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b. October 6, 1854 · Washington Blue Legs 1873, Baltimore Canaries 1874, Philadelphia Whites 1875, Louisville Grays 1876–1877, Boston Red Caps 1878–1879, 1881, Cincinnati Red Stockings 1882–1886, Cleveland Blues 1887–1888, Cleveland Spiders 1889, Cleveland Infants 1890, Washington Statesmen 1891

Snyder served as Cincinnati's player-manager in 1882 and guided the club to a 55-25 record and first place in the American Association. He also had his best offensive year, hitting .291 with 90 hits, 50 runs batted in and 49 runs.

Fifteen recognized major-league seasons gave him 737 hits, 110 doubles, 339 runs batted in and a .236 average across 797 games. His managerial record also included Cincinnati in 1883 and 1884 and Washington in 1891, totaling 163-122 across 288 games.

Before the National League began, Snyder played three National Association seasons for Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. Those separate records add 118 hits, 78 runs and a .226 average in 133 games. His later playing career crossed the National League, American Association and Players' League before ending with Washington in 1891. He died in 1924, at seventy.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1873*	WAS	28	107	16	21	2	0	0	3	3	4	0	.196
1874*	BAL	39	151	24	33	4	0	1	17	1	2	0	.219
1875*	PHI	66	263	38	64	8	2	1	25	4	4	3	.243
1876	LOU	56	224	21	44	4	1	1	9	2	7	0	.196
1877	LOU	61	248	23	64	7	2	2	28	3	14	0	.258
1878	BSN	60	226	21	48	5	0	0	14	1	19	0	.212
1879	BSN	81	329	42	78	16	3	2	35	5	31	0	.237
1881	BSN	62	219	14	50	8	0	0	16	3	23	0	.228
1882	CIN	72	309	49	90	12	2	1	50	9	0	0	.291
1883	CIN	58	250	38	64	14	6	0	34	8	0	0	.256
1884	CIN	67	268	32	69	9	9	0	39	7	0	0	.257
1885	CIN	39	152	13	36	4	3	1	19	6	0	0	.237
1886	CIN	60	220	33	41	8	3	0	28	13	0	11	.186
1887	CLE	74	282	33	72	12	6	0	27	9	38	5	.255
1888	CLE	64	237	22	51	7	3	0	14	6	37	9	.215
1889	CLV	22	83	5	16	3	0	0	12	2	12	4	.193
1890	CLE	13	48	5	9	1	0	0	12	1	9	1	.188
1891	WAS	8	27	4	5	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	.185
Major leagues	—	797	3122	355	737	110	39	7	339	75	193	30	.236
All seasons	—	930	3643	433	855	124	41	9	384	83	203	33	.235

Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Pop Snyder, that is 1873–1875. Why totals can differ.

On this day & linked events

1854

Born October 6, 1854

Washington, DC, USA

1924

Died October 29, 1924

1873

Major-league debut: Pop Snyder

Pop Snyder made a major-league debut on June 16, 1873.

1891

Final major-league game: Pop Snyder

Pop Snyder played a final major-league game on July 4, 1891.

Image: Howland -- Photographer, public domain