John Henry Albert "Daisy" Davis (November 28,1858 –November 5,1902) was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played at the major league level in 1884 and 1885 for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters. [1]
Born in Boston,Massachusetts,Davis made his big league debut on May 6,1884,for the Browns. In 25 games with them (24 starts),he went 10–12 with 20 complete games and an ERA of 2.90. [1] His 6.49 strikeouts per nine innings pitched were second in the American Association that year,and 4.09 strikeout to walk ratio was eighth. [2] He then appeared in four games for the Beaneaters,completing all of them but going only 1–3 with a 7.84 ERA. Overall,he went 11–15 with 23 complete games in 29 games (28 starts). He had a 3.57 ERA. [1]
In 1885,he appeared in 11 games,completing 10 of them. He went 5–6 with a 4.29 ERA. [1] He played his final game on July 29. [1] Overall,Davis went 16–21 with a 3.78 ERA in 40 games. He completed 33 of the games he pitched. As a batter,he hit .157 in 140 at-bats,and he had a .826 fielding percentage. [1] Statistically,he is most similar to Stan Yerkes,according to the Similarity Scores at Baseball-Reference.com. [2]
Following his death of consumption at the age of 43, [3] he was interred at Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn. [1]
John Gibson Clarkson was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge,Massachusetts,Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1882),Chicago White Stockings (1884–1887),Boston Beaneaters (1888–1892),and Cleveland Spiders (1892–1894). Clarkson pitched the first known immaculate inning in MLB history on June 4,1889 vs the Philadelphia Quakers in the 3rd inning.
Amos Wilson Rusie,nicknamed "the Hoosier Thunderbolt",was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL),which consisted of one season with the Indianapolis Hoosiers in 1889,eight with the New York Giants from 1890 to 1898,and one with the Cincinnati Reds in 1901.
Michael Francis Welch,nicknamed "Smiling Mickey",was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). He was the third pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories. Welch was born in Brooklyn,New York,and played 13 seasons in the major leagues,three with the Troy Trojans,and 10 with the New York Gothams/Giants. He was very successful with an effective curveball,a change of pace,and a version of the screwball. During his 13 major league seasons,he posted 20 or more wins nine times,seven in succession.
Charles G. Buffinton was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1892. One of the workhorse pitchers of the 1880s,he won 20 games seven times and his 1,700 career strikeouts are the ninth-highest total of the 19th century.
John Elmer Stivetts was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning from 1889 to 1899. He played in the American Association (AA) with the St. Louis Browns,and in the National League (NL) with the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Spiders. "Happy Jack" was born to German immigrants and raised in Ashland,Pennsylvania. He initially followed his father into the coal mining industry before playing professional baseball. After playing 2+1⁄2 seasons in minor league baseball,he was signed by the Browns. Over the next few seasons,he was regarded as one of the best pitchers in baseball.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1891 throughout the world.
Charles Reno (Togie) Pittinger was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (1900–1904) and Philadelphia Phillies (1905–1907). Pittinger batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Greencastle,Pennsylvania. Pittinger was a hard-luck pitcher who played for two of the worst teams in the National League at the turn of the 20th century.
The St. Paul Saints,also known as the Apostles or the White Caps,were a replacement Major League Baseball team that represented St. Paul,Minnesota in the short-lived Union Association,which existed for the 1884 season only. The team began the 1884 season in the Northwestern League as the Apostles. In September of that year,after compiling a 24–48 record,the team jumped to the Union Association along with the Milwaukee Brewers. The club finished its short stint in the Association with a 2-6-1 record in nine road games,earning the distinction of being the only major league team not to play a single home game. The team was managed by Andrew Thompson. Their normal home field was the Fort Road or Fort Street Grounds,also known as West Seventh Street Park.
Charles J. Ferguson was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire four-year career for the Philadelphia Quakers. When not pitching,he increasingly played in the outfield and –in his final season –at second base.
Edward "Cannonball" Morris was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Columbus Buckeyes,Pittsburgh Alleghenys,and Pittsburgh Burghers from 1884 to 1890 and had a career win–loss record of 171–122.
Thomas H. "Toad" Ramsey was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched in the majors from 1885 to 1890. Ramsey spent his entire career in the American Association,split between playing for the Louisville Colonels and St. Louis Browns. He is sometimes credited with inventing a pitch,the knuckleball,and was one of the top pitchers in the Association for more than two years,with statistics that put him in the top five in multiple pitching categories.
Francis Isaiah Foreman was an American pitcher who played professional baseball from 1884 to 1905. He played for eight different major league teams. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m),160 lb.,Foreman batted and threw right-handed. He was nicknamed "Monkey".
The 1901 Brooklyn Superbas lost several players to the newly official major league,the American League,and fell to third place.
The 1892 Brooklyn Grooms season was a season in American baseball. The team finished the first half of the split season in second place,just 2.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters. However,they faded in the second half,finishing 9.5 games behind the second-half champion Cleveland Spiders and missing out on the postseason playoff. Their combined record was 95–59,third best overall in the league.
The 1892 Boston Beaneaters season was the 22nd season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won their second straight and fifth overall National League pennant. In the league's first split season,the Beaneaters finished first in the first half,and three games behind the Cleveland Spiders in the second half. After the season,the two teams played a "World's Championship Series",which the Beaneaters won,five games to none. The National League did not play another split season until 1981.
Edgar Eugene Smith was an American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1883 to 1885 and then again in 1890. He stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). Smith batted and threw right-handed.
Charles H. "Pretzels" Getzien was a German-born American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with five different National League teams from 1884 to 1892. He was the first German-born regular player in the National League.
Walter Merrill "Pop" Williams was a professional baseball pitcher whose playing career spanned nine seasons,including three in Major League Baseball. He was born in Bowdoinham,Maine on May 19,1874. Williams batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Over his major league career,Williams compiled a win–loss record of 16–25 with a 3.17 earned run average (ERA),41 complete games,two shutouts and 132 strikeouts in 47 games,all starts. He was also the coach of the Bowdoin College baseball team during the spring of 1903. During his time in the majors and the minor leagues,Williams occasionally played outfield and first base. In the majors,Williams played for the Washington Senators (1898),Chicago Cubs (1902–1903),Philadelphia Phillies (1903) and the Boston Beaneaters (1903).
George S. Hodson was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Beaneaters in 1894 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1895. He also pitched in the minor leagues for 17 seasons and won 20 or more games six times. Hodson was 5 feet,7 inches tall and weighed 150 pounds.