List of Baltimore Orioles (19th century) Opening Day starting pitchers
Pitchers
Table:
Season

Pitcher

Decision

Final
Score

Opponent

Location (Stadium)

References

1882

Tricky Nichols

(L)

7–10

Philadelphia Athletics

Oakdale Park

[4]

1883

John Fox

(W)

4–3

New York Metropolitans

Oriole Park

[18]

1884

Hardie Henderson

(W)

5–3

New York Metropolitans

Oriole Park

[15]

1885

Hardie Henderson (2)

(L)

3–7

Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers

Oriole Park

[16]

1886

Matt Kilroy

(W)

4–1

Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers

Oriole Park

[11]

1887

Matt Kilroy (2)

(W)

8–3

Philadelphia Athletics

Oriole Park

[12]

1888

Matt Kilroy (3)

(W)

5–4

Philadelphia Athletics

Jefferson Street Grounds

[13]

1889

Matt Kilroy (4)

(L)

3–13

Columbus Solons

Oriole Park

[14]

1890

Les German

(L)

10–11

St. Louis Browns

Oriole Park

[19]

1891

Sadie McMahon

(W)

11–7

Boston Beaneaters

Oriole Park

[7]

1892

Sadie McMahon (2)

(L)

3–13

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

Union Park

[5]

1893

Sadie McMahon (3)

(L)

5–7

Washington Senators

Boundary Field

[8]

1894**

Sadie McMahon (4)

(W)

8–3

New York Giants

Union Park

[9]

1895**

Duke Esper

(L)

6–7

Philadelphia Phillies

Union Park

[17]

1896**

Sadie McMahon (5)

(L)

5–6

Brooklyn Bridegrooms

Union Park

[10]

1897

Bill Hoffer

(W)

10–5

Boston Beaneaters

Union Park

[20]

1898

Doc McJames

(W)

8–3

Washington Senators

Union Park

[21]

1899

Frank Kitson

(W)

5–3

New York Giants

Union Park

[6]

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The 19th century 's version of the Baltimore Orioles were founded in 1882 as part of the new American Association . Owned by wealthy Harry Von der Horst , the Orioles finished the season in last place with only 19 wins .
Frederick C. Tricky Nichols ( July 26 , 1850 - August 22 , 1897 ) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for six seasons from 1875 to 1882 . He played for six teams : New Haven Elm Citys in 1875 , Boston Red Caps in 1876 , St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1877 , Providence Grays in 1878 , Worcester Ruby Legs in 1880 , and Baltimore Orioles in 1882 . He died in his hometown of Bridgeport , Connecticut at the age of 47 , and is interred at Lakeview Cemetery .
The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team , one of six charter members of the American Association , a 19th-century major league , which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League . The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles , Cincinnati Red Stockings , Eclipse of Louisville , Pittsburgh Alleghenys , and St. Louis Brown Stockings . The team took its name from a previous team , which played in the National Association from 1871 through 1875 and in the National League in 1876 .
Oakdale Park is a former baseball field located in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . The field was home to the Philadelphia Athletics in their first season of the American Association in 1882 . The site of the park had been used for amateur baseball since the Civil War . The AA Athletics played a single season at the park , located at Huntingdon Street ( north ) , 11th Street ( east ) , Cumberland Street ( south ) , and 12th Street ( west ) ( in West Kensington ) , relocating to Jefferson Street Grounds in 1883 . The park was sold shortly thereafter and torn down . Baker Bowl would be built a couple of blocks west of this site , five years later .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
John Joseph Fox ( February 7 , 1859 in Roxbury , Massachusetts - April 16 , 1893 in Boston , Massachusetts ) , was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1881 to 1886 . He played for the Boston Red Caps , Baltimore Orioles , Pittsburgh Alleghenys , and Washington Nationals .
Metropolitan Club ( New York Metropolitans or the Mets ) was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887 . ( The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club was the name chosen in 1961 for the New York Mets , who began play in 1962 . )
Oriole Park is the name of several former major league and minor league baseball parks in Baltimore , Maryland . It is also half the name of the current downtown home of the Baltimore Orioles , its full name being Oriole Park at Camden Yards . All of the early incarnations of Oriole Park were built within a few blocks of each other .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs
James Harding Hardie Henderson ( October 31 , 1862 - February 6 , 1903 ) was Major League Baseball pitcher from 1883 to 1888 . He played for the Philadelphia Quakers , Baltimore Orioles , Brooklyn Grays , and Pittsburgh Alleghenys , and he finished with a win-loss record of 81-121 .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League baseball team , active primarily in the National League ( founded 1876 ) from 1884 until 1957 , after which the club moved to Los Angeles , California , where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers . The team moved west at the same time as its longtime rivals , the New York Giants , also in the National League , relocated to San Francisco in northern California as the San Francisco Giants . The team 's name derived from the reputed skill of Brooklyn residents at evading the city 's trolley streetcar network . The Dodgers played in two stadiums in South Brooklyn , each named Washington Park , and at Eastern Park in the neighborhood of Brownsville before moving to Ebbets Field in the neighborhood of Flatbush in 1913 . The team is noted for signing Jackie Robinson in 1947 as the first black player in the modern major leagues .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
Matthew Aloysius Matches Kilroy ( June 21 , 1866 - March 2 , 1940 ) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball . In 1886 , he had 513 strikeouts , which remains the MLB single-season record .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia . 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 National Association and one in the National League of Base Ball Clubs . From 1873 to 1875 , the Athletics shared it with the White Stockings , also in the National Association . Later it was home to the American Association Athletics beginning 1883 , moving in from Oakdale Park , until 1890 . The grounds were located on a large block bounded by Jefferson Street ( north ) ; 25th Street ( east ) ; Master Street ( south ) ; and 27th Street ( west ) . Although typically listed as one ballpark , the 1870s diamond was located in the opposite corner of the block from the 1880s diamond . The facility opened to professional league baseball on May 15 , 1871 . The seating capacity was meager , only 5,000 seats . The inaugural National League game was played there , on Saturday , April 22 , 1876 , between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Caps ; Boston won 6-5 . By a quirk of fate , it was the only NL game played that day , all others being rained out . This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891 . In three seasons , they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489 . Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus , Ohio . The Solons were managed by Al Buckenberger ( 99-119 ) , Gus Schmelz ( 99-89 ) , and Pat Sullivan ( 2-1 ) . Some of their top players were pitchers Mark Baldwin , Elton Chamberlain and Hank Gastright , catcher Jack O'Connor , first baseman Dave Orr , third baseman Lefty Marr , and outfielders Charlie Duffee and Spud Johnson .
