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Sherbrooke Athletics
The Sherbrooke Indians were a minor league baseball team located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. They played in the Provincial League from 1948 to 1951 as the Sherbrooke Athletics and again from 1953 to 1955 as the Indians. They won the first Provincial League pennant in 1948. In 1951, they won a second pennant, but five hours after their final game, their stadium burned down, forcing the team to sit out the 1952 season as the ballpark was rebuilt. When they returned to action in 1953, they were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. Season-by-season Major League alumni * Gary Bell *Bill Brandt * Dick Brown * Paul Calvert * John Corriden * Bill Dailey * Harry Feldman * Roland Gladu * Frank Jelincich * Lou Knerr * Bobby Locke * Fred Martin * Ralph McCabe * William Metzig * Dan Osinski * Armando Roche *Jean-Pierre Roy * Hal Schacker * Ralph Schwamb *Ebba St. Claire *Billy Williams Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is an American former left fielder and coach in Major Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class C (baseball)
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National League and American League, as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL or NA). Minor League Baseball originated as simply the organization of lower tiers of professional baseball in the United States, comprising clubs that lacked the financial means to compete with the National League and later the American League. The association of minor leagues remained independent throughout the early 20th century, protected by agreements with the major leagues to ensure they were compensated when minor-league players were signed by major-league clubs. Later, Minor League Baseball evolved to be constituted entirely of affiliates of larger clubs, giving young prospects a chance to develop their skills before competing in the major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Calvert (baseball)
Paul Léo Émile Calvert (October 6, 1917 – February 1, 1999) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers over all or parts of seven seasons spanning 1942–51. Listed at tall and , he batted and threw right-handed. In 109 MLB games (27 as a starting pitcher) and innings pitched, Calvert allowed 345 hits and 158 bases on balls. He struck out 102, threw five complete games and earned five saves. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Calvert broke into professional baseball in 1938. He spent most of the year playing in the Quebec Provincial League, at the time a minor league unaffiliated with MLB. He then played in three games for the Montreal Royals, and showed enough promise that the New York Giants gave him a tryout, but they passed on signing him as they felt he needed more experience. After spending 1939 out of organized baseball, Calvert was signed by the Cleveland I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Roy
Jean-Pierre Roy (June 26, 1920 – November 1, 2014) was a Canadian pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in three games during the season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. While with the minor league Montreal Royals, Roy played with Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues. Roy retained a friendship with Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson. The major highlight of his Montreal years was going 25–11 with a 3.72 ERA in the 1945 season and he compiled an overall 45–28 career record pitching with the Royals. Roy was later a television commentator for the Montreal Expos from 1968 to 1984 and a public relations representative for the Expos. He was inducted into the Montreal Expos Hall of Fame in 1995, and the Quebec Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001. He died on November 1, 2014, at his Pompano Beach, Florida, winter home in the United States, at the age of 94. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armando Roche
Armando Roche (December 7, 1926 – June 26, 1997) was a Cuban pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i .... He debuted as an 18 year old for the Washington Senators in its 1945 season.Career Statistics and History ''Baseball Reference''. Retrieved on December 19, 2011. References External links 1926 births 1997 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Osinski
Daniel Osinski (November 17, 1933 – September 13, 2013), nicknamed "The Silencer", was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The , right-hander was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent before the 1952 season. He played for the Kansas City Athletics (1962), Los Angeles Angels (1962–1964), Milwaukee Braves (1965), Boston Red Sox (1966–1967), Chicago White Sox (1969), and Houston Astros (1970). Born in Chicago, Osinski played baseball, football, and basketball in high school. He almost attended the United States Naval Academy on a football scholarship, but after flunking his physical, he chose instead to sign a contract with the Indians. He played minor league baseball with them for a few years but was plagued by mononucleosis, which he was diagnosed with in 1955. In 1957, Osinski was drafted by the United States Army, serving at Fort Campbell for two years. Unsure whether he should continue playing baseball or not, Osinski tried out with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Metzig
