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San Francisco Pirates
The San Francisco Pirates were a minor league baseball team based in San Francisco, California. In 1903, the San Francisco Pirates played a partial season as charter members of the Class A (baseball), Class A level Pacific National League, before folding during the season. The Pirates hosted home games at National Park. History San Francisco first hosted minor league baseball in 1878, when the San Francisco Athletics began play as members of the Pacific League. In 1903, the San Francisco "Pirates" team became charter members of the eight–team Class A (baseball), Class A level Pacific National League. Class A was the highest level of minor leagues in the era. Beginning the season, the Pacific Northwest League had changed its name to become the Pacific National League. This was a result of the California League expanding north into Seattle and Portland and changing its name to become the Pacific Coast League. As a result, the Pacific Northwest League placed franchises in Los Angele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class A (baseball)
Class A, also known as Single-A and sometimes as Low-A, is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States, below Triple-A, Double-A, and High-A. There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball (MLB), organized into three leagues: the California League, Carolina League, and Florida State League. History Class A was originally the highest level of Minor League Baseball, beginning with the earliest classifications, established circa 1890. Teams within leagues at this level had their players' contracts protected and the players were subject to reserve clauses. When the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues – the formal name of Minor League Baseball – was founded in 1901, Class A remained the highest level, restricted to leagues with cities that had an aggregate population of over a million people. Entering the 1902 season, the only Class A leagues were the Eastern League and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Marshall
Joseph Hanley Marshall (February 19, 1876 – September 11, 1931), nicknamed "Home Run Joe","Joe Marshall Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-20. was an in for the and |
Jesse Stovall
Jesse Cramer Stovall (July 24, 1875 – July 12, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps in 1903 and the Detroit Tigers in 1904, pitching in 28 career games. His younger brothers, George Stovall George Thomas Stovall (November 23, 1877 – November 5, 1951), nicknamed "Firebrand", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns in the American League, and he also played two ... (1877–1951) and Samuel Woodson Stovall (1881–1924), were also baseball players. Personal Jesse Stovall and his 1st wife Dorothy Evangeline Klapp (1884–1981) were married in Seattle, WA on February 25, 1904. The couple had 1 child, Margaret Etta Stovall (1907–1999) and were divorced in Reno, NV in 1914.Divorce Records, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA It is unknown when Jesse married second wife Bonnie Ethel Erickson (1888–1955). References External links 1875 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Pfiester
John Albert Pfiester (May 24, 1878 – September 3, 1953) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs from 1903 to 1911 and helped the Cubs win two World Series championships. Career Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Pfiester started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 1901. He played briefly for the Pirates in 1903 and 1904. In 1904, Pfiester played mostly for the Omaha Rangers of the Western League. He had a win–loss record of 24–11 for Omaha and helped the team win the league championship. In 1905, with the renamed Omaha Rourkes, Pfiester went 25–11 with a 1.76 earned run average. He had the second-most wins in the Western League. That year, he was purchased by the Cubs. In 1906, Pfiester played his first full major league season and went 20–8 with a 1.51 ERA, the second-best ERA in the National League. The 1906 Cubs had one of the best MLB seasons ever, winning the NL p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lefty Houtz
Fred Fritz "Lefty" Houtz (September 4, 1875 – February 15, 1959) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1899 and also had a 12-year minor league career. Houtz stood at 5' 10" and weighed 170 lbs."Lefty Houtz Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-22. Career Lefty Houtz was born in . He started his professional baseball career in 1899 with the 's Galveston Sand Crabs[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Glendon
Martin J. Glendon (February 8, 1877 – November 6, 1950) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Naps. He stood at and weighed 165 lbs."Martin Glendon Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-09. Career Glendon was born in . He started his professional baseball career in 1898 with the 's Galveston Sandcrabs and then moved first to the |
Bones Ely