The Baltimore Orioles team left the American Association after the 1889 season and started playing in the minor Atlantic Association . However , when the Brooklyn Gladiators ballclub folded mid-way through the 1890 season the Orioles returned to the AA to finish out the season .
Lester Stanley Les German ( June 1 , 1869 - June 10 , 1934 ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher . He played in all or part of six seasons in the majors between 1890 and 1897 . He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1890 , then spent four seasons pitching for the New York Giants ( 1893 to 1896 ) , finishing his career with the Washington Senators . His lifetime pitching record was 34 wins and 63 losses .
The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis , Missouri . The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division . Busch Stadium has been their home ballpark since 2006 . One of the nation 's oldest and most successful professional baseball clubs , the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships , more than any other NL team and second in MLB only to the New York Yankees . The team has won 19 National League pennants , third-most of any team . St. Louis has also won 14 division titles in the East and Central divisions . In 1881 , entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased the Brown Stockings barnstorming club , renamed it the St. Louis Browns , and made it a charter member of the American Association ( AA ) baseball league . The team won four league championships , qualifying them to play in the era 's professional baseball championship tournament , a forerunner of the modern World Series . In two of these championships , the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings , launching the enduring Cardinals-Cubs rivalry . In 1892 , the Browns - also called the Perfectos - joined the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs , later renamed the National League . In 1900 , the team was renamed the Cardinals . ( Two years later , an unrelated St. Louis Browns team joined the American League . )
In their last season in the American Association , the 1891 Baltimore Orioles finished in fourth place ( third among teams that played a full schedule ) with a record of 71-64 . After the season , the AA folded , and the Orioles joined the National League .
John Joseph Sadie McMahon ( September 19 , 1867 - February 20 , 1954 ) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1889 to 1897 . McMahon played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Baltimore Orioles , and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms . McMahon was born in Wilmington , Delaware and grew up in the Henry Clay Village area . In 1954 , McMahon died and was buried in St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church Cemetery in Wilmington . He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1979 .
The Atlanta Braves , a current Major League Baseball franchise , originated in Boston , Massachusetts . This article details the history of the Boston Braves , from 1871 to 1952 , after which they moved to Milwaukee , Wisconsin to become the Milwaukee Braves , and then eventually to Atlanta to become the Atlanta Braves . The Boston franchise played at South End Grounds from 1871 to 1914 and at Braves Field from 1915 to 1952 . Braves Field is now Nickerson Field of Boston University . The franchise , from Boston to Milwaukee to Atlanta , is the oldest continuous professional baseball franchise .
With the demise of the American Association , the Baltimore Orioles joined the more established National League for the 1892 season . The team finished with a combined record of 46-101 , worst in the league .
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League baseball team , active primarily in the National League ( founded 1876 ) from 1884 until 1957 , after which the club moved to Los Angeles , California , where it continues its history as the Los Angeles Dodgers . The team moved west at the same time as its longtime rivals , the New York Giants , also in the National League , relocated to San Francisco in northern California as the San Francisco Giants . The team 's name derived from the reputed skill of Brooklyn residents at evading the city 's trolley streetcar network . The Dodgers played in two stadiums in South Brooklyn , each named Washington Park , and at Eastern Park in the neighborhood of Brownsville before moving to Ebbets Field in the neighborhood of Flatbush in 1913 . The team is noted for signing Jackie Robinson in 1947 as the first black player in the modern major leagues .
Union Park is a former baseball ground located in Baltimore , Maryland . The ground was home to the Baltimore Orioles during their first glory years in the 1890s . It was located in area bounded by East 25th Street to the north , 24th Street to the south Hunter Hunter Street to the west and Barclay Street to the east . The Orioles opened this park during the 1891 season , abandoning Oriole Park . Their first game there was on May 11 , 1891 , an 8-4 victory over the St. Louis Browns in front of over 10,000 fans ( https : //news.google.com/newspapers ? id=rJFDAAAAIBAJ & sjid=grkMAAAAIBAJ & pg=7081% 2C3981859 ) . At that time they were playing in the then-major American Association . After that season , the Association folded , and four of its teams were absorbed into the National League , including the Orioles . The Orioles became a perennial contender during that time . Despite that success , they were dropped when the National League contracted after the 1899 season . The legacy of those Orioles lived on through the later achievements of their many Hall of Fame players , such as John McGraw , Wilbert Robinson , Hughie Jennings and Willie Keeler . There was a destructive fire on January 14 , 1895 , which destroyed the grandstand and a clubhouse . The structure was rebuilt and the Orioles were able to continue to use ballpark for their remaining seasons .
