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John
Montgomery Ward
1878 - 1894 (Providence NL, New York Giants NL,
Brooklyn Players Lge., Brooklyn NL)
Great pitcher (also played SS)
& later a good
Mgr. Formed 1st player's union.
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Michael
Joseph Griffin
1887 - 1898 (Baltimore Amer. Assoc.,
Philadelphia Players Lge., Brooklyn NL)
Considered by many as best CF in
the 19th
Century. SB threat & great run scorer.
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Michael
Joseph "King" Kelly
1878 - 1893 (Cincinnati NL, Chicago NL, Boston
NL,
Boston Players Lge., Cincinnati Amer. Assoc.,
Boston Amer. Assoc., New York Giants NL)
Most popular player of his time -
and a
smart one. Lived in the fast lane.
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Dennis
Joseph "Big Dan" Brouthers
1879 - 1904 (Troy NL, Buffalo NL, Detroit NL,
Boston NL, Boston Players Lge., Boston Amer.
Assoc.,
Brooklyn NL, Baltimore NL, Louisville NL,
Philadelphia NL, New York Giants NL)
One of the 1st great power
hitters: Won
5 batting titles & 7 slugging titles.
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Adrian Constantine "Cap"
"Pop" Anson
1876 - 1897 (Chicago NL)
1st player w/3,000 hits and 1st
Mgr. to win
1,000 games. Originator of Spring
Training.
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William
Robert
"Sliding Billy" Hamilton
1888 - 1901 (Kansas City Amer. Assoc.,
Philadelphia NL, Boston NL)
Scored 1,690 runs in 1,591 games
and stole
912 bases. Great eye at the plate.
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Joseph
James Kelley
1891 - 1908 (Boston NL, Pittsburgh NL,
Baltimore NL,
Brooklyn NL, Baltimore AL, Cincinnati NL)
Superior all-around player.
Reportedly very vain.
Less than a clean record as a Mgr.
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William
"Buck" Ewing
1880 - 1897 (Troy NL, New York Giants NL,
New York Players Lge., Cleveland NL, Cincinnati
NL)
The game's 1st "all time
great" catcher & one
of the best players of his time - period.
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William
Henry Keeler
"Wee Willie"
1892 - 1910 (New York Giants NL, Brooklyn NL,
Baltimore NL, New York AL)
Eight straight years of 200+ hits
w/100+ runs
scored. Highest BA in the 1890's (.384).
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Denton True "Cy" Young
"Foxy Grandpa"
1890 - 1911 (Cleveland NL, St. Louis NL,
Boston AL, Cleveland AL)
No one will ever come close to his
career
511 wins, 749 CG and 7,355 IP.
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Edward
James
"Big Ed" Delahanty
1888 - 1903 (Philadelphia NL, Cleveland
Players Lge., Washington AL)
Considered by many as the best
slugger
of his time. Died at age 35 - fell into
Niagara River, chasing a train from
which he had been ejected.
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James
Henry
"Orator Jim" O'Rourke
1876 - 1904 (Boston NL, Providence NL,
Buffalo NL, New York Giants NL,
New York Players Lge., Washington NL)
Had 1st hit in NL history.
From
1876-89, only 2 had more hits & only 6
had more RBI. An OF - also appeared
at C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, and P.
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Charles
Augustus
"Kid" Nichols
1890 - 1906 (Boston NL, St. Louis NL,
Philadelphia NL)
Completed all but 25 of his career
561 starts. 361 wins - amazingly,
led league in wins only 3 times.
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Timothy
John Keefe
"Sir Timothy"
1880 - 1893 (Troy NL, New York Amer.
Assoc.,
New York Giants NL, New York Players Lge.,
Philadelphia NL)
68 GS in 1883 & completed them
all.
Won 341 games. Overhand pitching
was legalized in 1884 - but he
continued to pitch & win underhanded.
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James Francis "Pud" Galvin
"The Little Steam Engine"
1879 - 1892 (Buffalo NL, Pittsburgh Amer.
Assoc.,
Pittsburgh NL, Pittsburgh Players Lge., St.
Louis NL)
Started a record 75 games in 1883.
682 GS/639 CG. Won 28+ seven
times - 360 career wins.
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William
Frederick
"Bad Bill" Dahlen
1891 - 1911 (Chicago NL, Brooklyn NL,
New York Giants NL, Boston NL)
Speedy, strong armed SS w/good
range.
Pretty fair pop for a middle infielder
during his time.
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Roger
Connor
"Dear Old Roger"
1880 - 1897 (Troy NL, New York Giants NL,
New York Players Lge., Philadelphia NL,
St. Louis NL)
Considered by some as one of the
top 5
hitters in the 1st decade of pro baseball.
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Jesse
Cail "Crab" Burkett
1890 - 1905 (New York Giants NL, Cleveland
NL,
St. Louis NL, St. Louis AL, Boston AL)
2,850 lifetime hits. Batted
.357+ seven
times - twice over .400. Scored
between 114 & 160 runs 9 times.
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John
Gibson Clarkson
1882 - 1894 (Worcester NL, Chicago NL,
Boston NL, Cleveland NL)
RHP who led the league in G, GS,
CG,
IP, K's and wins in 1885, 1887 & 1889.
Won 328 - nearly one-third of the total
coming in 2 years.
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Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning
"The Gladiator"
1882 - 1894 (Louisville Amer. Assoc.,
Cleveland Players Lge., Pittsburgh NL,
Cincinnati NL, Louisville NL, St. Louis NL,
Brooklyn NL)
Led his league in hitting 4 times.
Hit
.300+ in 9 full seasons. Driven insane
by inner-ear problems.
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Amos
Wilson Rusie
"The Hoosier Thunderbolt"
1889
- 1901 (Indianapolis NL,
New York Giants NL, Cincinnati NL)
His fastball forced rule
makers to move
pitching distance from 50' to 60'
6".
Won 245 & led NL in K's 5 times.
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