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Richmond Virginians

Frank Fleming
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October 30th, 2023
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  • First Game Played August 5, 1884

  • Last Game Played October 15, 1884

Historical Moments

1884: The Richmond Virginians began the season in the Eastern League, as a minor league baseball club. When the Washington Nations dropped out of the American Association, they were invited to complete the Nationals schedule. The Richmond team was much more competitive than the Washington club had been. In 42 games, Richmond won just as many games that Washington won in 63 games. Still they lost more than they won, posting a record of 12-30. Mike Mansell was Richmond’s top hitter posting an average of .301, while Pete Meegan at 7-12 with an ERA of 4.32 was the team’s top pitcher. Following the season, the AA decided to take a step back, eliminating four teams to reduce the number of league members back to eight from 12. Richmond one of the four teams cut by the American Association returned to playing minor league baseball in the Eastern League.

Players

Mike Mansell

1884

Pete Meegan

1884

Stats researched by Frank Fleming, all information, statistics, logos, and team names are property of Major League Baseball. This site is not affiliated with the Richmond Virginians or Major League Baseball. This site is maintained for research purposes only. All logos used on this page were from Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos Page. Page created on August 8, 2017. Last updated on August 8, 2017 at 11:35 pm ET.

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Frank Fleming
Frank Fleming founded the Sports Ecyclopedia in 2001 & is a passionate Devils fan.