In baseball,a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played—pitchers who throw an entire official game that is shortened by rain will still be credited with a complete game,while starting pitchers who are relieved in extra innings after throwing nine or more innings will not be credited with a complete game. A starting pitcher who is replaced by a pinch hitter in the final half inning of a game will still be credited with a complete game.
James Francis "Pud" Galvin was an American Major League Baseball pitcher in the 19th century. He was MLB's first 300-game winner and was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965.
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.
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.
Marcus Elmore Baldwin,nicknamed "Fido" and "Baldy",was an American professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 346 career games,he pitched to a 154–165 win–loss record with 295 complete games. Baldwin set the single-season MLB wild pitches record with 83 that still stands today.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1886 throughout the world.
Richard Simon Burns was an American professional baseball player from 1883 to 1890. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball,principally as a pitcher and outfielder,for the Detroit Wolverines,Cincinnati Outlaw Reds and St. Louis Maroons.
William J. Sweeney was a professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Providence Grays (1881),Philadelphia Athletics (1882),and Baltimore Monumentals (1884). In 1884,he won 40 games for Baltimore,leading the Union Association in wins (40),complete games (58),and innings pitched (538).
The Northwestern League was a sports league that operated in the Central United States during the early years of professional baseball for six seasons:1879,1883–1884,1886–1887,and 1891. After the 1887 season,the league was replaced by the Western Association,although the Northwestern League returned for its final season in 1891 as an independent baseball league.
George Edward "Stump" Weidman was an American professional baseball player from 1880 to 1893. He played nine years in Major League Baseball,principally as a pitcher and outfielder,for five different major league clubs. He appeared in 379 major league games,279 as a pitcher and 122 as an outfielder,and his longest stretches were with the Detroit Wolverines and the Kansas City Cowboys.
Frederick Lander "Dupee" Shaw,also sometimes known as "Wizard," was a professional baseball player from 1883 to 1896. The left-handed pitcher played Major League Baseball for six seasons with the Detroit Wolverines (1883–1884),Boston Reds (1884),Providence Grays (1885) and Washington Nationals (1886–1888). Shaw won 30 games in 1884 and 23 in 1885,but never won more than 13 games in any other season. He lost 33 games in 1884 and 31 in 1886. He had a career mark of 83–121 with a 3.10 earned run average (ERA).
The Nashville Americans were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class B Southern League from 1885 to 1886. They were located in Nashville,Tennessee,and played their home games at Sulphur Spring Park,later known as Sulphur Dell.
William Michael Crowley was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as an outfielder from 1875 to 1885. He played for the Philadelphia White Stockings,Louisville Grays,Buffalo Bisons,Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters,Philadelphia Athletics,and Cleveland Blues.
James McKeever,was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Reds in 1884.
Frank C. Ringo was a professional baseball player from 1880 to 1888. He played four seasons of Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Quakers (1883–84),Philadelphia Athletics (1884),Detroit Wolverines (1885),Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885–86),and Kansas City Cowboys (1886). He committed suicide by morphine overdose in April 1889 at age 28. His suicide is the earliest by a major league baseball player to be recorded in the Baseball Almanac.
Cecil Calvert Broughton was an American professional baseball player from 1883 to 1891. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball,principally as a catcher,for six major league clubs. His career in the major leagues included stints with the Cleveland Blues (1883),Baltimore Orioles (1883),Milwaukee Brewers (1884),St. Louis Browns (1885),New York Metropolitans (1885),and Detroit Wolverines (1888). He also played minor league baseball for clubs in Milwaukee,Wisconsin,Minneapolis and St. Paul,Minnesota,Memphis,Tennessee,and Seattle,Washington.
John Fischer,frequently spelled Fisher during his baseball career,was an American professional baseball pitcher and occasional first baseman. He played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Keystones in 1884 and the Buffalo Bisons in 1885.
The Haverhill Hillies were a minor league baseball team based in Haverhill,Massachusetts. The "Hillies" teams played as members of the New England League from 1926 to 1929,finishing in last place twice. The Hillies were preceded in New England League play by the 1919 Haverhill "Climbers," who were managed by Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett in their one season of play.
The Lynn Shoemakers were an early minor league baseball team based in Lynn,Massachusetts. The "Shoemakers" and other Lynn teams played as members of the New England League beginning in 1877 and continuing through the 1915 season. Lynn played the 1916 season as members of the Eastern League,after the New England League was renamed. The Lynn "Shoemakers" nickname corresponded with Lynn's large shoemaking industry in the era.
