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Blue Grass League
The Blue Grass League was a minor league baseball circuit at the Class D level that existed in the early 1900s. There were two incarnations of the league, one that ran from 1908 to 1912 and one that existed from 1922 to 1924. It consisted entirely of teams based in Kentucky. 1908–1912 Six teams played in the league's inaugural season: the Frankfort Statesmen, Lexington Colts, Richmond Pioneers, Shelbyville Grays, Winchester Hustlers and Lawrenceburg Distillers. The Statesmen finished in first place. In 1909, the Hustlers, Pioneers, Statesmen and Colts returned to the league, while Shelbyville dropped its nickname and the Lawrenceburg team departed. In its stead were the Paris Bourbonites. The Hustlers finished in first place. All teams from 1909 returned for 1910, though partway through the year the Shelbyville squad moved to Maysville to become the Maysville Rivermen. The Bourbonites finished first in the league. Baseball Hall of Fame member Casey Stengel played for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Stengel
Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel (; July 30, 1890 – September 29, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder and manager, best known as the manager of the championship New York Yankees of the 1950s and later, the expansion New York Mets. Nicknamed "The Ol' Perfessor", he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in . Stengel was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1890. In 1910, he began a professional baseball career that would span over half a century. After almost three seasons in the minor leagues, Stengel reached the major leagues late in 1912, as an outfielder, for the Brooklyn Dodgers. His six seasons there saw some success, among them playing for Brooklyn's 1916 National League championship team; but he also developed a reputation as a clown. After repeated clashes over pay with the Dodgers owner, Charlie Ebbets, Stengel was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1918; however, he enlisted in the Navy that summer, for the remainder of World War I. After retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrenceburg, KY
Lawrenceburg is a home rule-class city in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 10,505 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of its county. Lawrenceburg is part of the Frankfort, Kentucky, micropolitan statistical area. History The site of Lawrenceburg was settled in the early 1780s by a German immigrant named Jacob Kaufman and was first called Kaufman's or Coffman's Station. The post office was established as Lawrenceburgh on January 22, 1817, for William Lawrence, a local tavern owner. The community was incorporated as Lawrence in 1820 by the Court of Franklin County (of which it was then a part) but renamed Lawrenceburg in 1827. James Lawrence, a naval officer, is the namesake. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1850.Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Lawrenceburg, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013. The Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg was founded in 1888 and the physical distillery wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfort, KY
Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city; the population was 28,602 at the 2020 census. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the principal city of the Frankfort, Kentucky Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Franklin and Anderson counties. History Pre-1900 The town of Frankfort likely received its name from an event that took place in the 1780s. Native Americans attacked a group of early European colonists from Bryan Station, who were on their way to make salt at Mann's Lick in Jefferson County. Pioneer Stephen Frank was killed at the Kentucky River and the settlers thereafter called the crossing "Frank's Ford". This name was later elided to Frankfort. In 1786, James Wilkinson purchased a tract of land on the north side of the Kentucky River, which developed as downtown Frankfort. He was an early promoter of Frankfort as the state capital. Wilkinso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthiana, KY
Cynthiana is a home rule-class city in Harrison County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 6,402 at the 2010 census. It is the seat of its county. History The settlement developed on both sides of the South Fork of the Licking River. It was named after Cynthia and Anna Harrison, daughters of Robert Harrison, who had donated land to establish the town center. Harrison County, on the other hand, was named after Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an early settler in the area who had served as sheriff of Bourbon County. Two Civil War battles were fought in Cynthiana. The first on July 17, 1862, was part of a cavalry raid into Kentucky (which stayed in the Union) by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan; the second, on June 11 and 12, 1864, resulted in Union defeat of Confederate forces during Morgan's last raid into the state. On January 23, 1877, an LL chondrite meteorite fell in Cynthiana. On March 2, 1997, the South Fork of the Licking River flooded, causing extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington Studebakers
