Baseball Almanac invites you to join us as we take a closer look at the Cleveland Blues franchise. Included in our journey will be a team specific record book, famous firsts, and other interesting Blues data.

"The Clevelands (Blues) played their last game of the season in this city yesterday, and that they come no more is not a matter of serious regret." - Buffalo Express (1881)
Cleveland Blues

Franchise Facts At-A-Glance

100 Wins In A Season
Year Record Manager
None n/a n/a
100 Losses In A Season
Year Record Manager
None n/a n/a

No-Hitters
BOLD = PERFECT GAME
Name IP Date
Hugh Daily 9.0 09-13-1883
Cycle Hitters
BOLD = NATURAL CYCLE
Name Inn. Date
None n/a n/a

Cy Young Winners
Year Name Position
None n/a n/a
Most Valuable Players
Year Name Position
None n/a n/a
Rookies of the Year
Year Name Position
None n/a n/a
Retired Numbers
 # Name Position
n/a None n/a
Batting Champions
Year Name    #
None n/a n/a
ERA Champions
Year Name    #
1883 Jim McCormick 1.84
Home Run Champions
Year Name  #
None n/a n/a
Strikeout Champions
Year Name   #
None n/a n/a

N.L. Pennants
Year Record Manager
None n/a n/a
World Championships
Year Opponent M.V.P.
None n/a n/a
Cleveland Blues Franchise Facts At-A-Glance
 
Cleveland Blues

Franchise Facts At-A-Glance

                  1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Bold Seasons : Uniform Numbers Worn
                  1879
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889
Bold Seasons : Box Scores Available
Cleveland Blues Team Statistics Tool
   Includes Hitting, Pitching & Fielding Stats
Cleveland Blues Rosters, Uniform, Schedules & Stats


The day after the club folded the Buffalo Express wrote, "It may have been the weather, but all the men in the field seemed in the ugliest possible mood."

Did you know that in 1884 the Cleveland Blues finished in seventh-place and sold all of its players to the American Association Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers?

Baseball Almanac presents professional baseball in Cleveland: National Association Forest Citys (1871-1872), National League Cleveland Blues (1879-1884), National League Cleveland Spiders (1889-1899), American Association Cleveland Blues (1887-1888), Players League Cleveland Infants, American League Cleveland Blues (1901-1904), American League Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) and the modern American League Cleveland Indians (1915-today).