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1913 New York Yankees Season
The 1913 New York Yankees season was the club's eleventh. This was their first season exclusively using the "Yankees" name. The team finished with a record of 57–94, coming in 7th place in the American League. The team also moved into the Polo Grounds which they would share with the New York Giants until 1923. Offseason * December 20, 1912: Del Paddock was purchased from the Yankees by the Rochester Hustlers. * December 1912: Guy Zinn was purchased from the Yankees by the Boston Braves. Regular season Season summary With an otherwise lackluster season, the most noteworthy event for the 1913 Yankees was switching their home field from Hilltop Park to the Polo Grounds. The Yankees had lent their home to the National League's Giants during the rebuilding of the Polo Grounds following its disastrous fire in 1911. The Giants returned the favor in 1913, subleasing to their American League rivals after the Highlanders' agreement to play at the aging, and wooden, Hilltop ballp ... [...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] |
Ray Fisher (baseball)
Ray Lyle Fisher (October 4, 1887 – November 3, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher and college coach. He pitched all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball. His debut game took place on July 2, 1910. His final game took place on October 2, 1920. During his early professional career he played for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds. From 1921 to 1958, he coached the University of Michigan Wolverines baseball team, and served as assistant coach for basketball and football. In 1929 and 1932 he took the baseball team to Japan for a month each time at the invitation of Meiji University, where they played several games against Japanese university teams around the nation. Early life Nicknamed "Pick" (short for the freshwater fish Esox, pickerel), Fisher was an all-around athlete who played football, basketball, baseball, and competed in track events, though his father permitted sports only if the farm work was done. He played on Vermont's 1904 State Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Reynolds (catcher)
William Dee Reynolds (August 14, 1884 – June 5, 1924) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees from 1913 to 1914. He was later a manager in the minor leagues for the Waco Indians of the Texas Association The Texas Association was a sports league of minor league baseball teams in Texas that operated from 1923 through 1926. An earlier league, initially known as the Texas-Southern League, used the same name from mid-1896 through 1899. History of t ... in 1923. External links 1884 births 1924 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Texas New York Yankees players Minor league baseball managers Houston Buffaloes players Dallas Giants players Jersey City Skeeters players Newark Indians players Harrisburg Senators players Richmond Climbers players Richmond Virginians (minor league) players People from Eastland, Texas {{US-baseball-catcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Hanson (baseball)
Harry Francis Hanson (January 17, 1896 – October 6, 1966) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Hanley played for the New York Yankees in . In 1 career game, he had no hits in 2 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed. Hanson was born in Elgin, Illinois and died in Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br .... External linksBaseball Reference.com page 1896 births 1966 deaths New York Yankees players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Illinois Sportspeople from the Chicago metropolitan area Sportspeople from Elgin, Illinois {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Gossett
John Star "Dick" Gossett (August 21, 1890 – October 6, 1962) was a Major League Baseball catcher. Gossett played for the New York Yankees in and . In 49 career games, he had 20 hits in 126 at-bats, with 10 RBIs. He batted and threw right-handed. Gossett was born in Dennison, Ohio and died in Massillon, Ohio Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio, Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately west of Canton, Ohio, Canton, south of Akron, and south of Cleveland. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mass .... External linksBaseball Reference.com page 1890 births 1962 deaths New York Yankees players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Ohio St. Joseph Drummers players Indianapolis Indians players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players People from Dennison, Ohio {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Warhop
John Milton Warhop (July 4, 1884 – October 4, 1960) was an American baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1915 for the New York Highlanders / Yankees. Considered by baseball insiders and historians as an unlucky pitcher, Warhop had a career 69–92 win–loss record, but with a 3.12 earned run average while playing for mostly second division Highlanders/Yankees teams. Of his 92 losses, the Yankees did not score a run in 23, and he holds the MLB record for losing the most 1–0 games with five in 1914. He was released after the 1915 season and played a number of seasons in minor league baseball and semi-professional teams until his late 40s or early 50s. Warhop had an underhand submarine delivery, which gave him the nickname "Crab". He was also known for his rather small size, which is a subject of some conflict, although most historians and statisticians agree that he measured between 5 feet, 8 inches, used by several historians like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Schulz
