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Greensburg Red Wings
The Greensburg Red Wings were a Class D Minor League Baseball team based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. The team was a member of the Pennsylvania State Association, from - and played all of its home games at Offutt Field. The team's name often changed throughout their short existence. They began as the Greensburg Trojans, an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. A year later, in , the team was renamed the Greensburg Red Wings. However, in when the Brooklyn Dodgers took over the team, they were renamed the Greensburg Green Sox. Finally, the team was called the Greensburg Senators, after their final affiliate, the Washington Senators, in 1939. Notable moments In the summer of 1936, the Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals, behind Pepper Martin, defeated the Greensburg Red Wings, 11–0, in front of 1,500 spectators at Offutt Field. In 1937, the Greensburg Green Sox was instrumental in getting funds for lights at Offutt Field in the city, setting the stage for night high school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennsylvania State Association
The Pennsylvania State Association was a class D level league of minor league baseball that existed from 1934 until 1942. The league franchised were entirely based in Western Pennsylvania. History The Pennsylvania State Association was composed mostly of major league affiliate teams. During the nine-year run of the league there were eleven cities, all from Pennsylvania, that represented the league. Elmer M. Daily served as president of the league the full nine years of its existence. The Butler Yankees won five of the league's nine championships, winning back-to-back titles in 1937 and 1938 and winning the final three titles for the league in 1940, 1941 and 1942. There were at least sixteen known players from the league who managed to make it to the majors. Also, in the league, there were some twenty-one team managers who had been affiliated with a major league team, during their baseball careers. The Pennsylvania State Association did not restart after World War II and it has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Huber
Otto Huber (March 12, 1914 – April 9, 1989) was a Major League Baseball player. He played one season with the Boston Bees The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise, originated in Boston, Massachusetts. This article details the history of the Boston Braves, from 1871 to 1952, after which they moved to Milwaukee, and then to Atlanta. During it ... from June 10 to July 20, 1939. References External links 1914 births 1989 deaths Boston Bees players Evansville Bees players Greensburg Red Wings players Hartford Bees players Indianapolis Indians players Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball third basemen Minot Mallards players Mount Vernon Kings players People from Garfield, New Jersey Baseball players from Bergen County, New Jersey Zanesville Greys players {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannette Little Pirates
Jeanette, Jeannette or Jeanetta may refer to: * Jeanette (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) Places * Jeannette, Ontario, Canada * Jeannette Island, Russia * Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Jeannette Monument, United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. * Jeanette State Forest, Minnesota, U.S. People * Jeanette (Spanish singer) (born 1951), Spanish singer * Jeanette Biedermann, a German singer known mononymously by "Jeanette" * Buddy Jeannette (1917–1998), basketball player and coach * Daniel Jeannette (born 1961), director of animation and FX * Gertrude Jeannette (1914-2018), actress * Gunnar Jeannette (born 1982), racecar driver * Joe Jeanette (1879–1958), heavyweight boxer * Stanick Jeannette (born 1977), figure skater * Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress Other uses * '' Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc'', 2017 French film * Jeannette (comics), a DC Comics character * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Red Birds
The Washington Red Birds was the predominant name of a minor league baseball team located in Washington, Pennsylvania between 1934 and 1942. The Red Birds played in the Pennsylvania State Association. Known as the Washington Generals in 1934 and 1935, the team was affiliated with the New York Yankees. After a four-year hiatus, the Red Birds represented Washington in the league, as an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals. The team and the league both disbanded in 1942, due to the strains of World War II. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014. Notable alumni * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Hopper
Robert Clay Hopper (October 3, 1902 – April 17, 1976) was an American professional baseball player and manager in minor league baseball. Hopper played from 1926 through 1941 and continued managing through 1956. Managing the Montreal Royals of the International League in 1946, Hopper served as Jackie Robinson's first manager in integrated baseball. Hopper was named manager of the year with the Royals in 1946 and with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in 1953. He was inducted into the International League Hall of Fame in 2009. Career College Hopper played collegiately at Mississippi State University, known as Mississippi A&M College at the time, and was a three-year letterman. A search of MSU athletic records from the period shows that Hopper's first collegiate year was as a member of legendary MSU head coach C.R. "Dudy" Noble's 1924 team that won the last of A&M's six baseball championships in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Minor leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Sunkel
