Francis Carter Bancroft (May 9, 1846 - March 30, 1921) was an American manager in Major League Baseball for the Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines, Cleveland Blues, Providence Grays, Indianapolis Hoosiers, and Cincinnati Reds of the National League, as well as the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century Baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit Michigan. The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland Ohio. Providence Grays was a team name used by several major and minor league baseball teams based in Providence Rhode Island. Indianapolis Hoosiers can refer to three major league and one minor league Baseball clubs based in Indianapolis Indiana. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball This article is about the 1882-1890 Philadelphia Athletics baseball team This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 His greatest success came with the Grays, when he won the 1884 World Series with a record of 84-28 (. In Baseball the 1884 World Series was an early forerunner of the modern post-season championship series 750 winning percentage). His stops with teams were short, usually in an interim role, with his last stop being with the Reds after Bid McPhee left the job as manager. John Alexander "Bid" McPhee ( November 1, 1859 - January 3, 1943) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player Bancroft was 56 years old at the time.
He died in Cincinnati, Ohio at age 74.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record
| Preceded by Bid McPhee |
Cincinnati Reds Manager 1902 |
Succeeded by Joe Kelley |
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