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How should we present baseball team roster data either in articles or for editorial reference? This is bound to be unwieldy. Tables --both wiki-tables and handmade tables, see examples below-- are painful to compose or even to tweak by deleting a column (deleting a row is easy). Space is cramped. What is to be done?

Following some discussion of alternatives, using the Morrisania Unions and Rockford Forest Citys for illustration, the "Roll Call" presents some roster data for 15 of the 17 clubs that fielded pro teams in 1869 or 1870.

For some of the teams uppercase cell entries indicate participation in more than 60% of tabulated games, lowercase 40-60% of games, and parentheses less than 40% of games (incompletely implemented).

Known players. Commonly the "known" players on NABBP teams are those listed by Marshall Wright, The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870 (McFarland 2002). For later seasons he lists everyone who played five or more games on record — his record, compiled from contemporary game or season reports that he was able to locate.

Some teams and players are known from William J. Ryczek, When Johnny Came Sliding Home: The Post-Civil War Baseball Boom, 1865-1870 (McFarland 1998), or from two volumes of short biographies by SABR

Morrisania, Union[edit]

(That is, the Union baseball club of Morrisania, Bronx.

Category:Morrisania Unions players includes all known Wikipedia player pages for team members.
Category talk:Morrisania Unions players provides some report on Wikipedia coverage.

For some Unions of Morrisania team and player data see

Marshall Wright, pages 69 79 89 99 114 147 192 272 302 (entries for 1862-1870)

The Union base ball club of Morrisania, New York was one original and persistent member of the NABBP. The club did not join the new all-professional National Association in 1871 or thereafter so its player are "major leaguers" only by their play for other clubs after 1870. This table gives the teams and numbers of games for every player's first two major league stints, insofar as those data fit conveniently in the '1871' and '1872' columns. If the Unions fielded an amateur team in 1871 with some of its old players, that is not indicated in the righthand columns of this table. Rather, the right-hand columns of this table report the major league experience

The 1868 team[edit]

This team was champion until October 5, its second defeat to Atlantic. (Neither team has a good case to be the strongest and Mutual soon beat Atlantic twice.) These ten men played at least twenty games and no other played even five games(#). That is unusual in the Marshall Wright rosters. There were other players, several of them if it is true that none played five. Indeed, Wright gives 20 and 21 games for Bellan and Reynolds, so they fall short of one every day player. Perhaps one layed on the long western tour; one afterward. I have marked both of them as substitutes or part-timers.

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 Name 1871 1872 later
x x x CF x x Henry Austin 1873
(2b,rf) Steve Bellan tro 29 tro 23 to 1873
x x x x x C x Dave Birdsall bos 29 bos 16 to 1873
x x 1B x John Goldie -
x x 2B Al Martin atl 4 to 1875
x x x P x Charlie Pabor cle 29 cle 21 to 1875
(rf) x x Reynolds -
3B,2B x Ed Shelley -
x x x LF,1B x George Smith -
x SS,2B George Wright bos 16 bos 48 to 1882

chief source 1863-1870: Marshall Wright, pages 79 89 99 114 147 192 272 302 (entries for eight teams)

This table concerns the Ten with the Union club in eight columns 1863 to 1870, and concerns their league careers in three columns 1871 to "later" than 1872. Marshall Wright lists some Union players for every season 1857 to 1870 except 1861. By coincidence for this team, Birdsall's 1863 arrivale matches Wright's 1862/1863 matches between listing all players and listing all five-game players, so his rosters imply that none of these men played for the Unions before this table begins in 1863. Within the table there is no such implication; the blank cells mean "fewer than five games" (usually five) rather than "did not play".

How much more information may be added without impairing readability of this table? The extent of the left-hand side, 10 rows with 8 columns left of the player names (NABBP), is derived from focus on the 1868 team alone and reference to Wright alone.

Regular players may be distinguished from substitute and part-season players by a code such as upper and lower case, bold and plain face, etc. For the 1868 season only, the first table uses both uppercase for the regulars and parentheses for the others, two devices. The next table extends those devices to the span 1863-70 (still using only the 'x').

