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1915 Philadelphia Athletics Season
The 1915 Philadelphia Athletics season was a season in American baseball. After the team won the American League pennant in 1914, the team dropped all the way to last place with a record of 43 wins and 109 losses. Offseason * December 8, 1914: Eddie Collins was purchased from the Athletics by the Chicago White Sox. * January 1915, Nap Lajoie was purchased by the Athletics from the Cleveland Indians. Regular season The Federal League had been formed to begin play in 1914. As the A.L. had done 13 years before, the new league raided existing A.L. and N.L. teams for players. Athletics owner Connie Mack refused to match the offers of the F.L. teams, preferring to let the "prima donnas" go and rebuild with younger (and less expensive) players. The result was a swift and near-total collapse, a "first-to-worst" situation. The Athletics went from a 99–53 (.651) record and a pennant in 1914 to a record of 43–109 (.283) and 8th (last) place in 1915. At the time, it was the thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shibe Park
Shibe Park, known later as Connie Mack Stadium, was a ballpark located in Philadelphia. It was the home of the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (NL). When it opened April 12, 1909, it became baseball's first reinforced concrete, steel-and-concrete stadium. In different eras it was home to $100,000 infield, "The $100,000 Infield", Whiz Kids (baseball), "The Whiz Kids", and 1964 Philadelphia Phillies season, "The 1964 Phold". The venue's two home teams won both the first and last games at the stadium: the Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 8–1 on opening day 1909, while the Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 2–1 on October 1, 1970, in the park's final contest. Shibe Park stood on the block bounded by Lehigh Avenue, 20th Street, Somerset Street and 21st Street. It was five blocks west, corner-to-corner, from the Baker Bowl, the Phillies' home from 1887 to 1938. The stadium hosted eight World Series and two Major L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitey Witt
Lawton Walter "Whitey" Witt (born ''Ladislaw Waldemar Wittkowski'', September 28, 1895 – July 14, 1988) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Robins. In his career, he hit .287 (1,195-for-4,171) with 18 home runs and 300 RBI. He was the last surviving person to have played on the 1923 New York Yankees championship team, the first year the Yankees won the World Series. Witt was well known for having been knocked unconscious by a thrown soda bottle at a game in Sportsman's Park in St. Louis in 1922. The Yankees were locked in a tight pennant race with the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ... that year. The pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Knowlson
Thomas Herbert "Doc" Knowlson (April 23, 1895 in Ridgway, Pennsylvania – April 11, 1943 in Miami Shores, Florida) was an American baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1915. He was and weighed 178 pounds. He made his major league debut on July 3, 1915 at the age of 20. He appeared in 18 games for the Athletics that year, starting half of them, and going 4–6 with a 3.49 ERA. He complete eight of the games he started, and in 100 2/3 innings he had 60 walks and only 24 strikeouts. At the plate, he hit .083 in 36 at-bats. He played his final big league game on September 23. Following his major league career, Knowlson pitched in the minors for three seasons, 1916, 1917 and 1920. He pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts and Baltimore Orioles in 1916, going a combined 4–10 in 33 games. In 1917, he pitched for the Lookouts, going 5–10 in 31 games. He pitched for the Augusta Georgians in 1920, going 10–9 with a 2.25 ERA in 20 games. Overall, he went 19–29 in 84 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Harper (1915 Pitcher)
John Wesley Harper (August 5, 1893 – June 18, 1927) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics in . He was born in Hendricks, West Virginia, and died in Halstead, Kansas. Sources 1893 births 1927 deaths Akron Buckeyes players Baseball players from West Virginia Dallas Steers players Dallas Submarines players Greensboro Patriots players Major League Baseball pitchers Marshall Thundering Herd baseball players Newark Bears (IL) players People from Tucker County, West Virginia Philadelphia Athletics players Raleigh Capitals players San Antonio Bronchos players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Fillingim
Dana Fillingim (November 6, 1893 – February 3, 1961) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies. Fillingim's key pitch was the spitball, and he was one of the pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1921.James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers' (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 203. His best season was in 1921, when he was 15-10 with the Boston Braves. He was a good hitting pitcher in his 8-year major league career, recording a .209 batting average Batting average is a statistic in cricket, baseball, and softball that measures the performance of batters. The development of the baseball statistic was influenced by the cricket statistic. Cricket In cricket, a player's batting average is ... (77-for-368) with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Fillingim was a good fielding pitcher in the majors, posting a .983 fielding percentage with only 6 errors i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Eccles
