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1936 Philadelphia Athletics Season
The 1936 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing eighth in the American League with a record of 53 wins and 100 losses. Offseason Tom Shibe, eldest son of former owner Ben Shibe, died on February 16, 1936. Connie Mack supported Tom's brother, John Shibe, as club president, and he was named to the position on February 24.Biography of John Shibe from the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society Notable transactions * December 10, 1935: Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum were traded by the Athletics to the Boston Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, George Savino (minors), and $150,000.Regular season In August, John Shibe was forced to step down from his position as acting club president.
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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] |
Bill Dietrich
William John "Bullfrog" Dietrich (March 29, 1910 – June 20, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1933 to 1948 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators, and Chicago White Sox. His Pennsylvania-born parents of German ancestry were Charles, an accountant, and Berth (Hopes) Dietrich. In 16 seasons, Dietrich posted a 108–128 career record. He recorded a winning mark in just three seasons, yet was usually close to .500 every year. His best year in terms of wins was 1944 when he went 16–17 for the White Sox. On June 1, 1937, while with the White Sox, Dietrich no-hitter, no-hit the St. Louis Browns 8–0 at Comiskey Park. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Turbeville
George Elkins Turbeville (August 24, 1914 in Turbeville, South Carolina – October 5, 1983 in Salisbury, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1935 to 1937. He made his major league debut on July 20, 1935 at the age of 20. He appeared in 19 games for the Athletics, starting six of them and going 0–3 with a 7.63 ERA. In 63 innings, he allowed 74 hits and 69 walks, while striking out only 20 batters. In 1936, he went 2–5 with a 6.39 ERA in 12 games (six starts). He walked 32 batters in 43 innings, striking out 10. On May 10 of that year, he allowed Joe DiMaggio's first career home run. He played his final big league season in 1937, going 0–4 with a 4.77 ERA in 31 games (three starts). In 77 innings, he walked 56 batters and struck out 19 while leading the league with nine wild pitches. He also led the league in errors among pitchers with five. Overall, he pitched three seasons in major league baseball, playing his f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Smith (pitcher)
Edgar Smith (December 14, 1913 – January 2, 1994) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1936–1939), Chicago White Sox (1939–1943, 1946–1947) and Boston Red Sox (1947). Smith was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed. He was born in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey. In a 10-season career, Smith posted a 73–113 record with 694 strikeouts and a 3.82 ERA in 1,595 innings pitched. Joe DiMaggio started his 56-game hitting streak on May 15, 1941 by getting one hit in four at bats against Smith. Later that year, Smith was selected to represent the White Sox on the American League's All-Star team. He entered 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 8 at Briggs Stadium as a relief pitcher in the eighth inning and allowed a two-run home run to left-handed-hitting shortstop Arky Vaughan, putting the AL at a 5–3 disadvantage. But he set down the National League squad in order in the ninth, and came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Ross
Lee Ravon "Buck" Ross (February 3, 1915 – November 23, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1936 to 1945 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. Ross was born in Norwood, North Carolina Norwood is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,379 at the 2010 census. Geography Norwood is located at (35.225574, -80.120042). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , .... External links * 1915 births 1978 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from North Carolina Chicago White Sox players Philadelphia Athletics players People from Norwood, North Carolina Kannapolis Towelers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Naktenis
Peter Ernest Naktenis (June 12, 1914 – August 1, 2007) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1936) and Cincinnati Reds (1939). Listed at , , Naktenis batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Aberdeen, Washington. In a two-season career, Naktenis posted a 0–1 record with 19 strikeouts and a 10.72 ERA in 10 games pitched. An alumnus of Duke University, Naktenis died in Singer Island, Florida Singer Island is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast of Palm Beach County, Florida, in the South Florida metropolitan area. Most of it is in the city of Riviera Beach, but the town of Palm Beach Shores occupies its southern tip. Its latitude of ..., at the age of 93. At the time of his death, he was recognized as one of the oldest living MLB players. References External links The Hartford Courant 1914 births 2007 deaths Cincinnati Reds players Philadelphia Athletics players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Matuzak