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 Name 1871 1872 later
(x) x x CF x x Henry Austin 1873
(2b,rf) Steve Bellan tro 29 tro 23 to 1873
x x x x x C x Dave Birdsall bos 29 bos 16 to 1873
(x) x 1B (x) John Goldie -
x x 2B Al Martin atl 4 to 1875
x x x P x Charlie Pabor cle 29 cle 21 to 1875
(rf) (x) (x) Reynolds -
3B,2B x Ed Shelley -
x x x LF,1B (x) George Smith -
(x) SS,2B George Wright bos 16 bos 48 to 1882

The four substitutes or part-timers marked in 1869-70 played 40-56% of the maximum games reported for any of their teammates; three marked in 1865-66 played 18-33% of maximum games.

Alternatively the next table simply gives the number of Union games played rather than 'x' and the other devices. (Bold numbers lead the entire Association as in modern baseball encyclopedias.)

1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 Name 1871 1872 later
7 7 21 28 29 44 10 27 (team leader)
7 21 28 CF 10 24 Henry Austin 1873
(2b,rf) Steve Bellan tro 29 tro 23 to 1873
7 7 21 25 28 C 18 Dave Birdsall bos 29 bos 16 to 1873
5 19 1B 5 John Goldie -
28 28 2B Al Martin atl 4 to 1875
14 28 28 P 27 Charlie Pabor cle 29 cle 21 to 1875
(rf) 4 15 Reynolds -
3B,2B 24 Ed Shelley -
21 28 29 LF,1B 4 George Smith -
9 SS,2B George Wright bos 16 bos 48 to 1882

That might work together with the abbreviation for one fielding position. Combined with two or more fielding positions, as here for the 1868 season, the number of games would be too much clutter.

The 1866-68 and 1870 teams[edit]

This version differs by including players on the 1866 and 1867 teams as well as 1868 and 1870. It includes 1862 in order to cover the known tenure for two newly included players. It more severely abbreviates the fielding positions for some men who played more than two.

For 1866 to 1870 Wright names 12, 12, 10, 11, and 12 men who played five or more games. This table covers all of the 5-game men for the 1866-68 heyday and for 1870, with their roles in those seasons. It covers earlier seasons and 1869 only by noting the presence of 1866-68 or 1870 men. The club must have compensated some players before 1869, when the Association first permitted fully professional clubs, but it did not "go pro" in 1869 and consequently fielded a weak team.

1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 Name 1871 1872 later
X X X (x) 3b (of) William Abrams -
LF,C,S OF,SS Albro Aiken -
(x) CF CF CF X CF Henry Austin 1873
SS John Bass cle 22 atl 2 to 1877
RF Tommy Beals oly 10 oly 9 to 1880
2b,rf Steve Bellan tro 29 tro 23 to 1873
(1b) Charlie Bierman fw 1 -
X X X C C C C Dave Birdsall bos 29 bos 16 to 1873
(1b) Brown -
LF Al Gedney tro 9 to 1875
(1b) 1B 1B x John Goldie -
X X X X SS,OF Bernard Hannegan -
2B Dick Higham mut 21 bal 50 to 1880
(3b) Jim Holdsworth cle 22 to 1884
X X rf,3b (of) W.F. Hudson -
OF,3B John Kenney atl 5 -
X OF,2,3 3B Dan Ketchum -
2B,OF 2B 2B Al Martin atl 4 to 1875
(p) Norton -
X P P P P Charlie Pabor cle 29 cle 21 to 1875
rf x of Reynolds -
3B,2B 3B Ed Shelley -
X 1B,OF SS,L,C,1 LF,1B x George Smith -
(ss,c) SS,2B George Wright bos 16 bos 48 to 1882

Maybe the first column should be labeled 'earlier' or 'prior' or 'prev' rather than '1862'. Abrams and Hannegan are on the 1859 and 1860 rosters. Wright provides no data for 1861.

