Chicago Pirates

The Chicago Pirates were a baseball team in the Players' League for a single season in 1890. The team played their home games at South Side Park (II). Their powerful National League rivals were the Chicago White Stockings. The Pirates recruited most of the White Stocking's players, and for this reason the Pirate's attendance was nearly fifty percent higher than the White Stockings. The Pirate's owner, John Addison, was a wealthy contractor. Although Addison and his partner White Stocking second baseman Fred Pfeffer had signed mostly White Stocking players, they also signed four players from the St. Louis Browns of the American Association as well as a pitcher from the Columbus Solons of the American Association. ^[1] The team was managed by Charles Comiskey.

Notable players

• Charles Comiskey
• Hugh Duffy
• Silver King
• Jimmy Ryan
• Ned Williamson
• Tip O'Neill

Comiskey and Duffy are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. On June 21, 1890, Silver King pitched the only ever Player's League no-hitter.

See also

• 1890 Chicago Pirates season

References

1. ^ Project Ballpark

External links

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball Reference
• Sports Illustrated