
Born: April 17, 1852 in Marshalltown, IA
High School: Marshalltown (Marshalltown, IA)
School: University of Notre Dame
(All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1871
Final Game: October 3, 1897
Died: April 14, 1922 in Chicago, IL
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1939.
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| Rk | Year | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | Finish | |||
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| 1 | 1875 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 2nd of 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | Player/Manager |
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| 2 | 1879 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 1st of 2 | 64 | 41 | 21 | .661 | 4 | Player/Manager |
| 3 | 1880 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 86 | 67 | 17 | .798 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager | |
| 4 | 1881 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 84 | 56 | 28 | .667 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager | |
| 5 | 1882 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 84 | 55 | 29 | .655 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager | |
| 6 | 1883 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 98 | 59 | 39 | .602 | 2 | Player/Manager | |
| 7 | 1884 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 113 | 62 | 50 | .554 | 5 | Player/Manager | |
| 8 | 1885 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 113 | 87 | 25 | .777 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager | |
| 9 | 1886 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 126 | 90 | 34 | .726 | 1 | NL Pennant Player/Manager | |
| 10 | 1887 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 127 | 71 | 50 | .587 | 3 | Player/Manager | |
| 11 | 1888 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 136 | 77 | 58 | .570 | 2 | Player/Manager | |
| 12 | 1889 | Chicago White Stockings | NL | 136 | 67 | 65 | .508 | 3 | Player/Manager | |
| 13 | 1890 | Chicago Colts | NL | 139 | 84 | 53 | .613 | 2 | Player/Manager | |
| 14 | 1891 | Chicago Colts | NL | 137 | 82 | 53 | .607 | 2 | Player/Manager | |
| 15 | 1892 | Chicago Colts | NL | 71 | 31 | 39 | .443 | 8 | Player/Manager First half of season | |
| 16 | 1892 | Chicago Colts | NL | 76 | 39 | 37 | .513 | 7 | Player/Manager Second half of season | |
| 17 | 1893 | Chicago Colts | NL | 128 | 56 | 71 | .441 | 9 | Player/Manager | |
| 18 | 1894 | Chicago Colts | NL | 137 | 57 | 75 | .432 | 8 | Player/Manager | |
| 19 | 1895 | Chicago Colts | NL | 133 | 72 | 58 | .554 | 4 | Player/Manager | |
| 20 | 1896 | Chicago Colts | NL | 132 | 71 | 57 | .555 | 5 | Player/Manager | |
| 21 | 1897 | Chicago Colts | NL | 138 | 59 | 73 | .447 | 9 | Player/Manager | |
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| 22 | 1898 | New York Giants | NL | 2nd of 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 7 | |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 1 year | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.0 | ||||
| Chicago Colts | 19 years | 2258 | 1283 | 932 | .579 | 3.9 | 5 Pennants | |||
| New York Giants | 1 year | 22 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 7.0 | ||||
| Total | 21 years | 2288 | 1296 | 947 | .578 | 4.0 | 5 Pennants |