For the 1866 and 1867 teams Wright gives three or four fielding positions for some players. Here I have simply abbreviated the positions more severely, using a single character for all but the first one. The one entry for four positions ('SS,L,C,1' in 1867) remains too long, given the timespan to cover for the Unions. It needs severe abbreviation of the first position ('S,L,C,1') or truncation ('SS,L,C') or a different approach ('SS,etc' or 'SS,L,&').

The single letter 'C' always means catcher; the one-letter abbreviation for "centerfield" is 'M' (middle). Unfortunately considering the severe purpose, 'm' is a wide character. The severe abbreviation for "leftfield" is 'L', of course. Unfortunately for meaningful use of upper and lower case, 'l' is similar to '1' for firstbase.

For major teams 1865-70, Bill Ryczek names regular players by fielding position. He distinguishes three outfield positions and he is my only source for left, center, and right specifications. For some players the roles listed by Wright and Ryczek differ in ways more important than one or three outfield positions and multiple or single positions. Generally I have not investigated and here I have not noted the disagreements. 'OF' rather than a particular outfield position does mean that Ryczek does not name the player at any outfield position.

annual numbers[edit]

These numerical data cover the entire NABBP history 1857 to 1870.

For this club it appears that 1862/1863 marks the break between listing all known players and listing all who played at least about five games. That makes a big difference. After 1862 the number of listed players (row "all") is first very low, because the record barely covers five games, and it never exceeds twelve. The first 1857 roster names 15 men for only five games played. 

year	1857	1858 	1859	1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869	1870	
teamG	5	2	5	10	4	10	6	7	23	28	29	43	15	39 (25 pro)

maxG	4	2	4	10		5	7	7	21	28	29	44	10	27
minG	1	1	1	1		1	5	5	7	5	6	20	4	7

'''count data'''
all	15	10	10	19	none	14	6	7	11	12	12	10	11	12
5+/Reg				8		5	6	7	8	8	9	8	7	8
2-4/S	9	8	9	5		7			3	4	3	2	4	4
1game	6	2	1	6		2			

sum	35	18	35	86		45	39	43	(-16)	(-7)	(-6)	(-34)	67	(-15)

For 1857 the sum of player games is 35 evidently representing 4 matches (not three because the players' maximum is four games). If the data are valid then the team played at least once with eight men.

Rockford, Forest City[edit]

(That is, the Forest City baseball club of Rockford, Illinois.)

See also a standard table featuring the 1870 team, in the roll call below.

Here are some alternative presentations of roster data using the 1866-1870 Rockford Forest Citys for example. The club did join the pro NA for 1871, including several of these players (marked * in version two), and that was the only major league experience for some of them.

The first two tables cover only the major leaguers who played for the Rockford Forest Citys before 1871.


66 67 68 69 70 ** Bob Addy
-- -- 68 69 70 ** Al Barker
66 67 68 69 70 -- Ross Barnes
-- -- 68 69 70 -- Fred Cone
-- -- -- 69 70 -- Tom Foley
-- -- -- 69 70 ** Scott Hastings
-- -- -- -- 70 -- Joe Simmons
66 67 68 69 70 -- Al Spalding
-- -- 68 69 70 ** Gat Stires

Neither one should win any awards but either one may be useful.

The third one covers the 1868-1870 teams by fielding position (combining two sources) and provides 1866-1867 sightings from three biographies. 

1866	1867	1868	1869	1870
				(pro)
66	67	2B	C	2B	[[Bob Addy]]
		LF 	OF	of	[[Al Barker]]
66	67 	SS	SS	SS	[[Ross Barnes]]
		1B	1B	LF	[[Fred Cone]]
 			3B	3B	[[Tom Foley]]
			2B	C	[[Scott Hastings]]
		 		CF	[[Joe Simmons]]
66	67 	P	P	P	[[Al Spalding]]
 		RF	of	RF	[[Gat Stires]]

				lf,1b	Barstow
				1B	Joe Doyle
			CF		Chesney:Chaney
			of		Sawyer
			of:LF		Trumbull
		3B:CF	RF		Ballard Osborne
		of			Waxham
		C			George King

Uppercase denotes a regular player. Comma is part of a complex listing from one source. Colon separates data from two sources, for selected differences only.

