hi,i'm new to the forum. i have been researching who i believe is my hometown's first major league player. his name is joe e.brown. he played for the 1884 chicago white stockings(later cubs) and the 1885 baltimore orioles.
the white stockings had some pretty good players incl,cap anson. i was able to find out that the played their home games that season at lakefront park,which had a rightfield fence only 200 ft away. prior to 1884,balls going into this area were ground rule doubles but in 1884,they were counted as homeruns,allowing several team members to lead the league.
i would be interested in any research tips anyone can give me. i'm going to try the library for microfilm papers and the historical society.
baseball seems like it was pretty big in that era,i would think a kid making the majors would warrant some news but maybe not. i hope to trace his journey from probably a local town team to the big leagues.
the white stockings had some pretty good players incl,cap anson. i was able to find out that the played their home games that season at lakefront park,which had a rightfield fence only 200 ft away. prior to 1884,balls going into this area were ground rule doubles but in 1884,they were counted as homeruns,allowing several team members to lead the league.
i would be interested in any research tips anyone can give me. i'm going to try the library for microfilm papers and the historical society.
baseball seems like it was pretty big in that era,i would think a kid making the majors would warrant some news but maybe not. i hope to trace his journey from probably a local town team to the big leagues.
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