- Troy Haymakers
The Troy Haymakers were a member of the National Association, the first professional
baseball league, in 1871 and 1872. Their home games were played atHaymakers' Grounds inTroy, New York . They were managed byLip Pike ,Bill Craver , andJimmy Wood .During their two-year existence the Haymakers won 28 games and lost 25 for a
winning percentage of .528.There is now a team in the
Albany Twilight League known as the Troy Haymakers.Roster
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Mike McGeary
*Clipper Flynn
*Bill Craver
*Steve Bellan
*Dickie Flowers
*Steve KIng
*Tom York (baseball player)
*Lip Pike
*Ed Connor
*Ed Beavens
*Frank Abercrombie
*John McMullin
*Jimmy Wood External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TRO/ Baseball Reference Team Index]
Further reading
*Wright, Marshall (2000). "The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870". Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0-7864-0779-4
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