|
1916 New York Yankees Season
The 1916 New York Yankees season was the club's 14th season. The team finished with a record of 80–74, finishing 11 games behind the American League champion Boston Red Sox. New York was managed by Bill Donovan. Their home games were played at the 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 fo .... Opening game The game was on April 20, 1916, at Griffith Stadium against the Washington Senators. President Woodrow Wilson threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Senators, behind Walter Johnson, defeated New York, 12-4. 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 b ... [...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] |
Nick Cullop (pitcher)
Norman Andrew "Nick" Cullop (September 17, 1887 – April 15, 1961) was a starting pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between and . A native of Chilhowie, Virginia, Cullop batted and threw left-handed. He is not related to outfielder Nick Cullop. Career Cullop started his professional career with Salt Lake City ( PCL) and reached the majors in 1913 with the Cleveland Naps, spending part of two seasons with them before moving to the Kansas City Packers (1914–1915), New York Yankees (1916–1917) and St. Louis Browns (1921). His most productive season came in 1915 with Kansas City in the outlaw Federal League, when he recorded career-numbers in wins (22) and innings pitched (). With the 1916 Yankees he went 13–6 with 77 strikeouts and led the team with a 2.05 ERA, which was also a career-high. Cullop also had the dubious distinction of losing 20 games in 1914, and splitting his 20 losses between two leagues, losing one game for the American League Naps and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Run Baker
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker (March 13, 1886 – June 28, 1963) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, Baker played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1922 for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees. Although he never hit more than a dozen home runs in a season (Ned Williamson hit 27 in 1884) and hit only 96 homers in his career (Roger Connor hit 138), Baker has been called the "original home run king of the majors". Baker was a member of the Athletics' $100,000 infield. He helped the Athletics win the 1910, 1911 and 1913 World Series. After a contract dispute, the Athletics sold Baker to the Yankees, where he and Wally Pipp helped the Yankees' offense. Baker appeared with the Yankees in the 1921 and 1922 World Series, though the Yankees lost both series, before retiring. Baker led the American League in home runs from 1911 to 1914. He had a batting average over .300 in six seasons, had three seasons with more than 100 runs batted in, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Aragón
Ángel Aragón (August 2, 1890 — January 24, 1952) was a Cuban professional baseball player and father of Jack Aragon. Aragón spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Yankees. He played in the Cuban League The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961. The schedule usually operated during the winter months, so the league was sometimes known a ... from 1912 to 1920. He was also the first Cuban and Latin American player to play for the Yankees.Wilson, Nick C. (2005). ''Early Latino Ballplayers in the United States: Major, Minor and Negro Leagues, 1901-1949''. McFarland. References External links Baseball Reference (MLB)Baseball Reference (Minors) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Walters
Alfred John Walters (November 5, 1892 – June 3, 1956) born in San Francisco, California, was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1915–18), Boston Red Sox (1919–23) and Cleveland Indians (1924–25). Biography He was born on November 5, 1892 in San Francisco, California. In 11 seasons he played in 498 Games and had 1,426 At Bats, 119 Runs, 317 Hits, 41 Doubles, 6 Triples, 117 RBI, 13 Stolen Bases, 97 Walks, .222 Batting Average, .281 On-base percentage, .259 Slugging Percentage, 370 Total Bases and 58 Sacrifice Hits. He died on June 3, 1956 in Alameda, California Alameda ( ; ; Spanish for " tree-lined path") is a city in Alameda County, California, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. The city is primarily located on Alameda Island, but also spans Bay Farm Island and Coast Guard Island, as we ..., at the age of 63. Sources 1892 births 1956 deaths Baseball players from California Major League Baseball catchers New York Yankee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Nunamaker
Leslie Grant Nunamaker (January 25, 1889 – November 14, 1938), was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1911–14), New York Yankees (1914–17), St. Louis Browns (1918) and Cleveland Indians (1919–22). He helped the Red Sox win the 1912 World Series and the Indians win the 1920 World Series. Until being injured in early in the 1912 season against the St. Louis Browns, Nunamaker was Bill Carrigan's primary backup catcher for the Red Sox. He was also a backup catcher for the 1920 Indians. In 12 seasons, Nunamaker played in 716 games and had 1,990 at bats, 194 runs, 533 hits, 75 doubles, 30 triples, 2 home runs, 216 runs batted in, 36 stolen bases, 176 walks, .268 batting average, a .332 on-base percentage, .339 slugging percentage, 674 total bases and 49 sacrifice hits. Nunamaker is one of several catchers who hold the major league record for runners thrown out in an inning. While playing for the New York Yankees in 1914, Nunamaker threw out three baserunners at second base in o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Alexander
