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1903 New York Highlanders Season
250px, The team The New York Highlanders' 1903 season was the team's first. The team was founded as a replacement in the American League for the defunct Baltimore Orioles, and was managed by Clark Griffith and played its home games at Hilltop Park (formally "American League Park"). The club was at first officially the "Greater New York" baseball club, in deference to the established New York Giants, which were based in the Polo Grounds. This was the first season for the franchise that would be later known as the now-storied New York Yankees. They finished in 4th place in the AL with a record of 72–62. Team name The media dubbed the team as "Highlanders", due in part to playing at one of the highest points on Manhattan ("The Hilltop"), which was somewhat higher in altitude than the bulk of Manhattan and was considerably "uphill" from the Polo Grounds, the Giants' established home, which sat in the bottomland in Coogan's Hollow, a few blocks east and south of the Hilltop. "H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilltop Park
Hilltop Park was a ballpark in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was the home of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1912 when they were known as the "Highlanders". It was also the temporary home of the New York Giants during a two-month period in 1911 while the Polo Grounds was being rebuilt after a fire. The ballpark's formal name, as painted on its exterior walls, was American League Park. Because the park was located on top of a ridge of Manhattan Island, it was nicknamed Hilltop Park, and its team was most often called the New York Highlanders (as well as the Americans and the Yankees). This "Highland" connection contrasted with their intra-city rivals, the Giants, whose Polo Grounds was just a few blocks away, in the bottomland under Coogan's Bluff. Hilltop Park sat on the block bounded by Broadway, 165th Street, Fort Washington Avenue, and 168th Street. The structure consisted of a covered grandstand stretch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack O'Connor (catcher)
John Joseph O'Connor (June 2, 1866 – November 14, 1937), also known as ''Peach Pie'', was an American utility player in Major League Baseball in the American Association, the National League, and the American League, primarily used as an outfielder. O'Connor appeared in games across four decades. O'Connor was involved in a scandal in 1910 when, as player-manager of the St. Louis Browns, he attempted to help Nap Lajoie win the batting title over Ty Cobb. O'Connor ordered a rookie third baseman to play in a position that allowed Lajoie to bunt and reach first base easily. Later, O'Connor and a coach tried to bribe the official scorer to change a call to a hit. Although Cobb won the title, the scandal led to an investigation, and O'Connor and the coach were fired and informally banned from baseball for life. Research in 1981 revealed that Cobb's statistics were incorrectly counted, and Lajoie should have won the batting title. Career O'Connor began his career as a left fielder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Beville
Henry Monte Beville (February 24, 1875 – January 24, 1955), was a Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and first basemen who played in 1903 and 1904. He played for the New York Highlanders and the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. One of the AL's eight chart .... He had a .203 career batting average. External links 1875 births 1955 deaths People from Wayne County, Indiana Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Indiana New York Highlanders players Detroit Tigers players Logansport Ottos players Indianapolis Indians players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Springfield Wanderers players Columbus Senators players Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players Anderson Anders players Toledo Mud Hens players Kans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Wolfe
Wilbert Otto "Barney" Wolfe (June 10, 1876 – February 27, 1953) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Highlanders The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one ... and the Washington Senators from 1903 to 1906. In 76 career games, he had 21 wins and 37 losses, with a 2.96 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Wolfe was born in Independence, Pennsylvania, and died in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania. External links Major League Baseball pitchers New York Highlanders players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players 20th-century American sportsmen Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Charleroi (minor league baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players East Liverpool Potters (baseball) pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Wiltse
Lewis DeWitt "Snake" Wiltse (December 5, 1871 – August 25, 1928) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Highlanders from 1901 to 1903. His younger brother was fellow major league pitcher George "Hooks" Wiltse."Snake Wiltse Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-28. Career Lewis Wiltse was born in . Nicknamed "Snake" because of his highly contorted pitching motion, he started playing semi-pro baseball in 1894Piazzi, Mike[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Tannehill
Jesse Niles Tannehill (July 14, 1874 – September 22, 1956) was a dead-ball era left-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox, and the Washington Senators. Tannehill was among the best pitchers of his era and was one of the best-hitting pitchers of all time, resulting in him being used in the outfield 87 times in his career. Biography and playing career Tannehill was born in Dayton, Kentucky. He broke into the National League at the age of 19 with the Cincinnati Reds; however, he struggled in 29 innings and did not reappear in the major leagues until three years later. After a partial season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1897, Tannehill set a career high in both innings pitched () and wins (25) in 1898. Tannehill had several good years with the Pirates until his career year in 1901, when he led the National League in ERA at 2.18. Tannehill posted an even better ERA in 1902 at 1.95, but as the league ERA had dropped even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Quick
