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Lou Jorda
Louis Delarond Jorda (May 22, 1893 – May 27, 1964) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1927 to 1931 and again from 1940 to 1952. Minor league playing career Jorda began his baseball career in as a catcher for the Gadsden Steel Makers of the Georgia–Alabama League. He played in the minor leagues until 1916. Umpiring career In , Jorda started his umpiring career in the Cotton States League. He moved on to the Sally League in , and stayed there until after the season. The National League hired Jorda in . Over his 18-year big league umpiring career, Jorda umpired 2,509 major league games, in addition to working two All-Star Games (1941 and 1951), and two World Series (1945, and 1949). Later life After his umpiring career, he was a partner in a beer distributorship with retired colleague Beans Reardon in southern California. Jorda was one of the umpires featured in Norman Rockwell's famous painting '' Bottom of the Sixth'', along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans . ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nueva Orleans) is a consolidated city-parish located along the in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of . With a population of 383,997 accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 World Series
The 1945 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1945 season. The 42nd edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion Detroit Tigers against the National League champion Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the Series in seven games, giving them their second championship and first since . In the decisive Gane 7, Paul Richards drove in four runs to lead the Tigers to a 9–3 victory to clinch the Series. The World Series again used the 3–4 wartime setup for home field sites, instead of the normal 2–3–2. Although the major hostilities of World War II had ended, some of the rules were still in effect and many of the best MLB players were still in military service. Warren Brown, author of a history of the Cubs in 1946, commented on this by titling one chapter "World's Worst Series". He also cited a famous quote of his, referencing himself anonymously and in the third person. When asked who he liked in the Series, he answered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadsden Steel Makers Players
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Gadsden may refer to: Places *Gadsden, Alabama **Gadsden Depot, a United States Army Depot in the city of Gadsden, Alabama *Gadsden, Arizona *Gadsden, Indiana *Gadsden, South Carolina *Gadsden, Tennessee *Gadsden County, Florida *Gadsden Independent School District, New Mexico People *James Gadsden (1788–1858), American statesman and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase *Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), American soldier and statesman *Ernie Gadsden (1895–1966), English footballer *Oronde Gadsden (born 1971), American football player *Peter Gadsden (1929–2006), British chartered engineer and Lord Mayor of London * William Gadsden (1910–1995), South African cricketer Other uses *Gadsden Purchase *Gadsden flag The Gadsden flag is a historical American flag with a yellow field depicting a timber rattlesnake coiled and ready to strike. Beneath the rattlesnake are the words: " TREAD ON ME". Some modern versions of the flag include an apostrophe. The fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportspeople From Louisiana
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Baseball Umpires
Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators, major is one rank above captain, and one rank below lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks. Background Majors are typically assigned as specialised executive or operations officers for battalion-sized units of 300 to 1,200 soldiers while in some nations, like Germany, majors are often in command of a company. When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including ''general-major'' or ''major general'', denoting a low-level general officer, and ''sergeant major'', denoting the most senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) of a military unit. The term ''major'' can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – '' Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The ''Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Committee of Safety (Hawaii), Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 ** The Cherry Sisters first perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Major League Baseball Umpires
The following is a list of major league baseball umpires. The list includes umpires who worked in any of four 19th century major leagues ( American Association, National Association, Players' League, Union Association), one defunct 20th century major league (Federal League), the currently active Major League Baseball, or either of its leagues (American League, National League) when they maintained separate umpiring staffs. __NOTOC__ Major League Umpires Key denotes umpires who were former major league players denotes umpires who were ''active'' players (emergency substitutes) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X *''None'' Y Z References External links All-time umpire rostervia MLB.com Complete list of MLB umpiresvia Retrosheet Umpire cardsfrom Sporting News via Retrosheet {{Major League Baseball Umpires navbox Umpires *List Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Goetz
Lawrence John Goetz (February 15, 1895 – October 31, 1962) was a professional baseball umpire. Goetz started umpiring in the Blue Grass League from 1920 to 1922. He also umpired in the Western Ohio League, Piedmont League, and the American Association. He then became a successful National League umpire from 1936 through the 1957 season, working in 3,218 games. Goetz was an umpire in the 1941, 1947, 1952 World Series, and was an alternate for the 1940 series as well as working the 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Goetz was also home plate umpire for Vern Bickford's no-hitter on August 11, 1950. He was one of the umpires in Norman Rockwell's famous painting '' Bottom of the Sixth'', along with Beans Reardon and Lou Jorda. He was known for being a strict disciplinarian and not taking arguments from players, and as a result he earned their respect. He was dismissed in 1957 by National League President Warren Giles, having been inactive the previous season due to illne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottom Of The Sixth
''Tough Call'' – also known as ''Game Called Because of Rain'', ''Bottom of the Sixth'', or ''The Three Umpires'' – is a 1948 painting by American artist Norman Rockwell, painted for the April 23, 1949, cover of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine. The original painting is in the collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It is considered the best known of Rockwell's baseball-themed works, and appears in at least ten Rockwell commentary books. The painting is set at a ballpark, where a group of three baseball umpires is looking skyward, as rain is starting to fall. Behind them is a scoreboard showing the game to be in the bottom of the 6th inning, with the Pittsburgh Pirates leading the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 1–0. Also shown is a Brooklyn coach or manager in conversation with his Pittsburgh counterpart. Creation During the season, Rockwell visited Ebbets Field, home ballpark of the Dodgers, with a photographer. The photographer took pictures of the umpir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of Culture of the United States, the country's culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for ''The Saturday Evening Post'' magazine over nearly five decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the ''Willie Gillis'' series, ''Rosie the Riveter#Saturday Evening Post, Rosie the Riveter'', ''The Problem We All Live With'', ''Saying Grace (Rockwell), Saying Grace'', and the ''Four Freedoms (Norman Rockwell), Four Freedoms'' series. He is also noted for his 64-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), during which he produced covers for their publication ''Boys' Life'', calendars, and other illustrations. These works include popular images that reflect the ''Scout Promise, Scout Oath'' and ''Scout Law'' such as ''The Scoutmaster'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beans Reardon
John Edward "Beans" Reardon (November 23, 1897 – July 31, 1984) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1926 to 1949. He worked five World Series and three All-Star Games. Early life and career Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, Reardon's family moved to Los Angeles when he was 14, and he acquired his nickname as a youth due to his Boston-area origins. Having no chance at a career playing baseball due to a throwing arm ruined by overexertion in sandlot ball, he began umpiring amateur games as a teenager. He got his professional start with a copper miners' league in Arizona in 1919, but after arriving for duty and learning that his contract required him to work in the mines, he resigned after one day's work, followed by a doubleheader he umpired singlehandedly. Career In 1920-1921 he umpired in the Western Canada League, where he made his reputation in Edmonton by refusing a police escort out of a park after a particularly conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
