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1958 Lafayette Leopards Baseball Team
The 1958 Lafayette Leopards baseball team represented Lafayette College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Leopards played their home games at Fisher Field. The team was coached by Charlie Gelbert in his 13th year at Lafayette. The Leopards won the District II Playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Western Michigan Broncos. Roster Schedule ! style="" , Regular season , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , , April 1 , , at , , Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina , , 7–13 , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , , April 1 , , vs , , Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina , , 3–5 , , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , , April 2 , , vs , , Ernie Shore Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina , , 6–1 , , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , , April 4 , , at Quantico Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Gelbert
Charles Magnus Gelbert (January 26, 1906 – January 13, 1967) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1929–32 and 1935–36), Cincinnati Reds (1937), Detroit Tigers (1937), Washington Senators (1939–40) and Boston Red Sox (1940), primarily as a shortstop. Early career Gelbert, who was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1928. He was the son of American football player Charlie Gelbert, a College Football Hall of Fame end for the University of Pennsylvania who later had a brief professional football career with the early athletic clubs. Gelbert began his professional career in 1926 with the minor league Syracuse Stars. He was acquired by the Cardinals from the Topeka Jayhawks of the Western Association in 1927, and made his Major League debut less than two years later. Major League caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Swarthmore ( , ) is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Swarthmore was originally named "Westdale" in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to "Swarthmore" after the establishment of Swarthmore College. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census. History The borough was originally part of Springfield Township, and grew up around Swarthmore College, which was founded in 1864. The advent of passenger rail service from Philadelphia in the 1880s greatly enhanced the desirability of the borough as a commuter suburb, and the borough was incorporated in 1893. About one third of the borough's land area consists of the Swarthmore College campus. Many of the streets in the southern half of town are named for eastern colleges, and much of the borough's housing stock dates from the Victorian period through the 1920s. The Ogden House and Benjamin West Birthplace are listed on the National Register ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 In Sports In Pennsylvania
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafayette Leopards Baseball Seasons
Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to: People * Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette * House of La Fayette, a French noble family ** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), French general and American Revolutionary War general also prominent in the French Revolution * James Lafayette, pseudonym of James Stack Lauder (1853–1923), Irish portrait photographer Places United States * LaFayette, Alabama, a city * Lafayette, California, a city * Lafayette, Colorado, a home rule municipality * LaFayette, Georgia, a city * La Fayette, Illinois, a village * Lafayette, Indiana metropolitan area * Lafayette, Indiana, a city * LaFayette, Kentucky, a town * Lafayette, Louisiana metropolitan area * Lafayette, Louisiana, a city ** Lafayette Parish, Louisiana * Lafayette, Minnesota, a city * LaFayette, New York, a town * Lafayette, Ohio, a village * Lafayette, Madison County, Ohio, a census-designated place * Lafa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Western Michigan Broncos Baseball Team
The 1958 Western Michigan Broncos baseball team represented Western Michigan University in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Hyames Field. The team was coached by Charlie Maher in his 20th year at Western Michigan. The Broncos won the District IV playoff to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Missouri Tigers. Roster Schedule ! style="" , Regular season , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , , April 4 , , at , , Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana , , 1–4 , , 0–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , , April 4 , , at Indiana , , Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana , , 6–3 , , 1–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , , April 5 , , at Indiana , , Sembower Field • Bloomington, Indiana , , 12–3 , , 2–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , , April 5 , , at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest city, Omaha's 2020 census population was 486,051. Omaha is the anchor of the eight-county, bi-state Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The Omaha Metropolitan Area is the 58th-largest in the United States, with a population of 967,604. The Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) totaled 1,004,771, according to 2020 estimates. Approximately 1.5 million people reside within the Greater Omaha area, within a radius of Downtown Omaha. It is ranked as a global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, which in 2020 gave it "sufficiency" status. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the minor league Omaha Royals, now known as the Omaha Storm Chasers. Rosenblatt Stadium was the largest minor league baseball stadium in the United States until its demolition ( Sahlen Field now holds the record). The final College World Series game at Rosenblatt Stadium was played on June 29, 2010. The final game for the Royals in the stadium, and under the Royals name, was played on September 2, 2010, with the Royals defeating the Round Rock Express. The Omaha Nighthawks played their 2010 season at Rosenblatt. Following those events, Rosenblatt was replaced by TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. Rosenblatt Stadium began renovation in late July (after being reopened during the 2012 College World Series for fans to visit again). The pressbox girders were imploded on the morning of August 22, 2012. Re-construction of Rosenblatt in playground-esque fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Colorado State College Bears Baseball Team
The 1958 Colorado State College Bears baseball team represented Colorado State College in the 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Bears played their home games at Jackson Field. The team was coached by Pete Butler in his 16th year at Colorado State. The Bears lost the District VII playoff, but when BYU opted not to play in the College World Series due to their school's rule to rest on Sundays, the Bears to advanced to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Southern California Trojans. Roster Schedule ! style="" , Regular season , - valign="top" , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , , March 18 , , at Arizona , , UA Field • Tucson, Arizona , , 3–17 , , 0–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , , March 19 , , at Arizona , , UA Field • Tucson, Arizona , , 1–15 , , 0–2 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , , March 21 , , at , , Unknown • Las Cruces, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Dix
Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity (ASA) located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Army post. It is located south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Fort Dix is under the jurisdiction of the Air Force Air Mobility Command. As of the 2010 United States Census, Fort Dix census-designated place (CDP) had a total population of 7,716,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Fort Dix CDP, New Jersey , . Accessed 17 June 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Park, Pennsylvania
University Park (also referred to as Penn State University Park) is the name given to the Pennsylvania State University's main campus located in both State College and College Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The campus post office was designated "University Park, Pennsylvania" in 1953 by Penn State president Milton Eisenhower, after what was then Pennsylvania State College was upgraded to university status. History The school that later became Penn State University was founded as a degree-granting institution on February 22, 1855, by act P.L. 46, No. 50 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. Centre County, Pennsylvania, became the home of the new school when James Irvin of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, donated of landthe first of the school would eventually acquire. In 1862, the school's name was changed to the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, and with the passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Beaver Field
New Beaver Field was a stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. It served as the third home of the Penn State University Nittany Lions football team, hosting the team until they moved in 1960 to Beaver Stadium. It was built to replace the original Beaver Field (1892–1908), retroactively called Old Beaver Field, which had a capacity of 500 and stood between present-day Osmond and Frear Laboratories. Prior to this, the team played on Old Main Lawn, a grassy area outside the main classroom building of the time. New Beaver Field was built to the northeast of Rec Hall on the present sites of the Nittany Lion Inn and the Nittany Parking Deck and held 30,000 people at its peak. In addition to football, the stadium had a track as well as baseball, lacrosse, and soccer fields. In 1959, the entire structure was disassembled and moved to the northeast corner of campus, where it was reassembled, expanded, and dubbed Beaver Stadium. Portions of the original 1909 design are still in use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piscataway, New Jersey
Piscataway () is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of the New York metropolitan area, in the Raritan Valley. At the 2010 United States Census, the population was 56,044, an increase of 5,562 (+11.0%) from 50,482 at the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,393 (+7.2%) from 47,089 in 1990. The name may be derived from the area's earliest European settlers who came from near the Piscataqua River, a landmark defining the coastal border between New Hampshire and Maine, whose name derives from (branch) and (tidal river), or alternatively from (meaning "dark night") and ("place of") or from a Lenape language word meaning "great deer". The area was appropriated in 1666 by Quakers and Baptists who had left the Puritan colony in New Hampshire.Cheslow, Jerry"If You're Thinking of Living in: Piscataway" ''The New York Times'', June 28, 1992. Accessed October 3, 2012. "What is now the township was settled in 1666 by Quakers and Baptis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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