The Little Rock Quapaws were a Negro baseball team based in Little Rock, AR from 1896-1900.
History
The Little Rock Quapaws, along with the Hot Springs Arlingtons, were the first significant Negro baseball team to emerge in Arkansas. The Quapaws first appeared in 1896 and competed with regional teams through 1900. The team's most frequent opponents were their in-state rivals, the Hot Springs Arlingtons, with whom the Quapaws periodically competed for the title of Colored Champions of the Arkansas.1 2 Home games were played at old Association Park in 1896 and at West End Park in subsequent years. Games were typically well attended by segregated crowds of both white and black fans.
In 1897, the Quapaws participated in the formation of a southern Negro league, which in addition to Little Rock was comprised of the Hot Springs Arlingtons, the Memphis Cliffords, Pensacola Acmes, Birmingham Unions, and Montgomery, AL.3 4 5 Although the league was largely a failure, the Quapaws continued to play the remainder of 1897 season. In early September, Quapaws' manager Dave Brown challenged their white counterparts, the Little Rock Senators of the Arkansas State League, to a series of games. The Senators management, needing money to pay the salaries it owed to its players, agreed to play an unprecedented series of interacial games.6 7 The series was held on September 6th, 7th and 8th without incident. The Quapaws played competitively with their white opponents throughout the series, but lost all three games.
Schedule/Results
Players
1897
1899
1900
Stats
The following statistics are a compilation of the Quapaws' hitting in the three recorded games against the Little Rock Senators.
History
The Little Rock Quapaws, along with the Hot Springs Arlingtons, were the first significant Negro baseball team to emerge in Arkansas. The Quapaws first appeared in 1896 and competed with regional teams through 1900. The team's most frequent opponents were their in-state rivals, the Hot Springs Arlingtons, with whom the Quapaws periodically competed for the title of Colored Champions of the Arkansas.1 2 Home games were played at old Association Park in 1896 and at West End Park in subsequent years. Games were typically well attended by segregated crowds of both white and black fans.
In 1897, the Quapaws participated in the formation of a southern Negro league, which in addition to Little Rock was comprised of the Hot Springs Arlingtons, the Memphis Cliffords, Pensacola Acmes, Birmingham Unions, and Montgomery, AL.3 4 5 Although the league was largely a failure, the Quapaws continued to play the remainder of 1897 season. In early September, Quapaws' manager Dave Brown challenged their white counterparts, the Little Rock Senators of the Arkansas State League, to a series of games. The Senators management, needing money to pay the salaries it owed to its players, agreed to play an unprecedented series of interacial games.6 7 The series was held on September 6th, 7th and 8th without incident. The Quapaws played competitively with their white opponents throughout the series, but lost all three games.
Schedule/Results
Date | Location | Opponent | W-L | R | RA | Notes |
6/9/1896 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 9 | 14 | 8 |
7/2/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 12 | 11 | 9 |
7/3/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 9 | 5 | 10 |
7/4/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 11 | 9 | 11 |
7/13/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Arkadelphia Ouachitas | W | 18 | 3 | 12 |
8/13/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Pine Bluff, AR | W | 20 | 16 | 13 |
8/21/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 11 | 13 | 14 |
8/24/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Reds | W | 13 | 12 | 15 |
8/25/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Reds | L | 10 | 11 | 16 |
8/26/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Reds | W | 17 | 1 | 17 |
9/7/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 8 | 12 | 10 innings18 |
9/8/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 9 | 7 | 19 |
9/9/1896 | Association Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 9 | 20 | 20 |
4/12/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | L | 7 | 10 | 21 |
4/13/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | W | 13 | 6 | 22 |
4/14/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | L | 0 | 8 | 23 |
5/10/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | Forfeit.24 | ||
5/11/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 12 | 11 | 25 |
5/20/1897 | Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 7 | 11 | 26 |
5/21/1897 | Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 11 | 8 | 27 |
5/25/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | W | 18 | 16 | 28 |
5/26/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | L | 5 | 15 | 29 |
5/31/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | W | 11 | 10 | 10 innings.30 |
6/?/1897 | Memphis, TN | Memphis Cliffords | L | 31 | ||
6/?/1897 | Memphis, TN | Memphis Cliffords | W | 32 | ||
6/9/1897 | Memphis, TN | Memphis Cliffords | L | 7 | 14 | 33 |
6/14/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Greenville, MS, Reds | W | 15 | 7 | 34 |
