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his new club and league." Watkins told the press: "I know that
Indianapolis, with its large suburban population, is large enough and has enough enthusiastic fans to support two base ball teams so long as there is no serious confliction in dates. I am glad to get back into the harness and particularly glad to return to Indianapolis."
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Watkins was "regarded as the most competent manager in the American Association." He had retained his half ownership interest in the Indianapolis club even while he was managing the Minneapolis team. He was also president of the club from
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Pirates' manager in 1899 at an annual salary of $ 4,500, but he resigned in May 1899 after the team began the season with a 7-15 record. Watkins said at the time that he had other business to attend to, that he intended to quit baseball for good, and that he planned to return
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Watkins described his sign system as follows: "I have only four, one telling the player to sacrifice, the second for the hit and run game, the third to hit the ball out, and the fourth to bunt. This completes the list, and they are as simple as can be. But when I give a player instructions what to do
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converted the circuit into a major league, eliminating
Indianapolis' spot in the league, Watkins was a leader of efforts in early 1901 to re-establish the American Association in competition with the American League. In January 1901, he was named chairman of the new league. The efforts to establish
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Watty is a firm base ball man, knows the practical side of the sport, and in the writer's recollection one of the few chiefs in the
Pittsburg Club's employ who had courage to rebuke with spirit and determination players violating edicts, etc. Discipline prevails in his club. His iron-bound policy of
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We were prisoners, but well cared-for prisoners. Anything in the line of creature comforts you could find packed away on ice. We lived on the best in the market, and spent the rest of the time in fishing and playing poker, chips having very thoughtfully been provided. On the night of the tenth day,
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and enjoyed the first day and night of successful fishing. After three days, the players became suspicious, but the ship captain laughed when asked when they would return to
Detroit. As the players became mutinous on the sixth day, the captain admitted he had been ordered to keep them "out at sea"
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With two out, Watkins came to bat and fell a victim to one of the swift curves of
Shallix. The poor fellow ducked his head, but it was too late, and the ball caught him on the temple. He rolled over into the diamond, while a thrill of horror passed through the hearts of those in the stands. He was
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Indianapolis field, where he labored for the greater part of his brilliant career, is absolutely certain to redound to the advantage of
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It is useless to mention him as Mr. W. H. Watkins. There are others of that name, while there is only one Watty. The exuberance of his eye, the thrill of enthusiasm in his voice and the general air of conquest surrounds him, told eloquently that Watty was happy. He leaned back in his mahogany chair
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He has been as watchful of his men in the dark hours of the night as any man with self-respect could be, he has been always safe in his financial policy, his judgment of players has never gone wrong, he has been a stickler for finished team work ... He has been a dignified gentleman throughout and,
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for McKeon and Keenan but wound up with
Watkins and the rest of the team's starting lineup. The only catch was that a 10-day waiting period would allow other teams to outbid Detroit. Marsh and Maloney promptly sent the players to Detroit and quartered them in a hotel there. The next morning, the
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claimed that Watkins' hair turned prematurely white in 1884 due to the injury sustained when he was struck on the head. In his biography for the SABR Baseball Biography Project, Bill Lamb wrote that the story about Watkins' hair turning white appears to be "folklore", as "post-beaning photographs"
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For more than thirty years he has been a prominent figure in baseball. He was one of the organizers of the American Association ... Mr. Watkins is a baseball man of the old school and he has been in the thick of all the grueling battles through which organized baseball has passed to bring it up to
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as manager of the 1902 team, but Watkins' biographer Bill Lamb wrote that Watkins fully exercised duties now associated with a team manager. Moreover, contemporaneous newspaper accounts in 1902 referred to Watkins as the team's manager. The 1902 Indians compiled a 96–45 record and won the first
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In September 1890, with the St. Paul club losing money, C. L. Flatley, a personal friend of Watkins, purchased the club and promptly signed Watkins to serve as the club's manager again in 1891. However, Flatley had sold the club by December 1890. In June 1891, with the Apostles continuing to
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for "something like $ 10,000." Watkins also leased land on the east side of Indianapolis and announced plans to build a new baseball field there. Speculation was immediate that Watkins was not a bona fide purchaser of the club and that he had "purchased" the club as a
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which finally resulted in peace between the American Association and the minor leagues." He became a one-half owner of the Indianapolis Indians in the American Association, and he also served as manager during the 1902 and 1903 seasons. Official records cite
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praised Watkins' effort in maintaining "rigid discipline", putting an end to the "carousals" of the prior year, and ridding the club of "the whiskey element", and noted that Watkins had become "the most popular and efficient manager the club has ever had."
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in Port Huron. The field used by both the Port Huron semipro and high school baseball teams was named Watkins Field in his honor (though it ceased being used in the early 1940s). Watkins was inducted into the Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.
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of the American Association for $ 10,000. Watkins also served as the manager of the Minneapolis club during the 1904 and 1905 seasons. While managing the Millers, Watkins developed a reputation as a fierce competitor.
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is quickly discerned, and with the signals used so advantageously he is always in communication with the captain and players. Many of the Husker victories this season have been won by the silent man on the bench ...
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considering the circumstances, the highest success as a manager... Local cranks will wish him unlimited success in every undertaking, and bear on with the hope that he may again pilot base ball in Rochester in 1893.
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In June 1890, Watkins was hired as the mid-season replacement manager for the St. Paul Apostles of the Western Association. Watkins had little success in turning the St. Paul club around, and in August 1890,
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outlining his views on the value of baseball as a game wherein "brains must be combined with skill", a game that "demands temperance and proper living", and "as an element of great good in American life."
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Sam Thompson later told the colorful story of the Hoosiers' acquisition by Detroit. Detroit sent two representatives (Marsh and Maloney) to Indianapolis, principally to sign the Hoosiers' battery of
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By 1894, Watkins had won pennants as a manager in St. Thomas, Port Huron, Detroit and Sioux City, and had led teams in Indianapolis and Bay City to first place in seasons that ended prematurely; the
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in June 1885, the team had compiled a 7-31 record to that point in the season. With the infusion of talent from Indianapolis, the team improved to 34–36 for the remainder of the 1885 season.
