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1908 Nashville Vols Season
The 1908 Nashville Vols season was the 15th season of minor league baseball in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Nashville Vols' 8th season in the Southern Association. The Vols finished the previous season in last place, but this year won the league pennant, by defeating he New Orleans Pelicans 1-0 on the last day of the season in a game dubbed by Grantland Rice " The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie." This is also the season Rice dubbed the ballpark Sulphur Dell. The team's player-manager was Bill Bernhard. The team featured just two players from Tennessee: Pryor McElveen and Hub Perdue. First baseman Jake Daubert led the league in home runs with six. Before the season The Vols finished last place in the Southern Association in 1907. A new group of men purchased the team, including Ferdinand E. Kuhn, James B. Carr, Thomas James Tyne, J. T. Connor, James A. Bowling, Robert L. Bolling, Rufus E. Fort, and William G. Hirsig. Well known attorney S. A. Champion supplied legal ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulphur Dell
Sulphur Dell, formerly known as Sulphur Spring Park and Athletic Park, was a baseball park in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It was located just north of the Tennessee State Capitol building in the block bounded by modern-day Jackson Street, Fourth Avenue North, Harrison Street, and Fifth Avenue North. The ballpark was home to the city's minor league baseball teams from 1885 to 1963. The facility was demolished in 1969. Amateur teams began playing baseball in the area known as Sulphur Spring Bottom as early as 1870 when it was a popular recreation area noted for its natural sulphur spring. A wooden grandstand was built in 1885 to accommodate patrons of the Nashville Americans, who were charter members of the original Southern League. Several other professional baseball teams followed the Americans, but the ballpark's longest tenant was the Southern Association's Nashville Vols, who played there from 1901 to 1963. Sportswriter Grantland Rice coined the Sulphur Dell moniker i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponce De Leon Park
Ponce de Leon Park ( ; also known as Spiller Park or Spiller Field from 1924 to 1932, and "Poncey" to locals, was the primary home field for the minor league baseball team called the Atlanta Crackers for nearly six decades. The Crackers played here in the Southern Association (1907–1959) and the International League (1962–64). It was also home of the Atlanta Black Crackers who captured the second half championship of the Negro American League in 1938. The ballpark was located at 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue; the street ran along the south side of the park i.e. along its first base side. Behind right and center field, atop the slope bordering the park on the East, were the tracks of the Southern Railway, now part of the BeltLine, a trail and future transit ring around the central neighborhoods of Atlanta. Across the street was the Ponce de Leon Amusement Park until 1926, when the hulking Sears Roebuck Southeastern Headquarters, now known as Ponce City Market, was built. Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletic Park (New Orleans)
Athletic Park was a sports stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana which opened in 1901. Some sources say the ballpark was located on the south side of Tulane Avenue between South Carrollton Avenue and South Pierce Street. The Sanborn map from 1908 shows the actual boundaries as Tulane Avenue (northeast, right field), Scott Street (southeast, first base), the proposed Gravier Street extension, and then railroad tracks and the canal (southwest, third base); and the proposed Pierce Street extension (northwest, overlapping left field). Carrolton Avenue was a block west of Pierce. When the Pelicans moved a few blocks up the street to Pelican Park, this site was replaced by an amusement park called White City. The Pelicans would move back to this area a few years later and build a new facility called Heinemann Park. It was home to the New Orleans Pelicans baseball organization from 1901 to 1908. It was also home to the Tulane Green Wave football team from 1901 to 1908. It was the spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russwood Park
Russwood Park was a stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. It was primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Memphis Chicks minor league baseball team until the spring of 1960. The ballpark was originally built in 1896, and was known as Elm Wood Park or Red Elm Park. In 1915, team owner Russell E. Garner incorporated his name into the ballpark's name. The "wood" part of the name would figure into its demise. Prior to its dramatic end, the ballpark was best known for being among the more uniquely shaped ballfields in the country. As with Nashville's Sulphur Dell, it was in a natural "bowl". The slopes were used as convenient foundations for seating areas. Constrained by its topography, a creek, and pre-existing buildings, the park was on an asymmetrical lot, with the deepest parts of left and right fields being significantly farther from home plate than straightaway center. City directories gave its street address as 914 Madison Avenue. Its boundary streets included Madison (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Yerkes
Stanley Lewis Yerkes (November 28, 1874 – July 28, 1940) nicknamed "Yank", was a professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1901-03 for the Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals. Yerkes set many career highs during the 1903 season while pitching for the Cardinals. He appeared in 39 games (starting 37) during that season, and had a 12-21 record with a 3.66 ERA. See also * List of St. Louis Cardinals team records The St. Louis Cardinals, a professional baseball franchise based in St. Louis, Missouri, compete in the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1892. Before joining the NL, they were also a charter member of the American Associat ... External links * Major League Baseball pitchers Baltimore Orioles (1901–02) players St. Louis Cardinals players Philadelphia Colts players Scranton Indians players Shenandoah Huns players Carbondale Anthracites players Lancaster Chicks players Philadelphia Athletics (minor l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Win Kellum
