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John Owen "Chief" Wilson was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1916 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals.
Irvin Key' "Kaiser" Wilhelm was an American pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Between 1903 and 1914,he moved between the major and minor leagues several times. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates,Boston Beaneaters,Brooklyn Superbas and Baltimore Terrapins. After 1914,Wilhelm spent time as a player,manager and scout for the minor leagues. In 1921,he became the manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and pitched in four games for the team.
Casey Todd Candaele is an American former utility player and professional baseball coach. His mother,Helen Callaghan St. Aubin and her sister,Marge Callaghan,played for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,which was depicted in the movie A League of Their Own. Candaele and his mother represent the only mother/son combination to have both played professional baseball.
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.
Patrick Joseph Donovan was an Irish born right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1890 to 1907,most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Joe Hicks Tipton was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1954 with the Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox,Philadelphia Athletics,and the Washington Senators. In 417 career games,Tipton recorded a batting average of .236 and accumulated 29 home runs,and 125 runs batted in (RBI).
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.
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.
Glenn Richard"Rocky"Nelson was an American professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball for all or parts of nine seasons between 1949 and 1961 for the St. Louis Cardinals,Pittsburgh Pirates,Chicago White Sox,Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians. A native of Portsmouth,Ohio,Nelson batted and threw left-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He signed his first professional contract in 1942 with the Cardinals' organization. He then missed three seasons (1943–1945) while serving in the United States Army during World War II.
Mark Landon Johnson is a former professional baseball player,a catcher who played with several major league teams,but primarily with the Chicago White Sox. In 2011,he retired as a player and became a minor league manager. He is currently the catching coordinator for the Chicago Cubs. He previously managed the Cubs Double-A affiliate Tennessee Smokies.
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 a 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.
Albert James Whaling was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1913 to 1915 for the Boston Braves. Whaling was a member of the "Miracle" Braves team that went from last place at mid-season to win the 1914 National League pennant and the 1914 World Series.
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.