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1928 New York Giants (MLB) Season
The 1928 New York Giants season was the franchise's 46th season. The team finished in second place in the National League with a 93–61 record, 2 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. Offseason * January 10, 1928: Rogers Hornsby Rogers Hornsby Sr. (April 27, 1896 – January 5, 1963), nicknamed "The Rajah", was an American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1915–1926, 193 ... was traded by the Giants to the Boston Braves for Shanty Hogan and Jimmy Welsh. 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 ''Note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polo Grounds
The Polo Grounds was the name of three stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used mainly for professional baseball and American football from 1880 through 1963. The original Polo Grounds, opened in 1876 and demolished in 1889, was built for the sport of polo. Bound on the south and north by 110th and 112th streets and on the east and west by Fifth and Sixth (Lenox) avenues, just north of Central Park, it was converted to a baseball stadium when leased by the New York Metropolitans in 1880. The third Polo Grounds, built in 1890, was renovated after a fire in 1911 and became Polo Grounds IV, the one generally indicated when the ''Polo Grounds'' is referenced. It was located in Coogan's Hollow and was noted for its distinctive bathtub shape, with very short distances to the left and right field walls and an unusually deep center field. In baseball, the original Polo Grounds was home to the New York Metropolitans from 1880 through 1885, and the New York Giants from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Faulkner
James Leroy Faulkner (July 27, 1899 in Beatrice, Nebraska – June 1, 1962 in West Palm Beach, Florida) was a pitcher in 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), .... He pitched from 1927 to 1930. External links 1899 births 1962 deaths Baseball players from Nebraska People from Beatrice, Nebraska Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Robins players New York Giants (NL) players Evansville Evas players Jersey City Skeeters players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Newark Bears (International League) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Cohen (baseball)
Andrew Howard Cohen (October 25, 1904 – October 29, 1988), nicknamed the "Tuscaloosa Terror", was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played as a second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants, from to . Cohen would later be an interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies, in . Biography Cohen was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Jewish parents who had been born in Europe.Cohen, Irwin"Remembering The 'Yiddish Infielder'", ''The Jewish Press'', December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 14, 2008. Though most sources give his full birth name as "Andrew Howard Cohen,"Andy Cohen . Retrieved December 15, 2008. a July 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Spohrer
Alfred Ray Spohrer (December 3, 1902 – July 17, 1972), was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Giants and Boston Braves. Baseball career He began his professional baseball career in at the age of 18 with the Winston-Salem Twins of the Piedmont League. In he joined the Wilkes-Barre Barons where he posted a .333 batting average in 98 games, winning the Most Valuable Player Award for the New York–Pennsylvania League. The Barons sold Spohrer's contract to John McGraw's New York Giants for $10,000, a record for a Class B player at the time. Spohrer made his major league debut with the New York Giants on April 13, 1928 at the age of 25 but, after only two games, he was traded along with Virgil Barnes, Ben Cantwell and Bill Clarkson to the Boston Braves for Joe Genewich. He served as a backup catcher for the Braves working behind Zack Taylor in 1928. In 1929, Taylor was traded to the Chicago Cubs and Spohrer bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob O'Farrell
Robert Arthur O'Farrell (October 19, 1896 – February 20, 1988) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 21 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. O'Farrell also played for the Cincinnati Reds, albeit briefly. He was considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of his generation. Baseball career O'Farrell was born in Waukegan, Illinois where he grew up a Chicago White Sox fan. He signed with the Cubs in 1915 after playing an exhibition game for his local semi-professional team. His first manager was former catcher, Roger Bresnahan, who helped O'Farrell develop his catching skills. After a season on the bench, O'Farrell was sent to Three-I League where he spent two years before returning to the Cubs for the 1918 season. He served as backup catcher working behind Bill Killefer as the Cubs went on to claim the National League pennant before losing to the Boston Red Sox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Haeffner
William Bernard Haeffner (July 18, 1894 – January 27, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates during the season, and the New York Giants during the season. Haeffner served as the head baseball coach as La Salle University from 1947 to 1952. He died on January 27, 1982, and is interred at Mount Peace Cemetery Mount Peace Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is owned and operated by the Odd Fellows organization. It was established in 1865 and is located at 3111 West Lehigh Avenue, near the Laurel Hill Cemetery. The cemetery prope ... in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. References External links 1894 births 1982 deaths Burials at Mount Peace Cemetery Major League Baseball catchers New York Giants players Philadelphia Athletics players Pittsburgh Pirates players Hamilton Hams players La Salle Explorers baseball coaches Baseball players from Philad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Cummings (baseball)
