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1915 Cleveland Indians Season
The 1915 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball, and the club's first under the new name "Indians". The team finished seventh in the American League with a record of 57–95, 44½ games behind the Boston Red Sox. Offseason * January 1915: Nap Lajoie Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie (; September 5, 1874 – February 7, 1959), also known as Larry Lajoie and nicknamed "The Frenchman", was an American professional baseball second baseman and player-manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for t ... was purchased from the Indians by the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Starti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League Park
League Park was a baseball park located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was situated at the northeast corner of Dunham Street (now known as East 66th Street) and Lexington Avenue in the Hough, Cleveland, Hough neighborhood. It was built in 1891 as a wood structure and rebuilt using concrete and steel in 1910. The park was home to a number of professional sports teams, most notably the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. League Park was first home to the Cleveland Spiders of the National League from 1891 to 1899 and of the Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland Lake Shores of the Western League (original), Western League, the minor league predecessor to the Indians, in 1900. From 1914 to 1915, League Park also hosted the Cleveland Spiders (American Association), Cleveland Spiders of the minor league American Association (20th century), American Association. In the late 1940s, the park was also the home field of the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Hagerman
Zerah Zequiel "Rip" Hagerman (June 20, 1888 – January 30, 1930) was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from -. He would play for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. In May 1910, Hagerman signed with the Lincoln Railsplitters of the Western League. On December 7, 1912 Hagerman was traded by the Railsplitters to the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League. Hagerman married Maude McQuade in Chicago, Illinois, on May 17, 1910. In November 1914 the Chicago Whales of the Federal League and Hagerman negotiated a contract, but failed to come to an agreement. The Indians released Hagerman to the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in May 1916. Before the 1917 season Portland traded Hagerman to the St. Paul Saints The St. Paul Saints are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Barbare
Walter Lawrence Barbare (August 11, 1891 – October 28, 1965) was an American baseball player who played in position third baseman/shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Boston Braves. In an eight-season career, Barbare was a .260 hitter with one home run and 156 RBI in 500 games played. A solid infielder with a strong arm and a light bat, Barbare was a utility man with the Indians, Red Sox and Pirates in a span of six seasons. In 1921 he was sent to the Braves in the same trade that brought star shortstop Rabbit Maranville to Pittsburgh, and he responded with a career year, hitting .302 in 134 games. Following his retirement as a player, Barbare served as a manager and umpire An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The term derives from the Old French nonper, ''non'', "not" and ''per'', ... in the minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve O'Neill
Stephen Francis O'Neill (July 6, 1891 – January 26, 1962) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher, most notably with the Cleveland Indians. As a manager, he led the Detroit Tigers to the World Series championship, Early life O'Neill was born in Minooka, Pennsylvania (now a part of Scranton), to Irish immigrants from Maum, County Galway, Michael "Squire" O'Neill and Mary ( Joyce) O'Neill. He was one of four brothers who escaped a life in the coal mines by playing in the major leagues.Kashatus (2002), pg. 14. Other notable members of the O'Neill family were Jack, a catcher in the National League (1902–1906); Mike, a right-handed pitcher in the NL (1901–1904, 1907); and Jim, an infielder with the American League Washington Senators (1920, 1923). Baseball historian William C. Kashatus noted that Michael and Jack "would become the first brother battery in major league history". The O'Neill brothers "were kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Haworth
Homer Howard Haworth (August 27, 1893 – January 28, 1953) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for one season. He played seven games for the Cleveland Indians 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 F ... during the 1915 Cleveland Indians season. External links 1893 births 1953 deaths People from Newberg, Oregon Cleveland Indians players Major League Baseball catchers Baseball players from Oregon Portland Beavers players Great Falls Electrics players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Birmingham Barons players Fort Worth Panthers players Atlanta Crackers players Des Moines Demons players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Burials at Willamette National Cemetery Pendleton Buckaroos players People from Troutdale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Egan
Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan (November 20, 1883 – February 18, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians from 1908 to 1915. He was later a coach for the Washington Senators for the first half of the 1924 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925, and the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ... in 1926. Egan was Babe Ruth’s first catcher in professional baseball and went to the majors with Ruth when the two were sold to the Boston Red Sox. References External links Find A Grave: Saint Helena’s Cemetery, Oneida, New York 1883 births 1968 deaths Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Baseball coaches from New York (state) Baseball players from New York (state) Brooklyn D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Billings (catcher)
John Augustus "Josh" Billings (November 30, 1891 – December 30, 1981) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between the and seasons. Listed at , 165 lb., Billings batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Grantville, Kansas. Before playing professional baseball, Billings was a star player at Kansas State University (1910) and Oklahoma State University (1911–12). Billings played from 1913 to 1918 for the Cleveland Naps (renamed the Indians in 1915). In 1919, he was traded to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Les Nunamaker. In St. Louis he received considerably more playing time than he had in Cleveland. His most productive season came in 1920, when he posted career-numbers in batting average (.277), runs (19) and RBI (11), while matching a career-high 66 games played and finishing seventh in the American League in hit by pitches (7). He was a career .217 hitter in 243 games. In 1943 Billings managed the Kenosha Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Walker (baseball)
James Roy Walker (April 13, 1893 – February 10, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six seasons. He pitched for the Cleveland Naps/Indians in 1912 and 1915, the Chicago Cubs from 1917 to 1918, and the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ... from 1921 to 1922. External links 1893 births 1962 deaths Cleveland Naps players Cleveland Indians players Chicago Cubs players St. Louis Cardinals players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Tennessee New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players Toledo Mud Hens players Columbus Senators players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Knoxville Smokies players Shreveport Sports players Birmingham Barons players People from Lawrenceburg, Tennessee Nashville Vol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Steen
William John Steen (November 11, 1887 – March 13, 1979) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a right-handed pitcher for 12 years from 1907 to 1917 and 1919, including four years in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1912–1915) and Detroit Tigers (1915). He appeared in 108 major league games and compiled a 28–32 win–loss record with a 3.05 earned run average (ERA) and 265 strikeouts. Early years Steen was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1887. Steen attended Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, before playing professional baseball. Professional baseball Minor leagues Steen began playing professional baseball for a team in Emlenton, Pennsylvania. In 1907, he was signed by the Toledo Mud Hens who farmed him to the New Castle Nocks of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League. On July 15, 1907, he pitched two complete games in a double-header for New Castle and won both games, allowing only three hits in the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Morton
Guy Morton, Sr. (June 1, 1893 – October 18, 1934), nicknamed "Moose" (Not true, he was “The Alabama Blossom” and his son Guy Morton Jr. was nicknamed “Moose” who also had a stellar career in the MLB) was a Major League baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Morton was born in Vernon, AL. His best years were from 1915 to 1919, where his ERA was below 3.00 every season, and he won 10 games four times. Morton died at the age of 41 in Sheffield, AL from a heart attack, and was buried in Vernon City Cemetery in Vernon, AL. Fact *His son, Guy Jr., struck out in his only at bat in the Major Leagues, getting the chance with the Boston Red Sox in 1954. Retrieved October 22, 2006. See also * |
Willie Mitchell (baseball)
William Mitchell (December 1, 1889 – November 23, 1973) born in Pleasant Grove, Mississippi, was a pitcher for the Cleveland Naps/Indians (-) and Detroit Tigers (-). In 11 seasons, he had an 84–92 record in 276 games pitched with 93 complete games, 16 shutouts, 4 saves, 1632 innings pitched, 605 walks allowed, 921 strikeouts, 75 hit batsmen, 48 wild pitches and a 2.88 ERA. He was the first pitcher to strike out Babe Ruth which happened at Fenway Park. He died in Sardis, Mississippi Sardis is a town in Panola County, Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,703. Sardis is one of two county seats for Panola County; the other is Batesville, on the south side of the Tallahatchie River. Geography Accordin ..., at the age of 83. References External links 1889 births 1973 deaths People from Panola County, Mississippi Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Mississippi Cleveland Naps players Cleveland Indians players Detroit Ti ... [...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] |