2669:"Magnate Watkins? The Ex-Manager Said To Have Become a Club Owner; The Indianapolis Club Sold to Mr. Watkins Outright by Mr. John T. Brush and the Other Stockholders For a Sum Exceeding $ 10,000"
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and Indianapolis Hoosiers) that he owned. Watkins also served as manager of the 1900 Indianapolis team, compiling a 71–64 record and finishing in third place. After American League president
2618:"Pirates Prodded: The Expected Shake-Up in the Team Arrives; Manager Watkins, After Turning Things Over a Bit, Concludes That He Has Enough and Resigns, Donovan Succeeding Him as Manager"
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3163:"Federal League News: Circuit Problem Solved to General Satisfaction; The Kansas City Club Remains in Circuit, and the Champion Indianapolis Club Is Purchased and Transferred to Newark"
2876:"Watkins Will Open His Office Feb. 19: President of Indianapolis Club Will Soon Be Ready for First Work of Season; Promises Big Surprises; Second and Third Base Candidates to Be Chosen"
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Watkins also gained note while in Pittsburgh for his giving mandatory signs to each batter from the bench. One newspaper suggested that Watkins was turning his players into machines:
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a new American Association were unsuccessful, and Watkins' Indianapolis club joined the Western Association for the 1901 season. He sold the club in July 1901, and it was moved to
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The chief objection to the Watkins system is that it compels players to lose all individuality and become a mere portion of the machine that Watkins makes of his team. According to
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its present standard as one of the greatest amusement enterprises in the country. He has been through five baseball wars, and, as he says, 'went broke' in every one of them.
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noted: "Detroit magnates showed some inside baseball brains and great finessing in sending the players away from all tempters for that period when they belonged to no club."
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reported that Watkins had been "deposed" as president of the Indianapolis team, tendering his resignation after refusing the demand from club owners to remove the manager,
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During the 1888 season, the Wolverines fell to fifth place. In late August 1888, the Detroit club fired, or accepted the resignation of, Watkins as their manager, and
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in the pennant office in the Majestic building and illuminated every part of the room with his sunny countenance. He was in a benign mood, loquacious and enthusiastic.
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half carried, writhing nervously with pain, to the directors' room, where it was found that though the shock to his system had been great, no bones were broken.
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club for the 1884 season at a salary of $ 2,000. He led Bay City to a tie for first place in the Northwest League when the team disbanded in July 1884.
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in 1884. He was a manager of five major league clubs and several minor league clubs, including stints with the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884–85),
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directing plays of course cannot be popular with players, but if dictation is absent and appeal impossible the method may be pushed to success.
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at the time asserted that Watkins had "the distinction of piloting more pennant winners than any other manager before the public to-day."
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as "a cuckoo" who "will not be handicapped by meddling directors." By the end of the season, the Rochester correspondent for
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than it did to lose money. Taking baseball so seriously threatened injury of a lasting nature to his nervous organization ...
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2894:"W. H. Watkins Arrives Ready to Build Up Club: Local Baseball Magnate Confident of Giving Indianapolis a Winner Next Season"
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was hired as "acting manager" in his place. The Wolverines compiled a 49–44 record in their final year under Watkins.
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2822:"Kelley Purchases Minneapolis Club: Watkins Disposes of Millers to Ex-Manager of Saints -- Consideration $ 50,000"
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Maclean Kennedy (February 16, 1913). "Sam Thompson Ranks as one of the Great Sluggers of Baseball History".
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2909:"Watkins on Hunt for Star Players: Will Depart for the Feast on Final Gumshoe Mission of Winter Campaign"
2709:"Minneapolis Glad at Watty's Coming: Baseball Man's Reputed Purchase for $ 10,000 Considered a Good Move"
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players were told that the team had arranged a fishing trip for them. The players boarded the steamship
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3010:"Watkins in Line: The Famous Veteran Becomes Indianapolis Club's Business Manager"
2460:"Rochester Ripples: A Brilliant Season Anticipated For the Rejuvenated Flour City"
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In November 1899, Watkins purchased the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the
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75:
2526:"Western Champions: The Men Who Captured the Western League Pennant"
1721:
Edgar Brands (July 8, 1937). "Beanball Turned Watkins' Hair White".
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In September 1883, Watkins was hired to take over as manager of the
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734:(later renamed the Cardinals) of the National League. Under owner
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pennant, the first and only major league baseball championship for
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2477:"Rochester Ripples: Manager Walking Hies Him to His Western Home"
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gave much of the credit for the Huskers' championship to Watkins:
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2397:"St. Paul Pickings: Manager Watkins' Quiet, But Effective, Work"
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On August 26, 1884, Watkins was hit on the head by a pitch from
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On August 1, 1884, Watkins made his major league debut with the
420:, baseball club late in the 1882 season. In 1883, he served as
389:
3032:"Hoosiers Happy Over Rapid Development of Federal League Club"
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American Association pennant. After the pennant was secured,
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October 13, 1884, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
2050:"The Hoosier Team: The Effect of Manager Watkins' Discipline"
126:
August 1, 1884, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
2418:"A Western Break: The St. Paul Franchise To Be Transferred"
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Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
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From 1879 to 1880, Watkins played for the Maple Leafs of
2996:(available through the LOC Chronicling America database)
2356:
1647:. He was survived by his wife, Edna, and was buried at
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In October 1905, Watkins authored a lengthy article for
4629:
3099:"They Brought the 1914 Federal Pennant to Indianapolis"
2373:"Another Change: The St. Paul Club Again Changes Hands"
2316:"St. Paul Changes: Players Released to Reduce Expenses"
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pennant and a victory over the St. Louis Browns in the
2808:(available through LOC's Chronicling America database)
2792:(available through LOC Chronicling America database)
2732:(available through LOC Chronicling America database)
2726:"Manager Watkins Signs Harry Teal for a Back Stop".
