1855
Born November 7, 1855
Trenton, ON, CAN
The Only Nolan Notable
b. November 7, 1855 · Indianapolis Blues 1878, Cleveland Blues 1881, Pittsburg Alleghenys 1883, Wilmington Quicksteps 1884, Philadelphia Quakers 1885
The Only Nolan played for five clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Indianapolis Blues in 1878 and closing with the Philadelphia Quakers in 1885.
He went 23 and 52 with a 2.98 earned run average, pitching 676 innings in 79 games. He struck out 274, completed 74 of his 78 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 102 games he batted .240, with 97 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 17 doubles.
He was born in Trenton, ON, CAN on November 7, 1855, and died on May 18, 1913. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IND | 38 | 152 | 11 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .243 |
| 1881 | CLV | 41 | 168 | 12 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .244 |
| 1883 | PIT | 7 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| 1884 | WIL | 9 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| 1885 | PHI | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .077 |
| Career | — | 102 | 405 | 33 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 31 | 0 | .240 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | IND | 13 | 22 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 347.0 | 357 | 99 | 56 | 125 | 2.57 |
| 1881 | CLV | 8 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 180.0 | 183 | 61 | 38 | 54 | 3.05 |
| 1883 | PIT | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 55.0 | 81 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 4.25 |
| 1884 | WIL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 40.0 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 2.92 |
| 1885 | PHI | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 54.0 | 55 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 4.17 |
| Career | — | 23 | 52 | 79 | 78 | 0 | 676.0 | 720 | 224 | 135 | 274 | 2.98 |
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