Howard Elbert "Ducky" Holmes (July 8, 1883 – September 18, 1945) was a
catcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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. He played in 9 games for the 1906
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 (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Centra ...
.
After his playing career, he was a manager in the minor leagues for the
Sioux City Packers
The Sioux City Packers was the primary name of the minor league baseball team based in Sioux City, Iowa playing in various seasons between 1888 and 1960.
History
Sioux City has a long professional baseball history. The team was known as the Si ...
of the Western League (1908), the
Saginaw Ducks
The Saginaw Ducks were a minor league baseball team based in Saginaw, Michigan. Saginaw teams played as members of the Class B level Southern Michigan League in 1906 and from 1908 to 1915, winning league championships in 1908, 1909 and 1914. Sagin ...
of the
Southern Michigan League
The Southern Michigan League was a Minor League Baseball circuit which operated between 1906 and 1912. It was classified as a Class D league from 1906 to 1910 and as a Class C league from 1911 to 1912. After that, the league was known as the South ...
(1913–1915), and the
Frankfort Old Taylors of the
Ohio State League
The Ohio State League was a minor league baseball league that operated in numerous seasons between 1887 and 1947, predominantly as a Class D (baseball), Class D level league. League franchises were based in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wes ...
(1916). He also worked as an umpire, both in the
National League
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(1921) and American League (1923–1924). Later, he managed the
Dayton Ducks
The Dayton Ducks were a minor league baseball team that played in the Central League in 1932 and then the Middle Atlantic League from 1933–1942. The team took its name from their owner and field manager, former St. Louis Cardinals player Ducky H ...
of the
Middle Atlantic League
The Middle Atlantic League (or Mid-Atlantic League) was a lower-level circuit in United States, American minor league baseball that played during the second quarter of the 20th century.
History
The Middle Atlantic League played from 1925 in base ...
(1932–1938, 1941–1942). After the Dayton Ducks folded at the end of the 1942 season, Holmes worked in a grocery store until his death.
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Major League Baseball catchers
St. Louis Cardinals players
Baseball players from Dayton, Ohio
Minor league baseball managers
1883 births
1945 deaths
Saginaw White Sox players
Jackson White Sox players
Savannah Pathfinders players
Indianapolis Indians players
Canton Chinamen players
Birmingham Barons players
Montreal Royals players
Sioux City Packers players
Zanesville Infants players
Zanesville Potters players
South Bend Bronchos players
South Bend Benders players
Grand Rapids Grads players
Grand Rapids Black Sox players
LaGrange Terrapins players
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