Roll Call[edit]

Initially this "roll call" covers the professional teams of 1869 or 1870 except Tri-Mountain of Boston and Riverside of Portsmouth OH.

The tables feature one or more team-seasons by covering everyone who played (usually five or more games) during any of those seasons, and by giving their fielding positions for those seasons.

Baltimore, Maryland[edit]

(That is, the Maryland baseball club of Baltimore.)

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams. This club joined the pro NA for 1873 so there is a column dedicated to that season. Unfortunately no roster data has been compiled for 1871 and 1872 (or 1867, the club's first season as NABBP member).

1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 later
(x) OF (cf) Sam Armstrong ?
(2b) Charlie Bierman ftw 1
(3b) Buck
3B Tom Carey ftw 19 bal 42 bal 56 to 1879
(p) Elias Cope
1B Tom Forker
(x) 2B,C SS Wally Goldsmith ftw 19 oly 9 1 to 1875
x OF RF Mike Hooper 3
x (ss) Keerle
(3b,2b) Joe Kernan 2
C C Bill Lennon ftw 12 nat 11 5
x (2b,3,1) Lucas
(p) P Bobby Mathews ftw 19 bal 50 ny 52 to 1887
(x) OF LF Ed Mincher ftw 9 nat 11
(1b) Reese
SS Frank Selman ftw 14 oly 9 1 to 1875
x (1b) Wilson
x OF OF Tully Worthington

Sam Armstrong may be Bob Armstrong who played 12 games in the outfield at Fort Wayne in 1871. First, that club (Kekionga of Fort Wayne) almost hired a nine from Maryland. Second, Bob Armstrong was born in Baltimore.

Brooklyn, Atlantic[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams.

1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later Atlantic '73-75
(of) Oliver Brown 4 to 1875 0 , 0 , 3
X X LF LF Jack Chapman to 1876 0 , 53
X X X CF Fred Crane to 1875 0 , 0 , 21
X X X C C Bob Ferguson ny 33 atl 37 to 1884 51, 56
CF George Hall oly 32 bal 53 to 1877
(of) Charles Hunt
X (x) (3b) John Kenney 5
x X X RF RF Dan McDonald 15
(of,c) Munn
X X X SS SS Dickey Pearce ny 33 ny 44 to 1877 55, 56
2B 2B Lip Pike tro 28 bal 56 to 1887
(x) (x) (p) Tom Pratt ath 1
(x) X X 3B 3B Charlie Smith ny 14
X X X 1B 1B Joe Start ny 33 ny 55 to 1886
x X X P P George Zettlein chi 28 tro 25 to 1876

(Other major leaguers before 1869: Charley Mills)

The 1864 and 1865 teams.

earlier 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 later
X X OF,P,C,S,3 LF,P,3B X X X X Jack Chapman to 1876
X X 2B,OF 2B,3B X X X X Fred Crane to 1875
x SS,2B,3B SS,OF,2B,3B X x John Galvin
1857- X X OF CF Peter O'Brien
1859- X X (of,ss) Joe Oliver
1856- X X C,SS,OF C,SS,2B X X X X X Dickey Pearce to 1877
X P,SS P (x) (x) (x) Tom Pratt to 1871
1858- X X 3B,SS,2B 3B (x) x X X X Charlie Smith to 1871
(x) (x) OF RF X Sid Smith
(x) (ss,1b) Joe Sprague
X X 1B,3B 1B X X X X X Joe Start to 1886

Brooklyn, Eckford[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams.

