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1922 Pittsburgh Pirates Season
The 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 41st season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 36th in the National League. The Pirates finished tied for 3rd place with the Cardinals in the league standings with a record of 85–69. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 12 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–10 , , Sherdel , , Cooper (0–1) , , — , , 18,000 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , April 13 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–8 , , Doak , , Glazner (0–1) , , Barfoot , , — , , 0–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 15 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Haines , , Adams (0–1) , , — , , — , , 0–3 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , April 16 , , @ Reds , , 4–3 , , Cooper (1–1) , , Rixey , , — , , — , , 1–3 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 5 , , April 17 , , @ Reds , , 1–0 , , Morrison (1–0) , , Luque , , — , , — , , 2–3 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , April 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbes Field
Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball (MLB) team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League (NFL) franchise. The stadium also served as the home football field for the University of Pittsburgh "Pitt" Panthers from 1909 to 1924. The stadium was named after its adjacent street, Forbes Ave., itself named for British general John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War and named the city in 1758. The US$1 million ($ million today) project was initiated by Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss, with the goal of replacing his franchise's then-current home, Exposition Park. The stadium was made of concrete and steel, the first such stadium in the National League and third in Major League Baseball, in order to increase its lifespan. The Pirates opened Forbes Field on June 30, 1909 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe Adams
Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams (May 18, 1882 – July 27, 1968) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Noted for his outstanding control, his career average of 1.29 walks per 9 innings pitched was the second lowest of the 20th century; his mark of 1 walk per 14.6 innings was a modern record until . He shares the Pirates' franchise record for career victories by a right-hander (194), and holds the team mark for career shutouts (47); from 1926 to 1962, he held the team record for career games pitched (481). Early life Adams was born in Tipton, Indiana. As a child, he moved to Mount Moriah, Missouri, where baseball was popular. After he was discovered by a Missouri-based scout in 1904, he was signed to play minor league baseball with the Parsons Preachers of the Missouri Valley League in 1905. Major league career He made his MLB debut on April 18, 1906, with the St. Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Mattox (baseball)
James Powell Mattox (December 17, 1896 – October 12, 1973) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in and . His brother, Cloy Mattox, played in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in . Another brother, Marv Mattox, was a teammate in college. James played college football for the Washington and Lee Generals football team of Washington and Lee University. He was selected in 1919 to the College Football All-Southern Team. He made the field goal to upset Georgia Tech. Mattox was later a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ... from 1922 to 1923. He was then sold to the Wichita Falls club. References External links Baseball catchers Pittsburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubber Jonnard
Clarence James "Bubber" Jonnard (November 23, 1897 – August 12, 1977) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1920, the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1926, 1927 and 1935, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1929. He played 103 Major League games with 235 at bats, 54 hits, no home runs and 20 RBIs. His lifetime batting average was .230, with a .267 on-base percentage and a .268 slugging percentage. As a fielder, he caught 86 games with a fielding percentage of .960. On December 13, 1927, he was part of a trade in which the Phillies received pitcher Jimmy Ring and catcher Johnny Schulte from the Cardinals in exchange for Jonnard, infielder Jimmy Cooney and outfielder Johnny Mokan. He served as a coach for the Phillies in 1935 and the New York Giants from 1942 to 1946. He also served as a scout for the Giants, Kansas City Athletics, Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets. Players he signed as Mets' scout included E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Gooch
John Beverley Gooch (November 9, 1897 – May 15, 1975) was an American professional baseball player, coach, minor league manager and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to , most prominently for the Pittsburgh Pirates where he was a member of the 1925 World Series winning team. He also played for the Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox. After his playing career ended, Gooch continued to work as a baseball coach and minor league manager. In 1972, Gooch was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Baseball career Born in Smyrna, Tennessee, Gooch began his professional baseball career in 1916 at the age of 18 with the Talladega Tigers of the Georgia–Alabama League. He didn't play professionally in 1917 or 1918 as he returned to help on the family farm after his oldest brother had died in a drowning accident and his second oldest brother had been called into military service during World War I. Gooch was also called into militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Zinn
