The Ballclubs
Baltimore Unions / Monumentals

Union Association

1884 UA Standings
St. Louis Maroons
94
19
Milwaukee Brewers
8
4
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
69
36
Baltimore Unions
58
47
Boston Reds
58
51
Pittsburgh Stogies
41
50
Washington Nationals
47
65
Philadelphia Keystones
21
46
St. Paul Apostles
2
6
Altoona Mountain Citys
6
19
Kansas City Cowboys
16
63
Wilmington Quicksteps
2
16


Year
Position
Wins
Losses
Pct.
Manager
Ballpark
Attendance
1884
3rd
58
47
.552
Charlie Levis
Bill Henderson
Belair Lot
?

Despite their winning record and third-place finish, the Unions never managed to compete directly with the American Association Baltimore Orioles. The club's main attractions were left fielder Emmett Seerey, who led the team with a .311 average; third baseman Yank Robinson, who went on to a 10-year major  league career; and Bill Sweeney, who led the UA with 40 wins.
....The team helped drive the Eastern League Baltimore club out of existence, and took over Monumental Park, the minor league team's home field. After only one game, however, the club moved back to the smaller Belair Lot, because the larger park's field consisted mostly of holes and bumps.
The franchise was no match for the ... Orioles, who had already become the darlings of Baltimore fans .... The Unions didn't even bother to attend a league meeting in December and were dropped from the circuit. A month later, the Union Association folded.
Donald Dewey & Nicholas Acocella
  Total Baseball

BATTING
Player
G
AB
H
2B
3B
HR
R
BB
BA
Al Atkinson
8
29
4
1
0
0
3
1
.138
Frank Bahret
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Joe Batten
17
59
6
3
6
1
3
0
.102
Frank Beck
5
20
2
1
0
0
1
0
.100
Pat Burns
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
.500
John Cuff
3
11
1
1
0
0
1
1
.091
Ned Cuthbert
44
168
34
5
0
0
29
10
.202
Jerry Dorsey
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Joe Ellick
7
27
4
0
0
0
2
2
.148
Eddie Fusselbeck
68
303
86
16
3
1
60
3
.284
Gid Gardner
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.250
Bernie Graham
41
167
45
11
0
0
21
2
.269
Tom Lee
21
82
23
1
0
0
11
5
.280
Charlie Levis
87
373
85
11
4
6
59
3
.228
Chris McFarland
3
14
3
1
0
0
2
0
.214
Bill Morgan
2
9
2
0
0
0
1
1
.222
E. Morris
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
John O'Brien
18
77
19
1
1
0
7
2
.247
Henry Oberbeck
33
125
23
4
0
0
19
3
.184
Dick Phelan
101
402
99
13
3
3
63
12
.246
Yank Robinson
102
415
111
24
4
2
101
37
.267
John Ryan
7
25
2
0
0
0
2
2
.080
Lou Say
78
339
81
14
2
2
65
11
.239
Jumbo Schoeneck
16
60
15
2
0
0
5
0
.250
Scott
13
53
12
1
1
1
10
2
.226
Emmett Seery
105
463
144
25
7
2
113
20
.311
Taylor Shafer
3
13
1
0
0
0
1
0
.077
Alexander Skinner
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.333
Smith
1
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
.200
Ed Smith
9
34
5
0
0
0
2
2
.147
Joe Stanley
6
21
5
1
0
0
3
0
.238
Tony Suck
3
10
3
0
0
0
2
0
.300
Bill Sweeney
74
296
71
7
0
0
35
9
.240
Rooney Sweeney
48
186
42
7
1
0
37
15
.226
Bill Tierney
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
.333
Harry Wheeler
17
69
18
2
0
0
3
0
.261

PITCHING
Player
G
GS
W
L
ERA
CG
ShO
IP
H
R
ER
BB
K
Al Atkinson
8
8
3
5
2.33
8
0
69.2
60
34
18
12
50
Frank Beck
2
2
0
2
8.00
1
0
9.0
17
13
8
4
7
Jerry Dorsey
1
1
0
1
9.00
0
0
4.0
7
8
4
0
3
Tom Lee
15
14
5
8
3.39
12
0
122.0
121
88
46
29
81
Chris McFarland
1
1
0
1
15.00
0
0
3.0
9
10
5
1
3
E. Morris
1
0
0
0
9.00
0
0
1.0
2
2
1
2
0
Henry Oberbeck
2
1
0
0
3.00
0
0
6.0
9
3
2
2
1
Yank Robinson
11
3
3
3
3.48
3
0
75.0
96
61
29
18
61
John Ryan
6
6
3
2
3.35
5
0
51.0
61
42
19
16
33
Smith
1
1
0
0
9.00
0
0
6.0
12
9
6
2
2
Ed Smith
9
8
3
4
3.48
5
0
62.0
86
63
24
17
14
Bill Sweeney
62
60
40
21
2.59
58
4
538.0
522
294
155
74
374