2695:(available through LOC Chronicling America database)
2604:(available through LOC Chronicling America database)
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Watkins also managed in 18 games that ended in a tie
411:
1911:"Out of a Hole: How Cincinnati Bested Indianapolis"
853:
790:
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383:
319:to the first professional sports championship for
283:He began playing organized baseball in Canada and
1045:(later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame),
803:In 1898, Watkins was hired as the manager of the
730:In 1893, Watkins was hired as the manager of the
5333:
3524:
1108:
1089:, the 1885 Hoosiers in the first version of the
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4895:
3138:"Newark Pepper Team History & Encyclopedia"
2078:
1628:After retiring from baseball, Watkins lived in
516:, a minor league baseball circuit based in the
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3261:Career statistics and player information from
3252:Career statistics and player information from
1082:. Watkins did not follow the team to Newark.
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3211:"Former area resident 'very worthy of honor'"
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1057:Indianapolis, Part VII: Federal League (1914)
1041:were criticized in hindsight for having sold
2214:. August 28, 1888. p. 8. Archived from
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2773:(available through LOC Chronicling America)
479:Newspaper stories published in 1912 in the
5432:Port Huron (minor league baseball) players
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331:. He was also the business manager of the
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5402:Major League Baseball players from Canada
3191:National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
3117:"The Champion Club of the Federal League"
2994:. Chicago. February 29, 1912. p. 19.
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2359:The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball
2357:Lloyd Johnson; Miles Wolff, eds. (1997).
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611:When Watkins took over as manager of the
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2790:. May 27, 1906. p. Part IV, Page 3.
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1699:"William H. (Wattie) Watkins obituary".
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1831:"From Detroit: Manager of the Big Team"
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1996:"Bill Watkins Minor League Statistics"
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854:Indianapolis, Parts IV (1900–01)
842:he will obey or get out of the club."
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1744:"Bill Watkins Statistics and History"
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576:. The Wolverines were outbid by the
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2270:"Bill Watkins Managerial Statistics"
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1109:Port Huron, Part II (1920–22)
888:Indianapolis, Part V (190–03)
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5382:Indianapolis Hoosiers (AA) players
3217:. October 24, 2008. Archived from
2926:Copeland, H G (January 12, 1912).
2907:Copeland, H G (January 22, 1912).
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807:. Wasting the efforts of pitcher
766:) hit .350 or higher, and pitcher
466:described the incident as follows:
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5392:Kansas City Cowboys (AA) managers
4371:1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers season
3246:
2945:A.R. Cratty (February 10, 1912).
2846:. December 31, 1905. p. A13.
1801:. SABR Baseball Biography Project
1729:
927:Watkins as manager of the Millers
811:(25–13 record and 2.95 ERA), the
412:Port Huron and Bay City (1882-84)
5457:People from Marysville, Michigan
2771:. September 25, 1902. p. 2.
2382:. September 13, 1890. p. 7.
1970:. September 15, 1884. p. 2.
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3105:. October 11, 1914. p. A4.
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2693:. January 18, 1901. p. 13.
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3215:Times Herald, Port Huron, Mich
2968:"The Passing of W. H. Watkins"
2896:. January 7, 1908. p. 10.
2864:. October 24, 1906. p. 7.
2730:. January 19, 1902. p. 6.
2715:. November 6, 1903. p. 7.
2678:. December 2, 1899. p. 5.
2600:The Philipsburg Mail (Montana)
2535:. October 20, 1894. p. 6.
2448:. August 29, 1891. p. 12.
2406:. January 10, 1891. p. 5.
2346:. August 16, 1890. p. 10.
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5352:19th-century baseball players
2880:The Indianapolis Morning Star
2862:The Indianapolis Morning Star
2844:The Indianapolis Morning Star
2826:The Indianapolis Morning Star
2713:The Indianapolis Morning Star
2325:. August 23, 1890. p. 1.
1917:. August 27, 1884. p. 2.
1874:. October 1, 1883. p. 6.
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1101:and the 1914 Hoosiers in the
979:The Indianapolis Morning Star
5412:Mayors of places in Michigan
5362:Baseball people from Ontario
3527:St. Louis Cardinals managers
3074:"1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers"
2498:"1894 Sioux City Cornhusers"
2465:. April 23, 1892. p. 4.
2093:Fleitz, More Ghosts, p. 155.
2059:. April 22, 1885. p. 3.
1886:"1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers"
906:described Watkins' reaction:
496:Indianapolis, Part II (1885)
245:Career highlights and awards
7:
5452:Sportspeople from Brantford
5427:Pittsburgh Pirates managers
5377:Detroit Wolverines managers
4898:Pittsburgh Pirates managers
3239:. May 31, 1922. p. 15.
3172:. April 3, 1915. p. 8.
2977:. June 8, 1912. p. 17.
2743:"1902 Indianapolis Indians"
2427:. June 13, 1891. p. 1.
1703:. June 17, 1937. p. 2.
1012:In the spring of 1912, the
919:Minneapolis (1904–05)
665:Kansas City (1888–89)
439:Indianapolis, Part I (1884)
10:
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2627:. May 20, 1899. p. 5.
2584:. May 27, 1899. p. 4.
2486:. October 1892. p. 3.
2304:. July 5, 1890. p. 1.
2038:. May 24, 1912. p. 7.
2032:"Pioneer Baseball Man Out"
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1043:Grover Cleveland Alexander
799:Pittsburgh (1898–99)
333:1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers
18:
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2639:"1899 Pittsburgh Pirates"
2547:"1898 Pittsburgh Pirates"
2238:"1888 Detroit Wolverines"
2183:"1887 Detroit Wolverines"
2158:"1886 Detroit Wolverines"
2104:"1885 Detroit Wolverines"
1850:Watkins' obituary in the
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2786:"Watkins Leaves Bench".
