1884 Toledo Blue Stockings season

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1884  Toledo Blue Stockings
League American Association
Ballpark League Park
City Toledo, Ohio
Manager Charlie Morton

The 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings finished with a 45–58 record, eighth place in the American Association. This was the only season the team was in a major league.

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The team was noteworthy for catcher Fleet Walker and outfielder Weldy Walker, two brothers who are credited as being the first and second African Americans to play Major League Baseball before the color barrier prevented blacks from playing in the majors again until 1947.

Regular season

Pitcher Tony Mullane Tony Mullane.jpg
Pitcher Tony Mullane
Pitcher Hank O'Day Hank ODay baseball card.jpg
Pitcher Hank O'Day
Center fielder Curt Welch Curt-Welch.jpg
Center fielder Curt Welch
Catcher Deacon McGuire Deacon McGuire.png
Catcher Deacon McGuire
Right fielder Tom Poorman Tom Poorman.jpg
Right fielder Tom Poorman
Catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker Moses Fleetwood Walker.jpg
Catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker
Left fielder Weldy Walker WeldayWalker.jpg
Left fielder Weldy Walker

Season standings

American Association 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 75320.701—42–933–23
Columbus Buckeyes 69390.6396½38–1631–23
Louisville Eclipse 68400.6307½41–1427–26
St. Louis Browns 67400.626838–1629–24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68410.624840–1628–25
Baltimore Orioles 63430.59411½42–1321–30
Philadelphia Athletics 61460.5701438–1623–30
Toledo Blue Stockings 46580.44227½28–2518–33
Brooklyn Atlantics 40640.38533½23–2617–38
Richmond Virginians 12300.28630½5–157–15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 30780.27845½18–3712–41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29780.2714615–3914–39
Washington Nationals 12510.1904110–202–31

Record vs. opponents

1884 American Association record

Sources:
TeamBALBRCINCOLINDLOUNYPHIPITRICSTLTOLWSH
Baltimore —5–54–66–49–16–4–15–53–79–04–05–55–5–12–1
Brooklyn 5–5—2–83–77–33–61–9–13–64–63–2–12–7–14–4–23–1
Cincinnati 6–48–2—3–79–1–15–54–6–14–68–1–14–04–67–36–0
Columbus 4–67–37–3—8–25–54–55–5–19–12–25–58–1–15–1
Indianapolis 1–93–71–9–12–8—1–92–84–64–61–2–13–6–13–64–2
Louisville 4–6–16–35–55–59–1—3–7–16–38–24–15–59–14–1
New York 5–59–1–16–4–15–48–27–3–1—8–29–12–05–4–15–4–16–2
Philadelphia 7–36–36–45–5–16–43–62–8—8–22–03–76–37–1
Pittsburgh 0–96–41–8–11–96–42–81–92–8—1–4–11–95–54–1
Richmond 0–42–3–10–42–22–1–11–40–20–24–1–1—1–30–4–10–0
St. Louis 5–57–2–16–45–56–3–15–54–5–17–39–13–1—5–55–1
Toledo 5–5–14–4–23–71–8–16–31–94–5–13–65–54–0–15–5—5–1
Washington 1–21–30–61–52–41–42–61–71–40–01–51–5—

Roster

1884 Toledo Blue Stockings
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

InfieldersOutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HR
C Deacon McGuire 4515128.1851
1B Chappy Lane 5721549.2281
2B Sam Barkley 104435133.3061
SS Joe Miller 105423101.2390
3B Ed Brown 4215327.1760
OF Curt Welch 10942595.2240
OF Frank Olin 268622.2561
OF Tom Poorman 9438289.2330

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HR
Joe Moffet 5620441.2010
Fleet Walker 4215240.2630
Deacon McGuire 4515128.1851
George Meister 3411923.1930
Charlie Morton 3211118.1620
Trick McSorley 216817.2500
John Tilley 175610.1790
Tug Arundel 15474.0850
Sim Bullas 13454.0890
Ed Miller 8246.2500
Weldy Walker 5184.2220

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tony Mullane 67567.036262.52325
Hank O'Day 41326.29283.75163
Tom Poorman 19.0013.000
Ed Brown 19.0019.001
Ed Kent 19.0016.004

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Charlie Morton 323.1013.097

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Trick McSorley 10004.501

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