Photo: Goodwin & Company / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Cap Anson is one of those figures I find impossible to discuss simply. Born in 1852 Iowa, he played a record 27 consecutive seasons and ranks among baseball's first true superstars, helping shape the game in its rawest formative years. I'm romanced by that pioneering era, when there was no data and barely any infrastructure. Yet his legacy is inseparable from his role in pushing Black players out of the sport. To me he stands as essential and uncomfortable history at once, a reminder that greatness and shame can share the same name.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cap Anson
- Name (Japanese)
- キャップ・アンソン
- Reading
- きゃっぷ・あんそん
- Born
- April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Marshalltown High School
- University
- University of Iowa
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Cap Anson born?
April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922.
Where is Cap Anson from?
Cap Anson is from Marshalltown, Iowa, United States.
What does Cap Anson do?
Cap Anson works as baseball player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.