1884 Cleveland Blues season
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The Cleveland Blues
season was a season in American baseball
. It involved the Blues finishing the season at 35-72, seventh place in the National League
. After the season, the team was purchased by Charles Byrne
for $10,000 and shut down, many of the players being added to Byrne's Brooklyn Grays
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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 Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
season was a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. It involved the Blues finishing the season at 35-72, seventh place in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
. After the season, the team was purchased by Charles Byrne
Charlie Byrne (baseball)
Charles H. Byrne was a New York realtor who was one of the original founders of the team that became the Brooklyn Dodgers....
for $10,000 and shut down, many of the players being added to Byrne's Brooklyn Grays
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
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Roster
| 1884 Cleveland Blues | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 111 | 464 | 128 | .276 | 3 | 46 | |
| SS | 72 | 281 | 70 | .249 | 1 | 22 | |
| OF | 67 | 256 | 47 | .184 | 0 | 15 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 148 | 25 | .169 | 1 | 12 | |
| 9 | 30 | 6 | .200 | 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 391 | 12 | 32 | 3.68 | 192 | |
| 42 | 359 | 19 | 22 | 2.86 | 182 | |
| 24 | 197.2 | 3 | 19 | 3.87 | 84 | |
| 5 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 3.64 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |