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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Like most of the AA teams, Baltimore will primarily be using untested players. They did sign a handful of NL veterans, including former pitching star J. O'Neill, but this is a team that will stand or fall based on the performance of its new players.
7 C Ed Whiting (rookie) - This 22-year-old from Philadelphia looks like a good-field, no-hit catcher.
23 1B Charlie Householder (rookie) - Another Philadelphia native, Householder looks like he might be a solid hitter for Baltimore.
15 2B Tom Evers (rookie) - A 30-year-old who will probably platooning at the keystone spot.
47 2B Harry Jacoby (rookie) - He and Evers will compete for the second base spot.
37 SS Nick Scharf (rookie) - This young local boy doesn't seem like a diamond in the rough, but you never know.
24 3B John Shetzline (rookie) - He's a very good fielder at third, so if he can hit that will be a bonus.
46 LF Monk Cline (rookie) - This 24-year-old looks promising.
27 CF Count Sensenderfer (0-8-.214-0 with Providence; lifetime .290 hitter) - This 34-year-old veteran was signed to help bring along some of the inexperienced Baltimore players. He's basically a player-coach.
2 RF Tom Brown (rookie) - This 21-year-old immigrant from England looks like one of the better players in Baltimore.
34 RF John Clapp (0-37-.241-3 with Troy; lifetime .263 hitter) - Clapp is another veteran signed to help out with this new team. Look for him to get some playing time at catcher as well.
40 P Terry Larkin (2-3, 1.30 with Boston in 1881; lifetime 3-9 record) - Larkin has been a fringe player for years, and now at age 34 he's getting an opportunity to be a full-time starter.
14 P J. O'Neill (1-3, 1.82 with Providence in 1881; lifetime 132-103 record) - After being the primary pitcher on the championship Chicago teams of 1876-78, he's become a forgotten man. This is probably his last chance to resurrect his career.
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