# Canton Nadjys > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Canton_Nadjys > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Canton_Nadjys.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Nadjys > Source revision: 1346388592 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|US minor league baseball team (1887–1890)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox Minor League Baseball | name =Canton Nadjys | firstseason =1888 | lastseason =1890 | allyears =1887–1890 | city =Canton, Ohio | logo = | uniformlogo = | class level =[Independent](/source/Independent_baseball_league) (1887–1890) | league =[Ohio State League](/source/Ohio_State_League) (1887)
[Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League) (1888–1890) | majorleague =None | nickname =Canton (1887)
'''Canton Nadjys''' (1888–1890) | ballpark =[Mahaffey Park](/source/Mahaffey_Park) (1887–1890) | classnum = | classchamps = | leaguenum =1 | leaguechamps ={{hlist|1889}} | confnum = | conferencechamps = | divnum = | divisionchamps = | wildcardnum = | wildcardberths = }} The '''Canton Nadjys''' were a [minor league baseball](/source/minor_league_baseball) team based in [Canton, Ohio](/source/Canton%2C_Ohio). The "Canton" franchise began minor league play as members of the 1887 [Ohio State League](/source/Ohio_State_League) and the Canton "Najys" continued play as members of the newly named [Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League) from 1888 to 1890, winning the 1889 league championship. The Canton teams hosted home minor league games at [Mahaffey Park](/source/Mahaffey_Park). [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) charter member and namesake of the [Cy Young Award](/source/Cy_Young_Award), Denton [Cy Young](/source/Cy_Young) pitched for the league champion Nadjys in 1890, in his first professional season. Young acquired his "Cy" nickname during his Canton season. The team's nickname refers to a type of horse that was common on farms in the region in the era. ==History== ===1887: Ohio State League=== Minor league baseball in Canton, Ohio began in 1887, when the '''Canton''' team became members of the eight-team [Ohio State League](/source/Ohio_State_League) during the season.{{cite web | url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2021/06/14/monday-after-look-back-canton-terriers-stark-county-baseball-history-gary-brown/7639630002 | title=The Monday After: Remembering the Canton Terriers baseball era }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=7c5638a6|title=1887 Ohio State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} Canton joined the league and began play on August 4, 1887. The league began play on May 4, 1887, with the [Akron Acorns](/source/Akron_Acorns), [Columbus Buckeyes](/source/Columbus_Buckeyes_(minor_league)), [Kalamazoo Kazoos](/source/Kalamazoo_Kazoos), Mansfield, Sandusky Suds (53-49), [Steubenville Stubs](/source/Steubenville_Stubs), [Wheeling Nail Cities](/source/Wheeling_Nail_Cities) and Zanesville Kickapoos teams as members.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-TRIS3/y-1887|title=1887 Ohio State League (OSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} Steubenville had disbanded on June 29, 1887, before Canton replaced them as the eighth team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-ss14786/y-1887|title=1887 Steubenville Stubs minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} Beginning Ohio State League play on August 4, 1887, Canton compiled a 22–14 record in completing the season, playing under manager William Zecher.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1887 Canton Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Kalamazoo Kazoos were the eventual league champions when the league completed play on September 28, 1887.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-TRIS3/y-1887|title=1887 Ohio State League (OSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} ===1888 to 1890: Tri-State League=== The Canton "Nadjys" continued minor league baseball play in 1888, as the Ohio State League was renamed to become the [Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League), beginning play with ten teams. The Nadjys joined the [Columbus Senators](/source/Columbus_Senators), [Jackson Jaxons](/source/Jackson_Jaxons), Kalamazoo Kazoos, [Lima Lushers](/source/Lima_Lushers), [Mansfield Pioneers](/source/Mansfield_Pioneers), Sandusky Fish Eaters, [Toledo Maumees](/source/Toledo_Maumees), Wheeling Nail Cities and Zanesville Kickapoos teams in beginning the season schedule on April 22, 1888.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=1111185e|title=1888 Tri-State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-TRIS3/y-1888|title=1888 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} The "Nadjys" nickname for the team corresponds to horse terms of the region in the era. A Nadjy{{Cite web|url=https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/nadjy|title=Nadjy Arabian|website=www.allbreedpedigree.com}} is a type of field horse that was common on Ohio farms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/trade-deadline-the-weirdest-trades-in-mlb-history-c244576290|title=Celebrate the madness of the Trade Deadline with eight of the weirdest trades in MLB history|date=July 31, 2017|website=MLB.com}} The 1888 Canton Nadjys placed fourth in the final Tri-State League season standings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1888 Canton Nadjys Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Nadjys ended the season with 50–64 record, playing under