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Columbus Discoverers
The Columbus Discoverers were a minor league baseball team based in Columbus, Mississippi. Between 1907 and 1935, the Columbus Discoverers and "Joy Riders" teams played as members of the Cotton States League from 1907 to 1908 and 1912 to 1913, before the 1935 Columbus "Bengals" played a partial season in the East Dixie League. Columbus hosted home minor league games exclusively at Fairgrounds Park. History Columbus, Mississippi first hosted minor league baseball in 1907. The Columbus "Discoverers" became members of the six–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Cotton States League. The Gulfport Crabs, Jackson Senators, Meridian White Ribbons, Mobile Sea Gulls and Vicksburg Hill Billies joined Columbus in 1907 league play. The 1907 Columbus Discoverers finished last in their first season of play. The Discoverers ended the season with a record of 42–96 to place 6th in the final standings. Managed by Jack Law, Columbus finished 42.5 games behind the 1st place Mobile Sea Gulls in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orth Collins
Orth Stein "Buck" Collins (April 27, 1880 – December 13, 1949) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher. Collins played for the New York Highlanders in and the Washington Senators in . In 13 career games, he had six hits, all for the Highlanders, and a .250 batting average. He batted left and threw right-handed. He also pitched in one game for Washington, in 1909, pitching one inning, and collecting a strikeout. Collins was born in Lafayette, Indiana Lafayette ( , ) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette, on the other side of the Wabash River, is home to Purdue University, whi ..., and died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida at age 69 . External linksBaseball Reference.com page 1880 births 1949 deaths New York Highlanders players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Indiana Rochester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Baseball Teams In Mississippi
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Defunct Minor League Baseball Teams
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Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Columbus Joy Riders Players
''This is for players of the Columbus Joy Riders minor league baseball team, that played in the Cotton States League The Cotton States League''Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: The Official Record of Minor League Baseball'' – Lloyd Johnson, Steve McDonald, Miles Wolff (editors). Publisher: Baseball America, 1997. Format: Paperback, 672pp. Language: Englis ... in 1912 and 1913.'' Minor league baseball players by team {{CatAutoTOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Columbus Bengals Players
''Category for players of the Columbus Bengals minor league baseball team, who played in the East Dixie League The East Dixie League was an American professional minor league baseball league that operated for two seasons from 1934 to 1935 as a Class C level league. History The East Dixie League was created when the Dixie League split up into the East ... in 1935.'' Minor league baseball players by team {{CatAutoTOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Columbus Discoverers Players
''Category for players of the Columbus Discoverers minor league baseball team from Columbus, Mississippi, who played in the Cotton States League from 1907-1908 and also the separate Columbus Discoverers minor league team from Columbus, Nebraska that played in the Nebraska State League The Nebraska State League (NSL) was an American professional minor league baseball league with five incarnations between 1892 and 1959. The Nebraska State League formed five times: in 1892, from 1910 to 1915, from 1922 to 1923, from 1928 to 1938 a ... from 1910-1913'' Minor league baseball players by team {{CatAutoTOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Williams (first Baseman)
Fred "Pap" Williams (July 17, 1913 – November 2, 1993), also listed as Pappy Williams in contemporary reports and Papa Williams in secondary sources, was a professional baseball first baseman and manager whose career spanned from 1935 to 1955. In , Williams made 16 appearances for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He totaled four hits in 19 at-bats, with one walk. Williams batted and threw right-handed. Early professional career Williams played baseball, basketball and football at Meridian High School in Meridian, Mississippi. After graduating in 1934, he made his professional baseball debut for the Columbus/Cleveland Bengals of the East Dixie League in 1935, where he finished the season with a .338 batting average. In March 1936, he was sold to the Memphis Chickasaws of the Southern Association for Mays Copeland, Culley Rikard, Thomas Swayze and cash considerations. He was sent to the Chicks' Cotton States League affiliate the Greenville Bucks, where he batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollie Welf
Oliver Henry Welf (January 17, 1889 – June 15, 1967) was a Major League Baseball player who played for one season. He made one appearance for the Cleveland Indians as a pinch runner on August 30 during the 1916 Cleveland Indians season. He was an outfielder during his minor league career. Welf attended Glenville High School in Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ... where he once threw a no-hitter against Central High School. References External links 1889 births 1967 deaths Cleveland Indians players Baseball players from Cleveland Greenwood Chauffeurs players Greenwood Scouts players Meridian White Ribbons players Hattiesburg Timberjacks players Columbus Joy Riders players Glenville High School alumni {{US-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolly Stark
Monroe Randolph Stark (January 19, 1885 – December 1, 1924) was a college baseball coach and professional baseball player who coached the Mississippi A&M Aggies, now known as the Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 22–4 record in 1909. He then went on to play shortstop for the Cleveland Naps and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1909 to 1912. Stark was killed by gunfire in Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ... and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis. Baseball coaching record References External links 1885 births 1924 deaths 1924 murders in the United States Augusta Dollies players Augusta Georgians players Baseball players from Mississippi Brooklyn Dodgers players Brooklyn Superbas players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culley Rikard
Culley Rikard (May 9, 1914 – February 25, 2000) was a professional baseball player. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, 1941, 1942, and 1947, with the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, primarily as an outfielder. After a handful of games as a pinch hitter the first two seasons, he was drafted for World War II before the 1943 season. His best season was in 1947 when he played in 109 games with 324 at bats as a fourth outfielder. He batted .287 with four home runs and 32 runs batted in. On June 5, 1947, in a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers he hit a line drive to center field. All-Star outfielder Pete Reiser caught the ball, but collided with the Ebbets Field wall, knocking him unconscious. Reiser famously received last rites by the Catholic Church, but eventually managed to recover with a concussion. The injury also caused a case of vertigo which damaged his career. Rikard was released to Indianapolis of the American Association after the 47 seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Redding
Philip Hayden Redding (January 25, 1890 – March 30, 1929) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who made three starts in 1912 and one relief appearance in 1913 for 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 .... Redding continued to pitch in the minor leagues, with trials as high as A ball, but mostly in classes C and D, winning 23 games in his final season of 1916. External links 1890 births 1929 deaths St. Louis Cardinals players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Mississippi Hattiesburg Woodpeckers players Hattiesburg Timberjacks players Columbus Joy Riders players Nashville Vols players Columbus Foxes players Atlanta Crackers players Columbia Comers players Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players {{US-baseball-pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
