Charlie Cushman
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Win–loss record | 21–15 (.583) | |
| Games umpired | 110 | |
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Charles H. Cushman (May 25, 1850 – June 29, 1909) was an American professional baseball umpire and manager in the late 19th century. In parts of three seasons, he umpired a total of 110 National League games.[1] Late in the 1891 season, he managed a replacement team, the Milwaukee Brewers, in the major-league American Association.
Baseball career
Managing
Cushman managed the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers of the Northwestern League during part of the 1884 season. He later managed another minor-league Milwaukee Brewers team in the Western Association during 1890 and 1891.[2] That team served as a replacement team in the major-league American Association late in the 1891 season. He led the major-league Brewers to a 21–15 record in 36 games that season.[3]
Umpiring
In May 1884, after umpiring a St. Paul at Fort Wayne game in the Northwestern League, Cushman was struck in the head with a rock thrown by an eleven-year-old boy.[4]
Cushman later umpired in the
Personal life
Cushman died in June 1909, aged 59, after being ill for six months following an injury at the
See also
References
- ^ a b "Charlie Cushman". Retrosheet. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "The Milwaukees Strike a Winning Gait at Last". The Milwaukee Journal. June 9, 1890. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "The 1891 Milwaukee Brewers". Retrosheet. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Assaulting a Base Ball Umpire". Reading Eagle. May 30, 1884. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "Baseball Notes". The Morning Herald. July 11, 1898. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "It Will Be a Hot Finish". The Milwaukee Journal. September 1, 1898. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ Portage Daily Register. Portage, Wisconsin. June 30, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved March 23, 2023 – via newspapers.com.