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Kansas City Giants
The Kansas City Giants were a professional Negro leagues baseball team, based in Kansas City, Kansas. From 1909 to 1911, the Kansas City Giants played as a member of the Western Independent Clubs. The Kansas City Giants played home games at Riverside Park. The Giants were a rival of the Kansas City, Missouri based Kansas City Royal Giants. History Negro leagues baseball began in Kansas City, Kansas in 1909. Early negro leagues teams weren't formed together into traditional leagues, where teams only play other teams within their league. It was common for teams to "Barnstorming (sports), barnstorm" on long road trips against a variety of teams or host games against semi–pro or other local teams, so, statistics and records for teams can vary. The 1909 Kansas City Giants were noted to have played as members of the Western Independent Clubs. Tobe Smith and Felix Payne were co–owners of the team, which evolved from a semi–pro, barnstorming team of the same name, which began play in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 In Baseball
Champions *1909 World Series, World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers (4–3) MLB statistical leaders Major league baseball final standings American League final standings National League final standings Events *February 19 - The Boston Red Sox trade pitcher Cy Young to the Cleveland Naps in exchange for pitchers Charlie Chech, Jack Ryan and $12,500 cash. *April 15 – On Opening Day, Red Ames of the 1909 New York Giants season, New York Giants allowed no hits through nine innings. In the 10th inning he gave up a single with one out. The Giants eventually fell to the 1909 Brooklyn Superbas season, Brooklyn Superbas, 3–0, in 13 innings. In total, Ames allowed a total of seven hits. *May 10 – Fred Toney pitches a 17-inning no-hitter for the Winchester Hustlers of the Blue Grass League. Toney has 19 strikeouts and 1 walk in the 1-0 victory. In 1917, Toney will pitch a 10-inning no-hitter in the major leagues. *July 2 – The 1909 Chicago White Sox season, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowment = N/A , president = Prof. Kohei Itoh , city = Minato , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , coor = , faculty = full time 2,791 , administrative_staff = full-time 3,216 , students = 33,437 , undergrad = 28,641 , postgrad = 4,796 , doctoral = 1,426excluding master course students as students in "Doctorate (prior)" , other_students = 0 In 2021, research students and auditors were not recruited due to the global epidemic of COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease). , campus = Urban , free_label = Athletics , free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Hicks (baseball)
Fred Hicks (May 16, 1888 – October 20, 1950) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1920s. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Hicks played for the Kansas City Monarchs The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseball's Negro leagues. Operating in Kansas City, Missouri, and owned by J. L. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the Negro National League from 1920 to 193 ... in 1920. He died in Kansas City in 1950 at age 62. References External links anSeamheads 1888 births 1950 deaths Kansas City Monarchs players Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Giants players {{negro-league-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chick Harper
Charles "Chick" Harper (birthdate unknown) was a Negro leagues pitcher and outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ... for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. References External links anBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsanSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Detroit Stars players Kansas City Monarchs players Baseball pitchers Kansas City Giants players Kansas City Royal Giants players {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Hardy (baseball)
Arthur Wesley Hardy Jr. (February 17, 1891 – September 1980) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s. A native of Topeka, Kansas, Hardy attended Washburn University. He pitched for the Kansas City Giants in 1911, posting a 3–1 record and a 2.87 ERA over 31.1 innings. Hardy died in Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ... in 1980 at age 89. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads 1891 births 1980 deaths Kansas City Giants players {{negro-league-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Gilkerson
Robert Paul Gilkerson (February 10, 1886 – March 21, 1944) was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1900s and 1910s, and later owner of the eponymous Gilkerson's Union Giants club. A native of Newtown, Virginia, Gilkerson played for the Illinois Giants in 1909, and for the Leland Giants in 1913. In 1917, he bought W. S. Peters' Chicago baseball club, and ran his barnstorming Gilkerson's Union Giants Gilkerson's Union Giants were an independent Negro semi-pro baseball team headed by Robert Gilkerson in the 1920s and 1930s. The team was noted as having played in 1920 and 1930 to 1931. Notable players * Ted "Double Duty Radcliffe" * John Donalds ... through the 1930s. Gilkerson died in Spring Valley, Illinois in 1944 at age 58. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads 1886 births 1944 deaths Illinois Giants players Leland Giants players 20th-century African-American people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Dorsey
Roy Lee Dorsey (April 25, 1889 – August 26, 1972) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Dorsey played for the Kansas City Giants in 1911. He died in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ... in 1972 at age 83. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads 1889 births 1972 deaths Kansas City Giants players {{negro-league-baseball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