managers William Zecher and James Harmon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-cn10715/y-1888|title=1888 Canton Nadjys minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} Canton finished the season 23.5 games behind the first place Lima Lushers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-TRIS3/y-1888|title=1888 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}}{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor-first1=Lloyd |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Miles |editor-last2=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=[Baseball America](/source/Baseball_America) |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}} In 1889, the Tri State League played as a six-team league, with the Dayton Reds, Hamilton, Mansfield Pioneers, Springfield and Wheeling Nailers teams continuing play with Canton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=7d5baf8e|title=1889 Tri-State League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-TRIS3/y-1889|title=1889 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} The 1889 Canton Nadjys captured the Tri-State League championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1889 Canton Nadjys Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} With a regular season record of 67–37, Canton ended the season in first place in the standings and were managed by William Harrington. The Nadjys finished 8.0 games ahead of the second place Springfield (61–48) in the regular season standings, followed by Mansfield, Dayton, Hamilton and Wheeling.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-TRIS3/y-1889|title=1889 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} thumb|(1893) Baseball Hall of Fame charter member, Cy Young. Young began his professional career with the Canton Nadjys in 1890. ====Cy Young 1890==== [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame) charter member [Cy Young](/source/Cy_Young), the namesake of the [Cy Young Award](/source/Cy_Young_Award) began his professional career with the 1890 Canton Nadjys. His nickname also began while playing with Canton. Young was signed by Canton in the spring of 1890 as a 23-year-old. Young was a farmer and semipro pitcher, who was from nearby [Gilmore, Ohio](/source/Gilmore%2C_Ohio).{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-6-8-1890-cantons-cy-young-wins-one-and-loses-one-in-akron/|title=May 6-8, 1890: Canton's Cy Young wins one and loses one in Akron – Society for American Baseball Research}} During his tryout with Canton, Young featured his fastball, which eventually led to his nickname. "I almost tore the boards off the grandstand with my fast ball," Young recalled.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/deaths/cy_young_obituary.shtml |title=Cy Young Obituary |access-date=July 27, 2008 |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=November 5, 1955 }} Cy Young's nickname came from the damaged fences, which looked like a [cyclone](/source/cyclone) had hit them. Reporters then shortened the nickname to "Cy", which Young used for the rest of his lifetime.{{cite web|url=https://baseballbiography.com/cy-young-1867 |title=The Ballplayers – Cy Young |access-date=July 27, 2008 |work=Baseball Biography }} During the 1890 season with Canton, Young had a record of 15-15.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmgworldwide.com/baseball/young/biography.htm |title=Cy Young Biography |access-date=June 14, 2007 |publisher=CMG Worldwide |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070602024410/http://www.cmgworldwide.com/baseball/young/biography.htm |archive-date = June 2, 2007}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/06/07/young-cy-canton-tale-of-cy-young-before-he-won-511-major-league-games/113370014/|title='Young Cy,' a Canton tale of Cy Young before he won 511 Major League games|first=Steve|last=Doerschuk|website=Canton Repository}} Young was reportedly obtained from Canton by the major league [Cleveland Spiders](/source/Cleveland_Spiders) during the season in exchange for $300.00 and a new suit for their manager.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/sportsraid/the-strangest-trades-in-baseball-history-7fc96f991350|title=The Strangest Trades in Baseball History|first=Andrew|last=Martin|date=January 30, 2020}} Young made his debut for Canton on April 30, 1890. In the first game of the season, "Cyclone" Young threw a three-hit game as Canton defeated Wheeling by the score of 4–2. In his second appearance, on May 3, 1890, Young defeated McKeesport 4–3. On July 25, 1890, Young threw a no-hitter against McKeesport with 18 strikeouts. That was his final game with Canton, as Young was obtained by the [Cleveland Spiders](/source/Cleveland_Spiders), who had been scouting Young during the season. Young made his major league debut with the Cleveland Spiders on August 6, 1890, beginning a career of 22 seasons and a record 511 wins.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/1890.shtml|title=1890 Cleveland Spiders Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-6-1890-farm-boy-cy-young-arrives-in-major-leagues/|title=August 6, 1890: Farm boy Cy Young arrives in major leagues – Society for American Baseball Research}} In their final season of play, despite having Cy Young on the roster, the Nadjys finished in last place in the 1890 Tri-State League standings. The league began the season as an eight–team league before losing the Dayton and Springfield franchises during the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/standings/l-TRIS3/y-1890|title=1890 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} The team ended the Ohio State League season with an overall regular season record of 26–48, managed by William Heingartner, [Jimmy Peoples](/source/Jimmy_Peoples), Cicero Hiner and Jack Grogan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/stats/t-cn10715/y-1890|title=1890 Canton Nadjys minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} Canton finished 13.0 games behind the first place Mansfield Pioneers in the final regular season standings when the season ended on August 9, 1890.