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He played for five Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1878 to 1885.Although Nolan was raised in Paterson, New Jersey, and the 1900 census shows his birthplace as New Jersey, both the 1870 and 1880 censuses indicate that he and his three older brothers (John, Mills, and Michael) were born in Canada. His parents were James and Mary Nolan, who were both born in Ireland.Nolan married Mary Coyle around 1882, and they had two children, Marguerita (born 1891) and Edward (born 1895).       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsBaseball career[edit]Later life[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Baseball career[edit]According to Bill James and Rob Neyer, Nolan threw an unusually fast (for his day) underhand fastball and a combination of curveballs.[1]Nolan started his professional baseball career with the Indianapolis Blues of the League Alliance in 1877.[2] He pitched well that season and stayed with the team when they moved to the National League (NL) in 1878.[3]Nolan received his nickname in 1878. In that era, &#8220;the only&#8221; was a common term used to describe anyone who excelled at something. Upon joining the NL, the Blues team publicized themselves by referring to their main pitcher Nolan as &#8220;The Only Nolan&#8221;.[3][4]That season, Nolan pitched 347 innings, the most of his MLB career. He had a win\u2013loss record of 13\u201322 and had the fifth-most wins in the NL. He had a 2.57 earned run average (ERA) and an 80 ERA+, and he led the league with 56 bases on balls.[5]Nolan was expelled by Indianapolis on August 14 when he told the team he was going to a funeral but instead went drinking. During the league meetings in December, his appeal for reinstatement was denied.[6]Nolan then played for minor league teams in San Francisco in 1879 and 1880.[2]In 1881, Nolan was allowed to return to the NL, this time with the Cleveland Blues. On July 23, he pitched Cleveland to a 7\u20133 win over the Buffalo Bisons and went 4-for-4 at the plate.[7] Nolan and his teammates John Clapp and Jim McCormick missed the team&#8217;s September 20 game in Worcester, Massachusetts, because their return from a side trip to New York City was delayed by a train wreck; they were each fined $100.[7]At an NL meeting in Saratoga Springs, New York, later that month, the league adopted a blacklist of players who were barred from playing for or against any NL teams until they were removed by unanimous vote of the league clubs. Nolan was one of the ten blacklisted for &#8220;confirmed dissipation and general insubordination&#8221;. (The other nine were Lew Brown\u201a Ed Caskin, Bill Crowley\u201a Buttercup Dickerson\u201a Mike Dorgan\u201a John Fox\u201a Emil Gross\u201a Sadie Houck\u201a and Lip Pike.)[8]In 1883, Nolan pitched in seven games, all losses, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys before being released for disciplinary reasons. He played professionally for the next several years, including stints with the Wilmington Quicksteps and Philadelphia Quakers, until his baseball career ended in 1886.[2]Later life[edit]After his baseball career was over, Nolan worked for the Paterson, New Jersey Police Department. He worked there for about 15 years before he suddenly became ill and died of nephritis[9] at the age of 55.[10] He was interred at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Totowa, New Jersey.[5]References[edit]^ James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (2004-06-15). The Neyer\/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p.\u00a0325. ISBN\u00a09780743261586. Retrieved 24 May 2012.^ a b c &#8220;The Only Nolan Minor Leagues Statistics &#038; History&#8221;. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.^ a b Thorn, John. &#8220;The Only Nolan&#8221;. mlblogs.com. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.^ &#8220;1878 Indianapolis Blues Statistics&#8221;. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.^ a b &#8220;The Only Nolan Stats&#8221;. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.^ &#8220;1878 Chronology&#8221;. baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2007-12-10.^ a b &#8220;1881 Chronology&#8221;. baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2007-12-10.^ &#8220;The Great Scandals \u00a9 By David Nemec and Scott Flatow&#8221; (PDF). nyc.sabr.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-20. Retrieved 2007-12-10.^ &#8220;Interment Card For Ed Nolan&#8221;. the deadballera.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-10.^ &#8220;The Only Nolan&#8217;s Obit&#8221; (PDF). newyorktimes.com. May 19, 1913. 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