january american league official manager umpire early days baseball playing baseball professional sport addition playing managing served president sport entirely professional league character honesty highly regarded period baseball history game reputation badly damaged behavior players fans bad temper traits created trouble times career caused disliked nickname death flying things derived greatness defensive player early career native brooklyn played new_york earliest semi professional clubs late 1860s early 1870s june provided hit created tying run later scored winning run match famous team composed entirely professional players win brought end consecutive game winning streak credited player bat sides home plate known switch hitting practice popular explanations claimed personality players want emulate managers recognized practice importance soon began play players according opposing pitcher day known today advantages switch hitting posed later accepted strategic baseball philosophy players began experiment idea took mutual team player manager games batted team finished record fifth place season end manager insisted implicit obedience men forced leave following season heavy rumors gambling surrounding team season joined team member stay season elected players president office held season season association september arranged benefit game year old left fielder drowned fishing trip fort hamilton old members played benefit game serving substitute umpire game baltimore july received continuous loud verbal abuse catcher got altercation conclusion game ended hitting left arm bat breaking arm places required police escort leave playing field refused press charges reconciled final season association played managed national_league association dissolved team accepted national_league inaugural season league director league official involved landmark decision season case involved pitcher wanted released contract claiming louisville failed fulfill terms contract rumors took money throw games known day fellow league directors ruled favor vice president ordered remain following season teammates receive life throwing games attempted gain number years granted dark blues turned play manage team reputation authoritarian captain game honest citizen time captain violent streak team discipline improve season ways proved divisive causing team temper team winning chicago_tribune reported committed error swear looks blue particularly rough second baseman occasion heard captain publicly threaten ram fist throat players tolerated behavior refused comply shortstop center fielder pitcher hand situation came head tough loss game committed errors main pitcher suggested denied charge bond quickly retracted statement claiming said anger bond requested able leave team play request granted league president owner dark blues finished seasons national_league team folded new player manager season chicago hired captain chicago team reputation openly saying admired style leadership teams successful personally successful season player season batted league led league base percentage tied fourth runs batted ranked fourth hits unfortunately finished memoirs called lacking knowledge subtle science handling men strategy force eventually role moved time accepting player manager role new team began time national_league stay role team folded season manager history philadelphia_phillies franchise known time relieved command team won games august season traveled providence rhode_island play increase ticket sales gave day pitching duty rhode_island native hopes appearance attract locals come watch game strategy worked surrendered runs errors score run financially sound decision bad decision public relations labeled relieving managerial positions player manager later pittsburgh pirates later took managerial role parts seasons overall manager teams won games lost winning percentage finished higher place finishes achieved totals reflect time national_league career numerous occasions playing managerial career served substitute umpire start time departure philadelphia time professional umpire working later players league end season passed record career games umpire surpassed final total officially umpired games games taken account career came close season philosophy stated came easy said sleeping change decision stop talk man play ball mouths shut fear people called king post career died brooklyn age initially buried cemetery brooklyn later borough brooklyn despite career filled incidents turmoil players baseball people funeral held home quickly crowded eventually turn people away
Bob Ferguson (infielder)