Ezra Sutton
Ezra Sutton played in the first game in Major League Baseball history on 5/4/1871; four days later he hit the first home run in MLB history.
Read More > Bobby Lowe
Bobby Lowe was the first player to slug four homers in a single contest and a key member of five NL pennant-winning Boston Beaneater squads.
Read More >Jim Whitney
Jim Whitney won 30+ games twice, 20+ games five times, and 191 overall; he finished his career with a 2.97 ERA and a 56 lifetime WAR.
Read More >Paul Hines
The average Hall of Famer scores 27 & 144 on the Black and Gray-Ink tests respectively; the major’s first Triple Crown winner, Paul Hines comes in at 30 & 186.
Read More >Harry Stovey
Harry Stovey was the first big leaguer to slug 100 home runs and the career leader in homers for 8 years; SABR named him their Overlooked 19th Century Legend in 2011.
Read More >Frank Selee
Frank Selee guided the Boston Beaneaters to five National League championships including three straight seasons starting in 1891.
Read More >Old Hoss Radbourn
Old Hoss Radbourn had a season to remember in 1884 — 59 wins, 73 complete games, 678 2/3 innings, 441 strikeouts, and a 1.38 ERA.
Read More >Kid Nichols
Charles “Kid” Nichols won 20 or more games each of his first ten seasons from 1890-1899, topping the 30-win plateau in seven of those seasons.
Read More >Tommy McCarthy
In his 2000 Historical Abstract, noted SABRmetrician Bill James called Tommy McCarthy the worst player in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read More >Mike “King” Kelly
A two-time batting champ in the 1880s, Mike “King” Kelly helped popularize the hit-and-run, run, the double-steal, and the hook slide.
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