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Robert Vavasour Ferguson (January 31, 1845 – May 3, 1894), nicknamed "Death to Flying Things," was an American infielder and manager in the early days of the baseball, playing both before and after baseball became professional. January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ...
1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ...
In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ...
A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II in St. ...
A native of Brooklyn, New York, Ferguson played for two of New York's most fabled semi-professional clubs in the early 1870s: the New York Mutuals and the Brooklyn Atlantics. He was a key participant in the NL's inaugural 1876 season as player-manager of the Hartford club, and also played for Chicago, Troy and Philadelphia before finishing his playing career with Pittsburgh of the then-major league American Association in 1884. Ferguson appeared in 562 games and batted .271. He is credited with being the first known batter to switch-hit. He did so against the baseball's first professional team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, and got a game-winning hit, thus bringing to an end the Red Stockings' astounding streak of 81 consecutive wins on June 14th, 1870. For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ...
The Mutual baseball club of New York City was a 19th century ball club. ...
The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn (Atlantic or the Brooklyn Atlantics) was baseballs first champion and its first dynasty. ...
Nickname: The Insurance Capital of the World, New Englands Rising Star Official website: www. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) National Association (1871,1874-1875) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1908 • 1907 NL Pennants (10) 1945 • 1938 • 1935 • 1932 1929 • 1918 • 1910 • 1908 1907 • 1906 Central Division titles (1) 2003 East Division titles...
Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (1) 1980 NL Pennants (5) 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1950 1915 East Division titles (6) [1] 1993 • 1983 • 1980 • 1978 1977 • 1976 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In 1981, a players strike in...
Major league affiliations National League (1887-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1886) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1925 1909 NL Pennants (9) 1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1927 1925 • 1909 • 1903 • 1902 1901 Central Division titles (0) None East Division...
The American Association (AA) was a professional baseball league from 1882 to 1891. ...
Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...
June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ...
1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
In addition to Hartford (1876-77), Ferguson managed Chicago (1878) and Troy (1879-82). In 1883, he was the first manager in the history of the Phillies, but was relieved of command when Philadelphia won only four of its first 17 games. He later managed Pittsburgh and New York of the American Association. Overall, his teams won 299 and lost 373, for a winning percentage of .445, and never finished higher than third place.
After leaving the major leagues, he served as an umpire and coached a women's team. Ferguson died in Brooklyn of apoplexy at the age of 49. His nickname apparently was derived from his acumen as a defensive player. Home plate umpire Gary Darling signals that the last pitch was a strike In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and meting out discipline. ...
Apoplexy is an old-fashioned medical term, generally used interchangeably with cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke) but having other meanings as well. ...
External link
- Bob Ferguson's record at baseball-reference.com
References - thedeadballera.com
- The Baseball Encyclopedia
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