1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
(x) X 1B 1B Andy Allison @ 24
(2b) Bill Allison @ 5
(ss) S. Carlton
LF Coniglan
(x) (x) (c) Courtney
(ss) (ss) Tom Devyr
3B,SS Ed Duffy chi 26
CF John Eggler
X OF,C,S Charley Hodes chi 28 tro 13 to 1874
lf Charles Hunt
OF,2B Dick Hunt 11
c (c) Nat Jewett 2
(of) Lynch
x (x) (2b) Martin Malone 5
X P Phonney Martin @ 18 * to 1873
P Joe McDermott ftw 2 7
X X 3B Candy Nelson @ 18 * to 1890
X X 2B,CF Tom Patterson ny 32 12 to 1875
SS,RF Ed Pinkham chi 24
(c) George Price
(ss) Reach
C,SS Jim Snyder 26
x x CF Josh Snyder 9
LF Fred Treacey chi 25 ath 47 to 1876
(x) (x) x 2b Jimmy Wood chi 28 7 * to 1873

(Other major leaguers before 1869: Eggler, Charley Mills, Reach, Zettlein)

@ Various sources places four of the Eckford veterans on the independent professional team of 1871; all played for Eckford in 1872 also. Six others were not five-game veterans of the NABBP team: Chapman, Gedney, Hicks, Holdsworth, Shelly, and Swandell. Except Shelly they are also major leaguers.)

  • Three of the Eckford veterans who played for the club again during 1872 returned in mid-season after the Troy Haymakers disbanded. Otherwise these tables provide information on the players first league teams in each season after 1870.

This table features the 1862 and 1863 teams (champions). For 1861 Marshall Wright lists one-game players but the minimum here is two games. minimum two games

1861 1862 1863 1864 later
x C,OF C Waddy Beach
x 1b Campbell
SS,3B ss Tom Devyr
3B Ed Duffy to 1871
of Dan Ketchum
X OF,C OF X Harry Manolt
(x) 3B,P X A. Mills
(of,p) Frank Pidgeon
X 1B,OF,3,S 1B X Al Reach to 1875
X (of) John Snyder
X OF X Josh Snyder to 1872
(of) Spence
OF X Marty Swandell to 1873
P P Joe Sprague
X 2B 2B X Jimmy Wood to 1873

Chicago White Stockings[edit]

Chicago was founded as a professional baseball club, the first that was not an amateur club electing to "go pro". The club joined the pro NA for 1871 and returned to the field after missing two seasons in the aftermath of the fire.

This table features the 1870 team.

1870 1871 1872 later Chicago '74-??
(p) Burns
(c) Bill Craver tro 27 bal 35 to 1877
CF Ned Cuthbert ath 28 ath 47 to 1884 58
SS Ed Duffy 26
RF Clipper Flynn tro 29 oly 9
C,SS Charlie Hodes 28 tro 13 to 1874
(of) Keerle
CF,S,3,C Mart King 20 tro 3
1B Bub McAtee 26 tro 25
3B,P Levi Meyerle ath 26 ath 27 to 1884 53
P,3B Ed Pinkham 24
LF Fred Treacey 25 ath 47 to 1876 35
2B,P James Wood 28 tro 25 to 1873 mgr '74-75

Cincinnati Red Stockings[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams.

1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
x C C Doug Allison oly 27 tro 23 to 1883
(of,p) Atwater
x P,OF P Asa Brainard oly 30 oly 9 to 1874
(of,c) Harry Deane ftw 6 to 1874
x 1B 1B Charlie Gould bos 31 bos 45 to 1877
(of) Dick Hurley oly 2
LF LF,SS Andy Leonard oly 31 bos 46 to 1880
RF RF Cal McVey bos 29 bos 46 to 1879
2B 2B Charlie Sweasy oly 23 cle 12 to 1878
x 3B 3B Fred Waterman oly 25 oly 9 to 1875
SS,P SS George Wright bos 16 bos 48 to 1882
x x CF,P CF,P Harry Wright bos 31 bos 48 to 1877

Cleveland, Forest City[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams. Forest City joined the pro NA for 1871 and survived two seasons so the 1871 and 1872 columns do double duty.

1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
1B CF Art Allison 29 19 to 1876
(of) Bradbeer
x (of,2b) (of) H. Brown
x CF Burt
1B Jim Carleton 29 7
(of,p) Chick Fulmer roc 16 ny 36 to 1884
x 2B Hanna
LF George Heubel ath 17 oly 5 to 1876
2B Gene Kimball 29
(of Parker
P P Al Pratt 29 16
RF John Riley
(x) lf Sheffield
3B (of) A.R. Smith
x SS Eb Smith
3B Ezra Sutton 29 22 to 1888
OF,2,C SS John Ward
x c C,P Deacon White 29 22 to 1890
OF Elmer White 15

Irvington[edit]

(That is, the Irvington baseball club of Irvington, New Jersey.)

