Adrian Constantine Anson,nicknamed "Cap" and "Pop",was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. Including his time in the National Association (NA),he played a record 27 consecutive seasons. Anson was regarded as one of the greatest players of his era and one of the first superstars of the game. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs franchise,serving as the club's manager,first baseman and,later in his tenure,minority owner. He led the team to six National League pennants in the 1880s. Anson was one of baseball's first great hitters,and probably the first to tally over 3,000 career hits. In addition to being a star player,he innovated managerial tactics such as signals between players and the rotation of pitchers.
Dennis Joseph "Dan" Brouthers was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned the period from 1879 to 1896,with a brief return in 1904. Nicknamed "Big Dan" for his size,he was 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and weighed 207 pounds (94 kg),which was large by 19th-century standards.
Joseph Henry Nuxhall was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball,primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. Immediately after retiring as a player,he became a radio broadcaster for the Reds from 1967 through 2004,and continued part-time up until his death in 2007. Nuxhall held the team's record for career games pitched (484) from 1965 to 1975,and still holds the team mark for left-handers. In addition to his 40 years of broadcasting Reds games,Nuxhall is most remembered for having been the youngest player ever to appear in a Major League game,pitching 2⁄3 of an inning for the Reds on June 10,1944,at the age of 15 years,316 days. Called upon for that single game due to player shortages during World War II,Nuxhall eventually found his way back to the Reds in 1952,and the National League All-Star team in 1955 and 1956. Long known as "The Ol' Left-hander," he compiled a career earned run average of 3.90 and a record of 135–117 during his 16-season career,with all but five of his victories being earned with the Reds. Nuxhall died in 2007 after a long battle with cancer.
Charles Augustus"Kid" Nichols was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters,St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906. A switch hitter who threw right-handed,he was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg). He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
William Harold Terry was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants from 1923 to 1936 and managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941. Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999,he ranked number 59 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Giants retired Terry's uniform number 3 in 1984;it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of Oracle Park. Nicknamed "Memphis Bill",he is most remembered for being the last National League player to hit .400,a feat he accomplished by batting .401 in 1930.
Paul Rapier Richards was an American professional baseball player,manager,scout and executive in Major League Baseball. During his playing career,he was a catcher and right-handed batter with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932),New York Giants (1933–1935),Philadelphia Athletics (1935) and Detroit Tigers (1943–1946). After retiring,he became the manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles (1955–1961). He also served as the general manager for the Orioles,the Houston Colt .45s / Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
A "cup of coffee" is a North American sports idiom for a short time spent by a minor league player at the major league level. The idea behind the term is that the player was only in the big leagues long enough to have a cup of coffee before being returned to the minors. The term originated in baseball and is extensively used in ice hockey,both of whose professional leagues utilize extensive farm systems;it is rarely used in basketball or American football since neither the NBA nor NFL have implemented a true farm system.
Thomas P. "Oyster" Burns was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons,11 of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Wilmington Quicksteps (1884),Baltimore Orioles,Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1895),and New York Giants (1895). Burns,who predominately played as an outfielder,also played as a shortstop,second baseman,third baseman,and pitcher. Over his career,Burns compiled a career batting average of .300 with 870 runs scored,1,392 hits,224 doubles,129 triples,65 home runs,and 834 runs batted in (RBI) in 1,188 games played. Although the majority of his career was spent in the major leagues,Burns also played in minor league baseball. He made his MLB debut at the age of 19 and was listed as standing 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) and weighing 183 pounds (83 kg).
James Francis O'Rourke was a Canadian professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves,Brooklyn Robins,Washington Senators,Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,and St. Louis Browns between 1912 and 1931.
Robert Edward Addy,nicknamed "the Magnet",was a Canadian right fielder and second baseman in Major League Baseball,whose professional career spanned from 1871 in the National Association to 1877 in the National League. He is credited as the first player to introduce the slide in an organized game,and later attempted to create a game of baseball that would have been played on ice. He is also credited as the first person born in Canada to appear in a major league game.
Thomas H. "Toad" Ramsey was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched in the majors from 1885 to 1890. Ramsey spent his entire career in the American Association,split between two different teams. He played for the Louisville Colonels and St. Louis Browns. He is sometimes credited with inventing a pitch,the knuckleball. He was one of the top pitchers in the Association for more than two years,with statistics that put him in the top five in multiple pitching categories.
John Francis "Phenomenal" Smith,born as John Francis Gammon,was an American professional baseball player and player-manager from 1884 to 1905. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball,principally as a pitcher,for six different clubs.
James H. Hallinan was an Irish born professional baseball player. In the first professional league season,he played shortstop in five games for the 1871 Fort Wayne Kekiongas. He returned to professional play four years later and worked as a regular player for five teams in four major league seasons,including two as the regular shortstop of the New York Mutuals.
George Washington Keefe was an American professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals,Buffalo Bisons,and Washington Statesmen from 1886 to 1891.
Robert Gerald Miller was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for three different teams during his Major League Baseball (MLB) career. During the 1953 season,he was the youngest player in the major leagues,one of only three players who were 17 years old. Born in Berwyn,Illinois,Miller was a left-hander who batted right-handed. He was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Harry C. Schafer was an American professional baseball player who played for eight seasons in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Red Stockings in the National Association for five seasons,and remained with the franchise for three additional years when it joined the National League in 1876 as the Boston Red Caps. He played third base for much of his career.
Herman J. Dehlman,nicknamed "Dutch",was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played a total of six seasons at the top level of professional baseball,four in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players,and two in the National League,a "Major League".
Jacob Daniel McGee is an American former professional baseball pitcher. McGee was selected by Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the fifth round of the 2004 MLB draft and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays,Colorado Rockies,Los Angeles Dodgers,San Francisco Giants,Milwaukee Brewers,and Washington Nationals.
Charles James Derrington was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher,he spent parts of the 1956 and 1957 seasons as a member of the Chicago White Sox. Derrington first appeared in semi-professional baseball at age 13 and was a high school star at age 16 as a hitter and a pitcher,winning a local player of the year award. Graduating at an early age,he signed with the White Sox for one of the largest bonuses of his time in 1956. Under the bonus rule of the time,he joined the White Sox immediately and went on to start their final game of the 1956 season,becoming the youngest pitcher to do so in the 20th century,and stayed with the team throughout the 1957 campaign. Sent back to the minor leagues in 1958,Derrington suffered an elbow injury that ultimately ended his professional career before age 22.
Juan JoséSoto Pacheco is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.
