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Induction Information
Elected to Hall of Fame by Veterans Committee in 1996, Manager 

Born: August 22, 1857, in Montville, Connecticut
Died: April 14, 1937, in Baltimore, Maryland

ML Debut: 5/1/1880
Played For: Cleveland Blues (1880), Detroit Wolverines (1881-1888), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1889), Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Pittsburgh Pirates (1891), Baltimore Orioles (1892)
Managed: Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1889), Pittsburgh Burghers (1890), Baltimore Orioles (1892-1898), Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1905), Cincinnati Reds (1906-1907)

Post-Season: 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899 and 1900 World Series, the precursors of the modern World Series.

Bio
A shrewd trader, innovative tactician, and master of "inside baseball," Ned Hanlon was the leader of the raucous, intelligent and dominant Baltimore teams of the 1890s. His Orioles won three consecutive pennants from 1894 to 1896 by employing strategies such as the hit-and-run and Baltimore chop. He later managed in Brooklyn, where he won league titles in 1899 and 1900. Many of Hanlon's players - including John McGraw, Wilbert Robinson and Hugh Jennings - adopted his aggressive philosophy and later became great managers in their own right.

Quote
"I always rated Ned Hanlon as the greatest leader baseball ever had. I don't believe any man lived who knew as much baseball as he did."
   — Connie Mack

Did You Know... that Ned Hanlon played for and was captain of the World Champion Detroit Wolverines of 1887, the first championship in Detroit baseball history, and the last until the Tigers of 1935?
 

Year Team Lg G W L PCT
1889 PIT NL 46 26 18 .591
1890 PIT PL 131 60 68 .469
1891 PIT NL 78 31 47 .397
1892 BAL NL 133 43 85 .336
1893 BAL NL 130 60 70 .462
1894 BAL NL 129 89 39 .695
1895 BAL NL 132 87 43 .669
1896 BAL NL 132 90 39 .698
1897 BAL NL 136 90 40 .692
1898 BAL NL 154 96 53 .644
Year Team Lg G W L PCT

Year Team Lg G W L PCT
1899 BRO NL 150 101 47 .682
1900 BRO NL 141 82 54 .603
1901 BRO NL 137 79 57 .581
1902 BRO NL 141 75 63 .543
1903 BRO NL 139 70 66 .515
1904 BRO NL 154 56 97 .366
1905 BRO NL 155 48 104 .316
1906 CIN NL 155 64 87 .424
1907 CIN NL 156 66 87 .431
      2529 1313 1164 .530
Year Team Lg G W L PCT