Samuel Earl Crawford,nicknamed "Wahoo Sam",was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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.
Jacob Ellsworth Daubert was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Superbas and Cincinnati Reds. His career lasted from 1910 until his death in 1924.
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.
John Samuel Vander Meer was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher,most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds where he became the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw two consecutive no-hitters,and was a member of the 1940 World Series winning team. After the impressive start to his major league career,he experienced problems controlling the accuracy of his pitching,and his later career was marked by inconsistent performances.
James Leslie "Hippo" Vaughn was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. In a career that spanned thirteen seasons,he played for the New York Highlanders,the Washington Senators (1912),and the Chicago Cubs (1913–1921). Vaughn won over twenty games in five out of nine seasons for the Cubs,over seventeen games in seven of them. His highlight year was 1918,where he earned a National League-leading 22 wins when the season was ended a month early due to government restrictions brought about by World War I. That same year,Vaughn also led the National League in earned run average (ERA) and strikeouts to become the ninth triple crown winner in the modern era and the fifteenth overall. His nickname of "Hippo" came from his height of 6 feet 4 inches and weight of 215 pounds.
Lee Andrew May was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and designated hitter from 1965 to 1982 for the Cincinnati Reds,Houston Astros,Baltimore Orioles,and Kansas City Royals.
Sherwood Robert "Sherry" Magee was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1904 through 1919,Magee played with the Philadelphia Phillies (1904–1914),Boston Braves (1915–1917) and Cincinnati Reds (1917–1919). He batted and threw right-handed and in a 16-season career posted a .291 batting average with 83 home runs and 1,176 runs batted in through 2,087 games played.
Frank Andrew McCormick was an American baseball first baseman who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Buck" in honor of Frank Buck,he played for the Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves from 1934 to 1948. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg).
Ronald John Oester is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played his entire MLB career with the Cincinnati Reds from 1978 to 1990. He is a native of Cincinnati.
Frederick Thomas Beck was an American baseball player in the major leagues from 1909 to 1911 with the Boston Doves,Cincinnati Reds,and Philadelphia Phillies. In 1914 and 1915,he played for the Chicago Whales of the Federal League. In one season (1910),Beck tied two other players for the league lead in home runs. Beck played minor-league baseball for many years,missing one season due to service in World War I. He retired from professional baseball after the 1926 season.
John Cleave "Rube" Benton was an American pitcher for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants (1915–21). He pitched in the minor leagues for the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association through 1933. Benton,who had survived serious automobile accidents in 1913 and 1930,was killed in another auto accident in 1937.
Earl Hershey Yingling was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Naps (1911),Brooklyn Dodgers (1912–13),Cincinnati Reds (1914) and Washington Senators (1918).
Frank Elmer Smith was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915. He played for the Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox,Cincinnati Reds,Baltimore Terrapins,and Brooklyn Tip-Tops. Nicknamed "Piano Mover" because that was his offseason job,Smith was a mainstay of the White Sox pitching staff during the early 20th century. He pitched two no-hitters and won over 20 games in two different seasons. He stood at 5' 10" and weighed 194 lbs.
John William Bates was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He played nine seasons in the majors from 1906 until 1914. Bates played for the Boston Beaneaters,Philadelphia Phillies,Cincinnati Reds,and Chicago Cubs in the National League,and finished his career with the Baltimore Terrapins of the Federal League. Bates hit for the cycle in 1907.
George Watt McQuillan was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1918 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Cincinnati Reds,Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians.
Herman Polycarp Pillette,nicknamed "Old Folks" in the later part of his career,was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher,who played in 29 seasons (1917–1945). During his playing days,Pillette was listed as 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) tall,weighing 190 pounds (86 kg),while batting and throwing right-handed.
John Woolf Beall was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Naps,Chicago White Sox,Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals.
Ronald Jacques Piché was a Canadian professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Braves,Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals. A native of Verdun,Quebec,he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg).
Kelly Jay Paris was a professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Reds,Baltimore Orioles,and the Chicago White Sox. He played as a third baseman and shortstop.
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