Cleveland Blues (National League)

Cleveland Blues
Cleveland Blues
Years 1879–1884
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Major league affiliations
National League;
Ballpark
	Kennard Street Park;
Presidents
	C. H. Bulkeley (1882–1884); 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]

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