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Al Robinson (baseball Player)
Al Robinson (died November 1, 1912) was an American baseball first baseman in the pre-Negro leagues. He played mostly for the Brooklyn Royal Giants. His playing was compared to pre-Negro leagues rival Chappie Johnson. Sportswriter Harry Daniels named Robinson to his 1909 "All-American Team" saying "there is no better as a base runner." Robinson also played with Chappie Johnson, as well as many other popular players of the day, including Bill Monroe, Home Run Johnson, Harry Buckner, George Wright, Dick Wallace, and Judy Gans. While researchers are still searching for birth records, his death records show Robinson died November 1, 1912, in New York, New York New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni .... References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Al Cuban X-Giant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the first baseman is assigned the number 3. Also called first sacker or cornerman, the first baseman is ideally a tall player who throws left-handed and possesses good flexibility and quick reflexes. Flexibility is needed because the first baseman receives throws from the other infielders, the catcher and the pitcher after they have fielded ground balls. In order for the runner to be called out, the first baseman must be able to ''stretch'' towards the throw and catch it before the runner reaches first base. First base is often referred to as "the other hot corner"—the "hot corner" being third baseman, third base—and therefore, like the third baseman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Run Johnson
Grant U. "Home Run" Johnson (September 23, 1872 – September 4, 1963) was an American shortstop and second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. In a career that spanned over 30 years, he played for many of the greatest teams of the deadball era and was one of the game's best power hitters. Born in Findlay, Ohio, he died at age 90 in Buffalo, New York. Career Johnson began his career as a shortstop with the semipro Findlay Sluggers in 1893. The following year, he earned his nickname "Home Run" by hitting 60 home runs. In the summer of 1894. Johnson and Bud Fowler, along with three white businessmen from Adrian, Len Hoch, Howard and Rolla Taylor formed the Page Fence Giants in Adrian, Michigan. The team began play in the spring of 1895. A management shake-up after only about two months of games saw a disgruntled Fowler eventually leave the squad in mid-July 1895. However, Johnson was the shortstop and the team's captain for the entire four year run of the Page Fence Giants. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Deaths
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matanzas Players
Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero. Matanzas is called the ''City of Bridges'', for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" ("The Athens of Cuba") for its poets. Matanzas is known as the birthplace of the music and dance traditions danzón and rumba. History Matanzas was founded in 1693 as ''San Carlos y San Severino de Matanzas''. This followed a royal decree ("''real cédula''") issued on September 25, 1690, which decreed that the bay and port of Matanzas be settled by 30 families from the Canary Islands. Matanzas was one of the reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Royal Giants Players
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, behind New York County (Manhattan). Brooklyn is also New York City's most populous borough,2010 Gazetteer for New York State . Retrieved September 18, 2016. with 2,736,074 residents in 2020. Named after the Dutch village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuban X-Giants Players
Cuban may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Cuba, a country in the Caribbean * Cubans, people from Cuba, or of Cuban descent ** Cuban exile, a person who left Cuba for political reasons, or a descendant thereof * Cuban citizen, a person who is part of the Cuban population, see Demographics of Cuba * Cuban Spanish, the dialect of Cuba * Cuban Americans, citizens of the United States who are of Cuban descent * Cuban cigar, often referred to as "Cubans" * Cuban culture * Cuban cuisine ** Cuban sandwich * Cuban-eight, a type of aerobatic maneuver People with the surname * Brian Cuban (born 1961), American lawyer and activist * Mark Cuban (born 1958), American entrepreneur See also * Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (of 1962) ( es, Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, the Caribbean Crisis () in Russia, or the Missile Scare, was a 35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United S ... * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Gans
