List of 19th-century Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names

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Thirty-two individuals who played professional baseball at the major league level before 1900 lack identified given names (there are hundreds of other players of which this is true from the twentieth-century Negro leagues). All 32 played between 1872 and 1892; 18 played in the National Association, which folded in 1875. Identification of players remains difficult due to a lack of biographical information. A Brooklyn, New York, directory, for instance, lists more than 30 men who could be the professional player "Stoddard".^[1] Philadelphia Athletics manager Bill Sharsig signed three of the 32, "local players" McBride, Stafford and Sweigert, for Philadelphia's last game of the season against the Syracuse Stars on October 12, 1890. McBride, Philadelphia's center fielder, and Stafford, the team's right fielder, both failed to reach base, but left fielder Sweigert reached base on a walk and stole a base. Society for American Baseball Research writer Bill Carle "doubt[s] we will ever be able to identify them".^[2] David Nemec has commented on this phenomenon with both major league and minor league players, noting, for example, that a McGuire (not on this list because he was a minor league player) is probably the player with an unknown first name whose appearances came closest to the twentieth century.^[3]

Despite their relative anonymity, several of these players received media coverage describing their games. In 1872, The New York Times described O'Rourke as a new player on Eckford of Brooklyn who "appear[ed] to be an improvement over the recent incumbents": in his only game, the pitcher allowed 15 runs to score in a complete game against the Troy Trojans.^[1] Lewis received a mention in Sporting Life (pictured) that recapped his performance, and another in the Pittsburgh Press, with a synopsis that summarized the game as "one of the greatest slugging matches ever seen since curve pitching came into vogue".^[4]^[5]

Of the 32 athletes with an unidentified given name, Baltimore Monumentals right fielder Scott played in the most games at the major league level, with 13, followed by Wills with 9. Scott also has the most hits among these players, with 12, followed by both Wills and Jones with 5 each. Among pitchers, Lewis has the highest earned run average, 60.00,^[6] whereas McDoolan has the lowest, 3.00.

Players without identified given names

A faded clipping from Sporting Life, dated July 19, 1890. — A *Sporting Life* clip that describes Lewis as a "much disgusted ball tosser", taken from an article dated July 19, 1890.^[4]

National Association

1872–1874

Name	Position	Team	League	Year	Ref
Higby	Right fielder	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1872	^[7]
Higby	Summary: 1 game played 4 plate appearances 1 error

O'Rourke	Pitcher	Eckford of Brooklyn	National Association	1872	^[8]
O'Rourke	Summary: 0–1 win–loss record 9.0 innings pitched 8.00 earned run average 15 runs allowed

Spencer	Shortstop	Washington Nationals	National Association	1872	^[9]
Spencer	Summary: 1 game played 1 run 4 errors

McDoolan	Pitcher	Baltimore Marylands	National Association	1873	^[10]
McDoolan	Summary: 0–1 win–loss record 9.0 innings pitched 3.00 earned run average 24 runs allowed

Quinlan	Shortstop	Philadelphia White Stockings	National Association	1874	^[11]
Quinlan	Summary: 1 game played 1 hit 1 run batted in

Wood	Second baseman	Baltimore Canaries	National Association	1874	^[12]
Wood	Summary: 1 game played 5 plate appearances 0 hits

1875

Name	Position	Team	League	Year	Ref
Boland	Third baseman	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[13]
Boland	Summary: 1 game played 4 plate appearances 1 error

Booth	Shortstop	New Haven Elm Citys	National Association	1875	^[14]
Booth	Summary: 1 game played 2 plate appearances 1 error

Edwards	Center fielder / Pitcher	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[15]
Edwards	Summary: 1 game played 5 plate appearances 1 hit 0–1 win–loss record 2.0 innings pitched 4.50 earned run average

Evans	Left fielder	New Haven Elm Citys	National Association	1875	^[16]
Evans	Summary: 1 game played 2 hits 1 run batted in

Hellings	Second baseman	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[17]
Hellings	Summary: 1 game played 4 plate appearances 1 hit

Quinn	Outfielder / Shortstop	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[18]
Quinn	Summary: 2 games played 1 hit 2 runs

Shaffer	Right fielder	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[19]
Shaffer	Summary: 1 game played 4 plate appearances 1 error

Sheridan	Left fielder	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[20]
Sheridan	Summary: 1 game played 4 plate appearances 0 hits

D. Smith	Second baseman	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[21]
D. Smith	Summary: Misidentified until 2023 as Thomas N. Smith^[22] 3 games played 13 plate appearances 1 hit

Stoddard	Outfielder	Brooklyn Atlantics	National Association	1875	^[23]
Stoddard	Summary: 2 games played 9 plate appearances 1 hit