Thomas Jacob Sunkel (August 9, 1912 – April 6, 2002), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1937 to 1944. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants (NL), New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers. Sunkel's left eye was damaged when he was a child which caused him to lose all sight in this eye in 1941. He pitched and batted with his head cocked to the side to compensate. Sunkel was born and died in Paris, Illinois. References External links * 1912 births 2002 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Illinois St. Louis Cardinals players Brooklyn Dodgers players New York Giants (NL) players People from Paris, Illinois Greensburg Trojans players Minor league baseball managers Asheville Tourists players Huntington Red Birds players Greenwood Chiefs players Decatur Commodores players Rochester Red Wings players Atlanta Crackers players Columbus Red Birds players Syracuse Chiefs players Jersey City Gia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Souchock
Stephen Souchock (March 3, 1919 – July 28, 2002), nicknamed "Bud," was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman and a former veteran who served in the military during World War II. His Major League Baseball career lasted a total of eight years, after he served in the military for three years. Born in Yatesboro, Pennsylvania, Souchock worked on the assembly line at a Ford Motor Company factory during his early life. He also played semi-pro American football for the Dearborn Club in 1938. During his baseball career, he batted and threw right-handed. Career Minor League Baseball New York Yankees' scout Bill Skiff had scouted Souchock and eventually he signed with the New York Yankees in June 1939. From 1939 to 1942, Souchock played baseball in the New York Yankees organization. In 1942, Souchock was the Eastern League Most Valuable Player and won the league batting title with a batting average of .315. Military service In 1943, the Yankees were possibly goi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Scoffic
Louis Scoffic (May 20, 1913 – August 28, 1997) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in four games as a right fielder and pinch runner in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed "Weaser", he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall, and weighed ."Lou Scoffic Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved December 22, 2011 Born in Herrin, Illinois, Scoffic played 12 seasons of pro ball (1933 through 1944), all of them in the Cardinal organization. He also managed in the Redbird during all or parts of the 1940 and 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Scheffing
Robert Boden Scheffing (August 11, 1913 – October 26, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and front-office executive. Nicknamed "Grumpy", the native of Overland, Missouri, is most often identified with the Chicago Cubs, for whom he played as a catcher (1941–42, 1946–50), coached (1954–55), and managed (1957–59). Scheffing threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as tall and . Playing career He started playing baseball at Ritenour High School. His professional career began in 1935 in the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system, but he was unable to crack the Major Leagues until he was selected by the Cubs in the 1940 Rule 5 draft. En route, he spent the 1939 season as the 25-year-old playing manager of the Washington Red Birds of the Class D Pennsylvania State Association. He also served in the United States Navy between 1943 and 1945 in World War II's Pacific Theatre. Over the course of his eight-year MLB playing career, Scheffing batted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Myers (baseball)
Lynnwood Lincoln Myers (February 23, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was a backup infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop from through for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at , , Myers batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Enola, Pennsylvania. His older brother, Billy Myers, was also a major leaguer. In a two-season career, Myers was a .241 hitter (83-for-344) with one home run and 29 RBI in 144 games, including 42 runs, 16 doubles, three triples, and 10 stolen bases. Myers died at the age of 85 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe .... External links Retrosheet St. Louis Cardinals players Greensburg Trojans players Major League Baseball shortstops Baseball players from Pennsylvania People from Cumberla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Morgan (baseball)
Edwin Willis Morgan (November 19, 1914 – June 27, 1982), nicknamed "Pepper", was a backup right fielder/first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1936 and 1937. Listed at , , Morgan batted and threw left-handed. Morgan graduated from Lakewood (Ohio) High School in 1931 and is in the LHS Athletic Hall of Fame. Morgan reached the majors in 1936 with the St. Louis Cardinals, spending one year for them before moving to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937. On April 14, 1936, Morgan hit a pinch-hit home run on the very first pitch he faced in his first career at bat (becoming the first pinch hitter ever to do so), but he saw little action after that, going 5 for 18 in eight appearances. At the end of the season, he was sent by St. Louis to Brooklyn in the same transaction that brought George Earnshaw to the Cardinals. In parts of two seasons, Morgan hit .212 (14 for 66) with one home run and five runs batted in in 39 games, including eight runs scored and three double ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinie Mueller (outfielder)
Clarence Francis "Heinie" Mueller (September 16, 1899 – January 23, 1975) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played professional baseball for 18 years from 1920 to 1938, including 11 years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals (1920–26), New York Giants (1926–27), Boston Braves (1928–29), and St. Louis Browns (1935). He also played six years in the minor leagues with the Buffalo Bisons from 1929 to 1934. Mueller was born in 1899 at Creve Coeur, Missouri. Mueller made his major-league debut on September 25, 1920, and played his final major-league game on June 15, 1935. In 11 major-league seasons, he appeared in 693 games (367 as a center fielder) and had a batting average of .282 (597-for-2118) with 22 home runs and 272 RBI. He was known as "the last of the baseball clowns." A sports writer in 1929 wrote that Mueller's "Great weakness is trying to think." While he was with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1920s, there was a rumor that he built a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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