Joseph Jefferson Jackson,nicknamed "Shoeless Joe",was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball (MLB) in the early 1900s. Although his .356 career batting average is the fourth highest in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB),he is often remembered for his association with the Black Sox Scandal,in which members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox participated in a conspiracy to fix the World Series. As a result,Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned Jackson from baseball after the 1920 season. During the World Series in question,Jackson had led both teams in several statistical categories and set a World Series record with 12 base hits. Jackson's role in the scandal,his banishment from the game,and his exclusion from the Baseball Hall of Fame have been fiercely debated.
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman,Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Although he never hit more than a dozen home runs in a season and hit only 96 homers in his career,Baker has been called the "original home run king of the majors".
Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr.,nicknamed "Cocky",was an American professional baseball player,manager and executive. He played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1930 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. A graduate of Columbia University,Collins holds major league career records in several categories and is among the top few players in several other categories. In 1925,Collins became just the sixth person to join the 3,000 hit club –and the last for the next 17 seasons. His 47 career home runs are the fewest of anyone in it. Collins is the only non-Yankee to win five or more World Series titles with the same club as a player.
William Jethro"Kid" Gleason was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. Gleason managed the Chicago White Sox from 1919 through 1923. His first season as a big league manager was notable for his team's appearance in the World Series and the ensuing Black Sox Scandal,although Gleason was not involved in the scandal. After leaving the White Sox,Gleason was on the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Athletics,until 1931.
Harry H. Davis was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the New York Giants (1895–96),Pittsburgh Pirates (1896–98),Louisville Colonels (1898),Washington Senators (1898–99),Philadelphia Athletics,and Cleveland Naps (1912).
John Phalen"Stuffy"McInnis was a first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. McInnis gained his nickname as a youngster in the Boston suburban leagues,where his spectacular playing brought shouts of "that's the stuff,kid".
Wallace Moses was an American professional baseball right fielder,who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics,Chicago White Sox (1942–46) and Boston Red Sox (1946–48). Moses batted and threw left-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). He was born in Uvalda,Georgia and attended Vidalia High School. He is the only player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish a "walk off steal of home" more than once,which he did twice.
Russell Aubrey "Lena" Blackburne was an American baseball infielder,manager,coach,and scout in Major League Baseball (MLB). He is best known for the creation of his baseball rubbing mud,used to remove the finish on new baseballs and give better grip and control to the pitcher.
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.
Harry William "Hal" Krause was a Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of five seasons (1908–1912) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps. He led the American League in earned run average in 1909 while playing for Philadelphia. For his career,he compiled a 36–26 record,with a 2.50 ERA and 289 strikeouts.
David Charles "Dauntless Dave" Danforth was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for ten seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics,Chicago White Sox,and St. Louis Browns. For his career,he compiled a 71–66 record in 286 appearances,with a 3.89 earned run average and 484 strikeouts. Danforth played on two World Series championship teams,the 1911 Athletics and the 1917 White Sox. He appeared in one World Series game,pitching one inning,giving up two runs and striking out two.
John Edward Murphy,nicknamed "Honest Eddie",was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics,Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Raymond Ellis "Red" McKee was an American baseball catcher. He played professional baseball for 19 years from 1910 to 1928,including four seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers from 1913 to 1916. He appeared in 189 major league games and compiled a .254 batting average.
James Charles Walsh was an Irish professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1912 through 1917 for the Philadelphia Athletics,New York Yankees (1914) and Boston Red Sox (1916–17). Walsh batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Kallila,Ireland. He was the only player on the 1913 World Champion Athletics who was not born in the United States.
Bristol Robotham Lord was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1905 to 1913 for the Philadelphia Athletics,Cleveland Naps,and Boston Braves. Lord is best known for a 1910 trade between Philadelphia and Cleveland in which he was exchanged for Morrie Rath and Shoeless Joe Jackson,who became one of the best hitters in baseball history.
The Georgia Bulldogs baseball team represents the University of Georgia in NCAA Division I college baseball.
The $100,000 infield was the infield of the Philadelphia Athletics in the early 1910s. The $100,000 infield consisted of first baseman Stuffy McInnis,second baseman Eddie Collins,shortstop Jack Barry and third baseman Frank "Home Run" Baker. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica,the nickname reflects "the purported combined market value of the foursome",which is equivalent to about $3.1 million in 2022.
William Lawrence Laval was an American minor league baseball player,baseball manager,and college baseball,football,and basketball coach. He held head coaching positions at the University of South Carolina,Furman University,Emory and Henry College,and Newberry College. He is the only South Carolina football coach to have produced seven consecutive winning seasons. In 2009,The State called him "the greatest collegiate coach" in the history of South Carolina.
Thomas Carl Stouch was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played four games with the Louisville Colonels of the National League in 1898. He is best known for "discovering" Shoeless Joe Jackson who played against him while Jackson was in a mill team in Greer,South Carolina in 1907.
Jordan Alexander Walker is an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Cardinals selected him in the first round of the 2020 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2023.
