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1916 St. Louis Cardinals Season
The 1916 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 35th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 25th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 60–93 during the season and finished tied for seventh and last in the National League. Rogers Hornsby became a regular in the Cardinals lineup starting in 1916. Hornsby played at least one game at each infield position. He immediately established himself as one of the league's leading hitters, finishing the 1916 season fourth in the batting race with a .313 average, and smacking 15 triples, one short of the league's lead. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents 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'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robison Field
Robison Field is the best-known of several names given to a former Major League Baseball park in St. Louis, Missouri. It was the home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from April 27, 1893 until June 6, 1920. History Today's Cardinals of the National League began in 1882, as the St. Louis Browns of the then-major American Association. They won four championships during the Association's ten-year existence of 1882 through 1891. During that decade, the team was playing their home games at Sportsman's Park, at the corner of Grand and Dodier. In 1892, four of the Association clubs were absorbed into the National League, and the Association folded. Sportsman's Park remained the home of the Browns during their first NL season. Although the Browns had been the most successful of the Association clubs, they fell on hard times for some years after the merger. For 1893, owner Chris von der Ahe moved his team a few blocks to the northwest and opened a "New" Sportsman's Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cy Warmoth
Wallace Walter "Cy" Warmoth (February 2, 1893 – June 20, 1957) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors. Warmoth debuted in for the 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 (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ..., then returned to the majors six years later for the Washington Senators, for whom he pitched in and . Sources Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Cardinals players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Fort Wayne Chiefs players Evansville Evas players Nashville Vols players Little Rock Travelers players Memphis Chickasaws players Atlanta Crackers players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Omaha Packers players Baseball players from Illinois 1893 births 1957 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Butler
Arthur Edward "Artie" Butler (December 18, 1887 – October 7, 1984) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Rustlers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and 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 (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha .... ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-21. He was the last living teammate of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young. References External links Art Butle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bescher
Robert Henry Bescher (February 25, 1884 – November 29, 1942) was a baseball outfielder who played 11 seasons in the major leagues. Born in London, Ohio, he played his best seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, and was one of the National League's best base stealers during his time. Bescher originally attended the University of Notre Dame, but did not play college baseball there. He played college football at Wittenberg University before signing his first minor league contract in 1906. In September 1908, he joined the Reds for the first time and became the team's regular left fielder in 1909. The switch-hitting Bescher played 5 seasons with Cincy, and established himself as a dangerous player on the basepaths with the Reds. He led the NL in stolen bases for four consecutive years from 1909 to 1912, and his 81 stolen bases in 1911 set a league record which was not broken for over 50 years. Outside of stolen bases, he was the NL leader in runs in 1912, and was the NL leader in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuffy Stewart
John Franklin Stewart (January 31, 1894 in Jasper, Florida – December 30, 1980 in Lake City, Florida) was a professional baseball player who played second base from 1916 to 1929. Transactions January 21, 1919: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Doug Baird and Gene Packard to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dixie Davis, Pickles Dillhoefer and Milt Stock. October 15, 1922: Drafted by the Brooklyn Robins from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1922 rule 5 draft. September 14, 1929: Traded by the Washington Senators with Jim Weaver and cash to Baltimore (International) for George Loepp. At the end of the 1925 season, the Washington Senators brought up from Birmingham a well-seasoned infielder named Stuffy Stewart, who had had several trials with other clubs. He was the greatest base stealer in Southern Association history. He also could field well, but was not very good with the stick. In 1926 he was used 34 times as a pinch runner, scoring 13 runs and stealing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dots Miller
