Rank your top 19th Century Baseball Players

[riggs336]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

1. Buck Ewing
2. Ed Delahanty
3. George Wright
4. Sam Thompson
5. King Kelly

In the 19th century the catcher was the most important player on the field and Ewing was the best catcher of the period. In the 1920s Connie Mack called Ewing the greatest player he had ever seen.

The 1919 Reach guide on Buck Ewing: "the greatest player of all time from the standpoint of supreme excellence in all departments."

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by riggs336

The 1919 Reach guide on Buck Ewing: "the greatest player of all time from the standpoint of supreme excellence in all departments."

very good point. Besides not sure how i did not have him in the top 5. But many great players hard to narrow it down

[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



TED Z

T206 Reference
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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.