Jones played for several teams;the Keokuk Westerns,Hartford Dark Blues,Cincinnati Reds (NL),Chicago White Stockings,Boston Red Caps,Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA),New York Metropolitans,and Kansas City Cowboys. A popular but controversial player,despite his hitting ability he never played for a league champion.
On June 10,1880,Jones became the first big leaguer to hit two homers in the same inning. Both home runs came off Buffalo Bisons' pitcher Tom Poorman in the eighth inning of a 19–3 rout.
Jones best period was from 1883 to 1885,when he hit 22 home runs,had 186 RBI,and batted .310. Through the first nine seasons of the major leagues' existence,Jones held the career record for home runs,despite missing two of those seasons (1881–82) as a result of being blackballed from the sport. In 1887,he dropped to fourth place. By 1889,he was just tenth,and by 1890 he was no longer among the top ten.
After his playing career concluded,Jones spent two seasons as an umpire. He umpired 121 games in the Players' League in 1890,and 76 games in the American Association in 1891.
William "Buck" Ewing was an American Major League Baseball player and manager. Renowned for his offensive and defensive skills,he was the first catcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
John Alexander "Bid" McPhee was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors,from 1882 until 1899,all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000. Known more for his fielding than his hitting,McPhee was the last second baseman to play without a glove.
Harry Duffield Stovey was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball player and the first player in major league history to hit 100 home runs. Born in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,Stovey played for fourteen seasons in the majors and was appointed player-manager on two separate occasions during his career.
John Wesley Glasscock was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1879 to 1895. Nicknamed "Pebbly Jack",he was the top player at his position in the 1880s during the sport's bare-handed era. He led the National League in fielding percentage seven times and in assists six times;he was the only shortstop to lead in fielding percentage and total chances in a season three different times until Luis Aparicio matched him. Ozzie Smith eventually surpassed Glasscock's marks in the 1980s;Glasscock also led the NL in double plays four times and in putouts twice. He won the 1890 batting title with a .336 average for the New York Giants and led the league in hits twice;in his final season he became the sixth major league player to make 2,000 hits. He was the first player to appear in over 600 games as a shortstop,and ended his career with major league records for games (1,628),putouts (2,821),assists (5,630),total chances (9,283),double plays (620) and fielding percentage (.910) at the position. When he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in games (1,736) and at bats (7,030),seventh in total bases (2,630) and eighth in doubles (313).
Edward Nagle Williamson was an American professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for three teams:the Indianapolis Blues of the National League (NL) for one season,the Chicago White Stockings (NL) for 11 seasons,and the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League for one season.
George William Hall was a professional baseball player who played in the National Association and later the National League. Born in Stepney,England,Hall later immigrated to the U.S. He made his professional debut on May 5,1871. While playing for the Louisville Grays,he was banned from Major League Baseball after an 1877 gambling scandal.
Kenneth Roy Williams was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1915 to 1929. Williams began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the majority of his playing days with the St. Louis Browns,and ended his career playing for the Boston Red Sox. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In 1922,Williams became the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.
James Edward "Tip" O'Neill was a Canadian professional baseball player from approximately 1875 to 1892. He began playing organized baseball in Woodstock,Ontario,Canada,and later played ten seasons in Major League Baseball,principally as a left fielder,but also as a pitcher,for four major league clubs.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1882 throughout the world.
John Good Reilly,nicknamed "Long John",was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Stars (1880) and the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (1883–1891). In 1888,he hit 13 home runs with 103 RBI and a .321 batting average. During and after his baseball career,Reilly was a commercial artist for the Strobridge Lithographing Company.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1884 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1881 throughout the world.
George Albert Wood,also known as "Dandy" Wood,was a British North America-born professional baseball player and manager whose career spanned from 1878 to 1896. He played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball,primarily as an outfielder,for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1880),Detroit Wolverines (1881–85),Philadelphia Quakers (1886–89),Philadelphia Athletics (1890–91),Baltimore Orioles,and Cincinnati Reds (1892). In 1891,he served as both a player and the manager of the Athletics.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1880 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world.
Anthony John Mullane,nicknamed "Count" and "the Apollo of the Box",was an Irish professional baseball player who pitched for seven major-league teams during 1881–1894. He is best known as a switch pitcher who could throw with either hand,and for having one of the highest career win totals of pitchers not in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Francis John Fennelly was a 19th-century Major League Baseball shortstop. He played his entire career for American Association teams:the Washington Nationals (1884),Cincinnati Red Stockings (1884–1888),Philadelphia Athletics (1888–1889),and Brooklyn Gladiators (1890). He stood 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) and weighed 168 pounds (76.5 kg).
James Wear "Bug" Holliday was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons,in the 1885 World Series and from 1889 through 1898. He was the first player to make his major league debut in post-season play,with the Chicago White Stockings in 1885. He played the rest of his career with the Cincinnati Reds,both when they were in the American Association and in the National League. He twice led the league in home runs,and was among the leaders in various other offensive categories throughout his career. After his playing career was over,he was an umpire for one season.
Warren William "Hick" Carpenter was an American third baseman who played with several major league teams from 1879 to 1892.
George E. Tebeau was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played in the big leagues between 1887 and 1895 for the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1887–1889) and Toledo Maumees (1890) of the American Association,and with the Washington Senators (1894) and Cleveland Spiders (1894–1895) of the National League. Tebeau batted and threw right-handed.