John Barney "Dots" Miller (September 9, 1886 – September 5, 1923) was an American professional baseball first baseman and second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1909 through 1921 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Career Miller started his major league career with the Pirates. In his rookie season, he drove in 87 runs and helped Pittsburgh win the National League pennant and their first World Series title. Miller was the regular second baseman from 1909 to 1911 but then moved over to first base. In the years since his death (beginning at least as early as a 1935 story penned by one-time Phillies teammate Stan Baumgartner), Miller's nickname has frequently been attributed to a simple misinterpretation of teammate Honus Wagner's heavily accented response, "That's Miller." However, on May 12, 1909, the first day the name "Dots Miller" appeared in a Pittsburgh newspaper, it was made abundantly clear that this was a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Corhan
Roy George Corhan (October 21, 1887 – November 24, 1958) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox and 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 (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...."Roy Corhan Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-31. References External links 1887 births 1958 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Bohne
Samuel Arthur Bohne (''né'' Cohen; October 22, 1896 – May 23, 1977) was a American second baseman, shortstop and third baseman who played six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life Bohne was born Samuel Arthur Cohen to Louis Cohen in San Francisco, California. As Bohne was Jewish and bore the surname Cohen, he decided to change his last name to Bohne in October 1915 amid awareness of how a Jewish-sounding name might affect his budding professional baseball career. Baseball career Minor leagues In 1915 and part of 1916 (when he also played for the Tacoma Tigers and made his major league debut with the Cardinals), he played in the minor leagues for the San Francisco Seals, and in 1917, he played for the American Association Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Paul Saints. In 1919, he played for the Oakland Oaks, and in 1920, he played for the Seattle Rainiers for whom he batted .333 in 177 games. After his career in the major leagues concluded, he played for the Minneap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Betzel
Christian Frederick Albert John Henry David "Bruno" Betzel (December 6, 1894 – February 7, 1965) was an American infielder in Major League Baseball and a longtime manager at the minor league level. In 26 years as a minor league skipper, between the years of 1927 and 1956 (he did not manage in 1931, 1949 (when he was a scout for the New York Yankees), nor in 1954– 55), Betzel compiled a record of 1,887 victories and 1,892 losses for a winning percentage of .499. Born in Chattanooga, Ohio, a small town in Mercer County on the Indiana border, Betzel played his entire, five-year Major League career for the St. Louis Cardinals, between 1914 and 1918. A right-handed batter and thrower, he appeared in 448 games and batted .231 with 333 hits, including 37 doubles, 25 triples, two home runs and 94 runs batted in. He was the Redbirds' regular third baseman in 1915 and second baseman in 1916. An old-time ballplayer who roomed with Rogers Hornsby in his tenure with the Cardinals, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zinn Beck
Zinn Bertram Beck (September 30, 1885 – March 19, 1981) was an American professional baseball player and manager. A third baseman, shortstop and first baseman, Beck played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees. He became a minor league manager and scout. Playing career Beck played for the St. Louis Cardinals from to , and the New York Yankees in . In 290 career MLB games, he had a .226 batting average with 204 hits in 902 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed. In 1919, Beck played for the Vernon Tigers, who won the Pacific Coast League championship. Minor League managerial career From 1920 to 1922 Beck managed the Columbia Comers in Columbia, South Carolina, winning the South Atlantic League pennant the first two years. From 1923 to 1925 Beck managed the Greenville Spinners in Greenville, South Carolina also in the South Atlantic League. In 1927 he managed the Portsmouth Truckers in Portsmouth, Virginia, winning the Virginia League pennan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Snyder (baseball)
Frank Elton Snyder (May 27, 1895 – January 5, 1962), was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1912 to 1927 for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.Frank Snyder at Baseball Reference Nicknamed Pancho, Snyder was of Mexican descent on his mother's side. Major league career Snyder began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912 at the age of 18. He was traded to the New York Giants in the middle of the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike González (catcher)
Miguel Angel González Cordero (September 24, 1890 – February 19, 1977) was a Cuban catcher, coach and interim manager in American Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. Along with Adolfo Luque, González was one of the first Cubans or Latin Americans to have a long off-field career in the U.S. Major Leagues. Born in Havana, González played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1910 to 1936 and was a long-time manager. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955. In the U.S.: catcher, coach and manager González, a right-handed-hitting catcher, made his National League debut with the 1912 Boston Braves, playing only one game. During that time he played "Negro baseball" with integrated teams from Cuba, the Cuban Stars in 1911, 1912 and 1914, and the Long Branch Cubans in 1913. During his organized baseball career he also appeared with the New York Lincoln Giants in 1916. González returned to the Major Leagues with the Cincinnati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