Lexington may refer to: Places England * Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington Canada * Lexington, a district in Waterloo, Ontario United States * Lexington, Kentucky, the largest city with this name * Lexington, Massachusetts, the oldest municipality with this name in the United States * Lexington, Alabama * Lexington, California, now a ghost town * Lexington, Georgia * Lexington, Illinois * Lexington, Indiana * Lexington, Carroll County, Indiana * Lexington, Kansas * Lexington, Maine * Lexington, Michigan * Lexington, Minnesota * Lexington, Mississippi * Lexington, Missouri * Lexington, Nebraska * Lexington, New York * Lexington, North Carolina * Lexington, Ohio * Lexington, Oklahoma * Lexington, Oregon * Lexington, South Carolina * Lexington County, South Carolina * Lexington, Tennessee * Lexington, Texas * Lexington, Virginia * Lexington (plantation), Virginia * Lexington, Washington * Lexington Avenue (Manhattan), a street in New York City Ships * ''Lexington''-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthiana Cobblers
The Cynthiana Cobblers were a minor league baseball team based in Cynthiana, Kentucky. From 1922 to 1924, Cynthiana teams played exclusively as members of the Class D (baseball), Class D level Blue Grass League, winning the 1923 league championship. Cynthiana played as the "Merchants" in 1922 and the franchise hosted minor league home games at River Road Park. History The 1922 Cynthiana Merchants were the first minor league baseball team based in Cynthiana, Kentucky. The Merchants began play as members of the six–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Blue Grass League. Some sources have the 1922 team moniker as the "Philanthropists." The 1922 league franchises were the Cynthiana Merchants (34–30), Lexington Reds (28–36), Maysville Cardinals (33–28), Mount Sterling Essex (30–31), Paris Bourbons (36–28) and Winchester Dodgers (28–36). The "Merchants" moniker was used in reference to local merchants contributing funds to purchase uniforms and equipment for the new team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington Reos
Lexington may refer to: Places England * Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington Canada * Lexington, a district in Waterloo, Ontario United States * Lexington, Kentucky, the largest city with this name * Lexington, Massachusetts, the oldest municipality with this name in the United States * Lexington, Alabama * Lexington, California, now a ghost town * Lexington, Georgia * Lexington, Illinois * Lexington, Indiana * Lexington, Carroll County, Indiana * Lexington, Kansas * Lexington, Maine * Lexington, Michigan * Lexington, Minnesota * Lexington, Mississippi * Lexington, Missouri * Lexington, Nebraska * Lexington, New York * Lexington, North Carolina * Lexington, Ohio * Lexington, Oklahoma * Lexington, Oregon * Lexington, South Carolina * Lexington County, South Carolina * Lexington, Tennessee * Lexington, Texas * Lexington, Virginia * Lexington (plantation), Virginia * Lexington, Washington * Lexington Avenue (Manhattan), a street in New York City Ships * ''Lex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester Dodgers
The Winchester Dodgers were a minor league baseball team based in Winchester, Kentucky. From 1922 to 1924, the Dodgers played exclusively as members of the Class D level Blue Grass League, having been preceded in the league by the 1908 to 1912 Winchester Hustlers. Winchester hosted home games at Garner's Park. History The Dodgers were immediately preceded in minor league play by the 1912 Winchester Hustlers, who played a partial season as members of the Class D level Blue Grass League before relocating during the season to eventually become the Mt. Sterling Orphans. The Blue Grass League folded following the 1912 season and did not return to play until 1922. After a decade absence, the 1922 Winchester Dodgers resumed play as members of the six–team, Class D level Blue Grass League, which reformed. The Cynthiana Merchants, Lexington Reds, Maysville Cardinals, Mount Sterling Essex and Paris Bourbons joined Winchester in beginning league play on April 23, 1922. Beginning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthiana Merchants , also known as the Cynthiana grape.
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Cynthiana may refer to: * Cynthiana, Kentucky, a city in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States ** the Cynthiana meteorite of 1877, which fell in Kentucky, United States (see meteorite falls) * Cynthiana, Indiana, a town in Posey County, Indiana, United States * Cynthiana, Ohio, a town in Pike County, Ohio, United States * Norton (grape) Norton, is grown in the Midwestern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, northeastern Georgia. DNA data are consistent with 'Norton' being a hybrid with ancestry including ''V. aestivalis'' and ''V. vinifera''. Norton was first cultivated in Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maysville Cardinals
Maysville is the name of several places in the United States of America: * Maysville, Alabama * Maysville, Arkansas * Maysville, Colorado * Maysville, Georgia * Maysville, Illinois * Maysville, Indiana * Maysville, Iowa * Maysville, Kentucky * Maysville, Maine * Maysville, Missouri * Maysville, North Carolina * Maysville, Allen County, Ohio (in Allen and Hardin counties) * Maysville, Coshocton County, Ohio * Maysville, Wayne County, Ohio * Maysville, Oklahoma * Maysville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania * Maysville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania * Maysville, West Virginia * Maysville, Virginia, a former name for Buckingham, Virginia See also *Maysville High School, Ohio *Mayville (other) *Marysville (other) *New Maysville, Indiana New Maysville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History New Maysville was laid out in 1832, and named after Maysville, Kentucky Maysville is a home rule-class city in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Mammoths
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, Fashion capital, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called Caput Mundi#Paris, the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France Regions of France, region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