William Andrew Metzig (December 4, 1918 – March 12, 2006) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. The club plays its ...."William Metzig Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 9, 2012. References External links 1918 births 2006 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph McCabe
Ralph Herbert McCabe (October 21, 1918 – May 3, 1974), nicknamed "Mack", was a Major League Baseball pitcher born in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. He appeared in one game on September 18 of the 1946 Cleveland Indians season In 1946, Bill Veeck finally became the owner of a major league team, the Cleveland Indians. He immediately put the team's games on radio, and set about to put his own indelible stamp on the franchise. Actor Bob Hope also acquired a minority share ... and pitched four innings, allowing five runs off five hits, and took the loss. External links 1918 births 1974 deaths Baseball people from Ontario Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States Cleveland Indians players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Canada 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Martin (baseball)
Fred Turner Martin (June 27, 1915 – June 11, 1979) was an American professional baseball pitcher, coach, manager and scout. Born in Williams, Oklahoma, Martin threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed during his active playing career. Career Defected to Mexican League Martin was one of a handful Major League Baseball players who "jumped" to the then-outlaw Mexican League during the season. With the reserve clause binding players permanently to the U.S. teams in "Organized Baseball" who held their contracts, the insurgent Mexican League induced players such as Martin, Sal Maglie, Mickey Owen, Lou Klein, Max Lanier, Danny Gardella and others to leave their clubs — in Martin's (and Lanier's and Klein's) case, the pennant-contending but notoriously low-paying St. Louis Cardinals — for greater riches south of the border. Martin, then almost 31, was in his first MLB campaign after seven years of toiling in the minors and four years of World War II service in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Locke (baseball)
Lawrence Donald "Bobby" Locke (March 3, 1934 – June 4, 2020) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) in all or parts of nine seasons (–; –) for the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and California Angels. During his playing days, he stood tall, weighing . Major League career Cleveland Indians Locke made his Indians' debut in 1959 against the Boston Red Sox. He was the starting pitcher for the Indians, and his first pitch was to Don Buddin. After recording two outs, the first hit he gave up was to Vic Wertz, which resulted in Gene Stephens scoring the first run against Locke. In his debut he pitched for 5 2/3 innings and gave up five runs, but still managed to walk away with the no-decision. However, his main contribution to his debut was hitting a home run off Frank Sullivan, which resulted in three runs being scored. This was to be the only home run of his career. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Knerr
Wallace Luther Knerr (August 21, 1921 – March 23, 1980) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 63 games in Major League Baseball from to as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators. The son of a Lutheran pastor, Knerr was a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, born in Strasburg and raised in the borough of Denver. He attended Muhlenberg College. Knerr threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . His professional career began in 1941, and in its first four seasons, he posted double-digit win totals until reaching Connie Mack's Athletics in 1945. Hurling for a last-place team in the final year of the World War II manpower shortage, he posted a won–lost record of 5–11 and an earned run average of 4.22 in 130 innings pitched. Knerr turned in his best MLB pitching performance on July 7, 1945. Starting against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, he allowed only one run—on a first-inning steal of home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Jelincich
Frank Anthony "Jelly" Jelincich (September 3, 1917 – June 27, 1992) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ... in 1941."Frank Jelincich Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-1-1. References External links 1917 births 1992 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Gladu
Roland Edouard Gladu (May 10, 1911 – July 26, 1994) was a Canadian professional baseball third baseman. He played in 21 games for the Boston Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1944 baseball season. He was one of the "jumpers" who signed with the Mexican League in 1946, earning him a temporary suspension from organized baseball. Biography Gladu's baseball career began in 1932 at Binghamton, New York, and extended over more than 20 years as a player and manager in five countries: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Cuba, and England. Gladu played in London in the late 1930s for a team based at West Ham Stadium. As player-manager for West Ham, he took the London circuit batting title with a .565 average in 1937, and led the team to two consecutive top-two finishes, as well as a 5-3 defeat over the touring 1936 United States Olympic baseball team. Gladu was one of 13 players suspended by Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler in May 1946 for "jumping" to the Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
