The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs,known simply as the American League (AL),is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League,a minor league based in the Great Lakes states,which eventually aspired to major league status. It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season,25 years after the formation of the National League.
Jacob Peter Beckley,nicknamed "Eagle Eye",was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys,Pittsburgh Burghers,Pittsburgh Pirates,New York Giants,Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals from 1888 to 1907.
John Wesley Donaldson was an American baseball pitcher in Pre-Negro league and Negro league baseball. In a career that spanned over 30 years,he played for many different Negro league and semi-professional teams,including the All Nations team and the Kansas City Monarchs. Researchers so far have discovered 718 games in which Donaldson is known to have pitched. Out of those games,Donaldson had over 420 wins and 5,221 strikeouts as a baseball pitcher. According to some sources,he was the greatest pitcher of his era.
Roberto Manuel Hernández Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher. His best Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons came with the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays,in the 1990s. In all,Hernández played for 10 different big league teams,over 17 seasons.
The Western League was the name of several minor league baseball leagues that operated between 1885 and 1900. These leagues were focused mainly in the Midwestern United States.
The Western League was the name of several American sports leagues in Minor League Baseball. This article concentrates on the Western Leagues that operated from 1900 to 1937 and from 1947 to 1958.
The Western Association was the name of five different leagues formed in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.
William P. "Plunk" Drake was a Negro league baseball pitcher.
The Missouri Valley League was an American minor league baseball league which operated from 1901 through 1905.
James Vernon Handrahan was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1964 and 1966. He is noted for being one of only three major-league players from Prince Edward Island,the others being 19th-century outfielder George Wood and catcher Henry Oxley.
Kenneth George Sanders is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1964 to 1976 for the Kansas City Athletics,Boston Red Sox,Oakland Athletics,Milwaukee Brewers,Minnesota Twins,Cleveland Indians,California Angels,New York Mets,and Kansas City Royals.
The 1965 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 87–75,15 games behind the Minnesota Twins. The Indians played .500 ball for the first 40 games,then eventually heated up going on a 10-game winning streak at one point improving their record to 37–24. They would peak at 46–28,but would cool off significantly after the All-Star break and would only spend six days in first place. Still,the Indians 87–75 record would be the best win–loss record they would post between 1959 and 1994. This season also marked the return of Rocky Colavito. This led to an increase in attendance. The trade itself ended up being a disaster in the long run,even though it was successful short term. The Indians were the only team to win the regular season series vs the AL pennant winning Twins.
Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell was a catcher and utility player who played for 15 years in the Negro leagues. Known for his versatility,Mothell played every position. It was said you could use him "most any place,any time."
Walter C. "Steel Arm" Davis was an American Negro league baseball player from 1920 to 1938. He played for the Dayton Marcos,Detroit Stars,Chicago American Giants,Nashville Elite Giants,Gilkerson's Union Giants and Brooklyn Eagles.
George Henry "Tank" Carr was an American first baseman and outfielder with the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro baseball leagues from 1920 to 1922.
George Alexander "Sharky" Sweatt was an American second baseman in Negro league baseball. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs and Chicago American Giants from 1922 to 1927.
George "Tubby" Dixon was a Negro leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League,and in its first few seasons.
Lloyd Benjamon Davenport was an American baseball outfielder who played for several clubs of the Negro and Minor leagues during 17 seasons spanning 1934–1953. Listed at 5' 4" (1.65 m),150 lb. (68 kg),Davenport batted and threw left-handed. Born in New Orleans,Louisiana,he was nicknamed "Ducky".
The Sedalia Goldbugs were a minor league baseball team based in Sedalia,Missouri. Between 1904 and 1911,Sedalia teams played as a member of the Missouri Valley League (1902–1904),Western Association (1905) and Missouri State League (1911),winning league championships in 1903 and 1911. Sedalia played as the Sedalia Cubs in 1911. Sedalia hosted minor league home games at Liberty Park Stadium.
Minor league baseball teams were based in Leavenworth,Kansas in various seasons between 1886 and 1949. Leavenworth teams played as members of the Western League (1886–1888),Kansas State League (1895),Missouri Valley League (1903–1904) and Western Association.
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