Cap Anson
First Baseman
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 6, 1871 for the Rockford Forest Citys
Final game
October 3, 1897 for the Chicago Colts
Career statistics
AVG	.333
HR	97
RBI	2076
Teams
Rockford Forest Citys (1871) Philadelphia Athletics (1872-1875) Chicago White Stockings (1876-1889) Chicago Colts (1890-1897)
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Elected	1939
Election Method	Veteran's Committee

Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was a professional baseball player in the National Association and Major League Baseball. He played in a record twenty-seven consecutive seasons.^[1] He was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era. His contemporary influence and prestige are regarded by historians as playing a major role in establishing the racial segregation in baseball that persisted until the late 1940s. ^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Rockford Forest Citys was one of the first professional baseball clubs, playing for one season during the National Association inaugural year of 1871. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... Rockford Forest Citys was one of the first professional baseball clubs, playing for one season during the National Association inaugural year of 1871. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1871 throughout the world. ... There have been three professional baseball teams based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known as the Philadelphia Athletics: 1. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1872 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1875 throughout the world. ... The Chicago White Stockings was the original name of two different professional baseball teams which have played in Chicago, Illinois: The team which played in the National Association in 1871, and which resumed play in 1874-75 after the Great Chicago Fire; they joined the National League in 1876 and... The following are the baseball events of the year 1876 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1889 throughout the world. ... The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1890 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... == July == July 4 = Lou Gehrig day was held at Yankee Stadium,Lou said in his speech that he is the luckiest man on the face of the earth. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... A professional can be either a person in a profession (certain types of skilled work requiring formal training / education) or in sports (a sportsman / sportwoman doing sports for payment). ... This article is about the sport. ... The National Association of Professional Baseball Players, or simply the National Association, was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season, after which its stronger teams created the National League. ... MLB and Major Leagues redirect here. ...

Early baseball career

Anson was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. Beginning in 1866, he spent two years at the high-school age boarding school of the University of Notre Dame after being sent there by his father in hopes of curtailing his mischievousness.^[2] Cap was also drummer boy during the Civil War. He served with the 88th Regiment of the Illinois infantry. In 1863, his regiment came under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman shortly before his march to the sea. Cap saw battle in Tullahoma, Nashville, and participated in burning of the city of Atlanta. During the Civil War, he also had his first exposure to baseball and thus this had a major impact on Cap's life. His time away did little to discipline him, and soon after he returned home his father sent him to the University of Iowa, where his bad behavior resulted in the school asking him to leave after one semester.^[2] Anson played on a number of competitive baseball clubs in his youth and began to play professionally in the National Association (NA) at the age of 19. His best years in the NA were 1872 and 1873, when he finished in the top 5 in batting, OBP (leading the league in 1872), and OPS. His numbers declined slightly the following two seasons, but he was still good enough that Chicago White Stockings Secretary-turned-President William Hulbert sought him to improve his club for the 1876 season. Hulbert broke league rules by negotiating with Anson and several other stars while the 1875 season was still in progress and ultimately founded the new National League to forestall any disciplinary action.^[3] Anson, who had married a Philadelphia native in the meantime, had second thoughts about going west, but Hulbert held Anson to his contract and he eventually warmed to the Windy City.^[4] Marshalltown is a city located in Marshall County, Iowa. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The University of Notre Dame IPA: is a Catholic[4] institution located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated section of St. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major national research university located on a campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), or simply the National Association (NA), was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season. ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice. ... In baseball statistics, on-base plus slugging (denoted by OPS) incorporates on base percentage (OBP) and slugging percentage (SLG). ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 10, 14, 23, 26, 42 Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874-1889) (a. ... William Hulbert William Ambrose Hulbert (October 23, 1832 - April 10, 1882) was one of the founders of the National League, recognized as baseballs first major league, and was also the president of the Chicago White Stockings franchise. ... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ...

