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Horace Stoneham
Horace Charles Stoneham ( ; April 27, 1903 β January 7, 1990) was an American Major League Baseball executive and the owner of the New York / San Francisco Giants from 1936 to 1976. Inheriting the Giants, then one of the most prominent franchises of the National League, from his father Charles in , he oversaw four pennant winners, including one World Series champion, in his first two decades as owner. In he moved the Giants from New York City to San Francisco, one of two National League owners to bring Major League Baseball to the west coast territory. Although the Giants won only one pennant () and one division title () in their first 15 years after moving to the Bay Area, they were a consistent contender that featured some of the era's biggest stars. But during the mid-1970s, lacklustre on-field performance and dwindling attendance forced Stoneham to sell the team in . Stoneham was born in Newark, New Jersey, and educated at the Hun School of Princeton and the Trinity-Pawl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city had a population of 311,549 as of the , and was calculated at 307,220 by the Population Estimates Program for 2021, making it [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Terry
William Harold Terry (October 30, 1898 β January 9, 1989) was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants from 1923 to 1936 and managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941. Terry was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954. In 1999, he ranked number 59 on ''The Sporting News'' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. The Giants retired Terry's uniform number 3 in 1984; it is posted on the facade of the upper deck in the left field corner of Oracle Park. Nicknamed "Memphis Bill", he is most remembered for being the last National League player to hit .400, a feat he accomplished by batting .401 in 1930. Playing career Early years Born in Atlanta, Terry made his professional baseball debut in 1915 at the age of 16. He began his career as a pitcher, playing for two separate minor league teams, the Newnan Cowetas of the Georgiaβ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 In Baseball
Major League Baseball *World Series: New York Yankees over San Francisco Giants (4β3); Ralph Terry, MVP * All-Star Game (#1), July 10 at D.C. Stadium: National League, 3β1; Maury Wills, MVP * All-Star Game (#2), July 30 at Wrigley Field: American League, 9β4; Leon Wagner, MVP Other champions *College World Series: Michigan *Cuban National Series: Industriales *Japan Series: Toei Flyers over Hanshin Tigers (4β2β1) *Little League World Series: Moreland, San Jose, California *Senior League World Series: West Hempstead, New York Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Bob Feller **Bill McKechnie **Jackie Robinson **Edd Roush *Most Valuable Player **Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF (AL) **Maury Wills, Los Angeles Dodgers, SS (NL) *Cy Young Award **Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers * Rookie of the Year **Tom Tresh, New York Yankees, SS (AL) **Ken Hubbs, Chicago Cubs, 2B (NL) Statistical leaders MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball * World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0) * All-Star Game, July 13 at Cleveland Stadium: American League, 11-9 Other champions * All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Kalamazoo Lassies * College World Series: Missouri * Japan Series: Chunichi Dragons over Nishitetsu Lions (4β3) * Little League World Series: National, Schenectady, New York Winter Leagues *1954 Caribbean Series: Criollos de Caguas *Cuban League: Alacranes del Almendares * Dominican Republic League: Estrellas Orientales *Mexican Pacific League: Venados de MazatlΓ‘n * Panamanian League: Carta Vieja Yankees *Puerto Rican League: Criollos de Caguas *Venezuelan League: Pastora de Occidente Awards and honors * Baseball Hall of Fame ** Rabbit Maranville ** Bill Dickey ** Bill Terry * MLB Most Valuable Player Award ** Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, C ** Willie Mays, New York Giants, OF * MLB Rookie of the Year Award ** Bob Grim, New York Yankees, P ** W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In Baseball
Events January * January 4 β Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul β Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 β The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of Β£36.5M debt. * January 15 β In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. * January 20 β Winter of Terror: Avalanches in the Alps kill 240 and bury 45,000 for a time, in Switzerland, Austria and Italy. * January 21 β Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea erupts catastrophically, killing nearly 3,000 people and causing great devastation in Oro Province. * January 25 β Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of his children's novel '' Journey Through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4-1) *All-Star Game, July 7 at Griffith Stadium: American League, 8-3 Other champions * Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 7-2 Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Morgan Bulkeley **Ban Johnson **Nap Lajoie **Connie Mack **John McGraw **Tris Speaker **George Wright **Cy Young *MLB Most Valuable Player Award **American League: Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers, 2B **National League: Joe Medwick, St. Louis Cardinals, OF *The Sporting News Player of the Year Award ** Johnny Allen Cleveland Indians *The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award **Bill McKechnie Boston Braves Statistical leaders 1American League Triple Crown Pitching Winner Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro league baseball final standings Negro American League final standings *Kansas City awarded first-half championship, but Chicago A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 In Baseball
