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Batting

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Rk Yrs From To ASG G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Birthdate Birthplace
1 Billy Barnie 4 1874 1886 0 83 326 321 32 55 5 2 0 22 2 2 5 16 .171 .184 .199 .383 Jan 26 New York, NY, USA
2 Joe Blong 3 1875 1877 0 136 556 550 50 119 17 7 0 48 1 0 6 38 .216 .225 .273 .498 Sep 17 St. Louis, MO, USA
3 Denny Clare 1 1872 1872 0 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 Brooklyn, NY, USA
4 John Dailey 1 1875 1875 0 29 118 118 19 21 5 4 0 13 3 2 0 2 .178 .178 .288 .466 Oct 26 Brooklyn, NY, USA
5 Mike Dorgan 10 1877 1890 0 715 3046 2924 443 802 112 34 4 346 39 118 179 .274 .303 .340 .643 Oct 2 Middletown, CT, USA
6 John Farrow 3 1873 1884 0 55 232 228 25 45 6 0 0 13 0 0 4 4 .197 .211 .224 .435 Nov 8 Verplanck, NY, USA
7 George Fields 1 1872 1872 0 18 87 87 16 21 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 2 .241 .241 .299 .540 Waterbury, CT, USA
8 Martin Flaherty 1 1881 1881 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 24 Worcester, MA, USA
9 Jim Gilmore 1 1875 1875 0 3 12 12 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 Baltimore, MD, USA
10 Jake Goodman 2 1878 1882 0 70 302 293 33 75 6 5 1 27 0 9 33 .256 .278 .321 .599 Sep 14 Lancaster, PA, USA
11 Bill Hawes 2 1879 1884 0 117 511 504 99 128 10 7 4 9 0 7 13 .254 .264 .325 .590 Nov 17 Nashua, NH, USA
12 Tom Healey 1 1878 1878 0 15 54 54 2 10 2 0 0 6 0 18 .185 .185 .222 .407 Cranston, RI, USA
13 William Hoffman 1 1879 1879 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 Cleveland, OH, USA
14 Holly Hollingshead 3 1872 1875 0 58 263 261 45 70 4 4 0 33 2 1 2 8 .268 .274 .314 .588 Jan 17 Washington, DC, USA
15 Doc Kennedy 5 1879 1883 0 160 630 615 67 160 25 4 1 53 15 37 .260 .278 .319 .596 Aug 11 Brooklyn, NY, USA
16 Lon Knight 8 1875 1885 0 545 2387 2288 391 555 93 37 3 198 2 0 97 54 .243 .274 .319 .593 Jun 16 Philadelphia, PA, USA
17 Steve Libby 1 1879 1879 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 Dec 8 Scarborough, ME, USA
18 Jack Manning 12 1873 1886 0 834 3694 3510 563 924 172 37 14 361 30 5 181 195 .263 .300 .345 .645 Dec 20 Braintree, MA, USA
19 Tim Manning 4 1882 1885 0 200 796 730 99 138 28 6 2 24 0 56 13 .189 .256 .252 .508 Dec 3 Henley-On-Thames, England
20 Charlie Mason 2 1875 1883 0 21 82 82 7 15 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 .183 .183 .183 .366 Jun 25 New Orleans, LA, USA
21 George Miller 2 1877 1884 0 17 64 57 10 11 2 1 0 6 0 6 2 .193 .281 .263 .544 Feb 19 Newport, KY, USA
22 Bill Morgan 2 1882 1884 0 25 101 95 11 21 2 1 0 0 0 6 .221 .267 .263 .530 Washington, DC, USA
23 Pidgey Morgan 2 1875 1878 0 33 133 125 13 29 4 0 0 6 2 1 8 13 .232 .278 .264 .542 MO, USA
24 Jim Pirie 1 1883 1883 0 5 19 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158 .158 .158 .316 Mar 31 ON, CAN
25 Johnny Ryan 5 1873 1877 0 156 618 603 81 125 15 5 1 48 13 4 15 53 .207 .227 .254 .480 Philadelphia, PA, USA
26 Ed Somerville 2 1875 1876 0 111 452 449 49 90 13 1 0 27 2 2 3 12 .200 .206 .234 .440 Mar 1 Philadelphia, PA, USA
27 Bill Stearns 5 1871 1875 0 99 411 397 56 77 2 0 0 29 0 1 14 22 .194 .221 .199 .420 Mar 20 Washington, DC, USA
28 Asa Stratton 1 1881 1881 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 Feb 10 Grafton, MA, USA
29 Bill Sullivan 1 1878 1878 0 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 Jul 4 , Ireland
30 Charlie Waitt 4 1875 1883 0 113 422 407 35 67 14 0 0 14 3 2 15 11 .165 .194 .199 .393 Oct 14 Hallowell, ME, USA
31 Billy West 2 1874 1876 0 10 40 39 4 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .205 .225 .231 .456 Aug 15 Williamsburg, NY, USA
Totals 93 1871 1890 0 3637 15383 14795 2155 3575 541 156 30 1299 99 20 568 744 .242 .271 .305 .576
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Pitching