James Edward Zinn (January 21, 1895 – February 26, 1991) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics (1919), Pittsburgh Pirates (1920–22), and Cleveland Indians (1929). In five seasons he had a 13–16 win–loss record, 66 games pitched, 108 strikeouts, and a 4.30 ERA. After five seasons in the minor leagues, Zinn made his MLB debut on September 4, 1919 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He pitched for them in five games, then was sent to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the offseason. He spent parts of 1920 and 1922 in both the minors and with the Pirates, and spent all of 1921 on the major league roster. Zinn then spent six more years in the minor leagues before pitching in 18 games for the Cleveland Indians in 1929. Zinn was an above average hitting pitcher in the majors, posting a .283 batting average (34-for-120) with 17 runs, 2 home runs and 15 RBIs. He was used as a pinch hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Yellow Horse
Moses J. "Chief" Yellow Horse (January 28, 1898 – April 10, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1921 and 1922. An Oklahoma native, Yellow Horse, a Native American from the Pawnee tribe, was the first full-blooded American Indian to have played in the major leagues. Early life Yellow Horse was born in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) to Clara and Thomas Yellow Horse in early 1898 (one source lists his given name as "Mose", though all other sources give it as "Moses"). Yellow Horse was a full-blooded Native American since his parents were Native Americans of unmixed ancestry. Additionally, he was ordered to attend a traditional school by the Indian Agency. It was at the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School that Yellow Horse started his baseball career. In 1917, he performed at a high level for the school, and compiled a win–loss record of 17–0. Professional baseball caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Wheeler
Floyd Clark "Rip" Wheeler (March 2, 1898, in Marion, Kentucky – September 18, 1968) was an American major league baseball pitcher from 1921 to 1924 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate .... External links 1898 births 1968 deaths Pittsburgh Pirates players Chicago Cubs players Baseball players from Kentucky Major League Baseball pitchers Minor league baseball managers Columbus Foxes players Memphis Chickasaws players London Tecumsehs (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players Wichita Falls Spudders players Rochester Tribe players Evansville Hubs players San Diego Padres (minor league) players People from Marion, Kentucky {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Morrison (baseball)
John Dewey "Jughandle Johnny" Morrison (October 22, 1895 – March 20, 1966) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1920–1927, 1929–1930) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins. For his career, he compiled a 103–80 record in 297 appearances, with a 3.65 earned run average and 546 strikeouts. May was a member of the 1925 World Series champion Pirates, pitching three times during their seven-game defeat of the Washington Senators. In World Series play, he recorded no decisions in 3 appearances, with a 2.89 earned run average and 7 strikeouts. Morrison was born in Pellville, Kentucky, and later died in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 70, and was buried at Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery. His son, Dwane Morrison, was a college basketball coach, most notably at Georgia Tech The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonnie Hollingsworth
John Burnette Hollingsworth (December 26, 1895 in Jacksboro, Tennessee – January 4, 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1922 to 1928. file:hollingsworth101.jpg, Hollingsworth warming up External links 1895 births 1990 deaths People from Jacksboro, Tennessee Baseball players from Tennessee Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Robins players Pittsburgh Pirates players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Boston Braves players Wichita Falls Spudders players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Portland Beavers players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Chattanooga Lookouts players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Hamilton
Earl Andrew Hamilton (July 19, 1891 – November 17, 1968) was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1911–16, later in 1916–17), Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924) of Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched a no-hitter against Detroit on August 30, 1912, becoming the first player to pitch a no-hitter without recording a strikeout. The Tigers did get a run on a Ty Cobb walk and an error, making the final score 5-1 Browns. Hamilton also batted left-handed and ended his career with an average pitcher's batting average of .153 in 733 at bats. Career overview Born in Gibson City, Illinois, Hamilton played his first major league game on April 14, 1911. Through the early to mid-teens, Hamilton was considered a quality pitcher and was one of the better pitchers on some terrible Browns teams. In 1914, Hamilton had a very quality season, going 16–18 with a 2.50 ERA in innings pitched. After being purchased by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitey Glazner
Charles Franklin "Whitey" Glazner (September 17, 1893 – June 6, 1989) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of five seasons (1920–24) with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies. For his career, he compiled a 41–48 record, with a 4.21 earned run average, and 266 strikeouts in innings pitched. He was born in Sycamore, Alabama Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama, United States, located near Alabama State Route 21, north-northeast of Sylacauga. Sycamore has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that pro ..., and died in Orlando, Florida, at the age of 95. References 1893 births 1989 deaths People from Talladega County, Alabama Pittsburgh Pirates players Philadelphia Phillies players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Alabama Birmingham Barons players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Mobile Bears players Dallas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