Chicago White Stockings/Colts

The White Stockings won the first league title, but fell off the pace the following two seasons. During this time, Anson was a solid hitter, but not quite a superstar. Both his fortunes and those of his team would change after Anson was named captain-manager of the club in 1879, hence the nickname "Cap", although the newspapers typically called him by the more formal "Captain Anson" or "Capt. Anson". With Anson pacing the way, the White Stockings won five pennants between 1880 and 1886. They were helped to the titles using new managerial tactics, including the rotation of two star pitchers. After the expression first became popular, in the 1890s, he retroactively claimed to used some of the first "hit and run" plays, and, especially aided by clever base runner Mike Kelly in the first half of the 1880s, had his players run the bases in a way that forced the opposition into making errors. In a modern sense of going South right before a season, he shares credit as an innovator of spring training along with then-Chicago President Albert Spalding. An aggressive captain and manager, he regularly helped players play better, and his contributions helped make baseball a higher-quality sport, while at the same time making it more popular with fans. On the field, Anson was the team's best hitter and run producer. In the 1880s, he won two batting titles (1881, 1888) and finished second four times (1880, 1882, 1886-87). During the same period, he led the league in RBIs an incredible seven times (1880-82, 1884-86, 1888). His best season was in 1881, when he led the league in batting (.399), OBP (.442), OPS (.952), hits (137), total bases (175), and RBIs (82). He also became the first player to hit three consecutive home runs, five homers in two games, and four doubles in a game, as well as being the first to perform two unassisted double plays in a game. He is one of only a few players to score six runs in a game, a feat accomplished on August 24, 1886. Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... $10,000 Kelly baseball card, ca. ... A Grapefruit League game at the LA Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida In Major League Baseball, spring training is a series of exhibition games which precedes the regular season. ... Al Spaldings sporting goods company made a lasting impact on baseball. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... After stepping on second base, the fielder throws to first to complete a double play In baseball, a double play (denoted on statistics sheets by DP) for a team or a fielder is the act of making two outs during the same continuous playing action. ...

Cap Anson baseball card (N162), 1888.

Anson was well known to be a racist and refused to play in exhibition games versus dark-skinned players. This attitude was not considered to be unusual in his day, and Anson remained very popular in Chicago while playing for the White Stockings, which were increasingly known as the Colts starting with an influx of new players in the mid-1880s, as well as by a stage play starring Anson and called "The Runaway Colt". By the early 1890s, "Anson's Colts" or just "Colts" was the most-frequently used nickname for the team. Anson signed a ten year contract in 1888 to manage the White Stockings (which, because of a typographical error he failed to spot, ended after the 1897 season instead of 1898), but his best years were behind him. He led the league in walks in 1890 and garnered his eighth and final RBI crown in 1891, but declined precipitously thereafter. On the managerial front, he failed to win another pennant. He also mellowed enough that he became a fatherly figure, and was often called "Pop". When he was fired as manager after the 1897 season, it also marked the end of his 27-year playing career. The following season, newspapers dubbed the Colts the "Orphans", as they had lost their "Pop". Image File history File links Size of this preview: 336 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1400 × 2500 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 336 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1400 × 2500 pixel, file size: 1. ... An example of a 1915 Cracker Jack Charles Comiskey card. ... Racism is a belief or concept that inherent differences between people, in particular those upon which the concept of race is based, determine cultural or individual achievement, and may involve the idea that ones self-identified race or ethnic group or others race or ethnic group is superior. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Career hits total

There has been some controversy as to whether Anson should be considered the first player ever to get 3,000 hits in a major league career. For many years, recognized statistics credited him with achieving that goal. When the first edition of Macmillan's Baseball Encyclopedia was issued in 1969, one of its committee's goals was to disregard "gimmick" scoring rules, and this affected Anson's totals. In 1887, it had been decided to count base-on-balls as hits (and times-at-bat) instead of 0's in both categories as they were before and have been since. Since then, Anson's 60 walks have been removed from his 1887 hit total, resulting in a career mark of 2,995. In Major League Baseball, the 3,000 hit club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3,000 or more career base hits. ... Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately-held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. ...

The other controversy over Anson's total hits had to do with his five years in the National Association. Neither the Macmillan Encyclopedia editions nor Major League Baseball itself at that time recognized the NA as being a true major league, for a number of reasons. There was no argument that the NA was the first professional league. Anson thus played at the top level of professional baseball that was available, for 27 years, and his 423 hits in the NA plus 2,995 in the NL put his professional total at 3,418.

Major League Baseball now considers the NA to be a de facto major league, as the MLB.com website includes the NA years in Anson's record, and his major league hits total as 3,418. Anson is placed at seventh in the all-time leaders in hits.

Other sources credit Anson with a differing amount of hits. According to the Sporting News baseball record book, which does not take NA statistics into account, Anson had 3,012 hits over his career.^[5] The National Baseball Hall of Fame credits Anson with 3,081 hits on its webpage^[6], a number which credits the bases on balls he earned in 1887 as hits and also does not recognize the National Association. The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper, currently affiliated with the Fox network. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related...

