Wiley Harold Piatt (July 13,1874 –September 20,1946) was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1898 to 1903. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies,Philadelphia Athletics,Chicago White Sox,and Boston Beaneaters.
Piatt was the only pitcher in the 20th century to pitch two complete games in one day and lose them both. This occurred on June 25,1903,when,pitching for the Beaneaters,he lost to the St. Louis Cardinals by scores of 1-0 and 5-3. [1]
Victor Gazaway Willis was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played for the Boston Beaneaters,Pittsburgh Pirates,and St. Louis Cardinals in 13 seasons in the National League (NL) from 1898 to 1910. In 513 career games,Willis pitched 3,996 innings and posted a win–loss record of 249–205,with 388 complete games,50 shutouts,and a 2.63 earned run average (ERA). Nicknamed "the Delaware Peach",he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
John Gibson Clarkson was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played from 1882 to 1894. Born in Cambridge,Massachusetts,Clarkson played for the Worcester Ruby Legs (1882),Chicago White Stockings (1884–1887),Boston Beaneaters (1888–1892),and Cleveland Spiders (1892–1894). Clarkson pitched the first known immaculate inning in MLB history on June 4,1889 vs the Philadelphia Quakers in the 3rd inning.
Charles Augustus"Kid" Nichols was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters,St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906. A switch hitter who threw right-handed,he was listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 175 pounds (79 kg). He is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Charles G. Buffinton was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1892. One of the workhorse pitchers of the 1880s,he won 20 games seven times and his 1,700 career strikeouts are the ninth-highest total of the 19th century.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1903 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1946 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1883 throughout the world.
Harry Sterling Wolverton,nicknamed "Fighting Harry",was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball from 1898 through 1905 and 1912. He played for the Chicago Orphans,Philadelphia Phillies,Washington Senators,Boston Beaneaters,and New York Highlanders,primarily as a third baseman. He also managed the Highlanders in 1912.
Charles Reno (Togie) Pittinger was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (1900–1904) and Philadelphia Phillies (1905–1907). Pittinger batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Greencastle,Pennsylvania. Pittinger was a hard-luck pitcher who played for two of the worst teams in the National League at the turn of the 20th century.
Michael Joyce O'Neill was a starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907,he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1901–04) and Cincinnati Reds (1907). O'Neill batted and threw right-handed. A native of Maam,Ireland,he played as Michael Joyce in his 1901 rookie year with the Cardinals.
Malcolm Wayne (Mal) Eason was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Orphans (1900–1902),Boston Beaneaters (1902),Detroit Tigers (1903) and Brooklyn Superbas (1905–1906). Eason batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Brookville,Pennsylvania.
James Evans "Grasshopper Jim" Whitney was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1881–1890) with the Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters,Kansas City Cowboys,Washington Nationals,Indianapolis Hoosiers and Philadelphia Athletics (AA). He was the National League strikeout champion in 1883 with the Boston Beaneaters.
The 1903 major league baseball season began on April 16,1903. The regular season ended September 29,with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Americans as regular season champions of the National League and American League,respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the first modern World Series on October 1 and ended with Game 8 on October 13. The Americans defeated the Pirates,five games to three.
The 1988 Cleveland Indians season was the 88th season for the franchise. The team,managed by Doc Edwards,finished sixth in the American League East.
Daniel James Sullivan,was a professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1891 to 1898. He played for the Columbus Solons and Boston Beaneaters.
Walter Merrill "Pop" Williams was a professional baseball pitcher whose playing career spanned nine seasons,including three in Major League Baseball. He was born in Bowdoinham,Maine on May 19,1874. Williams batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Over his major league career,Williams compiled a win–loss record of 16–25 with a 3.17 earned run average (ERA),41 complete games,two shutouts and 132 strikeouts in 47 games,all starts. He was also the coach of the Bowdoin College baseball team during the spring of 1903. During his time in the majors and the minor leagues,Williams occasionally played outfield and first base. In the majors,Williams played for the Washington Senators (1898),Chicago Cubs (1902–1903),Philadelphia Phillies (1903) and the Boston Beaneaters (1903).
George S. Hodson was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Beaneaters in 1894 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1895. He also pitched in the minor leagues for 17 seasons and won 20 or more games six times. Hodson was 5 feet,7 inches tall and weighed 150 pounds.
John S. Malarkey was a 19th-century right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators,Chicago Orphans and Boston Beaneaters in a span of six seasons from 1894 to 1903.
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