Stanley Anthony Coveleski was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four American League (AL) teams between 1912 and 1928,primarily the Cleveland Indians. The star of the Indians pitching staff,he won over 20 games each year from the war-shortened 1918 season through 1921,leading the AL in shutouts twice and in strikeouts and earned run average (ERA) once each during his nine years with the club. The star of the 1920 World Series,he led the Indians to their first title with three complete-game victories,including a 3–0 shutout in the Game 7 finale. Traded to the Washington Senators after the 1924 season,he helped that club to its second AL pennant in a row with 20 victories against only 5 losses,including a 13-game winning streak,while again leading the league in ERA.
James Patrick Seerey was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder,Seerey played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons in the American League with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. In 561 career games,Seerey recorded a batting average of .224 and accumulated 86 home runs and 261 runs batted in (RBI).
Herbert Jefferis Pennock was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933,and is best known for his time spent with the star-studded New York Yankee teams of the mid to late 1920s and early 1930s.
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Joseph Vincent McCarthy was an American manager in Major League Baseball,most renowned for his leadership of the "Bronx Bombers" teams of the New York Yankees from 1931 to 1946. The first manager to win pennants with both National and American League teams,he won a total nine league pennants and seven World Series championships –the latter is a record tied only by Casey Stengel. McCarthy was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1957. He recorded a 100-win season six times,a record matched only by Bobby Cox. McCarthy's career winning percentages in both the regular season (.615) and postseason are the highest in major league history. His 2,125 career victories rank ninth all-time in major league history for managerial wins,and he ranks first all-time for the Yankees with 1,460 wins.
James Joseph Dykes was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third and second baseman from 1918 through 1939,most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and,won the World Series in 1929 and 1930. Dykes played his final six seasons for the Chicago White Sox.
James Robert Shawkey was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees from 1915 to 1927. He batted and threw right-handed and served primarily as a starting pitcher.
Howard John Ehmke was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 16 years from 1914 to 1930,including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Buffalo Blues (1915),Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox (1923–1926),and Philadelphia Athletics (1926–1930).
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Louis Joseph Lucier was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. He is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II.
Russell Ormand Christopher was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics (1942-1947) and Cleveland Indians (1948). In 241 career games,Christopher pitched 999+2⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 54–64,with 46 complete games,three shutouts,and a 3.37 earned run average (ERA).
Donald Paul Black was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for six seasons in the American League with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians. In 154 career games,Black pitched 797 innings and posted a win–loss record of 34–55,with 37 complete games,four shutouts,and a 4.35 earned run average (ERA).
Samuel Walter Zoldak,nicknamed Sad Sam,was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine seasons in the American League with the St. Louis Browns,Cleveland Indians,and Philadelphia Athletics. In 250 career games,Zoldak pitched 929+1⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 43–53,with 30 complete games,five shutouts,and a 3.54 earned run average (ERA).
The 1964 Major League Baseball season was played from April 13 to October 15,1964. This season is often remembered for the end of the New York Yankees' third dynasty,as they won their 29th American League Championship in 44 seasons. However,the Yankees lost the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. As of 2023,the Cardinals are the only National League team to have an edge over the Yankees in series played (3–2),amongst the non-expansion teams,despite holding a losing record in World Series games against them (13–15).
On July 10,1932,the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 18–17 in 18 innings in a Major League Baseball game played at League Park in Cleveland. Several major-league records were set during the game;for example,Johnny Burnett of the Indians became the only player to hit safely nine times in a game,while Cleveland's 33 hits and the teams' combined 58 hits are also single-game records. Pitcher Eddie Rommel secured the win for the Athletics,pitching an American League-record 17 innings in relief after Philadelphia's Lew Krausse gave up three runs in the first inning. The 29 hits Rommel allowed are a major-league record;the 14 runs against him are the most given up by a winning pitcher.