John William Cummings (April 1, 1904 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 5, 1962 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania), was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher for the Boston Braves and New York Giants from to . In 89 games over 4 seasons, Cummings posted a .341 batting average (45-for-132) with 15 runs, 4 home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ... and 28 RBI. External links * 1904 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Boston Braves players New York Giants (NL) players Baseball players from Pittsburgh {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Walker (baseball)
William Henry Walker (October 7, 1903 – June 14, 1966) was a professional baseball left-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1927–1936) with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He was the National League ERA champion twice (1929 and 1931) with New York. For his career, Walker compiled a 97–77 record in 272 appearances with a 3.59 ERA and 626 strikeouts. Walker was born and later died in East St. Louis, Illinois, on June 14, 1966, at the age of 62. See also * List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders In baseball, earned run average (ERA) is a statistic used to evaluate pitchers, calculated as the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. A pitcher is assessed an earned run for each run scored by a baserunner who reach ... References External links * 1903 births 1966 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Missouri St. Louis Cardinals players New York Giants (NL) players Sportspeople from E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Scott (baseball)
John William Scott (April 18, 1892 – November 30, 1959) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1916 to 1929 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Phillies. A right-hander, Scott pitched a four-hit shutout in Game 3 of the 1922 World Series against the New York Yankees, and he and the Giants went on to win the championship. Scott started one game of the 1923 World Series against the Yankees as well. He was a knuckleball pitcher and workhorse, leading the league in games pitched three times, including 50 appearances on the mound in 1926. Scott started both ends of a doubleheader on June 19, 1927 for the Phillies, beating the Reds in the opener 3-1, dropping the nightcap 3-0. He threw complete games in each, allowing just four runs and one walk. He finished his career with a record of 103-109 with a 3.85 earned run average and 657 strikeouts. Scott was a very good hitter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Nichols, Sr
Chet is a masculine given name, often a nickname for Chester, which means ''fortress'' or ''camp''. It is an uncommon name of English origin, and originated as a surname to identify people from the city of Chester, England. Chet was ranked 1,027th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census. People named Chet include: * Chet (murza) (fl. 14th century), murza of the Golden Horde and legendary progenitor of several Russian families * Chet Allen (1939–1984), American child opera and choir performer * Chester Chet Atkins (1924–2001), American country guitarist and record producer * Chesney Chet Baker (1929–1988), American jazz musician and vocalist * Chet Bitterman (1952-1981), American linguist and Christian missionary * Chet Brooks (born 1966), American former National Football League player * Chester Chet Bulger (1917–2009), American National Football League player * Chester Chet Culver (born 1966), former Governor of Iowa * Thomas Chester Chet Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Mangum
Leo Allan Mangum (May 24, 1896 – July 9, 1974) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1924 and 1935 with the Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, and Boston Braves. He had a record of 11–10 in his career, pitching mostly in relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th .... Mangum died of a stroke on July 9, 1974. References External links Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Braves players Chicago White Sox players New York Giants (NL) players Albany Senators players Portsmouth Truckers players Wichita Falls Spudders players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players St. Joseph Saints players Reading Keystones players Portland Beavers players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Hubbell
Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988), nicknamed "the Meal Ticket" and "King Carl", was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher for the New York Giants of the National League from 1928 to 1943, and remained on the team's payroll for the rest of his life, long after their move to San Francisco. Twice voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, Hubbell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. During 1936 and 1937, Hubbell set the major league record for consecutive wins by a pitcher with 24. He is perhaps best remembered for his performance in the 1934 All-Star Game, when he struck out five future Hall of Famers – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin – in succession. Hubbell's primary pitch was the screwball. Early years Hubbell was born in Carthage, Missouri and raised in Meeker, Oklahoma. Minor league career Hubbell was originally signed by the Detroit Tigers and was invited to spring training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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