2769:The Indianapolis Journal
2728:The Indianapolis Journal
1829:MAT (January 13, 1886).
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904:The Indianapolis Journal
681:St. Paul (1890–91)
520:. A new version of the
518:Midwestern United States
2858:"Watkins Wants To Sell"
2804:The Minneapolis Journal
2788:The Minneapolis Journal
2691:The Minneapolis Journal
2598:"Those Watkins Signs".
1852:Port Huron Times Herald
1115:Michigan–Ontario League
951:The Minneapolis Journal
938:The Minneapolis Journal
317:1887 Detroit Wolverines
315:(1898–99). He led the
3256:(major league manager)
3183:Baseball-Reference.com
3142:Baseball-Reference.com
3078:Baseball-Reference.com
2747:Baseball-Reference.com
2643:Baseball-Reference.com
2551:Baseball-Reference.com
2502:Baseball-Reference.com
2337:"Watkins and St. Paul"
2274:baseball-reference.com
2242:baseball-reference.com
2187:baseball-reference.com
2162:baseball-reference.com
2130:""Old Hoss" Radbourne"
2128:E. E. Pierson (1917).
2108:baseball-reference.com
2000:baseball-reference.com
1890:baseball-reference.com
1748:baseball-reference.com
1621:Family and later years
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770:won 35 games, but the
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19:For other people, see
4193:Indianapolis Hoosiers
3265:(major league player)
1931:. September 28, 1884.
1643:in 1937 at age 79 in
1063:Indianapolis Hoosiers
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522:Indianapolis Hoosiers
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445:Indianapolis Hoosiers
426:Michigan State League
379:Professional baseball
297:Indianapolis Hoosiers
289:Major League Baseball
270:William Henry Watkins
212:Indianapolis Hoosiers
199:Indianapolis Hoosiers
4677:William Chase Temple
4467:William Chase Temple
3221:on February 1, 2013.
2602:. November 18, 1898.
1865:"Notes and Comments"
1645:Port Huron, Michigan
1634:Marysville, Michigan
1630:Port Huron, Michigan
1099:American Association
1087:American Association
1069:. Upon his hiring,
894:American Association
675:American Association
449:American Association
418:Port Huron, Michigan
394:Southwestern Ontario
373:Port Huron, Michigan
361:Upper Canada College
351:Watkins was born in
96:Port Huron, Michigan
4198:1914 Federal League
3187:Southeastern League
3126:. 1914. p. 22.
3053:"Gathering Them In"
1968:Cincinnati Enquirer
1929:Cincinnati Enquirer
1915:Cincinnati Enquirer
933:Minneapolis Millers
671:Kansas City Cowboys
464:Cincinnati Enquirer
416:Watkins joined the
402:St. Thomas, Ontario
359:. Watkins attended
305:Kansas City Cowboys
224:Kansas City Cowboys
131:Last MLB appearance
4725:William Benswanger
4653:Edmund C. Converse
4523:William Benswanger
4443:Edmund C. Converse
4421:Pittsburgh Pirates
3302:Detroit Wolverines
3263:Baseball Reference
3254:Baseball-Reference
3237:Detroit Free Press
2575:"Pittsburg Points"
2212:Detroit Free Press
2081:Detroit Free Press
1639:Watkins died from
1080:Newark, New Jersey
1028:noted at the time:
975:
929:
805:Pittsburgh Pirates
644:"Pretzels" Getzien
613:Detroit Wolverines
601:Detroit Free Press
433:Bay City, Michigan
335:team that won the
313:Pittsburgh Pirates
301:Detroit Wolverines
236:Pittsburgh Pirates
218:Detroit Wolverines
5357:Baseball managers
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4669:J. Palmer O'Neill
4661:William A. Nimick
4597:
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4531:Frank E. McKinney
4459:J. Palmer O'Neill
4451:William A. Nimick
4380:
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4261:George Kaiserling
4158:
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3772:Chris von der Ahe
3732:Chris von der Ahe
3692:Chris von der Ahe
3492:
3491:
3309:1887 World Series
3170:The Sporting Life
3124:Baseball Magazine
3103:Indianapolis Star
3060:The Sporting Life
3039:The Sporting Life
3017:The Sporting Life
2932:Indianapolis Star
2913:Indianapolis Star
2676:The Sporting Life
2625:The Sporting Life
2582:The Sporting Life
2484:The Sporting Life
2446:The Sporting Life
2425:The Sporting Life
2404:The Sporting Life
2380:The Sporting Life
2344:The Sporting Life
2323:The Sporting Life
2302:The Sporting Life
2137:Baseball Magazine
2057:The Sporting Life
2036:Indianapolis Star
1944:Missing or empty
1872:The Sporting Life
1838:The Sporting Life
1723:The Sporting News
1701:The Sporting News
1649:Lakeside Cemetery
1618:
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1121:Managerial record
1071:The Sporting Life
1018:Indianapolis Star
1003:Ohio State League
991:Springfield, Ohio
882:Matthews, Indiana
848:Wadhams, Michigan
818:The Sporting Life
742:Sioux City (1894)
736:Chris von der Ahe
713:The Sporting Life
709:The Sporting Life
697:Duluth, Minnesota
688:The Sporting Life
652:1887 World Series
607:Detroit (1885-88)
526:The Sporting Life
488:The Sporting News
482:Indianapolis Star
329:1887 World Series
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2114:
2100:
2094:
2091:
2085:
2084:
2076:
2061:
2060:
2054:
2046:
2040:
2039:
2028:
2011:
2010:
2008:
2006:
1992:
1973:
1971:
1960:
1954:
1953:
1947:
1942:
1940:
1932:
1925:
1919:
1918:
1907:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1882:
1876:
1875:
1869:
1861:
1855:
1854:, June 10, 1937.