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/l-TRIS3/y-1890|title=1890 Tri-State League (TSL) Minor League Baseball on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} The Tri-State League did not return to play in 1891. Canton next hosted minor league baseball when the 1893 and 1894 Canton "Duebers" played as members of the Ohio-Michigan League{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=4bfd22db|title=1893 Ohio-Michigan League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} and [Interstate League](/source/Interstate_League){{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=bfc4ee86|title=1895 Interstate League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} respectively.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi|title=1893 Canton Deubers Statistics|website=Baseball-Reference.com}} The Duebers were named for the Canton-based [Dueber-Hampden Watch Company](/source/Dueber-Hampden_Watch_Company)https://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Dueber-Hampden_Watch_Company and played the final minor league seasons at Mahaffey Park, which had hosted all Canton minor league home games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-417|title=Mahaffey Park in Canton, OH minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com|website=www.statscrew.com}} ==The ballpark== The Canton minor league teams hosted home games at [Mahaffey Park](/source/Mahaffey_Park) in the seasons from 1887 to 1894. The ballpark site was located at West Tuscarawa Street & McKinley Avenue in Canton. Today, the former ballpark site is home to [Timken High School](/source/Timken_High_School). Timken High School is located at 231 McKinley Ave NW in Canton, Ohio.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccsdistrict.org/Page/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccsdistrict.org%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FPageID%3D573|title=Our Schools / High Schools|website=www.ccsdistrict.org}} ==Timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;" ! Year(s) !! # Yrs. !! Team !! Level !! League!!Ballpark |- |1887|| 1 || Canton ||rowspan=2|[Independent](/source/Independent_baseball_league) ||[Ohio State League](/source/Ohio_State_League)||rowspan=2|[Mahaffey Park](/source/Mahaffey_Park) |- |1888–1890||1||Canton Nadjys|||[Tri-State League](/source/Tri-State_League) |} ==Year-by-year records== {| class="wikitable" |- style="background: #F2F2F2;" ! Year !! Record !! Finish !! Manager !! Playoffs |- align=center | 1887 || 22–14 || NA|| William Zecher|| Canton joined league August 4 |- align=center | 1888|| 50–64 || 4th || William Zecher /James Harmon || No playoffs held |- align=center | 1889 || 67–37 || 1st || William Harrington || '''League champions''' |- align=center | 1890 || 26–48 || 6th || William Heingartner / [Jimmy Peoples](/source/Jimmy_Peoples)
Cicero Hiner / Jack Grogan || No playoffs held |- align=center |} ==Notable alumni== {{Div col|colwidth=25em}} *[Cy Young](/source/Cy_Young) (1890) Inducted [Baseball Hall of Fame](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame), 1937 *[George Bausewine](/source/George_Bausewine) (1887–1888) *[Tun Berger](/source/Tun_Berger) (1889) *[Charlie Briggs](/source/Charlie_Briggs_(baseball)) (1888) *[Steve Brodie](/source/Steve_Brodie_(baseball)) (1887) *[Bill Delaney](/source/Bill_Delaney_(baseball)) (1887–1889) *[Alexander Donoghue](/source/Alexander_Donoghue) (1887–1888) *[Jack Doyle](/source/Jack_Doyle_(baseball)) (1889) *[Jim Green](/source/Jim_Green_(baseball)) (1889) *[Jim Handiboe](/source/Jim_Handiboe) (1890) *[Bill Irwin](/source/Bill_Irwin_(baseball)) (1890) *[Jim Long](/source/Jim_Long_(baseball)) (1890) *[Dusty Miller](/source/Dusty_Miller_(1890s_outfielder)) (1889) *[George Pechiney](/source/George_Pechiney) (1888) *[Jimmy Peoples](/source/Jimmy_Peoples) (1890, MGR) *[Charlie Reilly](/source/Charlie_Reilly) (1890) *[Ben Sanders](/source/Ben_Sanders) (1887) *[Ed Sixsmith](/source/Ed_Sixsmith) (1888) *[George Strief](/source/George_Strief) (1890) *[Jake Virtue](/source/Jake_Virtue) (1887–1888) *[Tom Wiliams](/source/Tom_Williams_(outfielder%2Fpitcher)) (1890) *[Henry Yaik](/source/Henry_Yaik) (1890) {{Div col end}} ==See also== *[Canton Nadjys players](/source/%3ACategory%3ACanton_Nadjys_players) *[Canton (minor league baseball) players](/source/%3ACategory%3ACanton_(minor_league_baseball)_players) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Canton&state=OH&country=US&empty=0 Canton - Baseball Reference] Category:Defunct minor league baseball teams Category:Professional baseball teams in Ohio Category:Defunct baseball teams in Ohio Category:Baseball teams established in 1888 Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1890 Category:Defunct Tri-State League teams Category:Sports in Canton, Ohio --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Canton Nadjys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Nadjys) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Nadjys?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.