Ned Hanlon

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 3.1 Player 3.2 Manager 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Edward Hugh Hanlon (August 22, 1857 - April 14, 1937), aside from one season with the Players League, played and managed his entire career in the National League. Hanlon began his playing career in 1880 with the Cleveland Blues and was mostly nomadic aside from a lengthy stint with the Detroit Wolverines through the 1880s. He was named player/manager of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1889 and served as a player/manager for the Alleghenys (later Pirates) and the Players League Burghers before going to Baltimore. In the middle of the 1892 season, the "player" was dropped from his title as he became solely the manager. Hanlon led the Orioles to three straight pennants (1894-1896) and five consecutive seasons with winning percentages .644 or better (1894-1898) before the Orioles merged with the Brooklyn franchise during the National League's effort to consolidate its clubs. Hanlon led the Superbas (named after an unrelated acrobatic troupe called "Hanlon's Superbas") to pennants in 1899 and 1900, again winning more than 60% of the games in both seasons. He would not repeat the success again as the Superbas would finish eighth in the league by the end of his time with the team. After two sixth-place finishes with Cincinnati, Hanlon retired from managing.

Awards

• Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1996, Manager

Achievements

Player

Hanlon's playing career was by and large unremarkable; short of a few very good seasons with the Detroit Wolverines, none of his numbers stand out much compared to his peers. In thirteen seasons, Hanlon batted .260/.325/.340 with 30 home runs and 517 runs batted in. He also stole fifty bases each year from 1886 to 1891 and perhaps earlier, though totals are unavailable prior to 1886.

Manager

• 5 National League pennants (1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1900)
• 7 consecutive seasons with .600 winning percentage or better (1894-1900)
• Career record 2530-1313
• 26th all time for winningest managers

Trivia

• Hanlon remained involved with Baltimore baseball even after leaving. He attempted to purchase the Superbas and move them (back, effectively) to Baltimore, but was blocked by a club employee named Charlie Ebbets. Hanlon was also the principal shareholder of the Baltimore Terrapins in the Federal League, which only lasted two seasons before folding.

Transactions

• Before 1880 Season: Signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Blues.
• Before 1881 Season: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Wolverines.
• November 21, 1888: Purchased by the Pittsburg Alleghenys from the Detroit Wolverines for $2,500.
• Before 1890 Season: Signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Burghers.
• May 5, 1892: Sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles in an unknown transaction.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Managerial Record
• Ned Hanlon: Hall of Fame Page
• 1996 Hall of Fame Class