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Ken Nash
Kenneth Leland Nash (July 14, 1888 – February 16, 1977) was an American baseball player, politician, and judge. He was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for two seasons. He split time as a shortstop, third baseman, and second baseman. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives during his playing career and eventually left baseball to focus on politics and pursue a legal career. He spent 52 years as a Massachusetts District Court judge, retiring in 1970 at the age of 82. Playing career Nash played shortstop and pitched for Weymouth High School and was captain of the 1906 team. After graduating, he went into the insurance business in Boston, but eventually returned to Weymouth for postgraduate work. He played four seasons for the Brown Bears baseball team and was the team captain in 1912, his senior season. Nash played 11 games for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Naps in 1912. He appeared in one game under the name "Costello". According to Nash's br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infielder
An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. Although there are many rules to baseball, in general the team playing offense tries to score runs by batting balls into the field that enable runners to make a complete circuit of the four bases. The team playing in the field tries to prevent runs by catching the ball before it hits the ground, by tagging runners with the ball while they are not touching a base, or by throwing the ball to first base before the batter who hit the ball can run from home plate to first base. There are nine defensive positions on a baseball field. The part of the baseball field closest to the batter (shown in the diagram as light brown) is known as the "infield" (as opposed to the "outfield", the part of the field furthest from the batter, shown in the diagr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |