1884 Toledo Blue Stockings season

November 2013 Toledo Blue Stockings 1884 American Association (19th century)American Association League Park Toledo, Ohio 45 58 y 8th Charlie Morton The 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings finished with a 45–58 record, eighth place in the American Association. This was the only season the team was in a major league. The team was noteworthy for catcher Fleet Walker and outfielder Weldy Walker, two brothers who are credited as being the first and second African Americans to play Major League Baseball before the color barrier prevented blacks from playing in the majors again until 1947. Regular season thumb|upright|Pitcher Tony Mullane thumb|upright|Pitcher Hank O'Day thumb|upright|Center fielder Curt Welch thumb|upright|Catcher Deacon McGuire thumb|upright|Right fielder Tom Poorman thumb|upright|Catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker thumb|upright|Left fielder Weldy Walker Season standings Toledo Blue Stockings Record vs. opponents TOL Roster 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings Roster Pitchers Ed Kent Tony Mullane Hank O'Day Catchers Tug Arundel Sim Bullas Deacon McGuire Fleet Walker Infielders Sam Barkley Ed Brown Chappy Lane Trick McSorley George Meister Joe Miller Joe Moffet Charlie Morton Outfielders Ed Miller Frank Olin Tom Poorman John Tilley Weldy Walker Curt Welch Manager Charlie Morton Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR C Deacon McGuire Deacon McGuire 45 151 28 .185 1 1B Chappy Lane Chappy Lane 57 215 49 .228 1 2B Sam Barkley Sam Barkley 104 435 133 .306 1 SS Joe Miller Joe Miller (shortstop) 105 423 101 .239 0 3B Ed Brown Ed Brown (baseball) 42 153 27 .176 0 OF Curt Welch 109 425 95 .224 0 OF Frank Olin 26 86 22 .256 1 OF Tom Poorman 94 382 89 .233 0 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Player G AB H Avg. HR Joe Moffet 56 204 41 .201 0 Fleet Walker Moses Fleetwood Walker 42 152 40 .263 0 Deacon McGuire 45 151 28 .185 1 George Meister 34 119 23 .193 0 Charlie Morton Charlie Morton (baseball, born 1854) 32 111 18 .162 0 Trick McSorley 21 68 17 .250 0 John Tilley 17 56 10 .179 0 Tug Arundel 15 47 4 .085 0 Sim Bullas 13 45 4 .089 0 Ed Miller 8 24 6 .250 0 Weldy Walker 5 18 4 .222 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Tony Mullane 67 567.0 36 26 2.52 325 Hank O'Day 41 326.2 9 28 3.75 163 Tom Poorman 1 9.0 0 1 3.00 0 Ed Brown Ed Brown (baseball) 1 9.0 0 1 9.00 1 Ed Kent 1 9.0 0 1 6.00 4 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Charlie Morton Charlie Morton (baseball, born 1854) 3 23.1 0 1 3.09 7 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Trick McSorley 1 0 0 0 4.50 1 References 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings team page at Baseball Reference Toledo Blue Stockings season