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.
George Harold Sisler,nicknamed "Gorgeous George",was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager. From 1915 through 1930,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns,Washington Senators,and Boston Braves. He managed the Browns from 1924 through 1926.
The Union Association was an American professional baseball league which competed with Major League Baseball,lasting for just the 1884 season. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season.
James Edward "Tip" O'Neill was a Canadian professional baseball player from approximately 1875 to 1892. He began playing organized baseball in Woodstock,Ontario,Canada,and later played ten seasons in Major League Baseball,principally as a left fielder,but also as a pitcher,for four major league clubs.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1945 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1889 throughout the world.
James Henry Delsing was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is most remembered for having been the pinch runner for 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m)-tall Eddie Gaedel on August 19,1951. He also was the centerfielder replaced by Hall of Famer Al Kaline in Kaline's major league debut on June 25,1953. During his career,which spanned 822 games over 10 seasons,Delsing played for the Chicago White Sox,New York Yankees,St. Louis Browns,Detroit Tigers,and Kansas City Athletics.
Ralph "Red" Kress was an American professional baseball shortstop,third baseman,first baseman and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1927 through 1946,he played for the St. Louis Browns,Chicago White Sox (1932–1934),Washington Senators (1934–1936),Detroit Tigers (1939–1940) and New York Giants (1946). Kress batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Columbia,California.
Frank Elmer Huelsman was an American professional baseball left fielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns (NL),Chicago White Sox,Detroit Tigers,St. Louis Browns (AL),and Washington Senators.
Tharon Leslie "Pat" Collins was an American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Browns,New York Yankees and Boston Braves from 1919 to 1929. Collins batted and threw right-handed and also played five games at first base.
George Frederick "Foghorn" or "Calliope" Miller was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1884 through 1896 for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys / Pirates,St. Louis Browns,and Louisville Colonels. In 1894,he was a player-manager for the Browns.
The 1944 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing first in the American League with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses. In the World Series,they lost to the team they shared a stadium with,the Cardinals,four games to two.
The Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Illinois,Indiana,Kentucky,Missouri and Tennessee.
The following is a timeline of franchise evolution in Major League Baseball.
August Joseph "Gus" Williams Jr.,known also as "Gloomy" Gus Williams,was a German American professional baseball player whose career spanned 10 seasons,five of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Browns (1911–1915). Over his major league career,Williams batted .263 with 171 runs scored,367 hits,58 doubles,31 triples,12 home runs,147 runs batted in (RBIs),and 95 stolen bases in 410 games played.
John Milton Warhop was an American baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1908 to 1915 for the New York Highlanders / Yankees.
The Jackson Railroaders were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1903. They were located in Jackson,Tennessee,and were named for the city's association with the railroad industry,which was an important part of the city's economy;Jackson was also the home of locomotive engineer Casey Jones. The Railroaders played their home games at Lakeview Ball Park.
The Jackson Climbers were a Minor League Baseball team that played in the Class D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League in 1911. The Climbers were located in Jackson,Tennessee,and played their home games at Lakeview Ball Park. The team began the season in Harrisburg,Illinois,as the Harrisburg Miners but relocated on August 13 after severe financial losses.
The following is a timeline of the evolution of major-league-caliber franchises in Negro league baseball. The franchises included are those of high-caliber independent teams prior to the organization of formal league play in 1920 and concludes with the dissolution of the remnant of the last major Negro league team,the Kansas City Monarchs then based out of Grand Rapids,Michigan,in about 1966. All teams who played a season while a member of a major Negro league are included. The major leagues are the original Negro National League,the Eastern Colored League,the American Negro League,the East–West League,the second Negro National League and the Negro American League. Teams from the 1932 original Negro Southern League are also included which allows for the inclusion of the few high caliber minor Negro league teams.
The Harrisburg Miners was the primary moniker of the Minor League Baseball team that played in Harrisburg,Illinois,from 1910 to 1911 and 1913. They began the 1910 season as members of the Class D Southern Illinois League (SIL) as the Harrisburg Merchants. The league disbanded on July 11,and the Merchants moved to the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League on July 24. Their SIL record was 6–17 (.261). In the KITTY League,they went 29–29 (.500).
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