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1903 New York Highlanders Season
The New York Highlanders' 1903 season was the team's first. The team was founded as a replacement in the American League for the defunct Baltimore Orioles, and was managed by Clark Griffith and played its home games at Hilltop Park (formally "American League Park"). The club was at first officially the "Greater New York" baseball club, in deference to the established New York Giants, which were based in the Polo Grounds. This was the first season for the franchise that would be later known as the now-storied New York Yankees. They finished in 4th place in the AL with a record of 72–62. Team name The media dubbed the team as "Highlanders", due in part to playing at one of the highest points on Manhattan ("The Hilltop"), which was somewhat higher in altitude than the bulk of Manhattan and was considerably "uphill" from the Polo Grounds, the Giants' established home, which sat in the bottomland in Coogan's Hollow, a few blocks east and south of the Hilltop. "Highlanders" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilltop Park
Hilltop Park was the nickname of a baseball park that stood in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. It was the home of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1912, when they were known as the "Highlanders". It was also the temporary home of the New York Giants during a two-month period in 1911 while the Polo Grounds was being rebuilt after a fire. The ballpark's formal name, as painted on its exterior walls, was American League Park. Because the park was located on top of a ridge of Manhattan Island, it came to be known as Hilltop Park, and its team was most often called the New York Highlanders (as well as the Americans and the Yankees). This "Highland" connection contrasted with their intra-city rivals, the Giants, whose Polo Grounds was just a few blocks away, in the bottomland under Coogan's Bluff. Hilltop Park sat on the block bounded by Broadway, 165th Street, Fort Washington Avenue, and 168th Street. The structure consisted of a cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Association in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Allegheny, the club joined the National League in 1887 and was a member of the National League East from 1969 through 1993. The Pirates have won five World Series championships, nine National League pennants, nine National League East division titles and made three appearances in the Wild Card Game. Despite struggling in the 1880s and 1890s, the Pirates were among the best teams in baseball shortly after the turn of the 20th century. They won three consecutive NL titles from 1901 to 1903, played in the inaugural World Series in 1903 and won their first World Series in 1909 behind Honus Wagner. The Pirates took part in arguably the most famous World Series ending, winning the 1960 World Series agains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McCauley
Patrick F. McCauley (June 10, 1870 – January 17, 1917) was a Major League Baseball player. McCauley played for the St. Louis Browns (NL), St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1891–99), Washington Senators and the New York Highlanders in and and . He threw right-handed. He was born in Ware, Massachusetts and died in Hoboken, New Jersey. External links 1870 births 1917 deaths Major League Baseball catchers New York Highlanders players Washington Senators (1891–1899) players St. Louis Browns (NL) players Baseball players from Massachusetts 19th-century baseball players Manchester Gazettes players Lawrence (minor league baseball) players Portland (minor league baseball) players Lowell Lowells players Lowell (minor league baseball) players Manchester (minor league baseball) players Boston Reds (minor league) players Providence Clamdiggers (baseball) players Providence Grays (minor league) players Detroit Tigers (Western League) players Omaha Omahogs players St. Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Beville
Henry Monte Beville (February 24, 1875 – January 24, 1955), was a Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and first basemen who played in 1903 and 1904. He played for the New York Highlanders and the Detroit Tigers. He had a .203 career batting average. External links 1875 births 1955 deaths People from Wayne County, Indiana Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Indiana New York Highlanders players Detroit Tigers players Logansport Ottos players Indianapolis Indians players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Springfield Wanderers players Columbus Senators players Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players Anderson Anders players Toledo Mud Hens players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Flint (minor league baseball) players Providence Grays (minor league) players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Rochester Bronchos players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Wolfe
Wilbert Otto "Barney" Wolfe (June 10, 1876 – February 27, 1953) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Highlanders and the Washington Senators from 1903 to 1906. In 76 career games, he had 21 wins and 37 losses, with a 2.96 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Wolfe was born in Independence, Pennsylvania, and died in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania North Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2020 census. The settlement is also known as "Lock 4". Previously Lock and Dam #4 was located on this side of the Monongahela River, a .... External links Major League Baseball pitchers New York Highlanders players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Charleroi (minor league baseball) players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players East Liverpool Potters (baseball) players Clarksburg Bees players Whee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snake Wiltse
