Ned Hanlon

Trivia

• Hanlon Park in Baltimore City is named after Ned Hanlon
• 1996 - Hanlon was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Hanlon's 1313 wins rank 26th all-time among managers. He finished his managerial career with a 1313-1164 record. Remarkably, from 1894 to 1900, he led teams to seven consecutive .600-plus winning percentages.
• Hanlon was later involved as the principal shareholder in the Baltimore franchise of the failed Federal League. He declined to manage the team.
• The following season, Hanlon moved to the Cincinnati Reds. After the 1907 season, he retired from managing, with his team having finished in 6th place both of his seasons in Cincinnati.
• In 1905, Hanlon's final season with the Superbas, the Superbas failed to win even a third of its games.
• After two more successful but not championship-calibre seasons with Baltimore, Hanlon moved to Brooklyn in 1899 to manage the Superbas. After winning the National League pennant in 1899 and 1900, Hanlon's team faltered.
• He led Baltimore to win the National League title from 1894 to 1896 by playing inside baseball, and using innovative strategies, including the hit-and-run.
• In 1892 he moved to the Baltimore Orioles where, despite some growing pains, he experienced his greatest success.
• In 1889 Hanlon was hired as the manager of the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, coming into his own and beginning what would be an illustrious career.