6/15/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Greenville, MS, Reds | W | 18 | 16 | 35 |
8/4/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 12 | 11 | 36 |
8/5/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 3 | 4 | 37 |
8/6/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 4 | 8 | 38 |
9/6/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Senators | L | 4 | 14 | Interracial Game.39 |
9/7/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Senators | L | 2 | 3 | Interracial Game.40 |
9/8/1897 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Little Rock Senators | L | 3 | 4 | Interracial Game.41 |
10/6/1897 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 4 | 6 | 42 |
10/7/1897 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 7 | 10 | 43 |
10/8/1897 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 13 | 11 | 44 |
10/9/1897 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 45 | ||
7/?/1899 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 7 | 9 | 46 |
7/?/1899 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 17 | 4 | 47 |
7/?/1899 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 6 | 5 | 48 |
7/24/1899 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 1 | 14 | 49 |
7/25/1899 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 3 | 4 | 50 |
7/26/1899 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 3 | 2 | 51 |
8/14/1899 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 8 | 7 | 12 innings.52 , 53 |
8/15/1899 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 6 | 8 | 54 , 55 |
8/16/1899 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 16 | 8 | 56 |
9/4/1900 | Little Rock, AR | Kansas City Unions | L | 6 | 13 | 57 |
9/?/1899 | Little Rock, AR | Kansas City Unions | W | 15 | 13 | 58 |
9/?/1899 | Little Rock, AR | Kansas City Unions | L | 9 | 13 | 59 |
4/17/1900 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 11 | 14 | 60 |
4/18/1900 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | W | 8 | 6 | 61 |
4/19/1900 | Whittington Park, Hot Springs, AR | Hot Springs Arlingtons | L | 4 | 6 | 62 , 63 |
4/23/1900 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | L | 1 | 4 | 64 |
4/24/1900 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | W | 8 | 5 | 65 |
4/25/1900 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | L | 10 | 11 | 66 |
5/21/1900 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | W | 27 | 5 | 67 |
5/22/1900 | West End Park, Little Rock, AR | Memphis Cliffords | W | 17 | 11 | 68 |
Players
1897
Name | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
S. Butler | 69 , 70 , 71 | |||||
Henderson Butler | 12/20/1876 in Arkansas | 2/18/1913 in Little Rock, AR | 72 , 73 , 74 | |||
T. Crawford | 75 , 76 , 77 | |||||
W. Crawford | 78 , 79 , 80 | |||||
Dodd | 81 | |||||
Goodwin | 82 , 83 | |||||
James L. Houston | 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 | |||||
Keaton | 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 | |||||
Matlock | 98 | |||||
McClure | 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 | |||||
Murphy | 103 | |||||
Zack Patillo | Abt. 1878 in Arkansas | 3/5/1908 in Hot Springs, AR | 104 | |||
Prince | 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 | |||||
George Reed | 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 | |||||
Rowell | 113 | |||||
Richardson | 114 | |||||
Stoball | 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 | |||||
Williams | 120 |
1899
Name | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Arthur Greer | 121 , 122 , 123 | |||||
Keaton | 124 | |||||
Zack Patillo | Abt. 1878 in Arkansas | 3/5/1908 in Hot Springs, AR | 125 |
1900
Name | Birth | Death | Notes | |||
Davis | 126 | |||||
Arthur Greer | 127 | |||||
Keaton | 128 , 129 | |||||
Zack Patillo | Abt. 1878 in Arkansas | 3/5/1908 in Hot Springs, AR | 130 , 131 |
Stats
The following statistics are a compilation of the Quapaws' hitting in the three recorded games against the Little Rock Senators.
Player | G | AB | H | R | 2B | 3B | HR | Avg. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henderson Butler | 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
S. Butler | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
T. Crawford | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
W. Crawford | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .385 |
Keaton | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
McClure | 3 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .166 |
Prince | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
Reed | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
Richardson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Stoball | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
Matlock | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .1000 |
4
Birmingham Age-Herald, 4/25/1897
11
Arkansas Gazette, 7/5/1896
58
Kansas City Journal, 9/10/1899, p.5 Played between 9/5/1899 and 9/10/1899.
59
Kansas City Journal, 9/10/1899, p.5 Played between 9/5/1899 and 9/10/1899.
87
James L. Houston, listed in the 1897 Little Rock City Directory as "colored" and a "ball player."
112
George Reed, listed in the 1897 Little Rock City Directory as "colored" and a "ball player."