Edward M. Daily (September 7,1862 –October 21,1891) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played seven seasons in the majors,from 1885 until 1891,for the Philadelphia Phillies,Washington Nationals,Columbus Solons,Brooklyn Gladiators,New York Giants,Louisville Colonels,and Washington Statesmen.
Daily began his Major League career as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Quakers in 1885. He won 26 games,fifth in the National League. In 1886,he went 16–9,but was already starting to play more often as an outfielder,appearing in 56 games in the outfield and batting .227. From 1887 until 1889,he was almost exclusively an outfielder,but in 1890 he pitched in 41 games for three teams,winning 18 games. He played part of one more season in the majors and retired due to poor health and opened a saloon. Shortly after the end of the season,he died of consumption. [1] [2]
The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball,lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season.
Samuel Luther "Big Sam" Thompson was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906. At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m),the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known for his prominent handlebar mustache. He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines (1885–1888),Philadelphia Phillies (1889–1898) and Detroit Tigers (1906). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Abram Harding "Hardy" Richardson,also known as "Hardie" and "Old True Blue",was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1875 to 1892 with a brief minor league comeback in 1898. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball,playing at every position,including 585 games at second base,544 games in the outfield,and 178 games at third base. Richardson played for six major league teams,with his longest stretches having been for the Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885),Detroit Wolverines (1886–1888) and Boston Reds (1890–91).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1904 throughout the world.
Thomas Joseph Loftus was an American professional baseball player and manager. He had a brief major-league playing career,appearing as an outfielder in parts of the 1877 and 1883 seasons. As a manager,he led major-league teams in the Union Association,American Association,National League,and American League.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1890 throughout the world.
George Albert Wood,also known as "Dandy" Wood,was a British North American-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.
Thomas Tarlton Brown was an Anglo-American center fielder in Major League Baseball. Born in Liverpool,Lancashire,England,son of William Henry Tarlton Brown and Mary Nixon Lewis,he played for 17 seasons,a career in which he batted .265 while scoring 1,524 runs with 1,958 hits. Upon his retirement he served as an umpire,working mostly in the National League in 1898 and 1901–1902.
Charles William Ganzel was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1897. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball,principally as a catcher,for four major league clubs. His most extensive playing time came with the Detroit Wolverines and Boston Beaneaters. He was a member of five teams that won National League pennants,one in Detroit (1887) and four in Boston.
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.
George W. Shafer [sometimes spelled Shaffer or Schaefer] was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Orator",because he was an avid speaker,Shafer played for 10 teams in four different major leagues between 1874 and 1890. Though he was a good hitter who batted over .300 three times,Shafer was best known for his defensive abilities. He led the National League's outfielders in assists four times. In 1879,he set an MLB single-season record with 50 outfield assists,which is a mark that has stood for over 130 years. He was considered by some to be the greatest right fielder of his era.
Elmer Ellsworth "Sy" Sutcliffe,also known as "Cy" or "Old Cy," was an American baseball player. He played eight seasons of Major League Baseball,principally as a catcher but also as a first baseman,outfielder,and shortstop,for seven major league teams. He died at age 30 from Bright's disease,just four months after playing in his final major league game.
Jeremiah F. Dorgan was an American professional baseball player from 1879 to 1887. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a right fielder and catcher for five major league clubs. He appeared in 131 major league games and compiled a .282 batting average with 22 doubles,four triples,no home runs and 49 RBIs.
William Henry "Bollicky Bill" Taylor was a pitcher,outfielder,and catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Worcester Ruby Legs,Detroit Wolverines,Cleveland Blues,Pittsburgh Alleghenys,St. Louis Maroons,Philadelphia Athletics,and Baltimore Orioles during the 1880s. Taylor was 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and weighed 208 lb (94 kg).
John Francis Coleman was an American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Quakers,Philadelphia Athletics,and Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1883 to 1890. Coleman holds the MLB single-season record for pitching losses,with 48.
Peter J. Conway was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for five seasons with the Buffalo Bisons (1885),Kansas City Cowboys (1886),Detroit Wolverines (1886–1888),and Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1889). He won two games for Detroit in the 1887 World Series and followed in 1888 with a season record of 30 wins and 14 losses. He was also the first coach of the Michigan Wolverines baseball team in 1891 and 1892.
David Oldfield was an American catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball in 1883 and then from 1885 to 1886. He played with three teams during his three season career;first with the Baltimore Orioles in 1883,then with the Brooklyn Grays from 1885 to 1886,and finally with the Washington Nationals in 1886.
Joseph Paul Visner was a 19th-century Major League Baseball outfielder and catcher born in Minneapolis,Minnesota. He played from 1885 to 1891,mostly in the American Association. Visner also has the distinction of being one of the few Native Americans to play professionally in the years prior to the arrival of the much more famous Louis Sockalexis. Visner had a brother named Lawrence Visner,and a sister-in-law by the name of Mary Visner.
Franklin Washington "Gid" Gardner was a Major League Baseball player during the 19th century. Between 1879 and 1888,Gardner played all or part of seven seasons for eight different teams in three different major leagues. He appeared in 199 games,mostly as an outfielder,but also spent some time as a second baseman and pitcher. He had a career batting average of .233 and a pitching record of 2–12.
William James "Buster" Hoover was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Keystones,Philadelphia Quakers,Baltimore Orioles,and Cincinnati Reds between 1884 and 1892. Described as a "long legged heavy hitter",Hoover was among his league's leaders in several offensive statistics during his 12-year professional baseball career. In 127 career major league games,Hoover had a batting average of .288. He stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).