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.
Napoléon"Nap"Lajoie,also known as Larry Lajoie,was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "the Frenchman",he represented both Philadelphia franchises and the Cleveland Naps,the latter of which he became the namesake of,and from 1905 through 1909,the player-manager.
William James Duggleby,nicknamed "Frosty Bill",was an American pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. He played from 1898 to 1907. He also played two games for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902 and nine games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1907. Duggleby is the first of four major league players to hit a grand slam in his first major league at-bat,followed by Jeremy Hermida,Kevin Kouzmanoff,and Daniel Nava. He was the only pitcher to hit a grand slam for their first major league hit until July 8,2021,when Daniel Camarena became the second. As of 2011,he still holds the Phillies team record for hit batsmen for a career (82).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1951 throughout the world.
William Reginald Armour was an American professional baseball player and manager. He was the manager of the Cleveland Bronchos in 1902 when they signed Nap Lajoie to the most lucrative contract in baseball history and the manager of the Detroit Tigers when they acquired Ty Cobb in 1905.
Robert Alexander Unglaub was an American first baseman,utility infielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Highlanders,Boston Americans,and Washington Senators. He batted and threw right-handed. Unglaub stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).
Gary Lynn Sutherland,nicknamed "Sudsy",is an American former professional baseball middle infielder. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California and later played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB),from 1966 to 1978.
Duff Gordon "Sir Richard" Cooley was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons,13 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cooley,an outfielder and first baseman,had a career batting average of .294 in 1,317 games played. He compiled 849 runs,1,579 hits,180 doubles,102 triples,26 home runs,and 557 runs batted in (RBI). In Major League history,he is tied in 148th place for most all-time triples and,his 224 career stolen bases,place him equal 279th on the all-time list. Cooley made his Major League debut at the age of 20,and spent the majority of his career there,but he also appeared in minor league baseball. After breaking his leg with the Tigers in 1905,he was replaced with future Hall of Fame outfielder Ty Cobb. Cooley,nicknamed "Sir Richard" due to his aristocratic manner,was listed as standing 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighing 158 pounds (72 kg).
Daniel Maurice Casey was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1884 to 1894 and 1899. He played in Major League Baseball,principally as a pitcher,over parts of seven seasons for four major league clubs. He saw his most extensive playing time with the Philadelphia Quakers,appearing in 142 games for that team from 1886 to 1889. He also appeared in 46 games for the Syracuse Stars in 1890.
Harry Frederick Abbott was an American Major League Baseball catcher. Born Harry Frederick Winbigler,he played three seasons of Major League baseball for the Cleveland Naps and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Jay Justin "Nig" Clarke was a Canadian professional baseball player. A catcher,Clarke played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for nine seasons with the Detroit Tigers,Cleveland Naps,St. Louis Browns,Philadelphia Phillies,and Pittsburgh Pirates. In 506 career games,Clarke recorded a batting average of .254 and accumulated 20 triples,six home runs,and 127 runs batted in (RBI).
Charles Carbitt Carr was an American baseball first baseman and manager. He played professional baseball from 1894 to 1919,including seven years in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1898),Philadelphia Athletics (1901),Detroit Tigers (1903–1904),Cleveland Naps (1904–1905),Cincinnati Reds (1906),and Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914). Over his seven-year major league career,Carr had a .252 batting average with 493 hits,106 extra base hits,and 240 runs batted in (RBIs).
Raymond Bernard "Snooks" Dowd was an American baseball and American football player. He played college football for Lehigh University. He also played professional baseball as an infielder from 1918 to 1927,including stints with the Detroit Tigers (1919),Philadelphia Athletics (1919),and Brooklyn Robins (1926).
John Arthur Halla was a professional baseball pitcher from 1902 to 1917. He played one season in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps. Halla was 5 feet,11 inches tall and weighed 175 pounds.
John Stein "Tacks" Neuer was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Highlanders in 1907. In seven career games,he had a 4–2 record,with a 2.17 earned run average (ERA) and 22 strikeouts.
Robert Edward Malkmus is a retired American infielder and scout in Major League Baseball. He also managed in the farm systems of three MLB clubs –the Philadelphia Phillies,Montreal Expos and Baltimore Orioles.
John Albert Rothfuss was a professional baseball first baseman. He played 35 games in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rothfuss was 5 feet,11 inches tall and weighed 195 pounds.
Fred Fritz "Lefty" Houtz was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1899 and also had a 12-year minor league career. Houtz stood at 5' 10" and weighed 170 lbs.
Henry Gregory "Harry" Armbruster,also known as "Army" Armbruster,was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned 10 seasons,including one in Major League Baseball. During that one season,which was in 1906,Armbruster played with the Philadelphia Athletics. Armbruster,an outfielder,compiled a major league batting average of .238 with 40 runs,63 hits,six doubles,three triples,two home runs,24 runs batted in (RBIs) and 13 stolen bases in 91 games played. Armbruster also played in the minor leagues with the Class-A Providence Grays;the Class-B Manchester,New Hampshire,baseball team;the Class-B Lawrence Colts;the Class-A Toledo Mud Hens;the Class-A St. Paul Saints;and the Class-B Syracuse Stars. In the minors,Armbruster compiled a batting average .292 with 1,159 hits in 1,101 games played.
John Paul Fox was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 11 seasons,including one in Major League Baseball. During that one season in 1908,Fox played with the Philadelphia Athletics. Fox compiled a major league batting average of .200 with two runs,six hits and two stolen bases in nine games played. Fox also played in the minor leagues with the Class-C Poughkeepsie Colts (1906),the Class-B Albany Senators (1906–07),the Class-A Jersey City Skeeters (1908),the Class-A Memphis Egyptians (1908),the Class-B Wilkes-Barre Barons (1909),the Class-B Troy Trojans,the Class-A Lincoln Railsplitters (1910–11),the Class-B Harrisburg Senators (1912–14),the Class-D Bradford Drillers (1914) and the Class-B Scranton Miners (1915–16). He started his minor league career as an outfielder,but later converted into a pitcher. Fox compiled a career minor league batting average of .251 with 670 hits in 694 games played. As a pitcher,he compiled a win–loss record of 90–63 in 185 career minor league games pitched. Fox batted and threw right-handed.