"There, Hodes would eventually play" - would go on to
Amateur career
"and was still with them the following season" - remained with the team
Chicago White Stockings (1871)
"as Philadelphia prevailed by a score of 4–1. [8]" - the space inbetween the period and the reference is not needed
"the White Stockings remained in contention for the league title until the final day of the season (October 30)," - the parentheses aren't really needed
"as Philadelphia prevailed by a score of 4–1." - more formal and concise; won 4–1
Troy Haymakers (1872)
"Troy's season came to an abrupt end on July 23," - more formal; ended early
"The catcher had less playing time this year, only appearing in 13 of the team's 25 games, but he continued to demonstrate his versatility by playing third base, shortstop, and outfield again." - repetition of "playing"
"when the team's owners revealed that they would not be able to pay the players." - any reasons given?
"He returned to Brooklyn and played semipro baseball until 1874," - semi-professional
Semipro baseball is actually how it's usually referred to. I would have wikilinked it, but there doesn't seem to be an article on it. However, it is usually written as semipro ball.
Sanfranciscogiants17 (
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04:00, 3 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Wikilink second base to the appropriate article for non-Baseball readers
"decided his player needed rest and gave him the remainder of the season off." - clarify this was Hodes that is being talked about
Be consistent in how the date formats are presented. For example, most references are written as March 30, 2021 while Refs 3, 4 and 9 are written as 2009-01-12 etc.