Note : Pos = Position ; G = Games played ; AB = At bats ; H = Hits ; Avg . = Batting average ; HR = Home runs ; RBI = Runs batted in
The Washington Senators were a 19th-century baseball team . The team was also known as the Washington Statesmen and the Washington Nationals . The team played at Boundary Field . The team started out in the American Association as the Washington Statesmen in 1891 . The American Association folded after that season , and the team was purchased by J. Earl Wagner , who would own the team for the remainder of its existence . The Statesmen moved to the National League for the 1892 season , becoming the Senators . When the NL contracted from twelve teams to eight after the 1899 season , the Senators were one of the teams eliminated . The Senators did not fare well in their nine years as a franchise , which might have been the reason they were contracted . Washington never had a winning season and compiled a winning percentage of 0.366 . Among their more famous players were Deacon McGuire and Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke . After a one-year hiatus , the Senators returned , but they were no longer the same franchise that played at Boundary Field . In fact the Original Senators were the first of three teams , all called the Washington Senators , and were in the Capital continuously until the third Senators franchise left to become the Texas Rangers .
Boundary Field , also known as American League Park II and National Park , is a former baseball ground in Washington , D.C. located on the site currently occupied by Howard University Hospital ; bounded approximately by Georgia Avenue , 5th Street , W Street and Florida Avenue , NW . It was just outside what was then the city limit of Washington , whose northern boundary was Boundary Street which was renamed Florida Avenue in 1890 .
The Baltimore Orioles won their first National League pennant in 1894 . They won 24 of their last 25 games . After the regular season 's conclusion , the Orioles participated in the first Temple Cup competition against the second-place New York Giants . The Orioles lost to the Giants in a sweep , four games to none . The Orioles roster contained six future Hall of Famers : Wilbert Robinson , John McGraw , Dan Brouthers , Hughie Jennings , Wee Willie Keeler and Joe Kelley . Every man in their starting line up hit .300 for the season . They bunted , hit-and-ran , Baltimore chopped , backed up throws , cut off throws , and had pitchers cover first . [ context needed ] They also deadened balls by icing them , tilted baselines so bunts would roll fair , and put soap around the mound so opposing pitchers would get slippery fingers if he tried to dry his hands in the dirt .
The San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball originated in New York City as the New York Gothams in 1883 and were known as the New York Giants from 1885 until the team relocated to San Francisco after the 1957 season . During most of their 75 seasons in New York City , the Giants played home games at various incarnations of the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan . Numerous inductees of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown , New York played for the New York Giants , including John McGraw , Mel Ott , Bill Terry , Willie Mays , Monte Irvin , and Travis Jackson . During the club 's tenure in New York , it won five of the franchise 's eight World Series wins and 17 of its 23 National League pennants . Famous moments in the Giants ' New York history include the 1922 World Series , in which the Giants swept the Yankees in four games , Bobby Thomson 's 1951 home run known as the Shot Heard 'Round the World , and the defensive feat by Willie Mays during the first game of the 1954 World Series known as the Catch . The Giants had intense rivalries with their fellow New York teams the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers , facing the Yankees in six World Series and playing the league rival Dodgers multiple times per season . Games between any two of these three teams were known collectively as the Subway Series . The Dodgers-Giants rivalry continues , as both teams moved to the West Coast in California after the 1957 season , with the Dodgers relocating to Los Angeles . The New York Giants of the National Football League are named after the team .
The 1895 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball . The Orioles finished first in the National League , winning their second straight pennant . However , for the second straight year , they failed to win the Temple Cup , losing to the second-place Cleveland Spiders 4 games to 1 .
Charles H. Duke Esper ( July 28 , 1867 in Salem , New Jersey - August 31 , 1910 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1890-1898 . He would play for the Philadelphia Athletics , Pittsburgh Pirates , Philadelphia Phillies , Baltimore Orioles , Washington Senators , and St. Louis Browns . He gave up Roger Connor 's 100th home run , the second player to do so after Harry Stovey .
