Frederick C "Sure Shot" Dunlap was a second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball from 1880 to 1891.
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36 Facts About Fred Dunlap
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Fred Dunlap was the highest paid player in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1889.
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Fred Dunlap has been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the 19th century.
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Fred Dunlap went into the construction business and bet on the horses in the 1890s.
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At the time of his death in 1902, Fred Dunlap was penniless and living in a rundown boarding house.
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Fred Dunlap did not attend school after his parents died and spent his youth playing baseball.
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Fred Dunlap began playing semi-pro baseball at age 15 in 1874 for the Gloucester Club in Gloucester City, New Jersey.
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In May 1880, Fred Dunlap began a 12-year career in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Blues.
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Fred Dunlap made a strong debut on defense, leading the National League in assists by a second baseman.
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Fred Dunlap remained with the Blues for four seasons and consistently ranked as one of the leading hitters and defensive second basemen in the National League.
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Fred Dunlap was known during his baseball career by the nicknames "Sure Shot" and "King of Second Basemen".
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Fred Dunlap was ambidextrous and was able to catch and throw a baseball with the same skill and accuracy with either hand.
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The White Stockings had won 21 straight games until Fred Dunlap hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
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Fred Dunlap's contract paid Dunlap a salary of $3,400, the highest salary paid to any baseball player at that time.
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Fred Dunlap remained the highest paid baseball player every year from 1884 to 1889.
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Fred Dunlap spent a third season with the Maroons in 1886, and hit for the cycle on May 24.
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In early August 1886, Fred Dunlap was sold to the Detroit Wolverines for $4,700, the most expensive purchase price at the time.
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Fred Dunlap played in 11 games of the 1887 World Series against the American Association champions, the St Louis Browns.
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Fred Dunlap is one of the most active men on the field, and is of great value to a team on account of his ability as a kicker and coacher.
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Fred Dunlap announced in November 1887 that he would not consent unless the Detroit club paid him half of the sum it was to receive from Pittsburgh to secure his release.
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In January 1888, Fred Dunlap finally consented to the sale and received $2,000 of the $5,000 sales price paid to Detroit.
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Fred Dunlap played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1888 to 1890, and served as manager of the Alleghenys for a portion of the 1889 season.
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Fred Dunlap did not sign a contract, for reasons that were quite satisfactory to me.
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Fred Dunlap has had everybody in hot water during our entire western trip.
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Fred Dunlap jumped to the New York Giants of the Players' League in late May 1890.
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Fred Dunlap concluded his baseball career in 1891 with the Washington Statesmen in the American Association.
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Fred Dunlap appeared in only eight games for the Statesmen before breaking his leg sliding into a base on April 20,1891.
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Fred Dunlap returned the notice and filed a grievance, contending he should have been continued at least on half pay since he was disabled while sliding into a base.
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Fred Dunlap went into the building business in Philadelphia during the 1890s, and owned various properties in the city.
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Fred Dunlap has been rated by some contemporary and modern sources as the greatest overall second baseman of the 19th century.
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Fred Dunlap was something of a grandstand player, because of his tendency to make one-handed catches and stops but he got there just the same and was a big favorite wherever he showed.
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