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Emil Geiss
Emil August Geiss (March 20, 1867 – October 4, 1911) was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher and infielder for one season in Major League Baseball. He appeared in three games for the Chicago White Stockings (1870–89), Chicago White Stockings; one as a pitcher, one at first base, and one at second base. His brother, Bill Geiss, played parts of and at the major league level. References External links Retrosheet 1867 births 1911 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball infielders Chicago White Stockings players 19th-century baseball players Pueblo Pastimes players London Tecumsehs (baseball) players Bloomington (minor league baseball) players Ottumwa (minor league baseball) players Baseball players from Chicago {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League(and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomington (minor League Baseball) Players
Bloomington may refer to: Places United States (most commonly) *Bloomington, Illinois *Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside ... *Bloomington, Minnesota United States (less commonly) *Bloomington, California *Bloomington, Idaho *Bloomington, Kansas *Bloomington, Maryland *Bloomington, Missouri *Bloomington, Nebraska *Bloomington, New York *Bloomington, Ohio *Bloomington, South Dakota *Bloomington, Texas *Bloomington, Utah *Bloomington (Louisa, Virginia), a historic house *Bloomington, Wisconsin *Bloomington (town), Wisconsin *Bloomington Township, McLean County, Illinois *Bloomington Township, Indiana *Bloomington Township, Decatur County, Iowa *Bloomington Township, Muscatine County, Iowa *Bloomington Township, Kansas *Bloomington Township, Minnesota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
