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Des Moines Demons
The Des Moines Demons were a minor league baseball team that was located in Des Moines, Iowa from 1925 to 1937 and 1959 to 1961. The teams played at Holcomb Park. The first professional night baseball game was played at Holcomb Park when the Demons played at home on May 2, 1930. Demons' Seasons 1925 In 1925 the Des Moines Boosters of the Western League became the Des Moines Demons. The club from Des Moines, Iowa broke in in fine form, winning the pennant with a 98–70 record, one game ahead of the Denver Bears. The Demons had six representatives on the All-Star team: First baseman Charles Stuvengen collected 229 hits, 18 of which were triples, to complement a .349, which was fifth in the Western League. Outfielder Sam Langford hit .339 with a league leading 160 runs. Outfielder Pug Griffin hit .320 with 23 home runs, catcher Homer Haworth hit .295, pitcher Herm Holshouser posted a record of 19–8 and pitcher Claude Thomas went 19–6. Leo Moon went 22–13 with 127 strike ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Moon
Leo Moon (June 22, 1899 – August 25, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for one season. He pitched 5⅔ innings in one game for the Cleveland Indians during the 1932 Cleveland Indians season and had a 17-year career in the minor leagues. He was originally born with two fingers on his left hand fused together. While actively pitching in baseball, he had surgery to split the two in 1927. Moon began his professional career in 1924 with in the Texas League. He then spent 1925 and 1926 with the Des Moines Demons, finishing the second season with 24 wins and eight losses. He spent 1926 to 1928 with the Minneapolis Millers, and followed that up with three seasons with the Little Rock Travelers. His best season there was 1930, when he had a win-loss record of 18-9 and a 2.98 earned run average (ERA) in 41 games and 248 innings pitched. Moon split the 1932 season with the Toledo Mud Hens and New Orleans Pelicans. While with Toledo, the Cleveland Indians signed him to a contract to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Oglesby
James Dorn Oglesby (August 10, 1905 – September 1, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, appearing in three games for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oaklan ... during the season. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1955. References External links 1905 births 1955 suicides 1955 deaths Albany Senators players Baseball players from Missouri Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Burlington Bees players Dallas Steers players Des Moines Demons players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Little Rock Travelers players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Major League Baseball infielders Memphis Chickasaws players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Minor league baseball managers Nashville Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Davenport
Claude Edwin Davenport (May 28, 1898 – June 13, 1976), nicknamed "Big Dave", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the New York Giants. He batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Runge, Texas, and died in Corpus Christi, Texas. He was the brother of former major leaguer Dave Davenport David W. Davenport (February 20, 1890 – October 16, 1954), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914 to 1919. Davenport went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis B .... External links 1898 births 1976 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Texas New York Giants (NL) players People from Karnes County, Texas Minor league baseball managers San Antonio Bears players Dallas Steers players Beaumont Exporters players St. Joseph Saints players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players Houston Buffaloes players Des Moines Demons players Mission Reds players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Van Camp
Albert Joseph Van Camp (September 7, 1903 – February 2, 1981) was a backup first baseman/left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cleveland Indians (1928) and Boston Red Sox (1931–1932). Listed at 5' 10", 175 lb., Van Camp batted and threw right-handed. Biography Van Camp was born in Moline, Illinois. In 1927, Van Camp hit .309 with 11 home runs for the Des Moines Demons of the Western League before entering the majors in 1928 with Cleveland. His most productive season came with the 1931 Red Sox, when he posted career-numbers in games (101), hits (89), runs (34) and RBI (33), while hitting .275, also a career-high. Before the 1933 season, he was traded by Boston to the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in exchange for catcher Merv Shea Mervyn John Shea (September 5, 1900 – January 27, 1953) was an American professional baseball catcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Sprinz
Joseph Conrad "Mule" Sprinz (August 3, 1902 – January 11, 1994) was a Major League Baseball player who attempted to beat the World Record for catching a baseball dropped from a great height. Baseball career Joseph Sprinz was a major league catcher who played for the Cleveland Indians from 1930 to 1931 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1933. He also played for the minor league team San Francisco Seals. Attempt at World Record As a member of the San Francisco Seals, Sprinz attempted to beat the World Record for catching a baseball dropped from a great height, set by members of the 1938 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 .... In 1939, Sprinz had a blimp hover overhead at , from which balls were to be dropped for him to catch. On his fifth attempt, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shano Collins
