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Duluth White Sox
The Duluth White Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Duluth, Minnesota, that played from 1903 to 1916, and in 1934. The team played in the Northern League (1903–1905, 1908, 1913–1916, 1934), Northern-Copper Country League (1906–1907), Minnesota–Wisconsin League (1909–1911) and Central International League (1912). When professional baseball returned to Duluth in 1934 after 18 years, the name White Sox was used for one season before the team became the Duluth Dukes. The team played its home games at Athletic Park. League championships *Northern League -- 1904, 1905, 1914 *Minnesota–Wisconsin League -- 1909 *Central International League -- 1912 Major League players *1903 -- Hank Gehring, Lee Quillin *1904 -- Art Ball, Hank Gehring, Joe Koukalik, Frank Martin, Lee Quillin, Newt Randall *1905 -- Cy Neighbors *1906 -- Frank Moore *1907 -- None *1908 -- Jack Ness, Larry Pratt *1909 -- Dave Bancroft, Hooks Dauss, Don Marion, Otto Miller *1910 -- George An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern League (baseball, 1902–71)
The Northern League was a name used by several minor league baseball organizations that operated off and on between 1902 and 1971 in the upper midwestern United States and Manitoba, Canada. The name was later used by the independent Northern League from 1993 to 2010. Incarnations The Northern League name represented four leagues in this time frame: *First Northern League: 1902–1905 **Northern-Copper Country League 1906–1907 *Second Northern League: 1908 **Minnesota–Wisconsin League 1909–1911 ** Central International League 1912 *Third Northern League: 1913–1917 *Fourth Northern League: 1933–1971 (suspended operations 1943–1945 due to World War II) Historical overview The first Northern League operated between 1902 and 1905. Charter members were the Winnipeg Maroons, Crookston Crooks, Fargo, Devil's Lake, Grand Forks and Cavalier. In 1906, the league merged with the Copper Country Soo League to become the Northern-Copper Country League (1906–1907). A second N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Pratt (baseball)
Lester John Pratt (October 8, 1887 – January 8, 1969) was a catcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL) ... in 1914 and 1915. Sources 1887 births 1969 deaths Boston Red Sox players Newark Peppers players Brooklyn Tip-Tops players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Illinois New Bedford Whalers (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players People from Gibson City, Illinois People from Ford County, Illinois Terrell Terrors players Charleston Broom Corn Cutters players Shelbyville Queen Citys players {{US-baseball-catcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rube Ehrhardt
Welton Claude Ehrhardt (November 20, 1894 – April 27, 1980) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1924 to 1929 with the Brooklyn Robins and Cincinnati Reds. A right-hander, Ehrhardt's career was delayed while he served in the Navy in World War I, so that he was nearly 30 by the time he made his Major League debut. Ehrhardt was the losing pitcher in that debut on July 18, 1924, throwing a complete game but losing 4-0 to Eppa Rixey and the Cincinnati Reds. A month later, Ehrhardt turned the tables, outpitching Rixey in a 9-4 victory on Aug. 17 for the Robins, all four runs allowed being unearned due to his team's four errors. Ehrhardt's next start, four days later, came in Chicago, where he shut out the Cubs 2-0 with a four-hitter, Zack Wheat driving in both of Brooklyn's runs. After winning five games during that 1924 season, Ehrhardt had his best year in 1925, winning 10 games. Dazzy Vance (22-9), Burleigh Grimes (12-19) and Ehrhardt were the Robins' to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Wolfe (baseball)
Harold Wolfe (November 24, 1888 – July 28, 1971), nicknamed "Whitey", was an American professional baseball player. He appeared in 10* games in Major League Baseball in 1917, seven for the Chicago Cubs and three for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played two games at shortstop, one in left field, and one at second base, with the remainder of his appearances coming as a pinch hitter or pinch runner In baseball, a pinch runner is a player substituted for the specific purpose of replacing another player on base. The pinch runner may be faster or otherwise more skilled at base-running than the player for whom the pinch runner has been subs .... Note: Wolfe may have played in 12 games total. Two appearances for the Cubs appear in Retrosheet.org's "Discrepancy File" for Wolfe. References Major League Baseball infielders Chicago Cubs players Pittsburgh Pirates players Atlanta Crackers players Albany Babies players Jacksonville Tarpons players Duluth White Sox players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cunningham (baseball)
George Harold Cunningham (July 13, 1894 – March 10, 1972) 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. Early years Cunningham was born in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, in 1894. Professional baseball Cunningham began his career in professional baseball in 1914 with Duluth White Sox of the Northern League. He appeared in 45 games for Duluth and compiled a 23–10 record. In 1915, Cunningham attended spring training with the Detroit Tigers, but was farmed out on April 2, 1915, to the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association. He appeared in 46 games for the Lookouts and compiled a 24–12 record. Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Smith (20th Century Outfielder)
Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 – August 3, 1984) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1914–16, 1917 and 1919–21), Washington Senators (1916–17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922–23), and Cincinnati Reds (1925). Smith was a member of the 1920 World Series champions with Cleveland and the 1923 World Series champions with New York. He hit a grand slam in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series, which was the first in World Series history. Early life Smith was born in Sandusky, Ohio. His family moved to Milan, Ohio, when he was two years old. He had five siblings. Smith played baseball, football, and basketball in high school as well as for semi-professional sports teams near Milan. Career Early career (1911–1917) Smith made his professional baseball debut with the Adrian Yeggs of the Class C Southern Michigan League in 1911, and returned to Adrian for the 1912 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Schreiber
Henry "Hank" Walter Shreiber (July 12, 1891 – February 23, 1968) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He was the only major league player to play for five major league teams in five non-consecutive years, never playing on more than one team per season, and never at any point appearing in the majors in two consecutive seasons. He also established the record for being the player who appeared for the most major league teams without ever accumulating enough career at-bats to officially qualify as a rookie. This record was later tied by Jermaine Clark and Gustavo Molina. The bulk of Shreiber's major league experience came with the 1919 Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ..., where he substituted for an injured Heinie Groh at third base for most of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bluhm
Harvey Fred Bluhm (June 27, 1894 – May 7, 1952), nicknamed "Red", was a Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right-handed.Red Bluhm at retrosheet.org, URL accessed December 12, 2009 12/12/09 A native of , Bluhm started his professional baseball career in 1911 with Youngstown team. He also played for Duluth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Woodburn
Eugene Stewart Woodburn (August 20, 1886 – January 18, 1961) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals h ... (1911–12). External links Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Cardinals players Kalamazoo White Sox players Dallas Giants players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Sioux City Indians players Waterbury Nattatucks players Baseball players from Ohio 1886 births 1961 deaths People from Bellaire, Ohio {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Miller (outfielder)
Elmer Miller (July 28, 1890 – November 28, 1944) is a former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eig .... In his career, he posted a .243 batting average (343-for-1414) with 16 home runs and 154 RBI. External links Baseball Reference.com St. Louis Cardinals players New York Yankees players Boston Red Sox players 1890 births 1944 deaths Baseball players from Ohio Major League Baseball center fielders Sportspeople from Sandusky, Ohio Mobile Sea Gulls players Duluth White Sox players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Burials in Wisconsin {{baseball-center-fielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Anderson (baseball)
George Jendrus "Andy" Anderson (September 26, 1889 – May 28, 1962) was a Major League Baseball player from Cleveland, Ohio. He played as an outfielder for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League (1914 and 1915), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1918). George died in Cleveland at the age of 72, and was buried in All Souls Cemetery All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All a ... located in Chardon, Ohio. Sources 1889 births 1962 deaths St. Louis Cardinals players Brooklyn Tip-Tops players Baseball players from Cleveland Major League Baseball outfielders Duluth White Sox players Providence Grays (minor league) players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Miller (catcher)
Lowell Otto Miller (June 1, 1889 – March 29, 1962) was a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1910 through 1922 for Brooklyn teams the Superbas (1910, 1913), Dodgers (1911–1912) and Robins (1914–1922). Nicknamed "Moonie", Miller batted and threw right-handed, and was listed at and . Career In a 13-season career, Miller was a .245 hitter (695-for-2836) with five home runs and 231 RBIs in 927 games played, including 229 runs, 97 doubles, 33 triples, and 40 stolen bases. In eight postseason games, he went 3-for-22 for a .136 average. As a catcher, he collected 3870 outs with 1053 assists and committed 135 errors in 5058 chances for a .973 fielding percentage. His best season was 1920, when he posted a career-high .289 average and led National League catchers with .986 fielding percentage. Miller was also a participant in a historical play in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the 1920 World Series. He was tagged by Cleveland Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |