Cleveland Counts

[1][2] They played their first game on May 22, a 6–1 loss to the Johnson City Soldiers, before a home crowd of around 500 people.

[3] After six further loses, the Counts recorded their first win on May 30, defeating the Knoxville Appalachians, 2–1.

[4] Cleveland ended their inaugural season in fifth place, out of six teams, with a 39–56 (.411) record.

[16] The city did not field another professional baseball team until the Cleveland Manufacturers joined the Appalachian League in 1921.

[1] Seven Counts also played at least one game in Major League Baseball during their careers.

A black and white photograph of a baseball player posed as if having just thrown a ball
Buck Thrasher played all three seasons with the Counts.