John McCloskey (baseball manager)
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John Joseph "Honest John" McCloskey (April 4, 1862 - November 17, 1940) was a Major League Baseball
manager. He was manager for the Louisville Colonels
in 1895 and 1896. McCloskey managed the St. Louis Cardinals
in 1906-1908. His career record was 190-417. He was born and died in Louisville, Kentucky
.
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...
manager. He was manager for the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
in 1895 and 1896. McCloskey managed the St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
in 1906-1908. His career record was 190-417. He was born and died in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
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