The Chicago Pirates were a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois, that played in the Players' League for one season in 1890. [1] The franchise used South Side Park as its home field. [2] During their only season, the team finished fourth in the PL with a 75-62 record. [1]
§ | Player was a player-manager |
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† | Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
Player | Position(s) | Season(s) | Notes | Ref |
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Mark Baldwin | Pitcher | 1890 | Baldwin led the Players' League in innings pitched (492), wins (33), and strikeouts (206). | [3] |
Charlie Bartson | Pitcher | 1890 | [4] | |
Charlie Bastian | Shortstop | 1890 | [5] | |
Jack Boyle | Catcher / Third baseman | 1890 | [6] | |
Charlie Comiskey §† | First baseman | 1890 | Comiskey, the Pirates' first baseman and manager, was eventually elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. | [2] [7] |
Dell Darling | First baseman / Shortstop | 1890 | [8] | |
Hugh Duffy † | Right fielder | 1890 | Duffy led the Players' League in hits (191) and runs scored (161) and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. | [9] |
Frank Dwyer | Pitcher | 1890 | [10] | |
Duke Farrell | Catcher | 1890 | [11] | |
Silver King | Pitcher | 1890 | In 1890, King pitched 461 innings, won 30 games, and led the Players' League in earned run average (2.69). | [12] |
Arlie Latham | Third baseman | 1890 | [13] | |
Tip O'Neill | Left fielder | 1890 | [14] | |
Fred Pfeffer | Second baseman | 1890 | [15] | |
Jimmy Ryan | Center fielder | 1890 | Ryan led the Pirates in batting average (.340) and runs batted in (89). | [2] [16] |
Frank Shugart | Shortstop | 1890 | [17] | |
Ned Williamson | Third baseman | 1890 | [18] |