Victor Gazaway Willis was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for the Boston Beaneaters,Pittsburgh Pirates,and St. Louis Cardinals in 13 seasons in the National League (NL) from 1898 to 1910. In 513 career games,Willis pitched 3,996 innings and posted a win–loss record of 249–205,with 388 complete games,50 shutouts,and a 2.63 earned run average (ERA). Nicknamed "the Delaware Peach",he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Thomas Jefferson Davis Bridges was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Detroit Tigers from 1930 to 1946. During the 1930s,he used an outstanding curveball to become one of the mainstays of the team's pitching staff,winning 20 games in three consecutive seasons and helping the team to its first World Series championship with two victories in the 1935 Series. He retired with 1,674 career strikeouts,then the eighth highest total in American League history,and held the Tigers franchise record for career strikeouts from 1941 to 1951.
Willard Wayne Terwilliger,nicknamed "Twig",was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1949 and 1960 for the Chicago Cubs,Brooklyn Dodgers,Washington Senators,New York Giants,and Kansas City Athletics.
August Rodney Mancuso,nicknamed "Blackie",was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and radio sports commentator. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals,New York Giants,Chicago Cubs (1939),Brooklyn Dodgers (1940) and Philadelphia Phillies (1945).
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).
Roy Alexander "Red" Parnell was an American left fielder and manager in Negro league baseball,most notably with the Philadelphia Stars from 1936 to 1943. Born in Port Allen,Louisiana,he died at age 48 in Philadelphia.
James Wren "Zack" Taylor was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout,and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Brooklyn Robins,Boston Braves,New York Giants,Chicago Cubs,New York Yankees,and again with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Although Taylor was not a powerful hitter,he sustained a lengthy career in the major leagues due to his valuable defensive abilities as a catcher. After his playing career,he became better known as the manager for the St. Louis Browns owned by Bill Veeck. His baseball career spanned 58 years.
Herold Dominic "Muddy" Ruel was an American professional baseball player,coach,manager and general manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1934 for the Washington Senators,St. Louis Browns,New York Yankees,Boston Red Sox,Detroit Tigers,and Chicago White Sox.
Joseph Charles Glenn was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees,St. Louis Browns (1939) and Boston Red Sox (1940). Glenn batted and threw right-handed.
Alvin Floyd Crowder,nicknamed "General",was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eleven seasons in the American League with the Washington Senators,the St. Louis Browns,and the Detroit Tigers. In 402 career games,Crowder pitched 2344.1 innings and posted a win–loss record of 167–115,with 150 complete games,16 shutouts,and a 4.12 earned run average (ERA).
Nelson Thomas Potter was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 349 games in Major League Baseball over a dozen seasons between 1936 and 1949,most notably as a member,in 1944,of the only St. Louis Browns team to win an American League pennant. He also played for the St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Athletics,Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves. Potter's repertoire featured the screwball.
William G. Gleason was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1882 through 1889 for three different teams of the American Association. Listed at 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m),170 lb.,Gleason batted and threw right-handed. His older brother,Jack Gleason,was also a ballplayer.
Henry William "Heine" Meine,sometimes "Heinie" Meine,was a professional baseball player. Meine was a right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1922 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 to 1934. He was given the nickname "The Count of Luxemburg" on account of his operating a speakeasy/tavern in the Luxemburg section of St. Louis. He led the National League in wins and innings pitched in 1931 and compiled a 66–50 record in seven seasons of Major League Baseball.
The 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers led the National League for much of the season,holding a 13-game lead as late as August. However,a late season swoon and a hot streak by the New York Giants led to a classic three-game playoff series. Bobby Thomson's dramatic ninth-inning home run off Dodger reliever Ralph Branca in the final game of a tie-breaker series won the pennant for the Giants and was immortalized as the Shot Heard 'Round the World.
The 1996 Atlanta Braves season was the 126th season in the history of the franchise and 31st season in the city of Atlanta. They secured a regular season record of 96–66 and reached the World Series,where they lost to the underdog New York Yankees in six games,failing to defend its championship in 1995. Heavily favored and seen as one of the greatest Braves teams in history and despite taking a 2–0 lead,the Braves unexpectedly lost the next 4 games. This World Series appearance was their fourth appearance in the last 5 years as a franchise,excluding the strike shortened season. Atlanta won its seventh division title and its fifth in six years. In the previous round,Atlanta completed a miraculous comeback. After trailing in the NLCS to St. Louis three games to one,Atlanta outscored St. Louis 32–1 in games five through seven to complete the comeback. The collapse was remembered as one of the largest in North American sports history.
Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1926–1932),Washington Senators (1932–1935),Philadelphia Phillies (1935),St. Louis Browns (1936–1937) and Boston Red Sox (1937). He batted and threw right-handed.
Edward Joseph Baecht was a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,and St. Louis Browns.
Roy Emil Frederick "Snipe" Hansen was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In a five-season major league career,he played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Browns. He was officially listed as standing 6 feet 3 inches (191 cm) and weighing 195 pounds (88 kg).
Emmett James "Tim" McKeithan was an American Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League from 1932 until 1934. He was 6-foot-2-inch (1.88 m),weighed 182-pound (83 kg),while batting and throwing right-handed.
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