1848:
1842:
1841:
1835:
1826:
1811:
1810:
1808:
1806:
1794:
1759:
1758:
1756:
1754:
1740:
1727:
1726:
1718:
1705:
1704:
1696:
1669:
1666:
1125:
1124:
973:Watkins, c. 1911
764:George Hogriever
732:St. Louis Browns
726:St. Louis (1893)
703:Rochester (1892)
648:St. Louis Browns
628:Hardy Richardson
309:St. Louis Browns
230:St. Louis Browns
92:
72:
70:
45:
36:
31:
30:
5472:
5471:
5467:
5466:
5465:
5463:
5462:
5461:
5332:
5331:
5330:
5325:
5317:
5309:
5301:
5293:
5285:
5279:Lloyd McClendon
5277:
5269:
5261:
5253:
5245:
5237:
5229:
5221:
5213:
5205:
5197:
5189:
5181:
5173:
5165:
5157:
5149:
5141:
5133:
5125:
5117:
5109:
5101:
5093:
5085:
5077:
5069:
5061:
5053:
5045:
5037:
5029:
5021:
5015:Al Buckenberger
5013:
5005:
4997:
4991:Bill McGunnigle
4989:
4981:
4973:
4965:
4959:Horace Phillips
4957:
4949:
4941:
4933:
4925:
4917:
4909:
4901:
4897:
4894:
4864:
4859:
4851:
4843:
4837:Neal Huntington
4835:
4827:
4819:
4811:
4803:
4795:
4787:
4779:
4771:
4763:
4755:
4747:
4739:
4731:
4723:
4717:Barney Dreyfuss
4715:
4707:
4699:
4691:
4685:Al Buckenberger
4683:
4675:
4667:
4659:
4651:
4643:
4635:
4631:
4628:
4598:
4593:
4587:Travis Williams
4585:
4577:
4571:Kevin McClatchy
4569:
4561:
4553:
4545:
4537:
4529:
4521:
4515:Barney Dreyfuss
4513:
4505:
4497:
4489:
4481:
4475:Al Buckenberger
4473:
4465:
4457:
4449:
4441:
4433:
4425:
4420:
4414:
4411:
4381:
4376:
4369:
4361:
4354:
4349:
4342:
4337:
4329:
4324:Carl Vandagrift
4322:
4315:
4308:
4301:
4294:
4287:
4280:
4273:
4266:
4259:
4252:
4245:
4238:
4231:
4224:
4217:
4210:
4202:
4197:
4192:
4189:
4159:
4154:
4146:
4138:
4130:
4122:
4114:
4106:
4098:
4090:
4082:
4074:
4066:
4058:
4050:
4042:
4034:
4026:
4018:
4010:
4004:Fred Hutchinson
4002:
3994:
3986:
3978:
3970:
3962:
3954:
3946:
3938:
3930:
3922:
3914:
3906:
3898:
3890:
3882:
3874:
3866:
3858:
3850:
3844:Roger Bresnahan
3842:
3834:
3828:Stanley Robison
3826:
3818:
3810:
3802:
3794:
3786:
3778:
3770:
3762:
3754:
3746:
3738:
3730:
3722:
3714:
3706:
3698:
3690:
3684:Al Buckenberger
3682:
3674:
3666:
3658:
3650:
3642:
3634:
3626:
3618:
3610:
3602:
3594:
3586:
3578:
3570:
3562:
3554:
3546:
3538:
3530:
3526:
3523:
3493:
3488:
3481:
3479:
3471:
3463:
3455:
3448:
3441:
3436:Larry Twitchell
3434:
3427:
3420:
3413:
3406:
3399:
3392:
3385:
3378:
3371:
3364:
3357:
3350:
3343:
3338:Charlie Bennett
3336:
3329:
3322:
3314:
3308:
3307:
3301:
3300:
3297:
3249:
3244:
3231:
3230:
3226:
3209:
3208:
3197:
3181:
3177:
3165:
3161:
3160:
3156:
3146:
3144:
3136:
3135:
3131:
3119:
3115:
3114:
3110:
3097:
3096:
3092:
3082:
3080:
3072:
3071:
3067:
3055:
3051:
3050:
3046:
3034:
3028:
3024:
3012:
3008:
3007:
3000:
2987:
2986:
2982:
2970:
2966:
2965:
2961:
2949:
2947:"Pirate Points"
2943:
2939:
2924:
2920:
2905:
2901:
2892:
2891:
2887:
2874:
2873:
2869:
2856:
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2851:
2838:
2837:
2833:
2820:
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2812:
2800:
2796:
2785:
2784:
2777:
2766:
2765:
2761:
2751:
2749:
2741:
2740:
2736:
2725:
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2720:
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2706:
2699:
2688:
2687:
2683:
2671:
2667:
2666:
2657:
2647:
2645:
2637:
2636:
2632:
2620:
2616:
2615:
2608:
2597:
2596:
2589:
2577:
2573:
2572:
2565:
2555:
2553:
2545:
2544:
2540:
2528:
2524:
2523:
2516:
2506:
2504:
2496:
2495:
2491:
2479:
2475:
2474:
2470:
2462:
2458:
2457:
2453:
2441:
2437:
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2420:
2416:
2415:
2411:
2399:
2395:
2394:
2387:
2375:
2371:
2370:
2366:
2361:(2nd ed.).
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2351:
2339:
2335:
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2330:
2318:
2314:
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2297:
2293:
2292:
2288:
2278:
2276:
2268:
2267:
2256:
2246:
2244:
2236:
2235:
2231:
2221:
2219:
2206:
2205:
2201:
2191:
2189:
2181:
2180:
2176:
2166:
2164:
2156:
2155:
2151:
2143:
2139:. p. 423.
