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Delbert Bernard Unser is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder and utility player from 1968 to 1982,most prominently with the Philadelphia Phillies,where he was a member of the 1980 World Series winning team. He also played for the Washington Senators,Cleveland Indians,New York Mets and the Montreal Expos. His father was major league catcher Al Unser.
Harry M. Steinfeldt was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman,Steinfeldt played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds,Chicago Cubs,and Boston Rustlers. He batted and threw right-handed.
Robert Randall Bragan was an American shortstop,catcher,manager,and coach in Major League Baseball and an influential minor league executive. His professional baseball career encompassed 73 years,from his first season as a player in the Class D Alabama–Florida League in 1937,to 2009,the last full year of his life,when he was still listed as a consultant to the Texas Rangers' organization.
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).
John Wesley Coombs,nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater,was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14),Brooklyn Robins (1915–18),and Detroit Tigers (1920). In 1910,Coombs won 31 games during the regular season and three games in the World Series to lead the Athletics to the championship. A two-way player,he also occasionally played as an outfielder.
Clarence William "Tilly" Walker was an American professional baseball player. After growing up in Limestone,Tennessee,and attending college locally at Washington College,he entered Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a left fielder and center fielder for the Washington Senators,St. Louis Browns,Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Athletics from 1911 to 1923.
William Gideon Nance was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Louisville Colonels of the National League from 1897 to 1898,and then for the Detroit Tigers of the American League in 1901. He was nicknamed "Kid" or "Doc".
Jacob Henry Atz was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Chicago White Sox. He also was the most successful minor league managers of the 1920s,winning all or parts of the Texas League championship in seven consecutive seasons (1919–1925) as skipper of the Fort Worth Panthers. Atz was born in Washington,D.C.
Ulysses Simpson Grant "Lil" Stoner,also known as Lil E. Stoner,was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,he played professional baseball for 14 seasons from 1919 to 1933,including nine years in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers,Pittsburgh Pirates (1930) and Philadelphia Phillies (1931). He appeared in 229 major league games and compiled a 50–57 win–loss record and a 4.76 earned run average (ERA).
John Beverley Gooch was an American professional baseball player,coach,minor league manager and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1921 to 1933,most prominently for the Pittsburgh Pirates where he was a member of the 1925 World Series winning team. He also played for the Brooklyn Robins,Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox. After his playing career ended,Gooch continued to work as a baseball coach and minor league manager. In 1972,Gooch was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Logan Gaffney Drake was an American professional baseball pitcher,a right-hander who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1922 to 1924 for the Cleveland Indians. In 10 career games,Drake pitched 182⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 0–1 with a 7.71 earned run average (ERA).
Emory Elmo "Topper" Rigney was an American professional baseball player between 1920 and 1928. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers (1922–1925),Boston Red Sox (1926–1927),and Washington Senators (1927).
John Adam "Jackie" Tavener,nicknamed "Rabbit",was an American professional baseball player from 1921 to 1934. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians (1929).
Thomas Roland Burgess was a Canadian professional baseball player,coach and manager. An outfielder and first baseman,Burgess had two trials in Major League Baseball (MLB);a 17-game stint with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954,and a full season with the Los Angeles Angels in 1962. He then forged a long career as a minor-league manager,and served as a major-league third base coach for the 1977 New York Mets and 1978 Atlanta Braves.
Walton Hugh Goldsby,also spelled Walten Hugh Goldsby,was a baseball player who played as an outfielder for parts of three seasons in top professional leagues in 1884,1886,and 1888. He was a member of five different teams during these seasons;the St. Louis Browns,Washington Nationals,Richmond Virginians,and Baltimore Orioles of the American Association,and the Washington Nationals of the National League. During his playing days,his listed height was 5'10.5",and his weight as 165 lbs.
Herbert Mark Thomas was an American right-handed minor and major league baseball player and minor league manager. Although his major league career lasted only three seasons,1924,1925 and 1927,for two different teams,the Boston Braves and New York Giants,his minor league career spanned 17 seasons. He played professionally in three different decades.
Hershel N. "Jackie" Reid was a long-time minor league baseball pitcher,winning nearly 300 games. He also served as a minor league manager for a few years.
Wayne Harper Ambler was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned six seasons,including three in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1939). Over his career in the majors,Ambler player second base and shortstop. He also played in the minor leagues. Ambler played for the Class-A Williamsport Grays (1939),the Double-A Jersey City Giants (1940) and the Double-A Indianapolis Indians (1941). Ambler made his major league debut on June 4,1937,after never playing in the minors,a rare feat. During his major league career,Ambler compiled a batting average of .224 with 175 hits,39 doubles,two triples,73 runs batted in (RBIs) and four stolen bases in 271 games played.
George Christopher Jackson,known also as "Hickory" Jackson,was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 27 seasons,three of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Boston Rustlers/Braves (1911–13). Over his major league career,he compiled a .285 batting average with 85 runs scored,158 hits,24 doubles,seven triples,four home runs,73 runs batted in,and 34 stolen bases in 152 games played. Jackson's professional career started in the minor leagues with the Jackson Senators.
The Clarksdale Cubs were a minor league baseball team based in Clarksdale,Mississippi. The Clarksdale "Cubs' played in 1921 as the pennant winner of the Mississippi State League,before returning to the reformed Cotton States League in 1922,playing until the league folded following the 1923 season.