Sullivan	Right fielder	New Haven Elm Citys	National Association	1875	^[24]
Sullivan	Summary: 2 games played 3 hits 3 runs batted in

Union Association, American Association and Players' League

1884–1885

Name	Position	Team	League	Year	Ref
Carroll	Left fielder	Washington Nationals	Union Association	1884	^[25]
Carroll	Summary: 4 games played 16 plate appearances 4 hits 4 errors

Franklin	Center fielder	Washington Nationals	Union Association	1884	^[26]
Franklin	Summary: 1 game played 3 plate appearances 2 putouts

Jones	Left fielder	Washington Nationals	American Association	1884	^[27]
Jones	Summary: 4 games played 5 hits .294 batting average

McRemer	Right fielder	Washington Nationals	Union Association	1884	^[28]
McRemer	Summary: 1 game played 3 plate appearances 0 hits

Murphy	Catcher / Left fielder	Boston Reds	Union Association	1884	^[29]
Murphy	Summary: 2 games played 4 plate appearances 1 walk
Scott	Right fielder / Third baseman	Baltimore Monumentals	Union Association	1884	^[30]
Scott	Summary: 13 games played 12 hits 1 home run

Smith	Pitcher / Right fielder	Baltimore Monumentals	Union Association	1884	^[31]
Smith	Summary: 1 game played 5 plate appearances 1 hits 0–0 win–loss record 6.0 innings pitched 9.00 earned run average

Wills	Center fielder	Washington Nationals	American Association Kansas City Cowboys (UA)	1884	^[32]
Wills	Summary: 9 games played 36 plate appearances 5 hits

Jones	Third baseman	New York Metropolitans	American Association	1885	^[33]
Jones	Summary: 1 game played 4 plate appearances 1 hit

1890–1892

Name	Position	Team	League	Year	Ref
Lewis	Left fielder / Pitcher	Buffalo Bisons	Players' League	1890	^[34]
Lewis	Summary: For broader coverage of this topic, see 1890 Buffalo Bisons season § Brooklyn vs Buffalo game and the story of Lewis. 1 game played 5 plate appearances 1 hit 0–1 win–loss record 3.0 innings pitched 60.00 earned run average

Macey	Catcher	Philadelphia Athletics	American Association	1890	^[35]
Macey	Summary: 1 game played 1 plate appearance 0 hits

McBride	Center fielder	Philadelphia Athletics	American Association	1890	^[36]
McBride	Summary: 1 game played 2 plate appearances 0 hits

Stafford	Right fielder	Philadelphia Athletics	American Association	1890	^[37]
Stafford	Summary: 1 game played 2 plate appearances 0 hits

Sweigert	Left fielder	Philadelphia Athletics	American Association	1890	^[38]
Sweigert	Summary: 1 game played 2 plate appearances 1 stolen base

Leonard	Right fielder	St. Louis Browns	American Association	1892	^[39]
Leonard	Summary: 1 game played 1 walk 1 stolen base

References

^ ^a ^b Batesel, Paul (2012). Players and Teams of the National Association, 1871–1875. McFarland & Company. pp. 101, 123. ISBN 978-0-7864-7012-9.
^ Bill Carle (2007). "SABR Biographical Research Committee September/October 2007 Report". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
^ Nemec, David (2012). The rank and file of 19th century major league baseball : biographies of 1,084 players, owners, managers and umpires. Jefferson: McFarland & Co. p. 60. ISBN 9780786490448.
^ ^a ^b "Base Ball: Players' League" (PDF). Sporting Life. Vol. 15, no. 16. July 19, 1890. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 12, 2014 – via LA84 Foundation.
^ "A Disastrous Experiment". The Pittsburgh Press. July 13, 1890.
^ There is a problem with this number, however. The game's box score (q.v.) reveals that at least six (and possibly as many as fourteen) of the 20 runs Lewis allowed in his single stint on the mound must have been unearned, giving Lewis an actual ERA somewhere between 18.00 and 42.00, not 60.00.
^ "Higby". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ "O'Rourke". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "Spencer". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "McDoolan". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "Quinlan". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "Wood". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
^ "Boland". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Booth". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Edwards". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Evans". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Hellings". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
^ "Quinn". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "Shaffer". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "Sheridan". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
^ "D. Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
^ "Want a Challenge?" (PDF). SABR Biographical Research Committee Report (May/June 2024): 1–2. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Stoddard". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
^ "Sullivan". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
^ "Carroll". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
^ "Franklin". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
^ "Jones". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "McRemer". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "Murphy". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "Scott". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
^ "Smith". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
^ "Wills". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
^ "Jones". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "Lewis". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "Macey". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "McBride". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ "Stafford". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
^ "Sweigert". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
^ "Leonard". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

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