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2126:
2122:
2112:
2110:
2102:
2101:
2097:
2092:
2088:
2077:
2064:
2052:
2048:
2047:
2043:
2030:
2029:
2014:
2004:
2002:
1994:
1993:
1976:
1962:
1961:
1957:
1945:
1943:
1934:
1933:
1927:
1926:
1922:
1909:
1908:
1904:
1894:
1892:
1884:
1883:
1879:
1867:
1863:
1862:
1858:
1849:
1845:
1833:
1827:
1814:
1804:
1802:
1795:
1762:
1752:
1750:
1742:
1741:
1730:
1719:
1708:
1698:
1697:
1682:
1678:
1673:
1672:
1667:
1663:
1658:
1623:
1123:
1111:
1095:American League
1059:
967:
940:in 1906 wrote:
921:
890:
873:Cincinnati Reds
860:American League
856:
846:to his farm in
809:Jesse Tannehill
801:
793:
768:Bert Cunningham
744:
728:
705:
683:
667:
640:Larry Twitchell
609:
578:Cincinnati Reds
498:
485:and in 1937 in
441:
414:
406:London, Ontario
386:
381:
369:Milton, Ontario
349:
325:National League
261:champion (1914)
255:champion (1887)
147:Batting average
116:
115:
109:
94:
90:
74:
68:
66:
34:
29:
28:Baseball player
24:
21:William Watkins
17:
12:
11:
5:
5470:
5460:
5459:
5454:
5449:
5444:
5439:
5434:
5429:
5424:
5419:
5414:
5409:
5404:
5399:
5394:
5389:
5384:
5379:
5374:
5369:
5364:
5359:
5354:
5349:
5344:
5327:
5326:
5324:
5323:
5321:(2020–present)
5315:
5307:
5299:
5291:
5283:
5275:
5267:
5259:
5251:
5247:Danny Murtaugh
5243:
5235:
5231:Danny Murtaugh
5227:
5219:
5211:
5207:Danny Murtaugh
5203:
5195:
5191:Danny Murtaugh
5187:
5179:
5171:
5163:
5155:
5147:
5139:
5135:Frankie Frisch
5131:
5123:
5115:
5107:
5099:
5095:Bill McKechnie
5091:
5083:
5075:
5067:
5063:Nixey Callahan
5059:
5051:
5043:
5035:
5027:
5019:
5011:
5003:
4995:
4987:
4979:
4971:
4963:
4955:
4951:George Creamer
4947:
4939:
4935:Denny McKnight
4931:
4923:
4915:
4906:
4903:
4902:
4893:
4892:
4885:
4878:
4870:
4861:
4860:
4858:
4857:
4855:(2019–present)
4853:Ben Cherington
4849:
4841:
4833:
4825:
4817:
4809:
4801:
4793:
4785:
4777:
4769:
4761:
4753:
4745:
4737:
4729:
4721:
4713:
4705:
4697:
4689:
4681:
4673:
4665:
4657:
4649:
4645:Denny McKnight
4640:
4637:
4636:
4627:
4626:
4619:
4612:
4604:
4595:
4594:
4592:
4591:
4589:(2019–present)
4583:
4579:Frank Coonelly
4575:
4567:
4559:
4551:
4543:
4539:John Galbreath
4535:
4527:
4519:
4511:
4503:
4495:
4487:
4479:
4471:
4463:
4455:
4447:
4439:
4435:Denny McKnight
4430:
4427:
4426:
4410:
4409:
4402:
4395:
4387:
4378:
4377:
4375:
4374:
4366:
4363:
4362:
4360:
4359:
4352:
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4340:
4334:
4331:
4330:
4328:
4327:
4320:
4313:
4306:
4299:
4292:
4285:
4282:Bill McKechnie
4278:
4271:
4264:
4257:
4250:
4243:
4236:
4229:
4222:
4215:
4212:Harry Billiard
4207:
4204:
4203:
4188:
4187:
4180:
4173:
4165:
4156:
4155:
4153:
4152:
4150:(2022–present)
4144:
4136:
4128:
4120:
4116:Mike Jorgensen
4112:
4104:
4096:
4088:
4080:
4072:
4064:
4056:
4048:
4040:
4032:
4024:
4016:
4008:
4000:
3992:
3984:
3976:
3968:
3960:
3952:
3944:
3936:
3932:Frankie Frisch
3928:
3920:
3916:Bill McKechnie
3912:
3904:
3896:
3892:Bill McKechnie
3888:
3880:
3876:Rogers Hornsby
3872:
3864:
3860:Jack Hendricks
3856:
3852:Miller Huggins
3848:
3840:
3836:John McCloskey
3832:
3824:
3816:
3808:
3800:
3792:
3784:
3776:
3768:
3760:
3752:
3744:
3736:
3728:
3720:
3712:
3704:
3696:
3688:
3680:
3672:
3664:
3656:
3648:
3640:
3632:
3628:Jack Glasscock
3624:
3616:
3608:
3600:
3592:
3584:
3580:Tommy McCarthy
3576:
3568:
3564:Jimmy Williams
3560:
3552:
3544:
3535:
3532:
3531:
3522:
3521:
3514:
3507:
3499:
3490:
3489:
3487:
3486:
3482:Regular season
3476:
3473:
3472:
3470:
3469:
3460:
3457:
3456:
3454:
3453:
3446:
3439:
3432:
3425:
3418:
3411:
3404:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3376:
3373:Charlie Ganzel
3369:
3362:
3355:
3348:
3341:
3334:
3327:
3319:
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3247:External links
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1799:"Bill Watkins"
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1134:Regular season
1132:
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1119:
1110:
1107:
1103:Federal League
1091:Western League
1067:Federal League
1058:
1055:
995:Central League
966:
963:
920:
917:
889:
886:
855:
852:
800:
797:
792:
789:
748:Western League
743:
740:
727:
724:
704:
701:
682:
679:
666:
663:
659:Robert Leadley
608:
605:
539:Deacon McGuire
514:Western League
497:
494:
440:
437:
428:championship.
