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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?
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