Cleveland Blues (NL)

The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on September 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players included Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon. The team was purchased by Charles Byrne in 1885 for $10,000 and folded into his Brooklyn Grays team.

Cleveland Blues
Years 1879–1884
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Major league affiliations
National League
Ballpark
Kennard Street Park
Presidents
C. H. Bulkeley (1882–1884)[1] J. Ford Evans (1879–1881)
Managers
Charlie Hackett (1884) Frank Bancroft (1883) Fred Dunlap (1882) Jim McCormick (1882) John Clapp (1881) Mike McGeary (1881) Jim McCormick (1879–1880)
Major league titles
National League pennants: 0

Baseball Hall of Famers

Cleveland Blues Hall of Famers
Inductee	Position	Tenure	Inducted
Ned Hanlon	CF	1880	1996

Spink, Alfred Henry. 1911. The National Game. SIU Press. 2nd Edition. ISBN 0809323044

Histories of teams in Major League Baseball

East	Baltimore Orioles • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Tampa Bay Rays • Toronto Blue Jays
Central	Chicago White Sox • Cleveland Indians • Detroit Tigers • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins
West	Houston Astros • Los Angeles Angels • Oakland Athletics • Seattle Mariners • Texas Rangers

East	Atlanta Braves • Miami Marlins • New York Mets • Philadelphia Phillies • Washington Nationals
Central	Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • Milwaukee Brewers • Pittsburgh Pirates • St. Louis Cardinals (Part I · II · III · IV)
West	Arizona Diamondbacks • Colorado Rockies • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Diego Padres • San Francisco Giants

Relocated
teams

Milwaukee Brewers (1901) • Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902) • Boston Braves (1871–1952) • St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) • Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) • New York Giants (1883–1957) • Brooklyn Dodgers (1884–1957) • Washington Senators (1901–1960) • Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965) • Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) • Seattle Pilots (1969) • Washington Senators (1961–1971) • Montreal Expos (1969–2004)

Defunct
teams

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