This table features the 1866 and 1867 teams.

1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
RF RF x x A. Bailey
3B,C C x x T. Buckley
CF,1B CF x x Hugh Campbell 1873 only
(of) J. Campbell
1B 1B x x Mike Campbell 1873 only
SS OF,SS Harry Crawford
C,3B 3B,OF Andy Leonard oly 31 bos 46 to 1880
LF,1B LF,C x Billy Lewis
(3b) Lip Pike tro 28 bal 56 to 1887
SS (x) Mahlon Stockman
2B 2B Charlie Sweasy oly 5 cle 12 to 1878
P P Rynie Wolters ny 32 cle 16 to 1873

At least one or two other major leaguers played for Irvington, Everett Mills in 1868 and perhaps John Farrow (baseball) in 1869.

Morrisania, Union[edit]

(That is, the Union baseball club of Morrisania, Bronx.)

This club is covered in the introduction.

New York, Mutual[edit]

This table features the 1867 to 1870 teams.

1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later Mutual '73-76
1B,P 1b Charlie Bierman ftw 1
ss Jim Carleton cle 29 cle 7
x SS SS (ss) Tom Devyr
c Patsy Dockney
CF CF Dave Eggler 33 56 to 1884 53
2B 2B (2b) George Flanly
(of) Galvin
(of) Andrew Gedney
(x) 2B,OF 3B SS John Hatfield 33 56 to 1876 52, 63, 1, 1
(2b) Dick Higham 21 bal 50 to 1880 49, 65, 15
(x) (x) CF,1B,S of (lf) Charles Hunt
x of,3b,2b (1b,of) (of) Dick Hunt eck 11
x C c Nat Jewett eck 2
(of,1b) Kelly
(of) Billy Lewis
x p,of RF,P Phonney Martin tro 25 to 1873 31
(x) x RF,3B RF rf (of) Billy McMahon
C C Charley Mills 32 6
(1b) 1B 1B Everett Mills oly 32 bal 55 to 1876
3B Candy Nelson tro 4 to 1884 36, 65, 70
x x LF Tom Patterson 32 eck 12 to 1875 0 , 1
OF,3,2,1 lf Lip Pike tro 28 bal 56 to 1877
ss,c Pete Shreves
ss (of) Mahlon Stockman
OF,C,3B LF,3B 2B Marty Swandell eck 14 to 1873
x (p,of) Dick Thorn
x 3B,LF Fred Waterman oly 32 oly 9 to 1875
(p) Watts
P P P Rynie Wolters 32 cle 16 to 1873
x x 1b,of John Zeller

Philadelphia, Athletic[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams.

1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later Athletic '73-76
LF George Bechtel 20 ny 51 to 1876 0 , 0 , 35
x x x Nate Berkenstock 1
x x SS,RF RF Tom Berry 1
x x LF Ned Cuthbert 28 47 to 1884
x x x 1B 1B Wes Fisler 28 47 to 1876 44, 37, 58, 59
(x) 3B Jim Foran ftw 19
x x x (x) (x) (of) Hicks Hayhurst
(1b) George Heubel 17 oly 5 to 1876
x C Fergy Malone 27 41 to 1884 0 , 0 , 0 , 22
x x x x x P,2B,S P Dick McBride 25 47 to 1876 49, 55, 60
C,P,SS John McMullin tro 29 ny 54 to 1875 52, 55
OF,C,P Levi Meyerle 26 27 to 1884 0 , 0 , 0 , 55
(x) 3B Tom Pratt 1
x x C SS John Radcliffe 28 bal 56 to 1875
x x x x 2B 2B Al Reach 26 24 to 1875 13, 14, 3
x of Harry Schafer bos 31 bos 48 to 1878
x x x CF CF Count Sensenderfer 25 1 to 1874 20, 5
x x x x x (ss,of) Isaac Wilkins

One other major leaguer played for Athletic, Lip Pike in 1866.

