Rank your top 19th Century Baseball Players

[cgjackson222]

1) Cap Anson
2) Kid Nichols
3) Dan Brouthers
4) John Clarkson
5) Tim Keefe
6) Roger Connor
7) Ed Delahanty
8) Cy Young (many of his best years were in the 20th century)
9) Pud Galvin
10) Jim McCormick

Honorable Mention: "Sliding Billy" Hamiltion, King Kelly, Old Hoss Radbourn, George Davis, Willie Keeler, Hugh Duffy, Jack Glasscock, Buck Ewing)

[tedzan]

Ed Delehanty....my favorite 19th Century ballplayer.

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SABR rates Glasscock as the best shortstop of the 19th century....and, I agree.








And,

Tim Keefe and Sam Thompson



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[jingram058]

Some honorable mentions that have not been listed yet (Maybe not top 5 players, or even players at all, but I like them, and if you're going to run n172 or 19th Century, you must have them):

George Gore
Bobby Lowe
John Montgomery Ward
Ned Williamson
Billy Sunday
"Big Jim" Mutrie (Manager)
Chris Von Der Ahe (Owner)
"Kid" Gleason (20th Century Crossover)
"Connie" Mack (20th Century Crossover)
Charles Comiskey (Crossover)
Clark Griffith (Crossover)

[Touch'EmAll]

As a kid reading up and looking at stats, I was (still am) amazed at the 60 win season for Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn. Like Wow !

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

As a kid reading up and looking at stats, I was (still am) amazed at the 60 win season for Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn. Like Wow !

It's now 59 wins Ole Hoss got credit for one he didn't deserve. I liked it better when it was 60. And when Dutch Leonard's ERA was 1.01. And Hugh Duffy's average was .438. And Hack Wilson's RBI total was 190. And Ty Cobb's average was .367.

I *highly* recommend the book "59 in '84" about that season. Baseball history of the highest order.

Fun fact: Radbourn is the first person know to have been photographed while flipping the bird to the camera. And he did it at least twice.

[Tabe]

Cap Anson and Kid Nichols, for sure.

Perhaps Billy Hamilton and maybe Hugh Duffy?

[michael3322]

Let's not forget Dave Orr, who probably belongs in the "Would have been inducted into the HOF if not for health issues..."

"Orr was one of the best hitters in baseball during his major league career. He never hit below .305 for a full season, and his career batting average of .342 is the eleventh highest in major league history, and the third highest for a right-handed hitter. He was also regarded as the hardest-hitting batsman of his era. His 31 triples in 1886 was a major league record that stood for 25 years and has only been exceeded once. He was also the first batter to compile more than 300 total bases in a season.

Despite his weight (250 pounds at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)), Orr was also a solid defensive performer with a .973 fielding average. He twice led the American Association in range factor by a first baseman. In 1886, he led the Association's first basemen in putouts and fielding percentage, and in 1889 he led in assists with 61. Orr hit .371 in 1890, but his career was cut short by a stroke suffered during an exhibition game at the end of the 1890 season."

[felada]

Certainly there were players before the old judge set that have to make the list. What about wright creighton Cummings or spalding