Category talk:Rockford Forest Citys (NABBP) players

Latest comment: 15 years ago by P64 in topic roster

coverage

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Beside the seven players with pages now in the category, Marshall Wright lists these other members of the 1870 team.

  • Barstow, 1870 of,1b

Those are three regulars and one sub. Relying on memory too, I give red links to the major leaguers only. P64 (talk) 21:10, 15 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Possibly that is Joe Doyle of the 1872 Washington Nationals, a shortstop and Virginia native
The Forest Citys were openly professional only in 1870 although Barnes or Spaldings later recalled splitting gate receipts by the end of the decade. The 1870 replaced only two regulars from 1869, outfielders Ballard Osborne and Chesney or Chaney by 1B Doyle and OF Simmons. --P64 (talk) 05:26, 16 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

major leaguers

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Two members of the 1870 team never played in the majors (see above).

Here are the known major leaguers who played for the Rockford Forest Citys before 1871, presented in two different ways.

66 67 68 69 70 Bob Addy
-- -- 68 69 70 Al Barker
66 67 68 69 70 Ross Barnes
-- -- 68 69 70 Fred Cone
-- -- -- 69 70 Tom Foley
-- -- -- 69 70 Scott Hastings
-- -- -- -- 70 Joe Simmons
66 67 68 69 70 Al Spalding


-- -- 68 69 70 Gat Stires

Neither one should win any awards but either one may be useful. --P64 (talk) 03:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

roster

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Here is a presentation of the 1868-1870 teams (combining two sources) plus 1866-1867 data from three biographies.

66	67	2B	C	2B	[[Bob Addy]]
		LF 	OF	of	[[Al Barker]]
66	67 	SS	SS	SS	[[Ross Barnes]]
		1B	1B	LF	[[Fred Cone]]
 			3B	3B	[[Tom Foley]]
			2B	C	[[Scott Hastings]]
		 		CF	[[Joe Simmons]]
66	67 	P	P	P	[[Al Spalding]]
 		RF	of	RF	[[Gat Stires]]

				lf,1b	Barstow
				1B	Joe Doyle
			CF		Chesney:Chaney
			of		Sawyer
			of:LF		Trumbull
		3B:CF	RF		Ballard Osborne
		of			Waxham
		C			George King

Uppercase denotes a regular player. Comma is part of a complex listing from one source. Colon separates data from two sources, for selected differences only. --P64 (talk) 04:24, 23 February 2009 (UTC)Reply