Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896,with a brief return in 1904. Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size,he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighed 207 pounds (94 kg),which was large by 19th-century standards.
William Boyd McKechnie was an American professional baseball player,manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman during the dead-ball era. McKechnie was the first manager to win World Series titles with two teams,and remains one of only three managers to win pennants with three teams,also capturing the National League title in 1928 with the St. Louis Cardinals. His 1,892 career victories ranked fourth in major league history when he ended his managing career in 1946,and trailed only John McGraw's NL total of 2,669 in league history. He was nicknamed "Deacon" because he sang in his church choir and generally lived a quiet life.
Silver King,born Charles Frederick Koenig,was an American Major League Baseball player from 1886 through 1897. During his ten-year career,spent primarily as a pitcher,King played for the Kansas City Cowboys (1886),St. Louis Browns (1887–1889),Chicago Pirates (1890),Pittsburgh Pirates (1891),New York Giants (1892–93),Cincinnati Reds (1893),and Washington Senators (1896–97).
David Luther Foutz was an American Major League Baseball player for 13 seasons. He played multiple positions,including pitcher,from 1884 to 1896,compiling a 147–66 career record,as well as first base and outfield. From 1893 to 1896,he was the player-manager of the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
John Anthony Boyle,nicknamed "Honest Jack",was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball. His younger brother,Eddie Boyle,played in 1896.
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.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1885 throughout the world.
Frank Sylvester "Silver" Flint was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played 13 seasons of major league baseball for the St. Louis Red Stockings,Indianapolis Blues and Chicago White Stockings.
Oliver Wendell"Patsy"Tebeau was an American first baseman,third baseman,and manager in Major League Baseball.
Curtis Benton Welch was an American Major League Baseball center fielder for the Toledo Blue Stockings,St. Louis Browns,Philadelphia Athletics,Baltimore Orioles,Cincinnati Reds,and Louisville Colonels.
The 1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the American Association with a record of 81–45,14 games behind the St. Louis Browns.
John Charles McGeachey,surname sometimes spelled McGeachy,was an American Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Detroit Wolverines,St. Louis Maroons,Indianapolis Hoosiers,Brooklyn Ward's Wonders,Philadelphia Athletics,and Boston Reds from 1886-1891.
John A. "Teddy Ballgame" Flynn was an American Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Stockings who played pitcher only in the 1886 season,during which the team again won the National League championship. Flynn's 23 victories were the most ever logged by a pitcher who only pitched a single season in the major leagues.
The St. Louis Maroons were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis,Missouri,from 1884–1886. The club,established by Henry Lucas,were the one near-major league quality entry in the Union Association,a league that lasted only one season,due in large part to the dominance of the Maroons. When the UA folded after playing just one season,the Maroons joined the National League. In 1887 the Maroons relocated to Indianapolis and became the Indianapolis Hoosiers,where they played three more seasons before folding.
Victor Manuel Rodriguez Rivera is an American professional baseball coach and former infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles in 1984 and the Minnesota Twins in 1989,appearing in 17 games. He is the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres,having spent the past eleven seasons holding the assistant hitting coach role for the Boston Red Sox (2013–2017) and Cleveland Guardians (2018–2023).
John Bernard"Trick"McSorley was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Red Stockings of the National Association,the St. Louis Maroons of the National League and the Toledo Blue Stockings and St. Louis Browns of the American Association between 1875 and 1886. He played six different positions,including pitcher,but mostly played at first base,third base and left field.
Thomas Oran,also known as "Lusher Tom" and "Indian Tom",was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. After playing amateur baseball for a few years,he played for the St. Louis Red Stockings in 1875 and was the first Native American in the major leagues.
Fritzie Lee Connally is a former professional baseball player. A right-handed third baseman,he played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs.
The St. Louis Cardinals,a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis,Missouri,compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). As the game of baseball garnered interest in the United States in the 19th century,professional baseball in St. Louis became rooted chiefly in one disestablished Major League club –named the Brown Stockings,the same as the Cardinals' earliest name –which is loosely connected,but does not fall within the scope of,today's Cardinals. The Brown Stockings became St. Louis' first fully professional baseball club when they gained accession in the National Association (NA) in 1875. However,the NA folded after that season. That winter,with five other former NA teams,St. Louis established a new,eight-team league called the National League (NL) and began play the next season. Despite early success,Brown Stocking players were found to be connected to game fixing scandals,which forced bankruptcy and the club's expulsion from the NL. This scandal also abrogated their professional status but some members maintained play as a semi-professional team,primarily operated by outfielder Ned Cuthbert,until 1881.