William Frederick "Bones" Ely (June 7, 1863 – January 10, 1952) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in North Girard, Pennsylvania. Ely was the starting shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates for several seasons before Honus Wagner. Immediately before his release during the 1901 season, an article in ''The Buffalo Enquirer'' described the only thing standing between Wagner and Pittsburgh's shortstop job was "Bones Ely, who has gone back faster than an incline car that has slipped a cable. Ely cannot hit a balloon and his fielding is passe." During the 1904 season, Bones Ely along with his brother Ben Ely purchased the Portland Browns of the Pacific Coast League. Bones Ely managed 33 games that season before resigning his position on May 16. The Ely brothers sold their shares of the team to Walter McCredie and William Wallace McCredie before the end of the season. Ely died at the age of 88 in Imola, California. His remains were cremated and placed in the Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Burns (second Baseman)
John Joseph Burns (1880–1957) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1903 and 1904. He played in the minors through 1911 and had three stints as a manager in the minors, in 1904, 1913 and 1920. Sources Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball second basemen Baseball players from Pennsylvania 1880 births 1957 deaths Batavia Giants players Geneva Alhambras players Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Dayton Veterans players Dayton Old Soldiers players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens managers Toledo Mud Hens players San Francisco (minor league baseball) players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players San Francisco Pirates players Everett Smokestackers players Seattle Siwashes players Indianapolis Indians players Lowell Tigers players New Britain Perfectos players Northampton Meadowlarks players Waterbury Champs players {{US-basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Borchers
George Benard "Chief" Borchers (April 18, 1869 – October 24, 1938) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher. In he led the pitching staff of the minor league Nashville Tigers The Nashville Tigers were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class B Southern League from 1893 to 1894. They were located in Nashville, Tennessee, and played their home games at Athletic Park, later known as Sulphur Dell. Under t ... with the most wins (11-14).Traughber, Bill"Looking Back: Nashville Tigers See Light in 1894."''Nashville Sounds''. 5 May 2004. 21 March 2008. References External links 1869 births 1938 deaths Baseball players from Sacramento, California Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago White Stockings players Louisville Colonels players Portland Gladiators players 19th-century baseball players Minor league baseball managers Oakland Greenhood & Morans players Spokane (minor league baseball) players Sacramento Senators players Portland (minor le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarecrow Press
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns the book distributing company National Book Network based in Lanham, Maryland. History The current company took shape when University Press of America acquired Rowman & Littlefield in 1988 and took the Rowman & Littlefield name for the parent company. Since 2013, there has also been an affiliated company based in London called Rowman & Littlefield International. It is editorially independent and publishes only academic books in Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Cultural Studies. The company sponsors the Rowman & Littlefield Award in Innovative Teaching, the only national teaching award in political science given in the United States. It is awarded annually by the American Political Science Association for people whose innovations have advanced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Baseball Parks In San Francisco
Early history of baseball in San Francisco, California. Portsmouth Square It has been speculated that the game of baseball was played in California by men during the Gold Rush of 1849 when Alexander Cartwright, who is sometimes referred to as "the father of baseball", came to San Francisco and is reported to have brought his baseball to the city in 1849. The Daily Alta California newspaper reports a game of base ball being played upon the Plaza (Portsmouth Square) "by a number of the sporting gentlemen about town", on February 3, 1851. Mention of the play of a game of Townball at Portmouth Square is recorded in The Daily Alta California newspaper on January 14, 1852. An early town leader serving on the city council as ''second alcalde'', or assistant mayor, of San Francisco during the years 1849-1854 was Frank Turk a New York Knickerbocker. According to historian Frank Joel, baseball was formally introduced into California, at San Francisco in 1859. The beginning years, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, census-designated place * National, Nevada, ghost town * National, Utah, ghost town * National, West Virginia, unincorporated community Commerce * National (brand), a brand name of electronic goods from Panasonic * National Benzole (or simply known as National), former petrol station chain in the UK, merged with BP * National Car Rental, an American rental car company * National Energy Systems, a former name of Eco Marine Power * National Entertainment Commission, a former name of the Media Rating Council * National Motor Vehicle Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 1900-1924 * National Supermarkets, a defunct American grocery store chain * National String Instrument Corporation, a guitar company formed to manufacture the first reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