422:player-manager
413:
410:
398:player-manager
385:
382:
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377:
348:
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337:Federal League
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141:MLB statistics
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137:
133:
132:
128:
127:
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122:
118:
117:
110:
104:
103:
100:
99:
93:(aged 79)
83:
82:
60:
59:
47:
46:
38:
37:
27:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
5469:
5458:
5455:
5453:
5450:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5440:
5438:
5435:
5433:
5430:
5428:
5425:
5423:
5420:
5418:
5415:
5413:
5410:
5408:
5405:
5403:
5400:
5398:
5395:
5393:
5390:
5388:
5385:
5383:
5380:
5378:
5375:
5373:
5370:
5368:
5365:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5355:
5353:
5350:
5348:
5345:
5343:
5340:
5339:
5337:
5320:
5319:Derek Shelton
5316:
5312:
5308:
5304:
5300:
5296:
5292:
5288:
5287:Pete Mackanin
5284:
5280:
5276:
5272:
5268:
5264:
5260:
5256:
5252:
5248:
5244:
5240:
5236:
5232:
5228:
5224:
5220:
5216:
5215:Larry Shepard
5212:
5208:
5204:
5200:
5196:
5192:
5188:
5184:
5180:
5176:
5172:
5168:
5164:
5160:
5156:
5152:
5148:
5144:
5140:
5136:
5132:
5128:
5124:
5120:
5119:George Gibson
5116:
5112:
5108:
5104:
5100:
5096:
5092:
5088:
5087:George Gibson
5084:
5080:
5076:
5072:
5068:
5064:
5060:
5056:
5052:
5048:
5047:Patsy Donovan
5044:
5040:
5036:
5032:
5031:Patsy Donovan
5028:
5024:
5020:
5016:
5012:
5008:
5004:
5000:
4996:
4992:
4988:
4984:
4980:
4976:
4972:
4968:
4964:
4960:
4956:
4952:
4948:
4944:
4940:
4936:
4932:
4928:
4924:
4920:
4919:Ormond Butler
4916:
4912:
4908:
4907:
4904:
4900:
4891:
4886:
4884:
4879:
4877:
4872:
4871:
4868:
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5303:John Russell
5255:Chuck Tanner
5223:Alex Grammas
5199:Harry Walker
5183:Bobby Bragan
5159:Bill Burwell
5151:Billy Herman
5071:Honus Wagner
5039:Bill Watkins
5038:
4943:Bob Ferguson
4845:Kevan Graves
4829:Brian Graham
4773:Joe L. Brown
4757:Joe L. Brown
4709:William Kerr
4701:Bill Watkins
4700:
4693:William Kerr
4499:William Kerr
4491:Bill Watkins
4490:
4483:William Kerr
4356:Bill Watkins
4355:
4303:Bill Rariden
4289:Earl Moseley
4240:Jimmy Esmond
4226:Charlie Carr
4219:Vin Campbell
4132:Mike Matheny
4028:Johnny Keane
3996:Harry Walker
3988:Eddie Stanky
3980:Marty Marion
3924:Gabby Street
3908:Gabby Street
3788:Patsy Tebeau
3764:Bill Hallman
3740:Roger Connor
3724:Arlie Latham
3668:Bill Watkins
3667:
3636:Cub Stricker
3612:Joe Gerhardt
3604:Count Campau
3548:Ted Sullivan
3540:Ned Cuthbert
3466:Bill Watkins
3465:
3450:Deacon White
3429:Sam Thompson
3387:Henry Gruber
3345:Fatty Briody
3324:Lady Baldwin
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1051:Buck O'Brien
1039:Charlie Carr
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551:Chub Collins
547:Jim Donnelly
535:Sam Thompson
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502:Ted Sullivan
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89:June 9, 1937
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35:Bill Watkins
25:
5347:1937 deaths
5342:1858 births
5313:(2011–2019)
5305:(2008–2010)
5297:(2006–2007)
5281:(2001–2005)
5273:(1997–2000)
5271:Gene Lamont
5265:(1986–1996)
5263:Jim Leyland
5257:(1977–1985)
5249:(1973–1976)
5241:(1972–1973)
5239:Bill Virdon
5233:(1970–1971)
5217:(1968–1969)
5201:(1965–1967)
5193:(1957–1964)
5185:(1956–1957)
5177:(1953–1955)
5169:(1948–1952)
5167:Billy Meyer
5137:(1940–1946)
5129:(1934–1939)
5127:Pie Traynor
5121:(1932–1934)
5113:(1929–1931)
5105:(1927–1929)
5097:(1922–1926)
5089:(1920–1922)
5081:(1917–1919)
5079:Hugo Bezdek
5065:(1916–1917)
5057:(1900–1915)
5055:Fred Clarke
5041:(1898–1899)
5025:(1894–1896)
5023:Connie Mack
5017:(1892–1894)
4967:Fred Dunlap
4961:(1885–1889)
4929:(1883–1884)
4913:(1882–1883)
4839:(2007–2019)
4823:(2001–2007)
4807:(1993–2001)
4805:Cam Bonifay
4799:(1992–1993)
4797:Ted Simmons
4791:(1988–1991)
4783:(1985–1988)
4767:(1976–1985)
4759:(1956–1976)
4751:(1951–1955)
4743:(1946–1950)
4733:Ray Kennedy
4727:(1932–1945)
4719:(1900–1932)
4695:(1894–1897)
4663:(1885–1890)
4647:(1882–1883)
4581:(2007–2019)
4573:(1996–2007)
4565:(1991–1996)
4557:(1987–1991)
4555:Carl Barger
4549:(1985–1987)
4541:(1950–1985)
4533:(1946–1950)
4525:(1932–1946)
4517:(1900–1932)
4485:(1894–1897)
4469:(1892–1893)
4453:(1885–1890)
4437:(1882–1883)
4268:Benny Kauff
4233:Biddy Dolan
4142:(2018–2021)
4140:Mike Shildt
4134:(2012–2018)
4126:(1996–2011)
4110:(1990–1995)
4094:(1981–1990)
4062:(1978–1980)
4046:(1977–1978)
4038:(1965–1976)
4030:(1961–1964)
4022:(1959–1961)
4020:Solly Hemus
4006:(1956–1958)
3990:(1952–1955)
3974:(1946–1950)
3966:(1940–1945)
3950:(1939–1940)
3934:(1933–1938)
3926:(1930–1933)
3878:(1925–1926)
3870:(1919–1925)
3854:(1913–1917)
3846:(1909–1912)
3838:(1906–1908)
3820:Jimmy Burke
3814:(1904–1905)
3812:Kid Nichols
3806:(1901–1903)
3790:(1899–1900)
3750:(1896–1897)
3652:George Gore
3644:Jack Crooks
3588:John Kerins
3574:(1884–1889)
3401:Jim Manning
3366:Fred Dunlap
3359:Pete Conway
1797:Bill Lamb.
