Cleveland Blues (National League)

Cleveland Blues
Cleveland Blues
Information
Location	Based in Cleveland, Ohio
Founded	1879
Folded	1884
Former league	National League
Former ballpark	Kennard Street Park
President	C. H. Bulkeley (1882–1884); J. Ford Evans (1879–1881);
Manager	Charlie Hackett (1884); Frank Bancroft (1883); Fred Dunlap (1882); Jim McCormick (1882); John Clapp (1881); Mike McGeary (1881); Jim McCormick (1879–1880);

The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on September 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players included Jack Glasscock and Baseball Hall of Fame member Ned Hanlon. The team was purchased by Charles Byrne in 1885 for $10,000 and folded into his Brooklyn Grays team.