The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. The award has been presented by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) since 1931.
Inglewood Park Cemetery, in Inglewood,California,was founded in 1905. A number of notable people,including entertainment and sports personalities,have been interred or entombed there.
Charles Herbert Klein,nicknamed "the Hoosier Hammer" because of his Indiana roots,was an American professional baseball outfielder. Klein played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs (1934–1936),and Pittsburgh Pirates (1939).
Harry Danning,nicknamed "Harry the Horse",was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants,and was considered to be both an excellent hitter and one of the top defensive catchers of his era. He batted and threw right-handed,and was a member of the National League All-Star team for four consecutive years,1938-41.
Walter George "Jumbo" Brown was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians,New York Yankees,Cincinnati Reds,and New York Giants. His professional career spanned from 1925 to 1941.
This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.
Kenneth Stanley Washington was an American professional football player who was the first African-American to sign a contract with a National Football League (NFL) team in the modern era. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins.
Frank Andrew McCormick was an American baseball first baseman who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Buck" in honor of Frank Buck,he played for the Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves from 1934 to 1948. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg).
Miguel Ángel González Cordero was a Cuban catcher,coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the first half of the 20th century. Along with Adolfo Luque,González was one of the first Cubans or Latin Americans to have a long career in the American major leagues.
John Oscar Dickshot,nicknamed "Ugly" Johnny Dickshot,was an American professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates,the New York Giants,and the Chicago White Sox. His professional career,including the seasons he spent in Minor League Baseball,ran from 1930 to 1947. He received the nickname "Ugly" because he proclaimed himself to be "the ugliest man in baseball" during his career.
Morris Arnovich,nicknamed "Snooker",was an American baseball player. Arnovich played in Major League Baseball between 1936 and 1946 and played in the World Series winning team in 1940 as a part of the Cincinnati Reds. Playing as a line drive hitter,and fielding as an outfielder he began in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1936 where he played four seasons before joining the Reds for a season. After his time in Cincinnati,he joined the New York Giants for the 1941 season,and again for one game in 1946 after joining the United States Army.
Frank Mills Dobson was an American football,basketball,and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia,Clemson University (1910–1912),the University of Richmond,the University of South Carolina (1918),the University of Maryland (1936–1939),and The Apprentice School (1940–1948),compiling a career record of 137–142–24. Dobson was also the head basketball coach at Clemson (1911–1913) and Richmond and the head baseball coach at Clemson (1911–1913) and Richmond (1915–1933).
Henry Edward Leiber was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1942 with the New York Giants and Chicago Cubs.
Raymond Allen Radcliff was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball who appeared in 1,081 games over ten seasons for the Chicago White Sox (1934–1939),St. Louis Browns (1940–1941) and Detroit Tigers (1941–1943). Born in Kiowa,Oklahoma,he threw and batted left-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
The Wisconsin State League was a class D level baseball league that began in 1905,changing its name to the Wisconsin–Illinois League in 1908 and operating through 1914. The league re–organized under that name in 1926. Another Wisconsin State League began in 1940,shut down during World War II from 1943 through 1945,then operated from 1946 through 1953.
Vitautis Casimirus Tamulis was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees,St. Louis Browns,Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 to 1941.
Frank Bernard Reiber,nicknamed "Tubby," was an American baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1933,1935 and 1936. He also played 11 years in the minor leagues,including stints with the Evansville Hubs (1930–1931),Beaumont Exporters (1932),Toledo Mud Hens,Montreal Royals,Toronto Maple Leafs (1938–1939),and Portland Beavers (1940–1941).
James Albert Ripple was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for seven seasons,from 1936 to 1943. Ripple appeared for the New York Giants (1936–1939),Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–1940),Cincinnati Reds (1940–1941) and Philadelphia Athletics (1943). He had a .282 career batting average,with 28 home runs and 251 RBIs in 554 games played. He played in three World Series,two with the Giants (1936–1937),and one with the Reds in 1940,the last of which won the championship.
Edgar Hughes "Blue" Washington was an American actor and baseball player who played in the Negro leagues from 1915 to 1920 as a pitcher and first baseman.
