1884 Grand Rapids Roster
Team Record: 48-15
Finished 1st in the NL
Manager: Horace Phillips (48-15)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Ballpark: Grand Rapids Base Ball Park
The Grand Rapids of the Northwestern League ended the 1884 season with a record of 48 wins and 15 losses, finishing first in the NL.Grand Rapids and Muskegon disbanded August 2, forcing a second season.
Grand Rapids scored 415 runs and conceded 208 runs. Charlie Eden and Henry Jones topped all regular batters with a .280 average. Pretzels Getzien recorded 27 wins on the mound for the team and a team-best 0.52 earned run average, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1884 Grand Rapids team who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Charlie Eden, George Fisher, Len Stockwell, Henry Jones, Frank Cox, Will Sawyer, John Henry, Tom Kearns, Pretzels Getzien and Ed Gastfield.
Horace Phillips served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Cox | August 29, 1857 | 5'6" | Waltham, MA US | |||
| Charlie Eden | L | L | January 18, 1855 | 168 | Lexington, KY US | |
| George Fisher | L | August 20, 1855 | 5'9" | Wilmington, DE US | ||
| Ed Gastfield | R | August 1, 1865 | 5'9" | 155 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Pretzels Getzien | R | R | February 14, 1864 | 5'10" | 172 | , DE |
| John Henry | R | R | September 2, 1863 | Springfield, MA US | ||
| Charles Houtz | ||||||
| Henry Jones | S | May 10, 1857 | 5'6" | 149 | , NY US | |
| Tom Kearns | R | R | November 9, 1860 | 5'7" | 160 | Rochester, NY US |
| Frank Madden | ||||||
| Will Sawyer | L | L | July 29, 1864 | Brimfield, OH US | ||
| Edward St. Lawrence | ||||||
| Len Stockwell | R | R | August 25, 1859 | 5'11" | 165 | Cordova, IL US |