Winford Ansley Kellum (April 11, 1876 – August 10, 1951) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Boston Americans (1901), Cincinnati Reds (1904) and St. Louis Cardinals (1905). Listed at 5'10", 190 lb., Kellum was a switch-hitter and threw left-handed. Optimistically nicknamed "Win", Kellum became the first Opening Day starting pitcher in Boston American League franchise's history, as they lost to the host Baltimore Orioles, 10–6, at Oriole Park (April 26, 1901). He went 2–3 with a 6.38 ERA for the rest of season. Kellum rebounded in 1902, going 25–10 the minor league Indianapolis Indians, champions of the newly formed American Association. After the regular season, he pitched with barnstormers largely made up of Cincinnati National League team. After that, he enjoyed his best season in the majors with the 1904 Reds, going 15–10 while recording career-highs in ERA (2.60), complete games (22) and innings (224). He also pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frosty Thomas
Forrest "Frosty" Thomas (May 23, 1881 – March 18, 1970) was an American baseball right-handed pitcher and medical doctor. He played 13 seasons of professional baseball, including two games in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in May 1905. Early years Thomas was born in 1881 in Faucett, Missouri, or Gower, Missouri. He attended Warrensburg Teachers College. Professional baseball He played for the Minneapolis Millers of the Western League from 1903 to 1907, with a brief two-game major league stopover with the Detroit Tigers in May 1905. In 1903, Frosty lost 20 games for the Millers, but the following season he turned things around and had a 21–15 record in 329 innings. The 20-win season got him a shot with the Tigers. He pitched in two games for the Tigers on May 1, 1905, and May 6, 1905. In six innings, he gave up eight runs (five earned), and finished his major league career with a record of 0–1 and an earned run average (ERA) of 7.50. He went hitless in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry McNeal
John Harley McNeal (August 11, 1878 – January 11, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in 12 games for the Cleveland Bluebirds The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ... in their 1901 season. External links 1878 births 1945 suicides Cleveland Blues (1901) players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Ohio Ohio Northern Polar Bears baseball players Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops baseball players Toledo Mud Hens players Schenectady Electricians players Scranton Miners players Baltimore Orioles (IL) players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players Suicides by firearm in Ohio {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hunter (baseball)
George Henry Hunter (July 8, 1887 in Buffalo, New York – January 11, 1968 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher and an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Brooklyn Superbas during the 1909 and 1910 baseball seasons. His twin brother Bill played for the Cleveland Naps The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive ... during the 1912 season. References External links 1887 births 1968 deaths Baseball players from New York (state) Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball outfielders Brooklyn Superbas players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Nashville Vols players Montreal Royals players Elmira Colonels players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chick Robitaille
Joseph Anthony Robitaille (March 2, 1879 – July 30, 1947), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Whitehall, New York and died in Waterford, New York Waterford is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 8,423 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is derived from its principal village, also called Waterford. The town is located in the southeast corner of Sara .... External links 1879 births 1947 deaths Pittsburgh Pirates players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from New York (state) Troy Washerwomen players Troy Trojans (minor league) players Columbus Senators players Birmingham Barons players Utica Utes players Binghamton Bingoes players Bridgeport Crossmen players Plattsburgh (baseball) players Burials in Saratoga County, New York {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cristall
William Arthur Cristall (September 12, 1875 - January 28, 1939) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Cleveland Indians in 1901. Cristall batted and threw left-handed. His playing height and weight were listed as 5 foot 7 inches and 145 lbs. He was Jewish. Baseball career Cristall made his major league debut on September 3, 1901. His time in the major leagues was short, as he only started and pitched in six career games. His career numbers were not so impressive, as his win-loss record would be 1–5, although he did pitch 5 complete games and his one win was a shutout. Although he had very few at bats, he was a respectable hitter, especially for a pitcher, as he had 7 hits in 20 at-bats, including two hits for triples, and finished with a career .350 batting average. Cristall finished his career with a fielding percentage of .957, making only one error in his six starts. His last game would be on September 28, 1901. He was the first professional base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Castleton
Royal Eugene Castleton (July 26, 1885 – June 24, 1967) was a relief pitcher for the New York Highlanders and Cincinnati Reds. The first native of the state of Utah and the first Mormon to play in the major leagues, Castleton made his debut with the Highlanders on April 16, 1907, and played his final game with the Reds on May 29, 1910. Castleton's potential as a player was undermined by chronic health problems that ultimately forced him to retire. He is most often remembered for pitching a perfect game while playing for a team in the Ohio–Pennsylvania League. Early years Castleton was born in Salt Lake City, to parents who were born in England. After arriving in the United States, his grandfather, James Castleton, worked as a gardener for Brigham Young, eventually saving enough money to establish his own business. His father, Charles Castleton, was a successful carpenter, and young Roy enjoyed the amenities of a middle-class upbringing. A strong student who excelled at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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