The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball

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 team based in Cleveland, Ohio

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 that operated in the National League

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 from 1879

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-Champions:*National League: Providence GraysNational Association: Albany Blue StockingsNorthwest League: Dubuque RabbitsInter-league playoff: Providence Grays def. Albany Blues , 2 games to 0.-National League final standings:-Statistical leaders:...

 to 1884

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-Champions:*First World's Championship Series: Providence Grays over New York Metropolitans *National League: Providence Grays*American Association: New York Metropolitans*Union Association: St...

. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily

Hugh Daily

Hugh Ignatius Daily, born Harry Criss , nicknamed "One Arm" Daily, was an Irish American professional right-handed pitcher who played six seasons, for seven different teams; the Buffalo Bisons, the Cleveland Blues, and the St...

 threw a no-hitter

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 for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players included Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon. The team was purchased by Charles Byrne

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 in 1885 for $10,000 and folded into his Brooklyn Grays

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 team. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D02E6DD1638E433A25756C0A9679C94699ED7CF

See also

• 1879 Cleveland Blues season
  1879 Cleveland Blues season
  The 1879 season was the National League debut for the Cleveland Blues. They finished the season 27-55, sixth in the eight-team National League.-Roster:-Starters by position:...
  
  
• 1880 Cleveland Blues season
  1880 Cleveland Blues season
  The Cleveland Blues finished the season at 47-37, good enough for a second place finish in the National League.-Roster:-Starters by position:...
  
  
• 1881 Cleveland Blues season
  1881 Cleveland Blues season
  The Cleveland Blues finished the season at 36-48, seventh place in the National League.-Roster:-Starters by position:Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in...
  
  
• 1882 Cleveland Blues season
  1882 Cleveland Blues season
  The Cleveland Blues finished the season at 42-40, fifth place in the National League.-Roster:-Starters by position:Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in...
  
  
• 1883 Cleveland Blues season
  1883 Cleveland Blues season
  The 1883 Cleveland Blues finished the season at 55-42, fourth place in the National League.-Roster:-Starters by position:Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in...
  
  
• 1884 Cleveland Blues season
  1884 Cleveland Blues season
  The Cleveland Blues season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blues finishing the season at 35-72, seventh place in the National League...
  
  
• Cleveland Blues all-time roster

External links

• Cleveland Blues team index - Baseball-Reference.com