The Only Nolan
Edward Sylvester Nolan
Born: November 7, 1855
Trenton, ON CAN
Deceased: 1913
Paterson, NJ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 171
Career: 1878-1885
Minor League Statistics
The Only Nolan compiled a career record of 23 wins and 52 losses in his 102-game career with the Indianapolis Blues, Cleveland Blues, Pittsburg Alleghenys, Wilmington Quicksteps and Philadelphia Quakers. He began playing during the 1878 season and last took the field during the 1885 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | NL | Indianapolis Blues | 13 | 22 | .371 | 2.57 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 347.0 | 357 | 208 | 99 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1469 |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | 8 | 14 | .364 | 3.05 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 180.0 | 183 | 111 | 61 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 768 |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 0 | 7 | .000 | 4.25 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 81 | 44 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 262 |
| 1884 | UA | Wilmington Quicksteps | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.93 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 175 |
| 1885 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 239 |
| Totals | 23 | 52 | .307 | 2.98 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 676.0 | 720 | 434 | 224 | 6 | 135 | 0 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2913 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | NL | Indianapolis Blues | 38 | 154 | 152 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .243 | .253 | .296 | .549 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | 41 | 172 | 168 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .244 | .262 | .286 | .547 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 7 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .333 | .346 | .679 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | UA | Wilmington Quicksteps | 9 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .314 | .394 | .708 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | 7 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .077 | .172 | .115 | .288 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 102 | 417 | 405 | 33 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .240 | .261 | .291 | .553 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | NL | Indianapolis Blues | P | 38 | 0 | 347.0 | 19 | 80 | 11 | 5 | .900 | 2.568 | 2.605 |
| 1878 | NL | Indianapolis Blues | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | P | 22 | 0 | 180.0 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0 | .902 | 1.850 | 1.682 |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | OF | 14 | 0 | 91.0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .917 | 2.176 | 1.571 |
| 1881 | NL | Cleveland Blues | 3B | 6 | 0 | 43.0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 2.093 | 1.667 |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 7 | 0 | 55.0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 2.127 | 1.857 |
| 1883 | AA | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1884 | UA | Wilmington Quicksteps | P | 5 | 0 | 40.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.700 | 2.400 |
| 1884 | UA | Wilmington Quicksteps | OF | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| 1885 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | P | 7 | 0 | 54.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 | 1.429 |
| 1885 | NL | Philadelphia Quakers | OF | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 106 | 0 | 854.0 | 59 | 150 | 27 | 7 | .886 | 2.203 | 1.972 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
