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The '''Cleveland Infants''' were a one-year baseball team in the [[Players' League]]. Owned by [[Al Johnson (baseball)|Al Johnson]], the Infants finished {{by|1890}}, their lone season, with 55 wins and 75 losses. Their home games were played at [[Brotherhood Park]].<ref>[http://www.projectballpark.org/history/pl/brotherhood.html Project Ballpark]</ref>
! colspan=2 class="fn org" style="font-size: 125%; text-align: center; background-color: #dcdcdc;margin-bottom:3px;" |Cleveland Infants
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! style="text-align: center" colspan="2" | Years [[1890 in baseball|1890]]
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! style="text-align: center" colspan="2" | Based in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]]
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!style="text-align:center;"|
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! colspan=2 style="background-color: #dcdcdc; text-align: center" | Major league affiliations
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! colspan=2 |
*[[Players' League]]
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! colspan=2 style="background-color: #dcdcdc; text-align: center" | Ballpark
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|colspan="2"|
*[[Brotherhood Park]]
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! colspan=2 style="background-color: #dcdcdc; text-align: center" |Colors
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|colspan="2"|
Navy, pink<br>
{{color box|navy}} {{color box|pink}}
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! colspan=2 style="background-color: #dcdcdc; text-align: center" | Managers
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|colspan="2"|
* [[Henry Larkin]] & [[Patsy Tebeau]]
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|colspan=2 style="background-color: #dcdcdc; text-align: center" | '''Owners'''
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|colspan="2"|
*[[Al Johnson (baseball)|Al Johnson]]
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! colspan=2 style="background-color: #dcdcdc; text-align: center" | Major league titles
|-
|colspan="2"|
*'''Players' League pennants:''' '''0'''
|}


The '''Cleveland Infants''' were a one-year baseball team in the [[Players' League]], a short-lived [[Major League Baseball|Major League]] that existed only for the 1890 season. Owned by [[Al Johnson (baseball)|Al Johnson]], the Infants finished {{by|1890}}, their lone season, with 55 wins and 75 losses. Their home games were played at [[Brotherhood Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projectballpark.org/history/pl/brotherhood.html|title=Brotherhood Park|publisher=Project Ballpark|accessdate=November 30, 2016}}</ref>
== Roster ==
*[[Jersey Bakely]]
*[[Jack Brennan (baseball)|Jack Brennan]]
*[[Jay Budd]]
*[[Pete Browning]]
*[[John Carney (baseball)|John Carney]]
*[[Ed Delahanty]]
*[[Charlie Dewald]]
*[[Bill Gleason (pitcher)|Bill Gleason]]
*[[Henry Gruber]]
*[[George Hemming]]
*[[Henry Larkin]]
*[[Jimmy McAleer]]
*[[Willie McGill]]
*[[Cinders O'Brien]]
*[[Paul Radford]]
*[[Pop Snyder]]
*[[Cub Stricker]]
*[[Neil Stynes]]
*[[Sy Sutcliffe]]
*[[Patsy Tebeau]]
*[[Larry Twitchell]]


The team included future Baseball Hall of Famer [[Ed Delahanty]], and the league's batting champion, [[Pete Browning]].
== Trivia ==
The 1890 Cleveland Infants (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 31-30-1 (0.508 winning percentage) at home and 24-45 (0.348 winning percentage) away.


