Cleveland Blues (National League)

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Cleveland Blues
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LocationBased in Cleveland, Ohio
Founded1879
Folded1884
Former league National League
Former ballpark Kennard Street Park
President
  • C. H. Bulkeley (1882–1884) [1]
  • J. Ford Evans (1879–1881)
Manager

The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on September 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players included Jack Glasscock and Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon. The team was purchased by Charles Byrne in 1885 for $10,000 and folded into his Brooklyn Grays team. [2]

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Baseball Hall of Famers

Cleveland Blues Hall of Famers
InducteePositionTenureInducted
Ned Hanlon CF 18801996

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spink, Alfred Henry. 1911. The National Game. SIU Press. 2nd Edition. ISBN   0809323044
  2. ↑ "Charles H Byrne Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2022.


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