1884 Toledo Blue Stockings season
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Manager(s) | 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 operation.
The team was noteworthy for catcher Fleet Walker and outfielder Welday Walker, two brothers who are credited by some with being the first and second African Americans to play Major League Baseball before the color barrier prevented blacks from playing in the majors.
Regular season
Season standings
American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Metropolitans | 75 | 32 | 0.701 | — | 42–9 | 33–23 |
Columbus Buckeyes | 69 | 39 | 0.639 | 6½ | 38–16 | 31–23 |
Louisville Eclipse | 68 | 40 | 0.630 | 7½ | 41–14 | 27–26 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 40 | 0.626 | 8 | 38–16 | 29–24 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 68 | 41 | 0.624 | 8 | 40–16 | 28–25 |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 43 | 0.594 | 11½ | 42–13 | 21–30 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 61 | 46 | 0.570 | 14 | 38–16 | 23–30 |
Toledo Blue Stockings | 46 | 58 | 0.442 | 27½ | 28–25 | 18–33 |
Brooklyn Atlantics | 40 | 64 | 0.385 | 33½ | 23–26 | 17–38 |
Richmond Virginians | 12 | 30 | 0.286 | 30½ | 5–15 | 7–15 |
Pittsburg Alleghenys | 30 | 78 | 0.278 | 45½ | 18–37 | 12–41 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 29 | 78 | 0.271 | 46 | 15–39 | 14–39 |
Washington Nationals | 12 | 51 | 0.190 | 41 | 10–20 | 2–31 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BR | CIN | COL | IND | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | RIC | STL | TOL | WSH | ||||
Baltimore | — | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 5–5 | 5–5–1 | 2–1 | ||||
Brooklyn | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 1–9–1 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 3–2–1 | 2–7–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–1 | ||||
Cincinnati | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 3–7 | 9–1–1 | 5–5 | 4–6–1 | 4–6 | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–0 | ||||
Columbus | 4–6 | 7–3 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | ||||
Indianapolis | 1–9 | 3–7 | 1–9–1 | 2–8 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 1–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 3–6 | 4–2 | ||||
Louisville | 4–6–1 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 9–1 | — | 3–7–1 | 6–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 4–1 | ||||
New York | 5–5 | 9–1–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 7–3–1 | — | 8–2 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–4–1 | 5–4–1 | 6–2 | ||||
Philadelphia | 7–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 5–5–1 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 2–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–0 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 7–1 | ||||
Pittsburg | 0–9 | 6–4 | 1–8–1 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 2–8 | 1–9 | 2–8 | — | 1–4–1 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 4–1 | ||||
Richmond | 0–4 | 2–3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4–1 | 0–0 | ||||
St. Louis | 5–5 | 7–2–1 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–3–1 | 5–5 | 4–5–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–5 | 5–1 | ||||
Toledo | 5–5–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–7 | 1–8–1 | 6–3 | 1–9 | 4–5–1 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 4–0–1 | 5–5 | — | 5–1 | ||||
Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — |
Roster
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Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
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 |
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C | McGuire, DeaconDeacon McGuire | 45 | 151 | 28 | .185 | 1 |
1B | Lane, ChappyChappy Lane | 57 | 49 | .228 | 1 | |
2B | Barkley, SamSam Barkley | 104 | 435 | 133 | .306 | 1 |
SS | Miller, JoeJoe Miller | 105 | 423 | 101 | .239 | 0 |
3B | Brown, EdEd Brown | 42 | 153 | 27 | .176 | - align="center" |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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Moffet, JoeJoe Moffet | 56 | 204 | 41 | .201 | 0 |
Walker, FleetFleet Walker | 42 | 152 | 40 | .263 | 0 |
Morton, CharlieCharlie Morton | 32 | 111 | 18 | .162 | 0 |
McSorley, TrickTrick McSorley | 21 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 0 |
Walker, WeldayWelday 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 |
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Mullane, TonyTony Mullane | 67 | 567 | 36 | 26 | 2.52 | 325 |
O'Day, HankHank O'Day | 41 | 326.2 | 9 | 28 | 3.75 | 163 |
Brown, EdEd Brown | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 |
Kent, EdEd Kent | 1 | 9 | 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 |
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Morton, CharlieCharlie Morton | 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 |
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McSorley, TrickTrick McSorley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |