Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos,known as Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, was a Dutch-English journalist,literary critic and publisher,who gained his greatest fame as a translator.
The first Negro National League was one of the several Negro leagues that were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated. The league was formed in 1920 with former player Rube Foster as its president.
Thomas Francis Michael McCarthy was an American Major League Baseball player. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946.
William Boyd McKechnie was an American professional baseball player,manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman during the dead-ball era. McKechnie was the first manager to win World Series titles with two teams,and remains one of only three managers to win pennants with three teams,also capturing the National League title in 1928 with the St. Louis Cardinals. His 1,892 career victories ranked fourth in major league history when he ended his managing career in 1946,and trailed only John McGraw's NL total of 2,669 in league history. He was nicknamed "Deacon" because he sang in his church choir and generally lived a quiet life.
James Irvin Adams was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns,Pittsburgh Rebels,and Philadelphia Athletics. He attended Albright College prior to his playing career.
Henry William "Heine" Meine,sometimes "Heinie" Meine,was a professional baseball player. Meine was a right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1922 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 to 1934. He was given the nickname "The Count of Luxemburg" on account of his operating a speakeasy/tavern in the Luxemburg section of St. Louis. He led the National League in wins and innings pitched in 1931 and compiled a 66–50 record in seven seasons of Major League Baseball.
Howard Henry Schultz,nicknamed "Stretch" and "Steeple",was an American baseball and basketball player from St. Paul,Minnesota. Schultz won an NBA title with the Minneapolis Lakers in 1952. Schultz played in both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association,one of thirteen athletes to do so.
The 1922 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns winning 93 games,the only time in franchise history that the Browns topped the 90 win plateau. In the American League standings,the Browns finished in second place behind the New York Yankees. The Browns set a franchise record with 712,918 fans coming to watch the games. This was approximately 100,000 higher than the previous high.
The 1900 Brooklyn Superbas captured their second consecutive National League championship by four and a half games. The Baltimore Orioles,which had been owned by the same group,folded after the 1899 season when such arrangements were outlawed,and a number of the Orioles' players,including star pitcher Joe McGinnity,were reassigned to the Superbas.
Frank J. Bonner was an American professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1894 to 1903 for the Baltimore Orioles,St. Louis Browns,Brooklyn Bridegrooms,Washington Senators,Cleveland Bronchos,Philadelphia Athletics,and Boston Beaneaters. He was born in Lowell,Massachusetts. Bonner was nicknamed "the Human Flea".
Frank Bernard "Beauty" McGowan was an American professional baseball player,an outfielder who appeared in 375 games over five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics,St. Louis Browns and Boston Bees. The native of Branford,Connecticut,threw right-handed,batted left-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
The St. Louis Brown Stockings baseball club played one season in the National Association,1875,and two in the National League,1876–1877. Here is a list of all their players in regular season games.
Charles Hodnett was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1883 to 1884. He played for the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Maroons.
Mike McKenna is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. McKenna was selected in the 6th round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators and played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Tampa Bay Lightning,New Jersey Devils,Columbus Blue Jackets,Arizona Coyotes,Dallas Stars,Ottawa Senators and Philadelphia Flyers. Mckenna worked the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs for TNT.
Oscar "Heavy" Johnson (1895–1960) was a baseball player in the Negro leagues. He played catcher and outfielder. Johnson was one of the Negro league's foremost power hitters in the 1920s,reportedly weighing 250 pounds,and known for hitting home runs. Longtime MLB umpire Jocko Conlan once said that Johnson "could hit a ball out of any park."
Florence Dent Archibald McSkimming was an American sportswriter for several St. Louis newspapers. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.
Patrick McKenna is a Canadian actor.
McKenna is an Irish surname. It derives from the Gaelic name Cináed,meaning,“born of fire.”It is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionnaith",or of the Scottish surname,from Galloway,"MacCionaodha".
The Taft Court refers to the Supreme Court of the United States from 1921 to 1930,when William Howard Taft served as Chief Justice of the United States. Taft succeeded Edward Douglass White as Chief Justice after the latter's death,and Taft served as Chief Justice until his resignation,at which point Charles Evans Hughes was nominated and confirmed as Taft's replacement. Taft was also the nation's 27th president (1909–13);he is the only person to serve as both President of the United States and Chief Justice.
Ryan Shea McKenna is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and San Francisco Giants. He made his MLB debut in 2021 with the Orioles. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg),he bats and throws right-handed.