Robert Edward "Judy" Gans (July 16, 1886 - February 13, 1949) was a Negro leagues outfielder, pitcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons. Gans played most of his seasons for the Chicago American Giants and the Lincoln Giants. He took part of what is considered the first "postseason" series between Negro league baseball teams. The American Giants, considered the best team of the West, faced the best team of the East in the Lincoln Giants. In Game 14, Gans was the starting pitcher for New York in the decisive game of a series that had spanned nearly a month. He allowed just one run on nine hits as the Lincoln Giants won 4-1 to win their eighth game of the series. A postseason series would not be played again between Negro league teams for eight years. He attended Washington and Jefferson College in his hometown of Washington, Pennsylvania. Gans served in the American Expeditionary Forces during World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Wallace
Richard Felix Wallace (July 22, 1882 – July 19, 1925) was an American baseball shortstop and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1903 to 1924 with several teams, including the Lincoln Giants and the St. Louis Giants. He was Captain of the St. Louis Giants in 1912. He managed from 1909 to 1921. Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Wallace started his baseball career in 1903, playing for the Paducah Nationals of Paducah, Kentucky where he stayed until the end of the 1905 season. In 1906 and 1907, Wallace played for the Cuban Giants of New York City. In 1908 and 1909 he joined the St. Paul Colored Gophers, playing second base. At the end of the 1909 year, he joined the Leland Giants at second base where he also made two hits against Chicago Cubs pitcher Ray Brown. Sportswriter and fellow player Jimmy Smith put Wallace on his 1909 "All American Team." A court battle split the Leland Giants in 1910. Harris went to the Chicago Giants and played there in 1910. Wallace would co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Martin Wright
George Martin Wright (born August 1, 1882), nicknamed "Jess", was an American baseball shortstop and second baseman in the pre-Negro leagues. Wright began his baseball career in Norfolk, Virginia playing for the Red Stockings in 1904. He moved to the Brooklyn Royal Giants and played shortstop there in 1905 and 1906, moving to the Philadelphia Quaker Giants for the last part of 1906. He returned to the Leland Giants in 1907, where he would remain until a court battle split the Leland Giants in 1910. Wright went to the Chicago Giants and played there in 1910. He moved on to the New York Lincoln Giants in 1911, and finished up the last part of the season with the last known team he was known to play on (at this time), the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1913. Wright received votes listing him on the 1952 ''Pittsburgh Courier The ''Pittsburgh Courier'' was an African-American weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1907 until October 22, 1966. By the 1930s, the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Buckner
Harry Edward "Green River" Buckner (October 22, 1876 – March 26, 1938), also nicknamed "Buck" and "Goat Head", was an American Negro league pitcher and outfielder in the between 1896 and 1918. Biography A native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Buckner was playing with the Chicago Unions in 1896 at the age of 23. He moved on to the Chicago Columbia Giants for a couple seasons, then the Philadelphia Giants in 1903. In 1904, Buckner joined the Cuban X-Giants, and found himself playing in Cuba during the winter seasons for about four seasons. He played for several teams in his 1930s and 1940s, including the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Lincoln Giants The Lincoln Giants were a Negro league baseball team based in New York City from 1911 through 1930. Founding The Lincoln Giants can trace their origins back to the Nebraska Indians, of Lincoln, Nebraska, from the 1890s. According to Sol White ..., and Paterson Smart Set. Sportswriter Harry Daniels named Buckner to his 1909 "All American Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Monroe (1900s Infielder)
William S. Monroe (March 16, 1878 – March 16, 1915) was an American infielder in baseball's Negro leagues. He was also known by the nickname of "Money." During a 19-year career from 1896 to 1914, he played on many of the greatest teams in black baseball. He was a good hitter and slick fielding third base and second baseman who was compared to major league star Jimmy Collins. Monroe played all four infield positions, but spent his prime seasons at third base and second base. Monroe was known for his showmanship, and entertained crowds with feats such as catching " Texas Leaguers" behind his back and kicking ground balls to make them bounce into his hands. In a 1952 ''Pittsburgh Courier'' newspaper poll to select the greatest Negro league ballplayers of history, Monroe was named as the third-team second baseman behind Jackie Robinson and Bingo DeMoss. He was one of 94 Negro league candidates initially recommended by the National Baseball Hall of Fame's screening committee for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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