Philadelphia White Stockings all-time roster
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The Philadelphia White Stockings
were a professional baseball franchise that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. The team existed for three seasons in the National Association
from to . There were known alternatively as the Whites, Phillies, Philadelphias, or the Pearls, and played their home games at the Jefferson Street Grounds
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Philadelphia White Stockings
The Philadelphia White Stockings were an early professional baseball team. They were a member of the National Association from 1873 to 1875. Their home games were played at the Jefferson Street Grounds...
were a professional baseball franchise that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The team existed for three seasons in the National Association
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
from to . There were known alternatively as the Whites, Phillies, Philadelphias, or the Pearls, and played their home games at the Jefferson Street Grounds
Jefferson Street Grounds
Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also known as Jefferson Park and Athletics Park. It was home to the Philadelphia Athletics from 1871 to 1876, five seasons in the...
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List of players
Players in Bold and have the symbol †, are members of the National Baseball Hall of FameNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, 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...
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- Denny MackDenny MackDennis Joseph Mack, born as Dennis Joseph McGee, was a professional baseball player who was a first baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball for eight seasons from to...
- Fergy MaloneFergy MaloneFergus G. Malone was a professional baseball player in the 1860s and 1870s. He was the catcher for Athletic of Philadelphia in 1871, champion of the first professional league season....
- Mike McGearyMike McGearyMichael Henry McGeary was an American Major League Baseball player. He played mainly infield positions during his 11 league seasons, which included stints for seven different teams in two leagues. Three of those teams employed him as player-manager.McGeary was a native of Philadelphia...
- Ed McKennaEd McKennaEdward J. McKenna was a professional baseball player who played in one game as a first baseman for the 1874 Philadelphia White Stockings of the National Association, one game in the outfield for the 1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings of the National League and then 32 games for the 1884 Washington...
- John McMullinJohn McMullinJohn F. McMullin was an American professional baseball player. During the first professional league season in 1871, he was the only regular left-hand pitcher, without much success; otherwise he was an emergency pitcher who played outfield and everywhere...
- Levi MeyerleLevi MeyerleLevi Samuel Meyerle was an American Major League Baseball player who played for eight seasons in organized professional league play...
- Tim MurnaneTim MurnaneTimothy Hayes Murnane was an American sportswriter specializing in baseball, regarded as the leading baseball writer at The Boston Globe for about thirty years until his death. At the same time, he organized and led professional sports leagues and helped govern the baseball industry...
External links
- Franchise index at Baseball-Reference and Retrosheet