Champions Major League Baseball *World Series: New York Yankees over New York Giants (4β2) *All-Star Game, July 7 at Braves Field: National League, 4β3 Other champions *Negro League Baseball All-Star Game: East, 10β2 Awards and honors *Baseball Hall of Fame **Ty Cobb **Babe Ruth **Honus Wagner **Christy Mathewson **Walter Johnson *Most Valuable Player **American League: Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B **National League: Carl Hubbell, New York Giants, P *The Sporting News Player of the Year Award **Carl Hubbell, New York Giants, P *The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award **Joe McCarthy, New York Yankees MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Negro leagues final standings Negro National League final standings Events January β April *January 4 β The Philadelphia Athletics trade Doc Cramer and Eric McNair to the Boston Red Sox for Hank Johnson, Al Niemiec and $75,000. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid" and "Buck", is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of ''The Sporting News'' and ESPN. Mays played in the National League (NL) between 1951 and 1973 for the New York/San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Mays is the oldest living member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Mays joined the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League in 1948, playing with them until the Giants signed him once he graduated from high school in 1950, then won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1951 after hitting 20 home runs to help the Giants win their first pennant in 14 years. After spending most of the next two years in the United States Army during the Korean War, he was named the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1954 after winning the batting title with a .345 avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thomson
Robert Brown Thomson (October 25, 1923 β August 16, 2010) was a Scottish Americans, Scottish-born American professional baseball player, nicknamed the "Staten Island Scot". He was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants (baseball), New York Giants (1946β53, 1957), Milwaukee Braves (1953β65), Milwaukee Braves (1954β57), Chicago Cubs (1958β59), Boston Red Sox (1960), and Baltimore Orioles (1960). His pennant-winning three-run home run for the Giants in 1951 is popularly known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball), Shot Heard 'Round the World", and is one of the most famous moments in baseball history. It overshadowed his other accomplishments, including eight 20-home-run seasons and three All-Star selections. "It was the best thing that ever happened to me", he said. "It may have been the best thing that ever happened to anybody." Early life Thomson was born in the Townhead area of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was the youngest of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sal Maglie
Salvatore Anthony Maglie (April 26, 1917 β December 28, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and later, a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. Maglie was known as "Sal the Barber", because he gave close shavesβthat is, pitched inside to hitters. A gentle personality off the field went unnoticed during games, his foreboding physical appearance contributing to his menacing presence on a pitcher's mound. He was the last of 14 players to play for the Giants, Dodgers and Yankees at a time when all three teams were in New York City. During a 10-year major league baseball career, Maglie compiled 119 wins, 862 strikeouts, and a 3.15 earned run average. Born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York, Maglie had to play ball secretly growing up because his parents discouraged it. Signed by the Buffalo Bisons of the International League in 1938, he pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Irvin
Monford Merrill "Monte" Irvin (February 25, 1919 β January 11, 2016) was an American left fielder and right fielder in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who played with the Newark Eagles (1938β1942, 1946β1948), New York Giants (1949β1955) and Chicago Cubs (1956). He grew up in New Jersey and was a standout football player at Lincoln University. Irvin left Lincoln to spend several seasons in Negro league baseball. His career was interrupted by military service from 1943 to 1945. When he joined the New York Giants, Irvin became one of the earliest African-American MLB players. He played in two World Series for the Giants. When future Hall of Famer Willie Mays joined the Giants in 1951, Irvin was asked to mentor him. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973. After his playing career, Irvin was a baseball scout and held an administrative role with the MLB commissioner's office. At the time of his death, Irvin was the oldest living former Negro L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling LΓ©o Ernest Durocher) (; July 27, 1905 β October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager (baseball), manager and coach (baseball), coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder. Upon his retirement, he ranked fifth all-time among managers with 2,008 MLB All-time Managerial wins, career victories, second only to John McGraw in National League history. Durocher still ranks tenth in career wins by a manager. A controversial and outspoken character, Durocher's half-century in baseball was dogged by clashes with authority, the baseball commissioner, the press, and umpires; his 95 career ejections as a manager trailed only McGraw when he retired, and still ranks fourth on the all-time list. Durocher was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1994. Early life Leo Durocher was born in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 1905, the youngest of four sons bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