Albert Christopher Schulz (May 12, 1889 – December 13, 1931), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the New York Yankees, Buffalo Buffeds, and Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of .... Shulz was primarily a starter, but would come out of the bullpen when needed. He made 110 starts and 50 relief appearances in his career, pitching in three leagues, the American League with the Yankees, the Federal League with Buffalo, and finish his career in the National League in a short stint with the Reds. Shulz died on December 13, 1931 at the age of 42. External links * 1889 births 1931 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Ohio New York Highlanders players New York Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cy Pieh
Edwin John "Cy" Pieh (September 29, 1886 – September 12, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with the New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed. His nickname "Cy" is short for "Cyclone" because his corkscrew style of pitching was said to look like came out of a cyclone. He was born in Waunakee, Wisconsin, and his family moved to Enderlin, North Dakota when he was a child. He died in Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ... and was buried in Enderlin. References External links * Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Wisconsin New York Yankees players Lethbridge Miners players Brandon Angels players Edmonton Eskimos (baseball) players Dayton Veterans players Newark Indians players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty McHale
Martin Joseph McHale (October 30, 1886 – May 7, 1979) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians in Major League Baseball between 1910 and 1916. He also performed professionally in vaudeville and worked as a stockbroker. Baseball career McHale was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, as the third of five children born to Kate and Patrick McHale. He graduated from Stoneham High School. He attended the University of Maine and he played college baseball, college football, and track and field for the Maine Black Bears. While pitching for the baseball team, he threw three consecutive no-hitters in 1910. Out of college, McHale received contract offers from a few different Major League Baseball teams, and chose to sign with the Boston Red Sox in May 1910, for a $2,000 signing bonus. He made his professional debut with the Brockton Shoemakers of the Class B New England League. McHale made his major league debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George McConnell (baseball)
George Neely "Slats" McConnell (September 16, 1877 – May 10, 1964) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago Whales. His key pitch was the spitball A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of a foreign substance such as saliva or petroleum jelly. This technique alters the wind resistance and weight on one side of the ball, causing it to mo .... He was born and raised in Bedford, Tennessee, the son of Neely S McConnell and Martha Jane Morton, married Elizabeth Pokorney (born 1895 in Illinois) and lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They had three children, 1 boy and 2 girls, although Elizabeth's age would imply that the first child (born about 1909) may have been from an earlier marriage. George McConnell is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga. The Genealogy of John Shofner of Bedford Tennessee, Susie Helme, 2011 References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Klepfer
Edward Lloyd Klepfer was a spitball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians in a span of six seasons between 1911 and 1919. Klepfer, commonly known as "Big Ed", was born on March 17, 1888 in Summerville, Pennsylvania. He batted and threw right-handed and was also , 180 pounds, and attended Penn State University. Klepfer made his big league debut on July 4, 1911 with the Highlanders. His career was chopped up due to time spent fighting in World War I, as part of the American Expeditionary Forces in France. At one time in his war fighting tenure, he was gassed. Perhaps the most extraordinary part of his career was his second to last season-1917. He went 14–4 with a 2.37 ERA in 213 innings. He finished his career with a 22–17 record and a 2.98 ERA in 98 games. Even though Klepfer was a fairly productive pitcher, he will still go down in history as one of the worst hitters (pitcher or otherwise) to ever step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Keating
Raymond Herbert Keating (July 21, 1893 – December 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Highlanders / Yankees of the American League from 1912 to 1916 and in 1918 and for the Boston Braves of the National League in 1919. In 1914, Keating was caught throwing an emery ball, and the pitch was declared to be illegal. Career Early life and career Raymond Herbert Keating was born on July 21, 1893, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He played semi-professional baseball in Bridgeport in 1908 and 1909. He tried out with the Bridgeport Orators of the Connecticut State League in 1910, but did not make the team, and he enrolled at Niagara University to play college baseball as a pitcher for the Niagara Purple Eagles. In 1911, Keating signed a professional contract with the Lawrence Barristers of the New England League. The Barristers assigned him to the Hamilton Kolts of the Canadian League where he made his professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
