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Harry Riconda
Henry Paul Riconda (March 17, 1897 in New York City – November 15, 1958 in Mahopac, New York), was a professional baseball player who played third base from 1923 to 1930. Baseball career Prior to the 1923 Major League Baseball season, Riconda was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New Haven Profs for $5,000. On November 17, 1924, Riconda was traded with Chuck Rowland, Dennis Burns, Bob Hasty, Ed Sherling and $35,000 to the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League for Mickey Cochrane. In October 1925, he was drafted by the Boston Braves in the 1925 Rule 5 draft. Riconda was traded with Frank Wilson to the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association as part of a trade completed earlier for Lance Richbourg. In September 1927, Milwaukee traded Riconda to the Brooklyn Robins for Johnny Butler. In December 1928, Brooklyn traded Riconda along with Jesse Petty to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Glenn Wright. The Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association purch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system used to record defensive plays, the third baseman is assigned the number 5. Third base is known as the "hot corner", because the third baseman is often the infielder who stands closest to the batter—roughly 90–120 feet away, but even closer if a bunt is expected. Most right-handed hitters tend to hit the ball hard in this direction. A third baseman must possess good hand-eye coordination and quick reactions to catch batted balls whose speed can exceed . The third base position requires a strong and accurate arm, as the third baseman often makes long throws to first base or quick ones to second base to start a double play. As with middle infielders, right-handed throwing players are standard at the position because they do not need to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Sherling
Edward Creech Sherling (July 18, 1897 – November 16, 1965) was a Major League Baseball pinch hitter and pinch runner who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted left and threw right-handed. He attended college at Auburn University playing for the baseball and the football teams. In December 1921 a fire broke out at the Stabler Hospital in Greenville, Alabama. Sherling happened to be passing by, and saved several people by carrying them to safety. Three corpses were pulled from the ruins after the blaze. Auburn University Sherling was a fullback on Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football team. He was elected All-Southern three times; and was selected to coach Donahue's all-time Auburn team. 1920 Sherling was a prominent member of the team in 1920, one of Auburn's greatest teams. Sherling also played on the 1921 team. He won the Porter Cup both years. 1922 The 1922 team upset defending Southern champions Centre and is also considered highly; considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 23 – Elva Zona Heaster is found dead in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The resulting murder trial of her husband is perhaps the only capital case in United States history, where spectral evidence helps secure a conviction. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas City Monarchs (American Association)
The Kansas City Monarchs are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Kansas. Formerly known as the Kansas City T-Bones, they are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball; which, in 2020, became designated as a Major League Baseball partner league. They have played their home games at Legends Field (formerly CommunityAmerica Ballpark) since 2003, when the team began as a member of the Northern League. In 2011, the team joined the modern American Association. In 2018, the T-Bones won their first-ever American Association championship by defeating the St. Paul Saints. While named the T-Bones, the team's mascot was named Sizzle. On January 21, 2021, the team announced a partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and a rebranding to the Kansas City Monarchs, one of the founding teams of that league. The Monarchs defeated the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the 2021 American Association championship, claiming the franchise's third title. History Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Wright
Forest Glenn Wright (February 6, 1901 – April 6, 1984) was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball from 1924 through 1935 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers, and Chicago White Sox. Career Wright was a standout minor league player for the Independence Producers in 1921, and for the Kansas City Blues in 1922–23. In his major league rookie year, he set the record for most assists (601) in a season which stood for 56 years (until broken by Ozzie Smith in 1980). On May 7, 1925, Wright recorded an unassisted triple play against the Cardinals, tagging out Jimmy Cooney and future Hall of Famers Jim Bottomley and Rogers Hornsby. That same year, he finished fourth in NL MVP voting behind Hornsby, Kiki Cuyler, and George Kelly. Wright was a member of the 1925 World Series champion Pittsburgh Pirates, homering off Hall of Fame spitballer Stan Coveleski in Game Two. He was the last surviving member of that 1925 team. In 1927, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Petty
