Dick Phelan
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James Dickson Phelan was a professional baseball player who played second baseman
in the Major Leagues in 1884-1885 for the Baltimore Monumentals
of the Union Association
and the Buffalo Bisons and St. Louis Maroons of the National League
. He remained active in the minor leagues through1 1899.
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
in the Major Leagues in 1884-1885 for the Baltimore Monumentals
Baltimore Monumentals
The Baltimore Monumentals were an American baseball team in the short-lived Union Association. In their lone season of 1884, they finished fourth in the UA with a 58-47 record.-History:The team was managed by William Henderson...
of the Union Association
Union Association
The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
and the Buffalo Bisons and St. Louis Maroons of the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
. He remained active in the minor leagues through1 1899.