Cap Anson throws out the first pitch for the Cubs in 1908, at Chicago's West Side Park

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After retirement

Anson briefly made a return to baseball managing the New York Giants in June and July of 1898, but fully retired afterward. After a number of failed business attempts, he was later elected city clerk of Chicago in 1905^[7] and then, after serving one term, failed in the Democratic primary to become sheriff in 1907.^[8] After an unsuccessful attempt at owning/managing a semi-pro team, Anson began touring on the vaudeville circuit, which lasted up until about a year before his death.^[7] He first appeared in vaudeville in 1913 doing a monologue and a short dance. He next appeared in 1921 accompanied by his two daughters in an act written by Ring Lardner with songs by Herman Timberg.^[9] Following a glandular ailment^[10], Anson died at the age of 69 in Chicago, Illinois and was interred at the Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago.^[11] Major league affiliations National League (1883–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers NY, NY, 3, 4, 11, 24, 27, 30, 36, 42, 44 Name San Francisco Giants (1958–present) New York Giants (1885–1957) New York Gothams (1883–1885) Other nicknames Jints, Gigantes, G-Men Ballpark AT... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... In the United States, a city clerk as an elected or appointed official who is charged with the responsibility of being the official keeper of the municipal records. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... A primary election is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election (nominating primary). ... Look up Sheriff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A semi-professional athlete is one who is paid money to play and thus is not an amateur, but for whom sport is not a full-time occupation, generally because the level of pay is too low to make a reasonable living based solely upon that source, thus making the... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 - September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre. ... A gland is an organ in an animals body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland). ... A disease is any abnormal condition of the body or mind that causes discomfort, dysfunction, or distress to the person affected or those in contact with the person. ... Confederate Mound Oak Woods Cemetery was established in 1854 – five years earlier than Rosehill and Calvary – on an area of 74 ha (183 acres) located at 1035 E. 67th Street in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The first burials took place in 1860 and during the American Civil War, six thousand Confederate...

Anson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, one of the first 19th-century players selected. Over 100 years after his retirement, he still holds several Cubs franchise records, including most career RBI, runs, hits, singles, and doubles. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... See previous election: 1938 and next election: 1942 The 1939 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame were the last ones conducted prior to the Halls opening that year. ... Best franchise season: 116-36 (.763) (1906) (MLB record) Worst franchise season: 59-103 (.364) (1962,1966) Batting average: Ross Barnes, .389 (1876) On-base percentage: Ross Barnes, .462 (1876) Slugging percentage: Sammy Sosa, .737 (2001) OPS: Sammy Sosa, 1. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... Bengie Molina of the Anaheim Angels (in gray and red) scores a run by touching home plate after rounding all the bases. ... In Major League Baseball history, Ty Cobb had a record 4,191 hits by 1928; Pete Rose would surpass it 57 years later, and finish with 4,256 career hits. ... In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by striking the ball and getting to first before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put... In baseball, a double is the act of a batter safely reaching second base by striking the ball and getting to second before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...

See also

• List of MLB individual streaks
• List of major league players with 2,000 hits
• List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
• List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
• 3000 hit club
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball batting champions
• Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
• Major League Baseball titles leaders

Insert non-formatted text hereThe following is a list of notable individual streaks achieved in Major League Baseball. ... Below is the list of Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2,000 hit milestone. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Major League Baseball all-time leaders in doubles. ... Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 triple milestone. ... Below is the list of 295 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1,000 Runs milestone. ... Below is the list of 252 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1,000 RBI milestone. ... In Major League Baseball, the 3,000 hit club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have made 3,000 or more career base hits. ... Major League Baseball recognizes runs batted in champions in the American League and National League each season. ... The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each the American League and National League who has the highest batting average in a particular season. ... Listed below are the occurrences of Major League Baseball players who have hit three home runs in a single game. ... At the end of each Major League Baseball season, the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced. ...

References

1. ^ Most Seasons Played. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-22. (Note that Nolan Ryan's 27 seasons are not consecutive.)
2. ^ ^{a b} CapAnson.com - Chapter 1. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
3. ^ BaseballLibrary.com - William Hulbert. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
4. ^ CapAnson.com - Chapter 2. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
5. ^ 2007 Complete Baseball Record Book - Career Milestones (PDF). Sporting News. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
6. ^ Cap Anson's Hitting Stats. National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.
7. ^ ^{a b} CapAnson.com - Chapter 5. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
8. ^ CapAnson.com - Timeline. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
9. ^ Laurie, Joe, Jr. Vaudeville: From the Honky-tonks to the Palace. New York: Henry Holt, 1953. p. 126.
10. ^ TheDeadBallEra.com - Obituary. Retrieved October 25, 2006.
11. ^ FindAGrave.com. Retrieved October 25, 2006.

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External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• Baseball-reference.com – Major league career managerial statistics
• baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
• capanson.com
• A Ball Player's Career, available at Project Gutenberg. eBook on Anson