- Pop Snyder
Charles N. "Pop" Snyder (
October 6 1854 -October 29 1924 ) was an Americancatcher and manager inMajor League Baseball who played for theWashington Blue Legs , theBaltimore Canaries , and the Philadelphia Whites of the National Association, and after the league folded, he joined theLouisville Grays of the newly-formedNational League . After two years, he joined the Boston Red Caps, winning the NL pennant in the 1878 season. In 1882, he joined the newly formed Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association, winning the pennant as a player-manager. After a third-place finish in 1883, he gave up the managerial duties to pitcherWill White , but he replaced him despite a 44-27 mark after 71 games. In 1887, he joined the Cleveland Blues but his playing time diminished with each season despite him being in his early thirties. He felt he wasn't being treated fairly enough by his team, so in 1890, he abandoned the Blues (renamed the Spiders when they jumped to the NL) and joined theCleveland Infants of the short-livedPlayers League . In 1891, at the age of 36, he returned for one last stint as a player/manager with the Washington Statesmen, and he retired from baseball that same year.He died in his birthplace of
Washington, D.C. at the age of 70.External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/snydepo01.shtml Baseball-Reference.com] - career playing statistics and managing record
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