Walter L. "Mother" Watson (January 27,1865 –November 23,1898) was an American professional baseball player in the mid-1880s. Born in Middleport,Ohio in 1865,he started two games at pitcher for the 1887 Cincinnati Reds of the American Association. He completed one of his starts,and in 14 innings pitched,he had a 5.79 ERA,and was 0–1. In 1888,he played for the Zanesville Kickapoos of the Tri-State League. [1] In November 1898,Watson was shot in an "Election Day" saloon brawl and later died of his injuries at the age of 33. [2] He is interred at Middleport Hill Cemetery. [3]
The River City Rascals were a professional baseball team based in O'Fallon,Missouri,in the United States. The Rascals were a member of the West Division of the Frontier League,which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. From the 1999 season to 2019,the Rascals played their home games at CarShield Field.
Middleport is the largest village in Meigs County,Ohio,along the Ohio River. The population was 2,208 at the time of the 2020 census.
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Elmer Harrison Flick was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1910 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Philadelphia Athletics,and Cleveland Bronchos/Naps. In 1,483 career games,Flick recorded a .313 batting average while accumulating 164 triples,1,752 hits,330 stolen bases,and 756 runs batted in (RBIs). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
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Martin Francis Hogan,nicknamed "the Indianapolis Ringer",was an English born right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1894) and St. Louis Browns (1894–1895). After leaving the National League,Hogan moved on to the minor league Indianapolis Hoosiers. Some sources suggest he set a national baserunning record in the 1890s.
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Charles R. Stobart was an American college football player and coach. He played as a quarterback at Ohio University in the 1950s. He was a football coach at various schools for 42 years from 1959 to 2000,including 36 consecutive seasons as a coach at Division I collegiate programs.
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