Harry Josiah Eccles (July 9, 1893 – June 2, 1955), nicknamed "Bugs", was an American professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in five games for the Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball during the season, with his only major league decision coming in what would also prove his only start, in his final appearance, against 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) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ... on September 27, allowing all six runs over three innings in the 6–5 defeat. Eccles would go on to appear in the International League in 1916, compiling a mark of 3-3, but never appear in professional baseball thereafter. References Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players Baseball players from New York (state) 1893 births 1955 deaths People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Davis (baseball)
John Wilbur Davis (December 7, 1895 in Merry Point, Virginia – May 26, 1967 in Williamsburg, Virginia) was a 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), ... pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919. He would later re-establish himself as a hitter in the minor leaguers, becoming a star player at that level. He was nicknamed Bud and Country. Davis began his major league career at the age of 19, making his debut on April 19, 1919. He spent 18 games with the Athletics that year (all but two of which were relief appearances), going 0–2 with a 4.05 ERA. In 66 2/3 innings, he allowed 59 walks and had only 18 strikeouts. As a batter, he appeared in 21 games, being used as a pinch hitter a few times. In 26 major league at-bats, he hit .308 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Crowell
Minot Joy "Cap" Crowell (September 5, 1892 – September 30, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw .... He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the and seasons. He attended Brown University. References Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Athletics players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Baseball players from Massachusetts Brown University alumni 1892 births 1962 deaths {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Cone
Robert Earl Cone (February 27, 1894 – May 24, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and one of the early urologists in Texas. Biography Cone was born in Galveston, Texas, where he attended Ball High School. He played baseball at the University of Texas at Austin from 1912 to 1915. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. After his baseball career, Cone attended medical school, graduating from the University of Texas Medical Branch The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas. It is part of the University of Texas System. UTMB includes the oldest medical school in Texas, and has about 11,000 employees. In Febr ... (UTMB) in 1919. He became a urologist affiliated with the same institution, establishing urology as a distinct surgical specialty at UTMB and remaining the urology chief until his death. The Texas Urological Society was formed at Cone's home in Galveston. Cone marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet Joe Bush
Leslie Ambrose "Bullet Joe" Bush (November 27, 1892 – November 1, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ..., New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants (NL), New York Giants between 1912 and 1928. Bush batted and threw right-handed. He is credited with having developed the forkball pitch. Career Bush helped the Athletics win the 1913 World Series and the 1914 American League pennant, the Red Sox win the 1918 World Series, the Yankees win the 1922 AL pennant and 1923 World Series, and the Pirates win the 1927 National League pennant. Bush led the American League in losses (24) in 1916, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rube Bressler
Raymond Bloom "Rube" Bressler (October 23, 1894 – November 7, 1966) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1914 to 1916 and Cincinnati Reds from 1917 to 1920, before being converted to an outfielder and first baseman for Cincinnati from 1918 to 1927, the Brooklyn Robins from 1928 to 1931 and the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals in his final year of 1931. The first two teams he played for made it to a World Series, the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics lost to the miracle Boston Braves, while the 1919 Cincinnati Reds won against the scandal-tainted Chicago White Sox. Bressler was born in Coder, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Flemington. He played for a company team at Renovo, Pennsylvania where he worked in a railroad shop before being recruited by Earle Mack, son of Connie Mack after beating Earle's All-Stars in a local game in 1912. Professional career The following year, Bressler pitched for Harrisburg of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Ancker
Walter Ancker (April 10, 1893 – February 13, 1954) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Athletics (1915). He also played in the minor leagues with the Double-A Binghamton Bingoes (1919). After his baseball career was over, he worked on the Bergen County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders. Baseball career Ancker has the distinction of going directly to the major leagues after making his debut with the Athletics on September 3, 1915. In his only major league season, Ancker, who was a pitcher, compiled no record with a 3.57 earned run average (ERA) in four games, one start. He did not play in the professional baseball circuit from 1916 to 1918, but made his return in 1919 with the Double-A Binghamton Bingoes of the International League. No statistics were kept for that season, but it is known that Ancker pitched two games with the Bingoes. Political career After his retirement fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
