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Little Rock Giants (1887)

The Little Rock Giants were a minor league baseball team based in Little Rock, AR in 1887. The team competed in the Southwestern League.

History
Russell Steinhoff
Russell Steinhoff


Record


Players
PlayerBirthDeathNotes
Bequette
Daniel Bettis1 Played with Pine Bluff first. Maybe from St. Louis2 .
E.S. "Steve" Conway
Hunter Counts3 12/31/1859 in AR5/5/1945 in Shoreacres, TXLittle Rock Resident.
Hugh R. Craig4 1866 in GA9/29/1902 in Atlanta, GA5 From Atlanta
Dismukes
Charles G. Fisher6 With St. Joseph in 18867 . Some connection to Newport, AR8 .
John E. Hennessey Maybe from St. Louis9 .
Bob Hogan10
Kennedy
Key11
W.S. Leighton Birmingham in 1885 and Macon in 1886
Henry12 "Shorty" Lloyd
John Rademacher13
Russell Steinhoff
Dick StickneyAbt. 1865 in NY14 From Montgomery, AL. Brother of Bill and Lindsey "Lincoln" Stickney
Bill H. StickneyAbt. 1860 in Alabama12/16/1932 in Atlanta, GA15 From Montgomery, AL. Brother of Dick and Lindsey "Lincoln" Stickney16
John Quincy Adams Struck17 Abt. 1865 in KY18 From Louisville
John Thomas Terrell19 6/29/1867 in Louisville, KY7/9/1893 in Louisville, KY
Thorpe20 Played with Pine Bluff first. Maybe from St. Louis21 .
Ed Tracy From New Haven, CT


1 Arkansas Gazette, 7/15/1887 (GB)
2 The Sporting News, 8/13/1887, p.1
3 Arkansas Gazette, 5/20/1887 (GB)
5 Atlanta Constitution, 9/30/1902, p.6
6 Sporting Life, 3/10/1886, p.3
7 Arkansas Gazette, 5/13/1887, p.2
8 The Sporting News, 8/13/1887, p.1
9 The Sporting News, 8/13/1887, p.1
10 The Sporting News, 8/13/1887, p.1
11 Arkansas Gazette, 5/24/1887 (GB)
12 The Sporting News, 8/27/1887, p.1
13 Fort Worth Daily Gazette, 4/8/1888, P.5
14 1870 and 1880 U.S. Census
15 Times-Picayune, 12/18/1932
18 1880 U.S. Census
19 Arkansas Gazette, 7/10/1887
20 Arkansas Gazette, 7/15/1887 (GB)
21 The Sporting News, 8/13/1887, p.1


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