==The team==
The 1890 Cleveland Infants were 10-13 in June of 1890.
The Infants featured star hitter [[Pete Browning]]. Browning had defected to the Players' League from the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]]'s [[Louisville Colonels]], who had finished the 1889 season with a 27–111 [[win–loss record]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Keenan|first1=Jimmy|editor1-last=Felber|editor1-first=Bill|editor2-last=Fimoff|editor2-first=Mark|editor3-last=Levin|editor3-first=Len|editor4-last=Mancuso|editor4-first=Peter| display-editors = 3|title=Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games that Shaped the 19th Century|date=2013|publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]]|isbn=978-1933599427|page=231|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdgAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA231|accessdate=August 16, 2014|chapter=The First Worst to First}}</ref> Browning hit for a .373 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]] in 1890, leading the Players' League.<ref name=Spatz>{{cite book|last1=Spatz|first1=Lyle|title=Historical Dictionary of Baseball|date=2012|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|isbn=978-0810879546|page=82|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ViiCha8LoBgC&pg=PA82|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref> He also led the league in doubles. At one point during the season, he was running the bases and broke up a [[no-hitter]] by pitcher [[Ad Gumbert]] in the ninth inning of a game. With two outs, Browning was on first base after being hit by a pitch. The batter hit a ground ball and Browning let the ball hit his foot, rendering himself out but crediting the batter with a hit under the rules of that era.<ref name=Faber>{{cite book|last1=Faber|first1=Charles|title=Baseball Prodigies: Best Major League Seasons by Players Under 21|date=2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0786473311|page=17|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ArjPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA17}}</ref>


== Roster ==
During the regular season the 1890 Cleveland Infants scored the most runs (20) on June 2, 1890 versus the Chicago Pirates. The most runs scored against them (23) was played on April 19, 1890 versus the Buffalo Bisons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland Infants Schedule|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1890&t=CLP|accessdate=10 October 2013}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
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! colspan="10" style="background-color: navy; color: pink; text-align: center;" | 1890 Cleveland Infants
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: pink; color: navy; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
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| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jersey Bakely]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Dewald]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Bill Gleason (pitcher)|Bill Gleason]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Henry Gruber]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[George Hemming]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Willie McGill]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Cinders O'Brien]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jack Brennan (baseball)|Jack Brennan]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Pop Snyder]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Neil Stynes]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Sy Sutcliffe]]}}
'''Infielders'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Ed Delahanty]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Henry Larkin]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Cub Stricker]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Tebeau]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jay Budd]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Pete Browning]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jack Carney (baseball)|Jack Carney]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jimmy McAleer]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Paul Radford]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Larry Twitchell]]}}
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Henry Larkin]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Tebeau]]}}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==
[[1890 Cleveland Infants season]]
*[[1890 Cleveland Infants season]]


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLI/ Team history and Encyclopedia]

[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLI/ Team history and Encyclopedia]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 03:52, 1 October 2023

Cleveland Infants
Years 1890
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Major league affiliations
Ballpark
Colors

Navy, pink
   

Managers
Owners
Major league titles
  • Players' League pennants: 0

The Cleveland Infants were a one-year baseball team in the Players' League, a short-lived Major League that existed only for the 1890 season. Owned by Al Johnson, the Infants finished 1890, their lone season, with 55 wins and 75 losses. Their home games were played at Brotherhood Park.[1]

The team included future Baseball Hall of Famer Ed Delahanty, and the league's batting champion, Pete Browning.

The team

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The Infants featured star hitter Pete Browning. Browning had defected to the Players' League from the American Association's Louisville Colonels, who had finished the 1889 season with a 27–111 win–loss record.[2] Browning hit for a .373 batting average in 1890, leading the Players' League.[3] He also led the league in doubles. At one point during the season, he was running the bases and broke up a no-hitter by pitcher Ad Gumbert in the ninth inning of a game. With two outs, Browning was on first base after being hit by a pitch. The batter hit a ground ball and Browning let the ball hit his foot, rendering himself out but crediting the batter with a hit under the rules of that era.[4]

Roster

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1890 Cleveland Infants
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Brotherhood Park". Project Ballpark. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Keenan, Jimmy (2013). "The First Worst to First". In Felber, Bill; Fimoff, Mark; Levin, Len; et al. (eds.). Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games that Shaped the 19th Century. Society for American Baseball Research. p. 231. ISBN 978-1933599427. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ Spatz, Lyle (2012). Historical Dictionary of Baseball. Scarecrow Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0810879546. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Faber, Charles (2014). Baseball Prodigies: Best Major League Seasons by Players Under 21. McFarland. p. 17. ISBN 978-0786473311.
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