Cleveland Blues (National League)

Cleveland Blues
Years 1879–1884
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Major league affiliations
National League
Ballpark
Kennard Street Park
Presidents
C. H. Bulkeley (1882–1884)^[1] J. Ford Evans (1879–1881)
Managers
Charlie Hackett (1884) Frank Bancroft (1883) Fred Dunlap (1882) Jim McCormick (1882) John Clapp (1881) Mike McGeary (1881) Jim McCormick (1879–1880)
Major league titles
National League pennants: 0

The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on September 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players included Jack Glasscock and Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon. The team was purchased by Charles Byrne in 1885 for $10,000 and folded into his Brooklyn Grays team.^[2]

Baseball Hall of Famers

Cleveland Blues Hall of Famers
Inductee	Position	Tenure	Inducted
Ned Hanlon	CF	1880	1996

References

^ Spink, Alfred Henry. 1911. The National Game. SIU Press. 2nd Edition. ISBN 0809323044
^ "Charles H Byrne Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

External links

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Cleveland Blues team index – Baseball-Reference.com

Cleveland Blues
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Franchise	Players Managers
Ballparks	League Park
Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884

Histories of teams in Major League Baseball

American
League

East	Baltimore Orioles • Boston Red Sox • New York Yankees • Tampa Bay Rays • Toronto Blue Jays
Central	Chicago White Sox • Cleveland Guardians • Detroit Tigers • Kansas City Royals • Minnesota Twins
West	Athletics • Houston Astros • Los Angeles Angels • Seattle Mariners • Texas Rangers

National
League

East	Atlanta Braves • Miami Marlins • New York Mets • Philadelphia Phillies • Washington Nationals
Central	Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • Milwaukee Brewers • Pittsburgh Pirates • St. Louis Cardinals (1875–1919) • (1920–1952) • (1953–1989) • (1990–present)
West	Arizona Diamondbacks • Colorado Rockies • Los Angeles Dodgers • San Diego Padres • San Francisco Giants

Relocated
teams

American League	Milwaukee Brewers (1901) • St. Louis Browns (1902–1953) • Philadelphia Athletics (1901–1954) • Washington Senators (1901–1960) • Kansas City Athletics (1955–1967) • Seattle Pilots (1969) • Washington Senators (1961–1971) • Oakland Athletics (1968–2024)
National League	Boston Braves (1871–1952) • New York Giants (1883–1957) • Brooklyn Dodgers (1890–1957) • Milwaukee Braves (1953–1965) • Montreal Expos (1969–2004)

