Boston Baseball Team, 1885

Baseball history photo: Boston Base Ball Club, 1883; National League. This studio portrait of the 1883 National League Champion Beanearter Club shows the members who helped the city of Boston regain the championship, its first since 1878. Unfortunately there was no on-field championship between the National League and American Association in 1883. Back row L-R: Joe Hornung, LF; Ezra Sutton, 3B; Sam Wise, SS; Jack Burdock, 2B. Front row L-R: Charlie Buffinton, P; Paul Radford, RF; Jim Whitney, P; John Morrill, 1B; Mike Hines, C; Mert Hackett, C; Edgar Smith, CF. Players identified by David Nemec. Click photo to return to previous page.