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia . They compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member of the National League ( NL ) East division . Since 2004 , the team 's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park , located in South Philadelphia . The Phillies are the oldest , continuous , one-name , one-city franchise in American professional sports . The Phillies have won two World Series championships ( against the Kansas City Royals in 1980 and the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 ) and seven National League pennants , the first of which came in 1915 . Since the first modern World Series was played in 1903 , the Phillies played 77 consecutive seasons ( and 97 seasons from the club 's establishment ) before they won their first World Series - longer than any of the other 16 teams that made up the major leagues for the first half of the 20th century . They are one of the more successful franchises since the start of the Divisional Era in Major League Baseball . The Phillies have won 11 division titles , including five consecutive division titles from 2007 to 2011 ; these are ranked sixth among all teams and fourth in the National League . The franchise was founded in Philadelphia in 1883 , replacing the team from Worcester , Massachusetts , in the National League . The team has played at several stadiums in the city , beginning with Recreation Park and continuing at Baker Bowl ; Shibe Park , which was later renamed Connie Mack Stadium in honor of the longtime Philadelphia Athletics manager ; Veterans Stadium , and now Citizens Bank Park . The team 's spring training facilities are located in Clearwater , Florida , where its Class-A minor league affiliate Clearwater Threshers plays at Spectrum Field . Other Class-A affiliates are the Lakewood BlueClaws , who play in Lakewood , New Jersey , and the Williamsport Crosscutters , who play in Williamsport , Pennsylvania .
The Baltimore Orioles won their third straight National League pennant in 1896 . After the season , they faced the Cleveland Spiders in the Temple Cup for the second year in a row . After losing 4 games to 1 in 1895 , the Orioles swept the Spiders in four straight . The Orioles had now played in the Cup in each of its first three seasons , with this one being their first win .
The 1897 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball . After three straight first-place finishes , the Orioles slipped to second place with a record of 90-40 , 2 games behind the National League-leading Boston Beaneaters . After the season , the two teams met in what would be the final Temple Cup competition , with the Orioles winning 4 games to 1 . In all , Baltimore played in all four Temple Cups , losing the first two and winning the last two .
William Leopold Bill Hoffer ( November 8 , 1870 - July 21 , 1959 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons ( 1895-1899 , 1901 ) with the Baltimore Orioles , Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Blues . For his career , he compiled a 92-46 record in 161 appearances , with a 3.75 earned run average and 314 strikeouts . In 1901 he archived the dubious honor of being the losing pitcher in the American League 's first game . In his rookie year , 1895 , he compiled 31 wins ( including a league-leading four shutouts ) , a major league record for most wins as a rookie . He led the National League in Winning Percentage in 1895 and 1896 . He was born and later died in Cedar Rapids , Iowa , at the age of 88 .
The 1898 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball . Although there was no Temple Cup after the season , the Orioles still finished second in the National League for the second straight year with a record of 96-53 , 6 games behind the Boston Beaneaters . The Orioles set a Major League record which still stands , for the most batters hit by a pitch in a season , with 148 .
James McCutchen McJames ( August 27 , 1874 - September 23 , 1901 ) was a professional baseball player . He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons ( 1895-1899 , 1901 ) with the Washington Senators , Baltimore Orioles , and Brooklyn Superbas . He was the National League strikeout champion in 1897 with the Washington Senators . For his career , he compiled a 79-80 record in 178 appearances , with a 3.43 ERA and 593 strikeouts .
The 1899 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball . It was the Orioles ' 18th season in the major leagues , their 8th in the National League , and their last overall . After the 1898 season , Orioles owner Harry Von der Horst acquired a controlling interest in the Brooklyn Bridegrooms ballclub and moved most of his star players and manager Ned Hanlon over to the Brooklyn team . The remaining team played the season under first year manager John McGraw and still won 86 games and finish in fourth place . After the season , the National League contracted and the Baltimore franchise was folded . The remaining players either were absorbed into Brooklyn or released to sign with another club .
Frank R. Kitson ( September 11 , 1869 - April 14 , 1930 ) was an American baseball pitcher . A native of Michigan , Kitson played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles ( 1898-1899 ) , Brooklyn Superbas ( 1900-1902 ) , Detroit Tigers ( 1903-1905 ) , Washington Senators ( 1906-1907 ) , and New York Highlanders ( 1907 ) . Kitson helped lead the 1900 Brooklyn Superbas to the National League pennant . He had 22 wins in 1899 and won at least 15 games five consecutive years from 1899 to 1903 . He compiled a career record of 128-117 with a 3.18 earned run average ( ERA ) and 729 strikeouts . He appeared in 304 games and threw complete games in 211 .