1884 Toledo Blue Stockings season

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.

1884 Toledo Blue Stockings
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Manager(s)Charlie Morton
     

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
Pitcher Tony Mullane
Pitcher Hank O'Day
Center fielder Curt Welch
Catcher Deacon McGuire
Right fielder Tom Poorman
Catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker
Left fielder Weldy Walker

Season standings
American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 7532 0.701 — 42–9 33–23
Columbus Buckeyes 6939 0.639 6½ 38–16 31–23
Louisville Eclipse 6840 0.630 7½ 41–14 27–26
St. Louis Browns 6740 0.626 8 38–16 29–24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 6841 0.624 8 40–16 28–25
Baltimore Orioles 6343 0.594 11½ 42–13 21–30
Philadelphia Athletics 6146 0.570 14 38–16 23–30
Toledo Blue Stockings 4658 0.442 27½ 28–25 18–33
Brooklyn Atlantics 4064 0.385 33½ 23–26 17–38
Richmond Virginians 1230 0.286 30½ 5–15 7–15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 3078 0.278 45½ 18–37 12–41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 2978 0.271 46 15–39 14–39
Washington Nationals 1251 0.190 41 10–20 2–31

Record vs. opponents
1884 American Association Records

Sources:
Team BAL BR CIN COL IND LOU NY PHI PIT RIC STL TOL WSH
Baltimore —5–54–66–49–16–4–15–53–79–04–05–55–5–12–1
Brooklyn 5–5—2–83–77–33–61–9–13–64–63–2–12–7–14–4–23–1
Cincinnati 6–48–2—3–79–1–15–54–6–14–68–1–14–04–67–36–0
Columbus 4–67–37–3—8–25–54–55–5–19–12–25–58–1–15–1
Indianapolis 1–93–71–9–12–8—1–92–84–64–61–2–13–6–13–64–2
Louisville 4–6–16–35–55–59–1—3–7–16–38–24–15–59–14–1
New York 5–59–1–16–4–15–48–27–3–1—8–29–12–05–4–15–4–16–2
Philadelphia 7–36–36–45–5–16–43–62–8—8–22–03–76–37–1
Pittsburgh 0–96–41–8–11–96–42–81–92–8—1–4–11–95–54–1
Richmond 0–42–3–10–42–22–1–11–40–20–24–1–1—1–30–4–10–0
St. Louis 5–57–2–16–45–56–3–15–54–5–17–39–13–1—5–55–1
Toledo 5–5–14–4–23–71–8–16–31–94–5–13–65–54–0–15–5—5–1
Washington 1–21–30–61–52–41–42–61–71–40–01–51–5—

Roster
1884 Toledo Blue Stockings
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

 Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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
CDeacon McGuire4515128.1851
1BChappy Lane5721549.2281
2BSam Barkley104435133.3061
SSJoe Miller105423101.2390
3BEd Brown4215327.1760

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Joe Moffet5620441.2010
Fleet Walker4215240.2630
Charlie Morton3211118.1620
Trick McSorley216817.2500
Weldy Walker5184.2220

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 Mullane6756736262.52325
Hank O'Day41326.29283.75163
Ed Brown19019.001
Ed Kent19016.004

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 Morton323.1013.097

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 McSorley10004.501

References


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