Fred Tenney (outfielder)
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Fred Clay Tenney was a Major League Baseball
outfielder
. He played for three different teams in the Union Association
during the 1884 baseball season. He played collegiate ball at Brown University
prior to his professional career. After his stinti n the UA, he played one more season of pro ball with the Hartford team of the Southern New England League in 1885.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
. He played for three different teams in the Union Association
Union Association
The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
during the 1884 baseball season. He played collegiate ball at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
prior to his professional career. After his stinti n the UA, he played one more season of pro ball with the Hartford team of the Southern New England League in 1885.