Walter Ernest Alexander (March 5, 1891 – December 29, 1978) was a former Major League Baseball player. He batted and threw right-handed, and weight 165 pounds. He was a catcher for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Yankees. In 162 career games with the Browns and Yankees, Alexander had 76 hits in 405 at bats (.188 average). He had 1 home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ... and 24 RBIs. He started managing teams in 1923, he took time off from managing in 1926 and 1927, he resumed managing in 1928. External links Baseball-Reference.com 1891 births 1978 deaths Major League Baseball catchers New York Yankees players St. Louis Browns players Baseball players from Atlanta Minor league baseball managers Ellsworth Blues players Manhattan Maroons players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Shocker
Urbain Jacques Shockcor (September 22, 1890 – September 9, 1928), known as Urban James Shocker, was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns between 1916 and 1928. Shocker, known as one of the last legal spitball pitchers, led the American League (AL)—and set the Browns record—in 1921 with 27 wins, and won 20 games in four consecutive seasons from 1920 to 1923. At the time of his retirement he was the Browns all-time leader in wins with 126 and shutouts with 23. Career Shocker was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Anna and William Shockcor and relocated to Michigan some time later. Shocker began his career in the Border League where he played as a catcher. Trachtenberg, Leo, pp. 88 In 1913, when he played for the Windsor team in the Border League, he broke one of his fingers on his right hand; when the finger healed it became hooked which allowed him to throw a breaking ball as well as his spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Shawkey
James Robert Shawkey (December 4, 1890 – December 31, 1980) was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees from 1915 to 1927. He batted and threw right-handed and served primarily as a starting pitcher. Early life Shawkey was born to John William Shawkey (descended from German immigrants named Schaake) and Sarah Catherine Anthony, in Sigel, Pennsylvania. Professional career He moved from Slippery Rock State College to an independent league in 1911, then to the American League in 1912 as a pitcher for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics. In 1915, Mack sold him to the New York Yankees where he remained (except for a brief service with the U.S. Navy during World War I when he served on the battleship ''Arkansas'' for eight months) until 1931. While facing his former team in , he struck out 15 A's batters in a game, setting the Yankees team record for most strikeouts in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Russell (baseball)
Allan E. "Rubberarm" Russell (July 31, 1893 – October 20, 1972) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of 11 seasons (1915–1925) with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators. For his career, he compiled a 71–76 record in 345 appearances, with a 3.52 earned run average and 603 strikeouts. Russell played on the 1924 World Series champion Senators, making one appearance in the World Series, giving up one run over three innings of work. He was a spitball pitcher who was allowed to throw the pitch after it was banned following the 1920 season. He was one of 17 pitchers exempt from the rule change. He was born and later died in Baltimore, Maryland, at the age of 79. His brother Lefty Russell also played Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mogridge
George Anthony Mogridge (February 18, 1889 – March 4, 1962) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox (1911–12), New York Yankees (1915–20), Washington Senators (1921–25), St. Louis Browns (1925), and Boston Braves (1926–27). Mogridge threw the first no-hitter for the Yankees franchise in 1917 and was a member of the 1924 World Series champions with the Senators. Early life George Anthony Mogridge was born in Rochester, New York. He attended Holy Family School and the University of Rochester, where he played college baseball for the Rochester Yellowjackets. He also played semi-professional baseball in Rochester. Professional career Mogridge made his professional baseball debut in 1911 with the Galesburg Pavers of the Class D Central Association. A friend who signed with Galesburg suggested Mogridge to the team. The Chicago White Sox purchased Mogridge from the Pavers in June, and gave him a brief tria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cliff Markle
Clifford Monroe (Cliff) Markle (May 3, 1894 – May 24, 1974), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania and died in Temple City, California Temple City, officially the City of Temple City, is a city in Los Angeles County, California located northeast of downtown Los Angeles and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Pasadena .... External links 1894 births 1974 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania New York Yankees players Cincinnati Reds players Cleveland Counts players Morristown Jobbers players Galveston Pirates players Norfolk Tars players Waco Navigators players Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players Salt Lake City Bees players Atlanta Crackers players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Dallas Steers players Omaha Crick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
)_LOC_26385519833.jpg "Click for more on -> Home Run Baker")
.jpg "Click for more on -> Bob Shawkey")
