Christopher Mathewson,nicknamed "Big Six","the Christian Gentleman","Matty",and "the Gentleman's Hurler",was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher,who played 17 seasons with the New York Giants. He stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). He was among the most dominant pitchers in baseball history,and ranks in the all-time top 10 in several key pitching categories,including wins,shutouts,and earned run average. In 1936,Mathewson was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its first five members.
Hugh Ambrose Jennings was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager from 1891 to 1925. Jennings was a leader,both as a batter and as a shortstop,with the Baltimore Orioles teams that won National League championships in 1894,1895,and 1896. During those three seasons,Jennings had 355 runs batted in and hit .335,.386,and .401.
Joseph James Kelley was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) who starred in the outfield of the Baltimore Orioles teams of the 1890s. Making up the nucleus of the Orioles along with John McGraw,Willie Keeler,and Hughie Jennings,Kelley received the nickname "Kingpin of the Orioles".
Roderick John "Bobby" Wallace was a Major League Baseball infielder,pitcher,manager,umpire,and scout. Wallace claimed to have invented the continuous throwing motion as a shortstop.
William George Evans,nicknamed "The Boy Umpire",was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1906 to 1927. He became,at age 22,the youngest umpire in major league history,and later became the youngest to officiate in the World Series at age 25.
Nestor George Chylak Jr. was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1954 to 1978. He umpired in three ALCS,serving as crew chief in 1969 and 1973. He also called five World Series,serving as the crew chief in 1971 and 1977. He also worked in six All-Star Games:1957,1960,1964,1973 and 1978,working home plate in the second 1960 game and in 1973.
John F. Sheridan was an American umpire in Major League Baseball. In his 30-year career as an official,he worked 18 seasons between 1890 and 1914 in three major leagues. Several of Sheridan's contemporaries considered him to be the best major league umpire. He pioneered the crouching stance used by modern umpires at home plate. In 1946 Sheridan was named to the Honor Rolls of Baseball of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Walter Arlington Latham was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played from 1880 through 1909 for the Buffalo Bisons,St. Louis Browns,Chicago Pirates,Cincinnati Reds,Washington Senators and New York Giants. He also served as player-manager of the Browns in 1896.
George Joseph Moriarty was an American third baseman,umpire and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1903 to 1940. He played for the Chicago Cubs,New York Highlanders,Detroit Tigers,and Chicago White Sox from 1903 to 1916.
Robert Daniel Emslie was a Canadian pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who went on to set numerous records for longevity as an umpire. Born in Guelph,Ontario,Canada,Emslie had a brief professional playing career with the Baltimore and Philadelphia clubs in the American Association.
John Elmer Stivetts was a professional baseball pitcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning from 1889 to 1899. He played in the American Association (AA) with the St. Louis Browns,and in the National League (NL) with the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Spiders. "Happy Jack" was born to German immigrants and raised in Ashland,Pennsylvania. He initially followed his father into the coal mining industry before playing professional baseball. After playing two and half seasons in minor league baseball,he was signed by the Browns. Over the next few seasons,he was regarded as one of the best pitchers in baseball.
Arthur Albert Irwin,nicknamed "Doc","Sandy","Cutrate" or "Foxy",was a Canadian-American shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the late nineteenth century. He played regularly in the major leagues for eleven years,spending two of those seasons as a player-manager. He played on the 1884 Providence Grays team which won the first interleague series to decide the world champions of baseball. Irwin then served as a major league manager for several years.
Frederick Lovett Lake was a Canadian professional baseball catcher and Major League manager for Boston American and National leagues teams in the early 20th century.
Thomas Tarlton Brown was an Anglo-American center fielder in Major League Baseball. Born in Liverpool,Lancashire,England,son of William Henry Tarlton Brown and Mary Nixon Lewis,he played for 17 seasons,a career in which he batted .265 while scoring 1,524 runs with 1,958 hits. Upon his retirement he served as an umpire,working mostly in the National League in 1898 and 1901–1902.
John Frank "Buck" Freeman was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Listed at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and 169 lb (77 kg),he both batted and threw left-handed. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of his era,his most famous feat being the 25 home runs he hit during the 1899 season.
William Paul Coughlin,was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Washington Senators (1901–1904) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1908). Coughlin spent his entire adult life (1899–1943) playing and coaching baseball,as a major league player,minor league coach,and spending his last 23 years as the head baseball coach at Lafayette College,in Easton,Pennsylvania.
Charles N. "Pop" Snyder was an American catcher,manager,and umpire in Major League Baseball.
Elton P. "Ice Box" Chamberlain was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1886 to 1896. In several seasons,Chamberlain finished in his league's top ten in a number of pitching categories,including wins,earned run average,strikeouts,and shutouts. During one of his best seasons,the 1888 St. Louis Browns won the American Association pennant with a 92–43 record. Although a righthanded pitcher,Chamberlain pitched the last two innings of an 1888 game with his left hand.
John Nelson Kerins,sometimes known as Jack Kerins,was an American Major League Baseball player who appeared mainly at first base but also at catcher and in the outfield. He played for the Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884),Louisville Colonels (1885-1889),Baltimore Orioles (1889) and St. Louis Browns (1890). He was a player-manager for Louisville in 1888 and for St. Louis in 1890,and he umpired American Association games through 1891.
Robert Paul Brown was an American-born Canadian professional baseball player,manager,and team owner. He was active in minor league baseball in various capacities from 1900 through 1953,appearing in over 600 games as player and managing for at least 14 seasons. He was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and served in the U.S. military during the Spanish–American War.
