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Stanley Anthony Coveleski was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four American League (AL) teams between 1912 and 1928,primarily the Cleveland Indians. The star of the Indians pitching staff,he won over 20 games each year from the war-shortened 1918 season through 1921,leading the AL in shutouts twice and in strikeouts and earned run average (ERA) once each during his nine years with the club. The star of the 1920 World Series,he led the Indians to their first title with three complete-game victories,including a 3–0 shutout in the Game 7 finale. Traded to the Washington Senators after the 1924 season,he helped that club to its second AL pennant in a row with 20 victories against only 5 losses,including a 13-game winning streak,while again leading the league in ERA.
Raymond Bloom "Rube" Bressler was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1914 to 1916 and Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1920,before being converted to an outfielder and first baseman for Cincinnati from 1918 to 1927,the Brooklyn Robins from 1928 to 1931 and the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals in his final year of 1932. The first two teams he played for made it to a World Series,the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics lost to the miracle Boston Braves,while the 1919 Cincinnati Reds won against the scandal-tainted Chicago White Sox.
Howard John Ehmke was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 16 years from 1914 to 1930,including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Buffalo Blues (1915),Detroit Tigers,Boston Red Sox (1923–1926),and Philadelphia Athletics (1926–1930).
John Wesley Coombs,nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater,was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14),Brooklyn Robins (1915–18),and Detroit Tigers (1920). In 1910,Coombs won 31 games during the regular season and three games in the World Series to lead the Athletics to the championship. A two-way player,he also occasionally played as an outfielder.
George "Rube" Foster was a Major League Baseball player. Foster was a right-handed pitcher with the Boston Red Sox from 1913 to 1917 and won two World Series championships with the team in 1915 and again in 1916.
John Walter "Duster" Mails was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He won 32 games while playing for the Brooklyn Robins,Cleveland Indians,and St. Louis Cardinals,and helped the Indians win the 1920 World Series. Mails also won 207 games in the minor leagues,pitching mostly in the Pacific Coast League.
Byron Simon Houck was an American professional baseball pitcher and cinematographer. He played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics,Brooklyn Tip-Tops,and St. Louis Browns from 1912 to 1914 and in 1918. After his baseball career,he worked on Buster Keaton's production team as a camera operator.
Harry William "Hal" Krause was a Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of five seasons (1908–1912) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps. He led the American League in earned run average in 1909 while playing for Philadelphia. For his career,he compiled a 36–26 record,with a 2.50 ERA and 289 strikeouts.
George Anthony Mogridge was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1911–12),New York Yankees (1915–20),Washington Senators (1921–25),St. Louis Browns (1925),and Boston Braves (1926–27). Mogridge threw the first no-hitter for the Yankees franchise in 1917 and was a member of the 1924 World Series champions with the Senators.
Herbert Rodney "Hub" Perdue,also known as "the Gallatin Squash",was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1911 to 1915. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. He later managed the Nashville Volunteers in the Southern Association in 1921.
George Harold Cunningham was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for 14 years,from 1914 to 1927,including parts of five seasons in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers from 1916 to 1919 and in 1921. Cunningham appeared in 162 major league games,123 as a pitcher,compiling a 16–25 win–loss record with a 3.13 earned run average (ERA). He also played for the Chattanooga Lookouts in 1915 and 1920 to 1927.
Thomas Andrew "Shotgun" Rogers was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1917 to 1921 for the St. Louis Browns,Philadelphia Athletics,and New York Yankees.
Harry Clayton Harper was an American professional baseball pitcher,businessman,and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators,Boston Red Sox,New York Yankees,and Brooklyn Robins between 1913 and 1923. Harper started Game 6 of the 1922 World Series for the Yankees.
John Joseph Boehling was a Major League Baseball pitcher for seven seasons. He played with the Washington Senators from 1912 to 1916,and the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1920. Boehling made his major league debut on June 20,1912,in a 5–0 loss against the Philadelphia Athletics. He went on to play two more games during the 1912 season,finishing with five innings pitched.
Walter Clayton Smallwood was a professional baseball pitcher from 1913 to 1931. He won 192 games in the minor leagues and also played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Smallwood was 6 feet,2 inches tall and weighed 190 pounds.
James Arthur "Rube" Parnham was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the 1916 and 1917 Philadelphia Athletics.
John Wilbur Davis was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919. He would later re-establish himself as a hitter in the minor leaguers,becoming a star player at that level. He was nicknamed Bud and Country.
Mack Pendleton Allison was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 16 seasons,including three in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Browns (1911–1913). Allison was a pitcher during his career. In his major league career,Allison compiled a record of 9–21 with a 3.17 earned run average (ERA),17 complete games,one shutout,one save and 57 strikeouts in 45 games,27 starts.
Walter Carl "Lefty" Anderson was a professional baseball player whose playing career spanned five season,including parts of two in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1917 and 1919. Anderson compiled a major league record of 1–0 with a 3.25 earned run average (ERA) and 20 strikeouts in 17 games,two starts. He also played in the minor leagues with the Class-B Fort Worth Panthers,the Double-A Louisville Colonels and the Class-B Rockford Rox. Before his professional career,Anderson attended Western Michigan University. Anderson also served in World War I. Anderson batted and threw left-handed.
Frank Leo Bruggy was an American professional baseball catcher. In a five-season Major League Baseball (MLB) career,he played for the Philadelphia Phillies,Philadelphia Athletics,and Cincinnati Reds. He was officially listed as standing 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighing 195 pounds (88 kg).