Lewis DeWitt "Snake" Wiltse (December 5, 1871 – August 25, 1928) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Highlanders from 1901 to 1903. His brother was fellow major league pitcher George "Hooks" Wiltse."Snake Wiltse Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-28. Career Lewis Wiltse was born in . Nicknamed "Snake" because of his highly contorted pitching motion, he started playing semi-pro baseball in 1894Piazzi, Mike[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Tannehill
Jesse Niles Tannehill (July 14, 1874 – September 22, 1956) was a dead-ball era left-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Highlanders, Boston Red Sox, and the Washington Senators. Tannehill was among the best pitchers of his era and was one of the best-hitting pitchers of all time. In fact, Tannehill was such a good hitter that he was used in the outfield 87 times in his career. Biography and playing career Tannehill was born in Dayton, Kentucky. He broke into the National League at the age of 19 with the Cincinnati Reds; however, he struggled in 29 innings and did not reappear in the major leagues until three years later. After a partial season with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1897, Tannehill set a career high in both innings pitched () and wins (25) in 1898. Tannehill had several good years with the Pirates until his career year in 1901, when he led the National League in ERA at 2.18. Tannehill posted an even better ERA in 1902 at 1.95, but as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Quick
Edwin S. Quick (December 1881 - June 19, 1913) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1903 with the New York Highlanders. He threw right-handed. Quick started his professional baseball career in 1902 in the Pacific Northwest League. Late in the following season, he made one appearance for the Highlanders; he pitched two innings and gave up five runs. In January 1904, he was traded to Toledo. He went 18-18 for the Western League's Omaha Rourkes in 1905. Quick finished his career pitching in the Pacific Coast League in 1907 and 1908. Quick was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He died in Rocky Ford, Colorado in 1913, of pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severity .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Puttmann
Ambrose Nicholas Puttmann (September 9, 1880June 21, 1936) was a professional baseball pitcher. A left-hander, he played in parts of four Major League Baseball seasons, from 1903 to 1906, with the New York Highlanders and the St. Louis Cardinals. Early life and career Puttmann was born on September 9, 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He began his baseball career playing for teams in the West End of Cincinnati before joining a club in Washington Court House in 1902. He ended his season with a 27-16 win–loss record and signed with the Helena Senators of the Pacific National League in 1903, taking the spot of Jimmy Wiggs. Puttmann played for both Helena and the Spokane Indians, also of the Pacific National League, in 1903. New York Highlanders In September 1903, he was acquired by the New York Highlanders from Spokane, with manager Clark Griffith reportedly discovering him. He made his major league debut on September 4 against the Washington Senators, relieving John Deering and allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Howell (baseball)
Harry Taylor Howell (November 14, 1876 – May 22, 1956) was an American professional baseball player who played as a pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Superbas (1898 and 1900), Baltimore Orioles (1899), Baltimore Orioles/New York Highlanders (1901–03), and St. Louis Browns (1904–10). Career Howell helped the Superbas win the 1900 National League pennant. He led the National League in games finished (non-starts) in 1900 (10) and the American League in 1903 (10) and led the American League in Complete Games (35) in 1905. Howell currently ranks 82nd on the MLB All-Time ERA List (2.74), 87th on the All-Time Complete Games List (244) and 68th on the Hit Batsmen List (97). He is also the Baltimore Orioles career leader in ERA (2.06). In 13 seasons, he had a 131–146 Win–loss record, 340 Games (282 Started), 244 Complete Games, 20 Shutouts, 53 Games Finished, 6 Saves, Innings Pitched, 2,435 Hits Allowed, 1,158 Runs Allowed, 781 Earned Runs Allowed, 27 Home Runs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Deering (baseball)
John Thomas Deering (June 25, 1879 – February 15, 1943) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, New York Highlanders. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and died in Beverly, Massachusetts. External links 1879 births 1943 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Massachusetts Detroit Tigers players New York Highlanders players Schenectady Electricians players Derby Angels players New London Whalers players New Haven Blues players Toledo Mud Hens players Norwich Reds players Montreal Royals players Lynn Shoemakers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Chesbro
John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack", Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1902), the New York Highlanders (1903–1909), and the Boston Red Sox (1909) of Major League Baseball (MLB). Chesbro finished his career with a 198–132 Win–loss record (pitching), win–loss record, a 2.68 earned run average, and 1,265 strikeouts. His 41 wins during the 1904 season remains an American League record. Though some pitchers have won more games in some seasons prior to 1901, historians demarcating 1901 as the beginning of 'modern-era' major league baseball refer to and credit Jack Chesbro and his 1904 win-total as the modern era major league record and its holder. Some view Chesbro's 41 wins in a season as an unbreakable record. Chesbro's 1904 pitching totals of 51 games started and 48 complete games also fall into the same historical category as his 1904 wins total, as they are all-time Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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