Defunct
teams

American Association (1882–1891)	Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884) • Richmond Virginians (1884) • Toledo Blue Stockings (1884) • Washington Nationals (1884) • Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1886) • New York Metropolitans (1883–1887) • Cleveland Blues (1887–1888) • Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1884–1889) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1881–1889) • Kansas City Cowboys (1888–1889) • Brooklyn Gladiators (1890) • Philadelphia Athletics (1882–1890) • Rochester Broncos (1890) • Syracuse Stars (1890) • Toledo Maumees (1890) • Boston Reds (1891–1891) • Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891) • Columbus Solons (1889–1891) • Milwaukee Brewers (1891) • Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891) • Baltimore Orioles (1882–1891) • Louisville Colonels (1882–1891) • St. Louis Browns (1882–1891) • Washington Statesman (1891–1891)
American League (1901–present)	Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902)
American Negro League (1929)	Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1929–1929) • Baltimore Black Sox (1929–1929) • Cuban Stars (East) (1929–1929) • Hilldale Club (1929–1929) • Homestead Grays (1929–1929) • New York Lincoln Giants (1929–1929)
Eastern Colored League (1923–1928)	Washington Potomacs (1924) • Wilmington Potomacs (1925) • Newark Stars (1926) • Brooklyn Royal Giants (1923–1927) • Harrisburg Giants (1924–1927) • Hilldale Club (1923–1927) • Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1923–1928) • Baltimore Black Sox (1923–1928) • Cuban Stars (East) (1923–1928) • New York Lincoln Giants (1923–1928) • Philadelphia Tigers (1928)
East–West League (1932)	Baltimore Black Sox (1932) • Cleveland Stars (1932) • Detroit Wolves (1932) • Hilldale Club (1932–1932) • Homestead Grays (1932) • Newark Browns (1932) • Pollock's Cuban Stars (1932) • Washington Pilots (1932)
Federal League (1914–1915)	Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914) • Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915) • Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914–1915) • Buffalo Blues (1914–1915) • Chicago Whales (1914–1915) • Kansas City Packers (1914–1915) • Newark Peppers (1915) • Pittsburgh Rebels (1914–1915) • St. Louis Terriers (1914–1915)
National League (1876–present)	New York Mutuals (1876) • Athletic of Philadelphia (1876) • Hartford Dark Blues (1876–1877) • St. Louis Brown Stockings (1876–1877) • Louisville Grays (1876–1877) • Indianapolis Blues (1878) • Milwaukee Grays (1878) • Syracuse Stars (1878) • Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876–1879) • Cincinnati Stars (1880) • Worcester Worcesters (1880–1882) • Providence Grays (1878–1885) • Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) • (1879–1884) • Troy Trojans (1879–1882) • St. Louis Maroons (1885–1886) • Kansas City Cowboys (1886) • Detroit Wolverines (1881–1888) • Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887–1889) • Washington Nationals (1886–1889) • Cleveland Spiders (1889–1899) • Baltimore Orioles (1892–1899) • Louisville Colonels (1892–1899) • Washington Senators (1892–1899)
Negro American League (1937–1948)	Cincinnati Tigers (1937) • Detroit Stars (1937) • Indianapolis Athletics (1937) • St. Louis Stars (1937) • Atlanta Black Crackers (1938–1938) • Indianapolis ABCs (1938) • Indianapolis ABCs (1939) • Cleveland Bears (1939–1940) • Toledo–Indianapolis Crawfords (1939–1940) • St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1939–1941) Jacksonville Red Caps (1938, 1941–1942) • Birmingham Black Barons (1937–1938, 1940–1948) • Chicago American Giants (1937–1948) • Cincinnati–Indianapolis Clowns (1943–1948) • Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1948) • Kansas City Monarchs (1937–1948) • Memphis Red Sox (1937–1948)
Negro National League I (1920–1931)	Chicago Giants (1920–1921) • Columbus Buckeyes (1921) • Pittsburgh Keystones (1922) • Cleveland Tate Stars (1922) • Milwaukee Bears (1923) • Toledo Tigers (1923) • Cleveland Browns (1924) • Cleveland Elites (1926) • Dayton Marcos (1920, 1926) • Indianapolis ABCs (1920–1926) • Cleveland Hornets (1927) • Cleveland Tigers (1928) • Cuban Stars (West) (1920–1930) • Birmingham Black Barons (1924–1925, 1927–1930) • Kansas City Monarchs (1920–1930) • Memphis Red Sox (1924–1925, 1927–1930) • Nashville Elite Giants (1930–1930) • Chicago American Giants (1920–1931) • Cleveland Cubs (1931) • Detroit Stars (1920–1931) • Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1931) • Louisville Black Caps (1930–1931) • St. Louis Stars (1920–1931)
Negro National League II (1933–1948)	Akron Grays (1933) • Cleveland Giants (1933) • Columbus Blue Birds (1933) • Detroit Stars (1933) • Indianapolis ABCs (1933–1933) • Baltimore Black Sox (1933–1934) • Cleveland Red Sox (1934) • Nashville Elite Giants (1933–1934) • Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (1934) • Brooklyn Eagles (1935) • Chicago American Giants (1933–1935) • Columbus Elite Giants (1935) • Newark Dodgers (1934–1935) • Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937) • Pittsburgh Crawfords (1933–1938) • Washington Black Senators (1938) • Toledo Crawfords (1939–1939) • Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars (1943–1943) • Baltimore Elite Giants (1938–1948) • Homestead Grays (1933, 1935–1948) • New York Black Yankees (1936–1948) • New York Cubans (1935–1936, 1939–1948) • Newark Eagles (1936–1948) • Philadelphia Stars (1934–1948)
Negro Southern League (1932)	Atlanta Black Crackers (1932–1932) • Birmingham Black Barons (1932) • Chicago American Giants (1932) • Columbus Turf Club (1932) • Indianapolis ABCs (1932) • Little Rock Grays (1932) • Louisville Black Caps (1932–1932) • Memphis Red Sox (1932) • Monroe Monarchs (1932) • Montgomery Grey Sox (1932) • Nashville Elite Giants (1932)
Players' League (1890)	Boston Reds (1890–1890) • Brooklyn Ward's Wonders (1890) • Buffalo Bisons (1890) • Chicago Pirates (1890) • Cleveland Infants (1890) • New York Giants (1890) • Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1890) • Pittsburgh Burghers (1890)
Union Association (1884)	Altoona Mountain Citys (1884) • Baltimore Monumentals (1884) • Boston Reds (1884) • Chicago Browns (1884) • Cincinnati Outlaw Reds (1884) • Kansas City Cowboys (1884) • Milwaukee Brewers (1884) • Philadelphia Keystones • Pittsburgh Stogies (1884) • St. Louis Maroons (1884–1884) • St. Paul Saints (1884) • Washington Nationals (1884) • Wilmington Quicksteps (1884)

Italics denote team who later changed leagues

Baseball Hall of Famers

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