Jim Hart (baseball manager)
| Jim Hart | |
|---|---|
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| Manager / Executive | |
| Born: July 10, 1855 Fairview, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: July 18, 1919 (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 1885, for the Louisville Colonels | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 5, 1889, for the Boston Beaneaters | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games managed | 383 |
| Win–loss record | 202–174 |
| Winning % | .537 |
| Teams | |
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James Abner Hart (July 10, 1855 – July 18, 1919) was an American
Boston Beaneaters for parts of three seasons.[1]
During the 1890s, he managed baseball teams in the United Kingdom.
U.S. career
In 1885 and 1886, Hart managed the
Boston Beaneaters of the National League.[1]
In 1891, Hart, who was secretary of the Chicago White Stockings (later the
Chicago Colts and then the Chicago Cubs), succeeded Albert Spalding as president of the team.[2] Hart was part-owner of the Colts team, and in the 1895 season, the entire Colts team was arrested for creating a disturbance on a Sunday, after which Hart bailed every player out.[3]
U.K. career
Hart went to the U.K. in the 1890s. The professional
soccer. Spalding sent Hart as a skilled manager along with several players: William J. Barr, Charles Bartlett, J. E. Prior and Leech Maskrey.[4]
The original intention had been to have eight teams, but initially there were just four:
Stoke City and Derby Baseball Club. The first three used Jim Hart to decide the line-up of their teams, while Francis Ley at Derby made his own decisions.[4] Hart was a director of Preston North End Baseball Club Limited.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Jim Hart Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ See the Chicago Tribune, April 15, 1891.
- ^ New York Times Obituaries
- ^ a b Baseball Fiends and Flying Machines, Jerry Kuntz, p.47, accessed May 2010
- ^ "Baseball Clubs". Liverpool Weekly Courer. 5 July 1890. p. 3.