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Joseph Start,nicknamed "Old Reliable",was one of the most durable regulars of baseball's earliest era,and one of the top first basemen of his time. He began his playing career in 1859,before the formation of organized leagues and before ballplayers received payment for their services. He continued to play regularly until 1886,when he was 43. Start's career spanned countless innovations that transformed the game in fundamental ways,but he adjusted and continued to play at a high level for almost three decades. Baseball historian Bill Ryczek said that Start "was the last of the pre–Civil War players to hang up his cleats."
The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857,the year of the first baseball convention,just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter member of both the first professional league in 1871 and the National League in 1876.
The Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia was a prominent National Association,and later National League,professional baseball team that played in the second half of the 19th century.
John Joseph Burdock,nicknamed "Black Jack",was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for several teams over a 20-year playing career. Burdock was known as a skilled fielder,and he recorded the first known out on a major-league hidden ball trick. He was player-manager for the 1883 Boston Beaneaters when they won a league pennant.
David W. Force was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1871 through 1886,he played in the National Association with the Washington Olympics (1871),Troy Haymakers (1872),Baltimore Canaries (1872[end]-1873),Chicago White Stockings (1874) and Philadelphia Athletics (1875),and in the National League for the Philadelphia Athletics (1876),New York Mutuals (1876),St. Louis Brown Stockings (1877),Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) and Washington Nationals (1886). Force batted and threw right-handed.
Richard Higham was an English born professional baseball player born in Ipswich,Suffolk,England and currently the only umpire to be banned from baseball.
Nathaniel Woodhull "Nat" Hicks was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for six seasons,two in the National League. Hicks was one of the first catchers to stand directly behind the batter,which allowed future Hall of Fame pitcher,Candy Cummings to develop the first curveball used in baseball. Hicks was a popular and highly regarded player during his time in baseball,but injuries sustained over the course of his career cut his playing time short.
Frederick S. Treacey was an American professional baseball player who played outfield in the National Association and National League from 1871 to 1876. Treacey played for the Chicago White Stockings,Athletic of Philadelphia,Philadelphia White Stockings,Philadelphia Centennials,and the New York Mutuals. His brother,Pete Treacey,was his teammate on the Mutuals in 1876.
George A. Bechtel was an American right fielder and pitcher in professional baseball's early history. He played in all five seasons of baseball's first all-professional league,the National Association,and later played in the first season of baseball's first major league,the National League,when the Association folded. In 1876,he became the first player in Major League history to be suspended for life for intentionally losing games for money.
George Thomas Seward was a 19th-century professional baseball player and umpire.
Charles John "Chick" Fulmer was a Major League Baseball player who played shortstop from 1871 to 1884. He played for the Rockford Forest Citys,New York Mutuals,Philadelphia White Stockings,Louisville Grays,Buffalo Bisons,Cincinnati Red Stockings,and St. Louis Browns. His brother,Washington Fulmer,also played a single game at the major league level.
John James McGuinness was an Irish professional baseball player. He played in three seasons in Major League Baseball,1876 for the New York Mutuals,1879 for the Syracuse Stars,and 1884 for the Philadelphia Keystones of the Union Association. He was mostly used as a first baseman.
George T. Fair was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played one game for the New York Mutuals in 1876. The twenty-year-old Fair failed to get a hit in four at-bats in his lone big-league contest on July 29,then was dropped by the club. Subsequently,he played for the Rhode Islands of the New England League,making his last professional baseball appearance in 1877. Born in Boston,Fair died in Roslindale,Massachusetts in 1939 at the age of 83. At the time of his death,Fair was the last living member of the Mutuals National League franchise,which was expelled from the NL after the 1876 season.
George A. Heubel was a German American professional baseball player. He was the first player born in Germany to play in the National Association and the National League.
Robert Valentine was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for one season. He played for the New York Mutuals for one game on May 20 during the 1876 New York Mutuals season,making him the very first major league player whose career lasted a single game.
Robert Kissam Maloney,was a professional baseball player who played as a center fielder for three games over two seasons in Major League Baseball. He played two games for the New York Mutuals in 1876,and one for the Hartford Dark Blues in 1877.
William O. West,was a professional baseball player who played second base for the 1874 Brooklyn Atlantics and 1876 New York Mutuals.
The New York Mutuals baseball club,established 1859,played five seasons in the National Association,1871–1875,and one in the National League,1876. Here is a list of all their players in regular season games beginning 1871.
The Philadelphia Athletics baseball club,established 1860,played five seasons in the National Association,1871–1875,and one in the National League,1876. Here is a list of all their players in regular season games beginning 1871.
The 1877 Louisville Grays scandal was an incident in which members of the Louisville Grays baseball team accepted money to lose games. Four players –Bill Craver,Jim Devlin,George Hall and Al Nichols –were subsequently banned from professional baseball for life.