1137:Postseason
1022:Jimmy Burke
959:Mike Kelley
877:Ban Johnson
555:Mox McQuery
456:Gus Shallix
347:Early years
311:(1893) and
307:(1888–89),
167:Runs scored
80:Canada West
73:May 5, 1858
5336:Categories
5175:Fred Haney
5143:Spud Davis
5103:Donie Bush
4999:Ned Hanlon
4983:Guy Hecker
4975:Ned Hanlon
4927:Joe Battin
4781:Syd Thrift
4563:Mark Sauer
4415:Presidents
3972:Eddie Dyer
3948:Ray Blades
3756:Hugh Nicol
3748:Tommy Dowd
3708:Lew Phelan
3394:Ned Hanlon
1676:References
1490:10th in NL
1193:11th in NA
1163:Win %
1151:Win %
997:, and the
760:Lefty Marr
574:Jim Keenan
506:Tom Loftus
460:Cincinnati
206:As manager
69:1858-05-05
5295:Jim Tracy
5111:Jewel Ens
5007:Tom Burns
4813:Roy Smith
4741:Roy Hamey
4424:franchise
4317:Al Scheer
4310:Edd Roush
4254:Al Kaiser
4201:champions
4108:Joe Torre
4068:Jack Krol
4060:Ken Boyer
4052:Jack Krol
4044:Vern Rapp
4012:Stan Hack
3780:Tim Hurst
3700:Joe Quinn
3464:Manager:
3415:Jack Rowe
3331:Ed Beatin
3313:champions
1937:cite news
1572:7th in NA
1533:8th in NA
1447:7th in AA
1408:8th in AA
1365:5th in NL
1315:1st in NL
1275:2nd in NL
1236:6th in NL
899:John Grim
869:front man
620:Jack Rowe
563:Dan Casey
543:Sam Crane
353:Brantford
293:infielder
238:(1898–99)
226:(1888–89)
220:(1885–88)
194:As player
157:Home runs
121:MLB debut
76:Brantford
4911:Al Pratt
3147:July 30,
3083:July 30,
2752:July 30,
2648:July 30,
2556:July 30,
2507:July 30,
2279:July 28,
2222:July 29,
2192:July 10,
2167:July 10,
2141:Archived
2113:July 28,
2005:July 28,
1895:July 28,
1805:July 28,
1753:July 28,
1641:diabetes
752:Lew Camp
295:for the
285:Michigan
276:player,
274:baseball
4418:of the
4338:Manager
2247:May 12,
1166:Result
1024:. The
820:wrote:
673:of the
650:in the
588:Annette
583:Annette
462:. The
447:of the
365:Toronto
323:with a
321:Detroit
278:manager
179:452–444
114:Unknown
106:Batted:
56:Manager
5289:(2005)
5225:(1969)
5209:(1967)
5161:(1947)
5153:(1947)
5145:(1946)
5073:(1917)
5049:(1899)
5033:(1897)
5009:(1892)
5001:(1891)
4993:(1891)
4985:(1890)
4977:(1889)
4969:(1889)
4953:(1884)
4945:(1884)
4937:(1884)
4921:(1883)
4847:(2019)
4831:(2007)
4815:(2001)
4775:(1985)
4735:(1946)
4711:(1899)
4703:(1898)
4687:(1893)
4679:(1892)
4671:(1891)
4655:(1884)
4509:(1900)
4501:(1899)
4493:(1898)
4477:(1893)
4461:(1891)
4445:(1884)
4118:(1995)
4102:(1990)
4086:(1980)
4078:(1980)
4070:(1980)
4054:(1978)
4014:(1958)
3998:(1955)
3982:(1951)
3958:(1940)
3942:(1938)
3918:(1929)
3910:(1929)
3902:(1929)
3894:(1928)
3886:(1927)
3862:(1918)
3830:(1905)
3822:(1905)
3798:(1900)
3782:(1898)
3774:(1897)
3766:(1897)
3758:(1897)
3742:(1896)
3734:(1896)
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3662:(1892)
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3614:(1890)
3606:(1890)
3598:(1890)
3590:(1890)
3582:(1890)
3566:(1884)
3558:(1883)
3550:(1883)
3542:(1882)
1154:Finish
630:, and
561:, and
508:, and
390:Guelph
291:as an
232:(1893)
214:(1884)
201:(1884)
112:Threw:
98:, U.S.
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1656:Notes
1589:Total
1142:Games
862:from
458:, at
188:Teams
108:Right
87:Died:
64:Born:
3149:2014
3085:2014
2754:2014
2650:2014
2558:2014
2509:2014
2281:2014
2249:2014
2224:2014
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2007:2014
1950:help
1897:2014
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1755:2014
1612:.667
1601:.504
1569:.318
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1405:.320
1392:1888
1362:.527
1349:1888
1329:Won
1325:.667
1311:.637
1298:1887
1272:.182
1259:1886
1233:.486
1220:1885
1190:.182
1177:1884
1160:Lost
1148:Lost
1131:Year
1128:Team
1049:and
1026:Star
762:and
572:and
151:.205
1598:444
1595:452
1592:914
1551:PIT
1521:151
1512:PIT
1478:135
1469:STL
1435:139
1344:DET
1335:STL
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1293:DET
1263:126
1254:DET
1215:DET
1172:IND
1157:Won
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