Little Rock Giants (1887)
The Little Rock Giants were a minor league baseball team based in Little Rock, AR in 1887. The team competed in the Southwestern League.History
Russell Steinhoff
Record
| Year | League | Wins | Loss | % | Manager | Ballpark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | Southwestern | .000 | H.S. Alberts | Association Park |
Players
| Player | Birth | Death | Notes |
| Bequette | |||
| Daniel Bettis1 | Played with Pine Bluff first. Maybe from St. Louis2. | ||
| E.S. "Steve" Conway | |||
| Hunter Counts3 | 12/31/1859 in AR | 5/5/1945 in Shoreacres, TX | Little Rock Resident. |
| Hugh R. Craig4 | 1866 in GA | 9/29/1902 in Atlanta, GA5 | From Atlanta |
| Dismukes | |||
| Charles G. Fisher6 | With St. Joseph in 18867. Some connection to Newport, AR2. | ||
| John E. Hennessey | Maybe from St. Louis2. | ||
| Bob Hogan2 | |||
| Kennedy | |||
| Key8 | |||
| W.S. Leighton | Birmingham in 1885 and Macon in 1886 | ||
| Henry9 "Shorty" Lloyd | |||
| John Rademacher10 | |||
| Russell Steinhoff | |||
| Dick Stickney | Abt. 1865 in NY11 | From Montgomery, AL. Brother of Bill and Lindsey "Lincoln" Stickney | |
| Bill H. Stickney | Abt. 1860 in Alabama | 12/16/1932 in Atlanta, GA12 | From Montgomery, AL. Brother of Dick and Lindsey "Lincoln" Stickney13 |
| John Quincy Adams Struck14 | Abt. 1865 in KY15 | From Louisville | |
| John Thomas Terrell16 | 6/29/1867 in Louisville, KY | 7/9/1893 in Louisville, KY | |
| Thorpe1 | Played with Pine Bluff first. Maybe from St. Louis2. | ||
| Ed Tracy | From New Haven, CT |
1. Arkansas Gazette, 7/15/1887 (GB)
2. The Sporting News, 8/13/1887, p.1
3. Arkansas Gazette, 5/20/1887 (GB)
5. Atlanta Constitution, 9/30/1902, p.6
6. Sporting Life, 3/10/1886, p.3
7. Arkansas Gazette, 5/13/1887, p.2
8. Arkansas Gazette, 5/24/1887 (GB)
9. The Sporting News, 8/27/1887, p.1
10. Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 4/8/1888, P.5
11. 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census
12. Times-Picayune, 12/18/1932
15. 1880 U.S. Census
16. Arkansas Gazette, 7/10/1887
Sources
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