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Rk Yrs From To ASG W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Birthdate Birthplace
1 Joe Blong 3 1875 1877 0 13 21 .382 2.95 41 36 5 29 1 0 320.1 374 242 105 0 41 62 1 29 827 Sep 17 St. Louis, MO, USA
2 Mike Dorgan 10 1877 1890 0 8 7 .533 3.28 18 15 1 13 0 0 140.0 123 100 51 5 59 103 0 1 24 622 Oct 2 Middletown, CT, USA
3 Tom Healey 1 1878 1878 0 6 7 .462 2.39 14 13 1 12 0 1 113.0 125 67 30 2 20 20 0 8 480 Cranston, RI, USA
4 Lon Knight 8 1875 1885 0 16 28 .364 2.82 51 46 4 40 0 0 412.0 529 385 129 1 56 26 1 0 25 1440 Jun 16 Philadelphia, PA, USA
5 Jack Manning 12 1873 1886 0 38 27 .585 3.16 96 62 20 42 1 13 572.0 704 477 201 7 68 54 0 31 1170 Dec 20 Braintree, MA, USA
6 Charlie Mason 2 1875 1883 0 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 Jun 25 New Orleans, LA, USA
7 Pidgey Morgan 2 1875 1878 0 1 3 .250 3.43 7 4 4 1 0 42.0 38 40 16 0 1 8 0 MO, USA
8 Johnny Ryan 5 1873 1877 0 1 5 .167 3.82 12 6 1 4 0 0 70.2 104 83 30 1 9 12 0 7 49 Philadelphia, PA, USA
9 Bill Stearns 5 1871 1875 0 12 64 .158 4.98 84 79 73 0 1 705.0 1183 1001 390 12 43 35 0 Mar 20 Washington, DC, USA
Totals 48 1871 1890 0 95 162 .370 3.61 324 261 32 217 3 15 2377.0 3183 2397 953 28 298 320 1 2 124 4588
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Managers

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Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Birthdate Birthplace
1 Billy Barnie 14 1883 1898 1480 632 810 .438 -178 3 12 6.9
2 Mike Dorgan 3 1879 1881 138 67 70 .489 -3 2 8 6.0
3 Holly Hollingshead 2 1875 1884 82 16 66 .195 -50 10 12 11.5
4 Lon Knight 2 1883 1884 207 127 78 .620 49 1 7 4.2
5 Jack Manning 1 1877 1877 20 7 12 .368 -5 6 6 6.0
6 Charlie Mason 1 1887 1887 82 38 40 .487 -2 5 5 5.0
7 Horace Phillips 8 1879 1889 765 338 415 .449 -77 2 10 5.0
8 George Taylor 1 1884 1884 109 40 64 .385 -24 9 9 9.0
Totals 32 1875 1898 2883 1265 1555 .449 -290 1 12 6.3
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