John Francis "Shano" Collins (December 4, 1885 – September 10, 1955) was an American right fielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. Early life Collins was born on December 4, 1885 in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood and grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. His nickname Shano (pronounced and sometimes spelled "Shauno") came about as a clubhouse corruption of Sean, the Gaelic equivalent of John. Baseball career Minor leagues Collins first gained notice as a pitcher in semipro leagues, however an arm injury would force him off the mound. He played shortstop Haverhill of the Class B New England League in 1907. He missed the following season due to injury and returned to professional baseball in 1909 as a second baseman with the Springfield Ponies of the Connecticut State League. In 88 games, Collins batted .322 with 8 home runs. On August 14, 1909 his contract was purchased by the Chicago White Sox. Major league career Colli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Malone
Perce Leigh "Pat" Malone (September 25, 1902 – May 13, 1943) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from for the Chicago Cubs (–) and New York Yankees (–). Listed at and , Malone batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He played for four pennant winners and two World Series champions. Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Malone started playing semipro baseball when a teenager. Initially signed by the New York Giants in 1922, his hard-drinking lifestyle brought him in conflict with manager John McGraw, who sold his contract to the minor league Minneapolis Millers after 1924 spring training. Malone would spend six years in the minor leagues, but after successful seasons in 1926 and 1927, was signed by the Cubs before the 1928 season. As a rookie with the Cubs, Malone won 18 games and finished second to Dazzy Vance in the National League (NL) with 155 strikeouts. In 1929, a year in which the Cubs won the pennant, he led the NL in wins (22), shutouts ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Senators
The Springfield Senators were a minor league baseball team based in Springfield, Illinois that played on-and-off from 1889 to 1935. The team played in the Central Interstate League (1889), the Three-I League (1904-1912, 1925–1932, 1935) and the Mississippi Valley League (1933). In 1933, the club was affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1935, it was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers. The 1889 team played as the Springfield Senators. In 1903, the team was called the Springfield Foot Trackers and in 1904, they played as the Springfield Hustlers. From 1905 to 1912 the team played as the Springfield Senators. During the 1913 and 1914 season the team played as the Springfield Watchmakers and disbanded. Starting in 1925 through 1932, the team played again as the Springfield Senators. The team name in both the 1933 and 1935 seasons was the Springfield Senators and the team again disbanded. Many notable players spent time with the team. Baseball Hall of Famer Joe McGinnity, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsa Oilers (baseball)
The Tulsa Oilers, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off in multiple leagues from 1905 to 1976. For most of their history, they played at Oiler Park, which opened on July 11, 1934, and was located on the Tulsa County Fairgrounds at 15th Street and Sandusky Avenue.Wayne McCombs, ''Baseball in Tulsa'' (Charleston, South Carolina:Arcadia Publishing, 2003), , pp. 13, 26. History Early years In 1905, the Oilers were part of the Missouri Valley League. They finished 44–58 under manager Charley Shafft. The Missouri Valley League folded after 1905, and the Oilers became a charter member of the South Central League. Under managers Frank Smith and Bill Rupp, the Oilers finished the 1906 season with a 45–42 record. The League folded, and the Oilers played in the Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League in 1907. They finished with a 37–60 record, under Hall of Fame manager Jake Beckley. The Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League saw two teams l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Links
The Lincoln Links were an American minor league baseball franchise that represented Lincoln, Nebraska, for 18 seasons over a 23-year period (1917–39) during the 20th century. They played in the Class A Western League (1917; 1924–27), the Class D Nebraska State League (1922–23; 1928–36; 1938) and the Class D Western League of 1939–41 (1939). Lincoln was first represented in organized baseball in 1886 as the ''Tree Planters'' in the reorganized original Western League. Lincoln's 19th-century teams played in various leagues between 1886 and 1895. In 1906, Lincoln joined the Class A Western League as the ''Ducklings'' (1906), ''Treeplanters'' (1907), ''Railsplitters'' (1908–13) and ''Tigers'' (1914–16). During this time, team nicknames were often unofficially assigned by sportswriters, and ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', published by Baseball America in 2007, lists other nicknames for the Lincoln franchise of the time, including ''Greenbackers'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
