John McCloskey (mcclojo99)

John J. McCloskey

• Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown

• Born April 4, 1862 in Louisville, KY USA
• Died November 17, 1940 in Louisville, KY USA

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Biographical Information

John McCloskey managed the Louisville Colonels (1895-1896) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1906-1908) in the National League to a record of 190-417. Four of his five teams finished last.

He also spent 31 years managing in the minor leagues between 1888 and 1932. His minor league record shows 1713 wins and 1632 losses.

Preceded by Stanley Robison

St. Louis Cardinals Manager 1906-1908

Succeeded by Roger Bresnahan

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1888	Austin Senators/San Antonio Missionaries	Texas League	43-33	2nd	none	Team withdrew 8/23?
1889	Houston Mud Cats	Texas League	54-44	--	Team disbanded on August 9
1890	Houston Mud Cats	Texas League	23-23	4th	League disbanded 6/10
	Peoria	Western Inter-State League			in 6/10, league disbanded 8/17	Non-Signatory League
1891	Sacramento Senators	California League		--	--	replaced by Tom McGuirk
1892	Houston	Texas League				Non-Signatory League
1893	Montgomery Colts	Southern League	38-57	10th	none
1894	Savannah Modocs	Southern League	30-26	--		Team disbanded on June 26
1895	Louisville Colonels	National League	35-96	12th	none
1896	Louisville Colonels	National League	2-17	--	--	replaced by Bill McGunnigle on May 10
1897	Dallas	Texas-Southern League				Non-Signatory League
1898	Dallas	Southwestern League		--	Club folded on May 1	Non-Signatory League
	Sherman/Dallas	Southwestern League		--	from May 3 to May 9	Non-Signatory League
1900	Great Falls Indians	Montana State League		1st	none League Champs	replaced Kinsella June 6
1901	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Northwest League	57-51	2nd	none
1902	Butte Miners	Pacific Northwest League	73-47	1st	none League Champs
1903	San Francisco Pirates	Pacific National League	56-52	--	Team disbanded on August 20
	Salt Lake City Elders	Pacific National League		4th	none	replaced John J. Grim September 6
1904	Boise Fruit Pickers	Pacific National League	82-49	1st	none League Champs
1905	Vancouver Horse Doctors	Northwestern League	45-52	3rd	none
1906	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	52-98	7th	none
1907	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	52-101	8th	none
1908	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	49-105	8th	none
1909	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	88-79	3rd	none
1910	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	76-91	6th	none
1911	Butte Miners	Union Association	77-60	3rd	none
1912	Ogden Canners	Union Association	71-68	4th	--
1913	Salt Lake City Skyscrapers	Union Association	75-47	2nd	none
1915	El Paso Mackmen	Rio Grande Association	36-22	2nd	none	league disbanded July 6
1919	Beaumont Oilers	Texas League	55-56	--	--	replaced by Joe Mathes on August 14
1920	Memphis Chicks	Southern Association	72-77	5th	none
1921	Bartlesville Braves	Southwestern League		--	--	replaced by Al Lindsay in July
1922	Salina Millers	Southwestern League		--	--	replaced by Charles Olson in July
1923	Milford Sandpipers	Eastern Shore League		--	Team withdrew on July 14	replaced Bob Clark May 27
1924	Newton Railroaders/Blackwell Gassers/Ottawa Gassers	Southwestern League	79-50	1st	none League Champs
1928	Akron Tyrites	Central League	67-65	4th
1929	Akron Tyrites	Central League	58-76	6th
1930	Richmond Roses	Central League	63-75	5th	none
1932	Akron Tyrites	Central League	19-34	--		Replaced by Roy Grimes (9-26) when team moved to Canton on June 21

Related Sites

• Baseball History Daily article on Bill Joyce & John McCloskey