Dick Hurley
From BR Bullpen
William H. Hurley
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
- Height 5' 7", Weight 160 lb.
- Debut April 18, 1872
- Born 1847 in Honesdale, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Dick Hurley played two games for the 1872 Washington Olympics in right field but is more famous as having been part of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings.
Hurley was born in Honesdale, PA, in the far northeastern part of Pennsylvania. He played amateur ball in Cincinnati for the Buckeyes and then moved with several of the Buckeye players over to the Red Stockings in 1869, where he was the lowest-paid player and served as a back-up on the legendary undefeated team. In 1870 he joined the Olympics.