Remarkably the champion Athletics of 1871 did not use any new men. Ten of their own veterans were the regulars and three played one game each.

Philadelphia, Keystone[edit]

The Keystone club did not retain its future major leaguers and they did not play together during any season. Probably the team was strongest sometime before 1869, the club's only professional season.

1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
x 1b,2b,of George Albertson
(of,p) Allen
x P,1B George Bechtel ath 20 ny 51 to 1876
(of) x Clinton
x SS,2B Phillip Culp
2B,1B Billy Dick
x C,1B Ewell
x SS,P,C Dickie Flowers tro 21 ath 3
(p) x Chick Fulmer roc 16 ny 36 to 1884
x of,p Joseph Gwynn
(of,c,ss) x Halbach
(of,c) Henry
(of,c,p) Dan Kleinfelder
(x) 3b,of McClarnan
(1b) McKenna
(c) John Radcliffe ath 28 bal 56 to 18875
(x) OF,2B Charley Weaver
of x Eddie Woods

Rockford, Forest City[edit]

(That is, the Forest City baseball club of Rockford, Illinois.)

This club joined the pro NA for 1871 so that column does double duty here.

1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
x x 2B Bob Addy 25 to 1877
x x (of) Al Barker 1
x x SS Ross Barnes bos 31 bos 45 to 1881
(lf,1b) Barstow
x x LF Fred Cone bos 19
1B Joe Doyle
x 3B Tom Foley chi 18
x C Scott Hastings 25 cle 22 to 1877
CF Joe Simmons chi 27 cle 18 to 1875
x x P Al Spalding bos 31 bos 48 to 1877
x (x) RF Gat Stires 25


Troy Haymakers[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams.

1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
x (x) (of,1b) William Abrams
3B 3B Steve Bellan 29 23 to 1873
(x) 2B,P Charlie Bierman ftw 1
x x x C,OF (2b) Bill Craver 27 bal 35 to 1877
2B Billy Dick
SS Dickie Flowers 21 ath 3
P,2B 1B,P Cherokee Fisher roc 25 bal 46 to 1878
(x) x OF,2B Clipper Flynn 29 oly 9
RF Jim Foran ftw 19
(1b) Hollister
x x OF,C,1 Mart King chi 20 3
x x x OF LF Steve King 29 25
x x x 1B Bub McAtee chi 26 25
C Mike McGeary 29 ath 47 to 1882
P John McMullin 29 ny 54 to 1875
x x (of) Cal Penfield
SS Powers
(ss) Woolverton
CF Tom York 29 bal 51 to 1885

Washington, National[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams.

1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later

Washington, Olympic[edit]

This table features the 1869 and 1870 teams. This club joined the pro NA for 1871 and 1872 so those columns do double duty.

The 1870 team used a lot of players. Wright provides records for all games, represented here, and for pro games only, which show six regular players: Burroughs, Ewell, Force, Fox, Hurley, and Leech.

For 1869-70 uppercase entries indicate some participation in 60% of games, lowercase 40% of games, parentheses less than 40%.

1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 later
(3b) Barrett
C,OF Harry Berthrong 17
CF Henry Burroughs 12 2
3b,ss Philip Culp
x x (of,1b) Denison
C Ewell
x x SS,3B SS,C Davy Force 32 tro 25 to 1886
POS? George Fox
2b,3b,rf Andrew Gibney
(of) John Glenn 26 9 to 1877
1b,2b Holly Hollingshead nat 9 to 1875
(3b) OF,2B,1B Dick Hurley 2
x x P P Ed Leech
x C,1B Fergy Malone ath 27 ath 41 to 1884
x x 1B Harry McLean
(1b) William Miller
(2b) Frank Norton 1
2B,SS (of,ss) Bob Reach 2 to 1873
x x OF lf Val Robinson 7
3b,1b M.E. Urell
x of Eddie Woods
(pos?) Sam Yeatman
x (x) OF,1B 1b,rf Nick Young Secy* to 1901*
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