 1881 | Purcell played in 20 games for the Blues before finishing the season with the Buffalo Bisons. | [59] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder | 1881 | Remsen played in 48 games as the Blues' center fielder and had a .176 batting average. | [60] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder | 1882 | Richmond played in 41 games as the Blues' center fielder and had a .171 batting average. | [61] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1879 | Riley's appearance with the 1879 team was his only experience at the major league level. | [62] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder | 1882 | Playing mainly in center field, Rowe played in 24 games for the Blues, and had a .258 batting average. | [63] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Pitcher | 1883 | In his only season at the major league level, Sawyer had a 4–10 win–loss record in 17 games pitched. | [64] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Right fielder | 1880–1882 | Shafer played three full seasons for the Blues as their starting right fielder. In two of those seasons, he led the league's right fielders in games played. | [65] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1884 | At the age of 19, Smith played in just one game for the Blues. | [66] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Infielder | 1884 | In his first major league season, Smith split his playing time between second base and shortstop. | [67] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman | 1881 | Smith played in 10 games for the Blues, and he had a .118 batting average. | [68] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Outfielder | 1879 | Over a two-game span, Stockwell went hitless in six at bats. | [69] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder / Infielder | 1879, 1884 | In 1879, Strief played in 71 games for the Blues, mainly in center field. He returned to the team in 1884, and played in eight more. | [70] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1881 | Although he became a starting pitcher later in his career, Taylor played all 23 of his games with the Blues as a left fielder. | [71] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1882 | In his one season with the Blues, Tilley collected just five hits in 56 at bats for a .089 batting average. | [72] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Third baseman / Outfielder | 1879 | In 76 games for the Blues, Warner had a .244 batting average. | [73] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1880 | Wheeler played in one game for the Blues before finishing the season with the Cincinnati Reds. | [74] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Outfielder | 1884 | In eight games for the Blues, Whiteley had a .147 batting average. | [75] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Center fielder | 1882 | Nine of Willigrod's 10 career games were with the Blues. He had a .154 career batting average. | [76] |
Шаблон:Sortname | Left fielder | 1883 | During York's one season with the Blues, he led the league in bases on balls and games played by a left fielder. | [77] |
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