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Seattle Chinooks
The Seattle Chinooks were a minor league baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. In 1903, the Seattle Chinooks became charter members of the Class A (baseball), Class A level Pacific National League, placing third in their only season of play. The franchise was placed in Seattle by the Pacific National League opposite the Seattle Siwashes of the Pacific Coast League. The Chinooks hosted minor league home games at YMCA Park. History In 1903, the Seattle Chinooks team were charter members of the eight–team Class A level Pacific National League. In the era, Class A was the highest level of minor league play. 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 Angeles, Portland, Seattle and San Francisco to match the ... [...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] |
Dan Dugdale
Daniel Edward Dugdale (October 28, 1864 – March 9, 1934) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the 1886 Kansas City Cowboys and 1894 Washington Senators in the National League. He continued to play ball in the minor leagues through 1897, primarily in the Western Association. He managed in the minors with the Peoria Distillers (player/manager) in 1896-97, Seattle Chinooks (1903), Portland Browns (1904), Seattle Siwashes (1907–08) and Seattle Giants The Seattle Giants were a minor league baseball team that played in various leagues from 1910 to 1920. Based in Seattle, Washington, United States and owned by Dan Dugdale, they played in the Northwestern League from 1910 to 1917, the Pacific Coast ... (1911). He became involved in Seattle's real estate market and became fairly wealthy. He used his wealth to build several baseball stadiums in the Seattle area. The main stadium in Seattle bore his name until it was destroyed in 1932. Notes Sources Major League B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Treadway
George B. Treadway (November 11, 1866 – November 5, 1928) was an American baseball player in the National League from 1893 to 1896. He played for the Baltimore Orioles for one season, the Brooklyn Grooms for two seasons, and finished off his career with two games for the Louisville Colonels. He was a lifetime .285 hitter, with 13 home runs and 227 runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the ba .... He did have a solid year in 1894 with Baltimore, batting .330, hitting 26 triples, and driving in 102 runs. External links 1866 births 1928 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders Baltimore Orioles (NL) players Brooklyn Grooms players Louisville Colonels players Bloomington Reds players Davenport Onion Weeders players Denver Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Stricklett
Elmer Griffin Stricklett (August 29, 1876 – June 7, 1964) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Brooklyn Superbas from 1904 through 1907. Including his time in minor league baseball, Stricklett pitched professionally from 1897 through 1912. Stricklett is considered one of the pioneers of the spitball. He learned the pitch while playing in the minor leagues. He later taught the spitball to Ed Walsh and Jack Chesbro, both of whom were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Career Stricklett attended Santa Clara University, where he played college baseball for the Santa Clara Broncos baseball team. He began his professional career in minor league baseball with the Topeka Colts of the Kansas State League in 1897. In 1898, he pitched for the Salina Blues and Atchison Huskers of the Kansas State League, before joining the Dallas Colts of the Class-C Texas League later that year. He pitched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Rockenfield
Isaac Broc Rockenfield (November 3, 1876 – February 21, 1927) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-22. References External links 1876 births 1927 deaths Major League Baseball second basemen St. Louis Browns players Baseball players from Omaha, Nebraska Seattle Clamdiggers players Tacoma Tigers players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Seattle Chinooks players Olympia Senators players Portland Browns players Spokane Indians players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Seattle Siwashes players Little Rock Travelers players Jersey City Skeeters players Montgomery Senators players Montgomery Climbers players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Maupin
Harry Carr Maupin (July 11, 1872 – August 25, 1952) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in two games for the St. Louis Browns during the 1898 season and five games for the Cleveland Spiders during the 1899 season. Maupin died at the age of 80 in Parsons, Kansas, and is interred at Oakwood Cemetery. He weighed approximately 150 pounds. His height was 5'7''. Childhood Before he played professionally, Maupin played on an independent team located in Paris, Texas. Minor League work After his work with the Cleveland Spiders, Maupin played in the minor league, specifically with St. Jospeph of the Western League in 1900. Afterwards, Maupin played five seasons with the Ottumwa of the Iowa League. He left the sport completely in 1905. Retirement and death From 1905 onwards, Maupin was a conductor for the Katy Railroad for approximately 30 years. Fifteen years after his retirement. Maupin died of a heart attack in Parsons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hulen
William Franklin "Kid" ''attheplate.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-10. Hulen (March 12, 1870 – October 2, 1947) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the and the Washington Senators. He stood at 5'8" and weighed 148 lbs. Career Hulen was born in Dixo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hogg
William Johnston Hogg (September 11, 1881 – December 8, 1909), nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played four seasons with the New York Highlanders from 1905 to 1908. Born in Port Huron, Michigan, Hogg played in 116 Major League games and had a record of 37–50 in 730 innings pitched. During his second season in baseball (1902), as a member of the Seattle Clamdiggers, Hogg was suspended from the team for attacking a newspaper reporter. According to ''The Oregonian'' in 1903 Hogg was a "trouble-maker" and "his love for drink would not be kept under control, and it was not long until he was mixed up in a street fight, in which he was stabbed". In 1906, Hogg hit Cleveland Naps player Bill Bradley with a pitch, fracturing Bradley's arm, and was quoted as saying: "That big Frenchman ( Nap Lajoie) is next on my list." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hickey (baseball)
John William Hickey (November 3, 1881 – December 28, 1941) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched two games for the Cleveland Naps during the 1904 season, starting both. External links 1881 births 1941 deaths Cleveland Naps players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Minneapolis Seattle Clamdiggers players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players St. Paul Saints (Western League) players Seattle Siwashes players Seattle Chinooks players Columbus Senators players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Indianapolis Indians players Spokane Indians players Vancouver Beavers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Hannivan
Patrick James Hannivan (April 20, 1866 – November 5, 1908) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He played part of the 1897 season in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. He appeared in three games as an outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ... and two games as a second baseman. External links 1866 births 1908 deaths 19th-century baseball players Brooklyn Bridegrooms players Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball second basemen Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players Reading Actives players Jacksonville Lunatics players Providence Grays (minor league) players Dover (minor league baseball) players Pawtucket Maroons players Pawtucket Phenoms pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Freeman
Frank Ellsworth Freeman (December 26, 1879 – September 30, 1952), nicknamed "Buck", was a professional baseball first baseman who played 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), ... for the Washington Senators. External links 1879 births 1952 deaths Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from California Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens players Cleveland Forest City players People from Placerville, California Seattle Chinooks players {{baseball-first-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Brown (baseball, Born 1876)
Robert Paul Brown (July 5, 1876 – June 17, 1962) was an American-born Canadian professional baseball player, manager, and team owner.Vancouver History Retrieved 12 May 2015. He was active in minor league baseball in various capacities from 1900 through 1953, appearing in over 600 games as player and managing for at least 14 seasons. He was a graduate of the and served in the U.S. military during the |
