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1914 Kansas City Packers Season
The 1914 Kansas City Packers season was a season in American baseball. The Packers finished in 6th place in the Federal League, 20 games behind the Indianapolis Hoosiers. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 20, 1914: Chief Johnson jumped to the Packers from the Cincinnati Reds. * May 1914: Jack Enzenroth Clarence Herman "Jack" Enzenroth (November 4, 1885 – February 21, 1944) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, in for the St. Louis Browns and in for the Kansas City Packers of the ... jumped to the Packers from the St. Louis Browns. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon And Koppel Field
Gordon and Koppel Field is a former baseball ground located in Kansas City, Missouri. The ground was home to the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League, a third major league in 1914 and 1915. It was also called Gordon and Koppel ''Stadium'', and variously stylized as Gordon & Koppel or Gordon-Koppel. The local Gordon & Koppel Clothing Company, which included sporting goods among its wares, was operated by Arthur F. Gordon and Hugo M. Koppel, who created the Gordon & Koppel Athletic Company. They opened the multi-purpose Gordon & Koppel Stadium in 1910. Events reported in the local newspapers included baseball, football and track-and-field. The city directory gave Gordon & Koppel Stadium's address as "47th treet Treet (Armour Star Treet) is a canned meat product similar to Spam first introduced in 1939 by Armour and Company in the United States. Sold as "spiced luncheon loaf", it is made with chicken and pork and has a more finely ground texture than S ...southeast corner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Swan
Harry Gordon Swan (August 11, 1887 – May 9, 1946) was a professional baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League. Swan played in only one Major League Baseball game in his career on April 2, 1914. He pitched one inning, allowing no hits, one base on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ..., and striking out one batter. External links * 1887 births 1946 deaths Kansas City Packers players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Lancaster, Pennsylvania {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Potts (baseball)
John Frederick Potts (February 6, 1887 – September 5, 1962) was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the e ... in . External links * 1887 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball right fielders Case Western Spartans baseball players Kansas City Packers players Baseball players from Ohio Dallas Giants players Chillicothe Infants players Portsmouth Cobblers players Cleveland Green Sox players People from Tipp City, Ohio Sportspeople from Miami County, Ohio {{US-baseball-outfielder-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Kruger
Arthur Theodore Kruger (March 16, 1881 – November 28, 1949) was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Naps, Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta. During it ..., and Kansas City Packers. External links * * 1881 births 1949 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from San Antonio Cincinnati Reds players Cleveland Naps players Boston Braves players Kansas City Packers players Rockford Red Sox players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Stockton Millers players Columbus Senators players Portland Beavers players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grover Gilmore (baseball)
Ernest Grover Gilmore (November 1, 1888 – November 25, 1919) was an American professional baseball player who played right fielder from through in the Federal League. Listed at , 170 lb, he batted and threw left-handed. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gilmore started his Minor leagues career in 1910 with the Denver Grizzlies, playing for them one year before joining the San Francisco Seals (1912), Buffalo Bisons (1912) and Fort Wayne Railroaders (1914). Then, in 1914 he joined the Kansas City Packers of the outlaw Federal League. Gilmore became a regular outfielder for the Packers during the last two seasons of the league. He was solid in his season debut, batting a .287 average with 23 stolen bases, driving in 32 runs while scoring 91 more. His only negative was that he became the first rookie batter to log 100 strikeouts in a single season, whiffing 108 times. No rookie until Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Dick Allen in 1964 would up 100 strikeouts with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cad Coles
Cadwallader "Cad" Coles (January 17, 1886 – June 30, 1942) was an outfielder who played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League in . Coles was the first player sold from one Federal League team to another, having been sent from the Chicago Whales to Kansas City before the start of the 1914 season. Coles grew up on a plantation in South Carolina and attended Clemson College where he played for Clemson's baseball team. He left his professional baseball career to work on ships and spent years as a purser for the P & O Steamship Company P&O (in full, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) is a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion. DP World c ... before dying of a heart attack at his Miami, Florida home in 1942 at the age of 56. References External links 1886 births 1942 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Chadbourne
Chester James (Pop) Chadbourne (October 28, 1884 – June 21, 1943) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for three teams between and . Chadbourne spent portions of five seasons in the major leagues, but his only two complete major league seasons were with the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League. He had more success in the minor leagues, collecting more than 3000 hits over 20 years. Listed at , , Chadbourne batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After his playing career, Chadbourne managed and umpired in the minor leagues. Early life and career Chadbourne was born in Parkman, Maine. A fine defensive outfielder, he entered the major leagues in with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them two years before being sold to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association in November 1908. After five minor league seasons, he played from to for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League, where he led the league's outfielders i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Tappan
Walter Van Dorn "Tap" Tappan (October 8, 1890 in Carlinville, Illinois – December 19, 1967 in Lynwood, California) was a Major League Baseball infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ... who played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League in . References External links * 1890 births 1967 deaths Major League Baseball infielders Kansas City Packers players Baseball players from Illinois People from Carlinville, Illinois {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Rawlings
John William Rawlings '' ed' (August 17, 1892 – October 16, 1972) was a second baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between the and seasons. Listed at , 158 lb., he batted and threw right-handed. Career A native of Bloomfield, Iowa, Rawlings attended high school in Los Angeles. He started his professional career in 1911 with the Vernon Tigers of the Pacific Coast League. Rawlings entered the majors in 1914 with the Cincinnati Reds, appearing for them in 33 games before jumping during the mid-season to the Kansas City Packers of the outlaw Federal League. After one and a half seasons in Kansas City, he spent 1917 with the Toledo Iron Men of the American Association. Rawlings returned to major league action with the Boston Braves (1917-20), and later played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1920-'21), New York Giants (1921-'22) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1923-26). His most productive season came in 1921 for Phillies and Giant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
