Ted Sullivan (baseball)

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Ted Sullivan
Washington, D. C., U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
July 16, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys
Last MLB appearance
October 18, 1884, for the Kansas City Cowboys
MLB statistics
Games played4
At bats11
Batting average.364
Teams
As Player

As Manager

Timothy Paul "Ted" Sullivan (March 17, 1851 – July 5, 1929) was an Irish born manager and player in Major League Baseball who was born in County Clare, Ireland.

Career

After attending

St. Mary's College (in St. Mary's, Kansas) and Saint Louis University,[1] he managed four teams during the 1880s, one of which was the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association, which finished with an astonishing 94–19 record. He began the year with a 28–3 record, but moved on in midseason to manage another UA team, the Kansas City Cowboys; Fred Dunlap took over in St. Louis, compiling a 66–16 record as the Maroons won the UA pennant in the league's only year of existence. Kansas City was a dismal 3-17 when Sullivan took over managerial duties, going 13-46 the rest of way. During his time in Kansas City, he also made his only three field appearances, playing two games in right field and one as a shortstop; he collected three hits in nine at bats. He did not manage again until the 1888 Washington Nationals, then 10–29, hired him to finish out the season.[2] He led the team to a mark of 38–57, and ended his major league career with a record of 132-132. Sullivan later managed in the minors, including a stint with the Nashville Tigers of the Southern League in 1893.[3]

Sullivan is considered a pioneer of early baseball; he founded both the

New York Giants
. He also credited himself as the originator of the word "fan", as in baseball fan. Sullivan later became a team executive and owner.

Post-career

Sullivan died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78, and is interred at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
.

See also

  • List of Major League Baseball player–managers
  • List of players from Ireland in Major League Baseball

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