Jesse Lee Petty (November 23, 1894 – October 23, 1971), known as the Silver Fox, was a professional baseball pitcher in the major leagues from 1921 to 1930, for the Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Robins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. He managed in the minor leagues in 1935 and 1936 for the Knoxville Smokies of the Southern Association and the Hopkinsville Hoppers of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League The Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or ''KITTY League'') was a Class D level minor league baseball circuit that went through six different periods of play between 1903 and 1955. The League hosted teams in 29 cities from the states of Ill .... External links 1894 births 1971 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Oklahoma Brooklyn Robins players Chicago Cubs players Pittsburgh Pirates players Cleveland Indians players Minor league baseball managers San Antonio Bronchos players New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Butler
John Stephen Butler (March 20, 1893 in Fall River, Kansas – April 29, 1967 in Seal Beach, California), was a professional baseball player who played shortstop from 1926 to 1929. After his playing career ended, he was a coach for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ... in 1932 and managed in minor league baseball in 1931, 1933 and 1935. External links 1893 births 1967 deaths Major League Baseball shortstops Brooklyn Robins players St. Louis Cardinals players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox coaches Minor league baseball managers Baseball players from Kansas People from Greenwood County, Kansas Tacoma Tigers players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Salt Lake Bees players Lincoln Links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Richbourg
Lance Clayton Richbourg (December 18, 1897 – September 10, 1975) was an American professional baseball player who was a Major League right fielder for eight seasons between and . Richbourg played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs. Richbourg was a career .308 hitter (806-2619) with 13 home runs and 247 RBI in 698 games played. Early years Richbourg was born in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, in the Florida Panhandle, in 1897.Baseball-Reference.com, Players Lance Richbourg Retrieved November 20, 2010. He graduated from Walton High School in DeFuniak Springs. The high school adopted the nickname of "Braves" because Richbourg was a member of the Boston Braves in 1926. College career He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators baseball team for a single season in 1919. Florida Baseb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Association (1902–1997)
The American Association (AA) was a Minor League Baseball league that operated primarily in the Midwestern and South Central United States from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997. It was classified as a Triple-A league, which is one grade below Major League Baseball, for most of its existence. A league champion was determined at the end of every season. The Louisville Colonels won 15 American Association titles, the most in the league's history, followed by the Indianapolis Indians (12) and the Columbus Red Birds (10). Intermittently throughout its history, the American Association champion competed against the champion of the International League, which operated in the Eastern U.S., to determine an overall Triple-A champion. On rare occasions, the champion of the West Coast-based Pacific Coast League also participated. The first such meetings were called the Little World Series. Later, the teams would also compete in the Junior World Series, Triple-A World Series, and Triple-A Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee Brewers (American Association)
The Milwaukee Brewers were a minor league baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They played in the American Association from 1902 through 1952. The 1944 and 1952 Brewers were recognized as being among the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. Franchise history A Milwaukee tradition The nickname "Brewers" has been used by baseball teams since at least the 1880s, although none of the early clubs ever enjoyed a measure of success or stability. That would change with Milwaukee's entry into the American Association, which would last 50 years and provide the city's springboard into the major leagues. American Association The American Association Milwaukee Brewers were founded in 1902, after the American League Brewers moved to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Browns. The Brewers were an independent club except for 1929-1933, when they were owned by Phil Ball as an affiliate of his St. Louis Browns, and from October 1946 through their final days, when Lou Perini owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Wilson (baseball)
Francis Edward Wilson (April 20, 1901 – November 25, 1974) nicknamed "Squash", was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a left fielder. He played for the Boston Braves from 1924 to 1926, and the Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ... in 1928. External links Major League Baseball left fielders Boston Braves players Cleveland Indians players St. Louis Browns players Jersey City Skeeters players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Baseball players from Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1901 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Malden, Massachusetts {{baseball-left-fielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