Edwin S. Quick (December 1881 - June 19, 1913) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1903 with the New York Highlanders. He threw right-handed. Quick started his professional baseball career in 1902 in the Pacific Northwest League. Late in the following season, he made one appearance for the Highlanders; he pitched two innings and gave up five runs. In January 1904, he was traded to Toledo. He went 18-18 for the Western League's Omaha Rourkes in 1905. Quick finished his career pitching in the Pacific Coast League in 1907 and 1908. Quick was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He died in Rocky Ford, Colorado in 1913, of pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Puttmann
Ambrose Nicholas Puttmann (September 9, 1880June 21, 1936) was a professional baseball pitcher. A left-hander, he played in parts of four Major League Baseball seasons, from 1903 to 1906, with the New York Highlanders and the St. Louis Cardinals. Early life and career Puttmann was born on September 9, 1880, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began his baseball career playing for teams in the West End of Cincinnati before joining a club in Washington Court House in 1902. He ended his season with a 27–16 win–loss record and signed with the Helena Senators of the Pacific National League in 1903, taking the spot of Jimmy Wiggs. Puttmann played for both Helena and the Spokane Indians, also of the Pacific National League, in 1903. New York Highlanders In September 1903, he was acquired by the New York Highlanders from Spokane, with manager Clark Griffith reportedly discovering him. He made his major league debut on September 4 against the Washington Senators, relieving John Deering a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Howell (baseball)
Harry Taylor Howell (November 14, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American professional baseball player who played as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Superbas (1898 and 1900), Baltimore Orioles (1899), Baltimore Orioles/New York Highlanders (1901–03), and St. Louis Browns (1904–10). Career Howell helped the Superbas win the 1900 National League pennant. He led the National League in games finished (non-starts) in 1900 (10) and the American League in 1903 (10) and led the American League in Complete Games (35) in 1905. Howell currently ranks 82nd on the MLB All-Time ERA List (2.74), 87th on the All-Time Complete Games List (244) and 68th on the Hit Batsmen List (97). He is also the Baltimore Orioles career leader in ERA (2.06). In 13 seasons, he had a 131–146 Win–loss record, 340 Games (282 Started), 244 Complete Games, 20 Shutouts, 53 Games Finished, 6 Saves, Innings Pitched, 2,435 Hits Allowed, 1,158 Runs Allowed, 781 Earned Runs Allowed, 27 Home Runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Deering (baseball)
John Thomas Deering (June 25, 1879 – February 15, 1943) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Detroit Tigers and the New York Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and died in Beverly, Massachusetts Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, and a suburb of Boston. The population was 42,670 at the time of the 2020 United States census. A resort, residential, and manufacturing community on the Massachusetts North Sho .... External links 1879 births 1943 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Lynn, Massachusetts Detroit Tigers players New York Highlanders players Schenectady Electricians players Derby Angels players New London Whalers players New Haven Blues players Toledo Mud Hens players Norwich Reds players Montreal Royals players Lynn Shoemakers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Chesbro
John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack", Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1902), the New York Highlanders (1903–1909), and the Boston Red Sox (1909) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Chesbro finished his career with a 198–132 win–loss record, a 2.68 earned run average, and 1,265 strikeouts. His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an American League record. Though some pitchers have won more games in some seasons prior to 1901, historians demarcating 1901 as the beginning of 'modern-era' major league baseball refer to and credit Jack Chesbro and his 1904 win-total as the modern era major league record and its holder. Some view Chesbro's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record. Chesbro's 1904 pitching totals of 51 games started and 48 complete games also fall into the same historical category as his 1904 wins total, as they are all-time American League single-season r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Bliss
Elmer Ward Bliss (March 9, 1875 – March 18, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder. Bliss played for the New York Highlanders in and . In 1903, Bliss, as a pitcher, played in 1 game and got the win, going 7 innings with one run allowed. Then in 1904, Bliss appeared in a game for the Highlanders as an outfielder. He went 0–1 in the game. He batted left and threw left-handed. Biography A former oil and ironworker, Bliss made his professional baseball debut in 1900, joining the Atlantic League, a successor of the Pennsylvania State League, playing as a shortstop. However, the league folded at the end of the 1900 season and he joined local teams in the Southern Tier of New York while living in Bolivar, New York. After impressing other teams, the Utica Pent-Ups signed Bliss for the 1901 season. After playing for the Pent-Ups from 1901–1903, the Highlanders purchased his contract in August 1903. After his appearances for the Highlanders, Bliss ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