Harry George Matuzak (January 27, 1910 – November 16, 1978) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1934, 1936) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled an 0–4 record, with a 5.77 earned run average, and 35 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched. He was born in Omer, Michigan and died in Fairhope, Alabama Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The 2020 Census lists the population of the city as 22,477. Fairhope is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolita ... at the age of 68. External links 1910 births 1978 deaths Philadelphia Athletics players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Michigan Oklahoma City Indians players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players Albany Senators players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Memphis Chickasaws players Montreal Royals players Birmingh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hod Lisenbee
Horace Milton "Hod" Lisenbee (1898–1987) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Early years Lisenbee was born on September 23, 1898, in Clarksville, Tennessee, to John M. Lisenbee and Sarah Adiline Lisenbee, both of Clarksville, the second of six children. He attended Southwestern Presbyterian University, now Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and he was married to Carrie West, a nurse graduate student. Together they had two daughters. Lisenbee did not play baseball until he entered high school at age twenty-one. He had attended elementary school until he was twelve, and dropped out of school to help his family survive financially. He labored for the next nine years working twelve-hour days on a tobacco farm. He would run to and from work and credits this time in his life as building endurance, a quality that helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Lieber
Charles Edwin "Dutch" Lieber (February 1, 1910 – December 31, 1961) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of two seasons (1935–36) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled a 1–2 record, with a 4.01 earned run average, and 15 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched. He was born in Alameda, California and died in Sawtelle, California Sawtelle is a district in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California, partially within the West Los Angeles subregion. It was established in 1899 and named after a manager of the Pacific Land Company who was initially responsible fo ... at the age of 51. External links References 1910 births 1961 deaths Philadelphia Athletics players Major League Baseball pitchers Mission Reds players Albany Senators players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Birmingham Barons players Portland Beavers players Baseball players from Alameda, California {{US-basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Kelley (baseball)
Harry Leroy Kelley (February 13, 1906 – March 23, 1958) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1925 to 1926 and again from 1936 to 1939 for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. In between, he pitched mainly for the Memphis Chicks of the Southern Association. He was born in 1906 in the town of Parkin, Arkansas Parkin is a city in Cross County, Arkansas, United States, along the St. Francis River. The population was 1,105 at the 2010 census, down from 1,602 in 2000. Due to the recent population loss, a large segment of the downtown area has many abando ..., and died there in 1958. Sources 1906 births 1958 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Philadelphia Athletics players Baseball players from Arkansas Greenwood Indians players Spartanburg Spartans players Memphis Chickasaws players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Johnson (baseball)
Henry Ward Johnson (May 21, 1906 – August 20, 1982) was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between the 1925 and 1939 seasons. Listed at , , Johnson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bradenton, Florida. Johnson entered the majors in 1925 with the New York Yankees, playing for them seven years (1925–26, 1928–32) before joining the Boston Red Sox (1933–35), Philadelphia Athletics (1936) and Cincinnati Reds (1939). He divided his playing time as a starter, middle reliever, and occasional closer during a career hampered by illness. His most productive years came with the Yankees, winning 14 games in 1928 and 1930 and 13 in 1931. But he developed a chronic bursitis that eventually ended his career. In a 12-season career, Johnson posted a 63–56 record with 568 strikeouts and a 4.75 ERA in 249 appearances, including 116 starts, 45 complete games, four shutouts, 11 saves and 1066 innings of work. Johnson was a good hitting pitcher in his major league c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy Gumpert
Randall Pennington Gumpert (January 23, 1918 – November 25, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher, manager, scout and coach. A right-hander, he appeared in 261 games over ten seasons in Major League Baseball as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators (1936–1938; 1946−1952). The native of Monocacy Station, Pennsylvania, was listed as tall and . Pitching career His pro career began at the age of 18 after he graduated from Birdsboro High School,box score (1952-09-23): Philadelphia Athletics 4, Washington Senators 3/ref> Over his ten-season career, which spanned 17 years, Gumpert won 51 games, lost 59, and compiled a 4.17 earned run average. Of his 261 games pitched, 113 were starts and 148 came out of the bullpen, and he was credited with 47 complete games, six shutouts and seven saves. He allowed 1,099 hits and 346 bases on balls, with 352 strikeouts, in 1,052 innings pitched. Gumpert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
