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Lewiston–Auburn Twins
The Lewiston Twins was the final moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Lewiston, Maine between 1891 and 1930. Lewiston teams played as long time members of the New England League (1891–1896, 1901, 1914–1915, 1919, 1926–1930) and also in the 1907 Maine State League and 1908 Atlantic Association, winning the 1919 league championship. Lewiston hosted home minor league games at A.A.A. Park from through 1919 and the Lewiston Athletic Park from 1926 to 1930. Baseball Hall of Fame member Jesse Burkett managed the Lewiston Twins in 1928 and 1929. On August 7, 1915, Lewiston pitchers Oscar Tuero and Otto Rettig threw back–to–back no-hitters in a double header against the Lowell Grays. History Early teams 1891–1908 Minor league baseball began in Lewiston, Maine in 1891. Lewiston fielded a team in the Class B level New England League, joining the league on June 10, 1891 and completing the season. Lewiston finished with an 11–28 record in their first se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Leonard (baseball)
Frank J. Leonard was a longtime minor league baseball manager, with a career lasting from 1887 to 1913. He first managed the Manchester Farmers of the New England League in 1887. In 1888, he led the New England League's Portsmouth Lillies. He next managed the New England League's Portland team in 1891, the Lewiston-Auburn Gazettes in 1892 and then the League's Dover team in 1893. In 1894, he managed the Pawtucket Maroons of the New England League. In 1895, he led the Salem/Haverhill team in the New England Association as well as the Portland team in the New England League (which he managed until 1896). In 1898, he managed the Taunton Herrings. He led the Worcester Farmers of the Eastern League from 1899 to 1900. In 1901, he led the Syracuse Stars/ Brockton B's in the Eastern League, and in 1902 he led the Worcester Hustlers. Leonard managed the Columbus Senators of the American Association in 1903. From 1905 to 1908, he managed the New England League's Lynn Shoemakers The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Irwin
Arthur Albert Irwin (February 14, 1858 – July 16, 1921), nicknamed "Doc", "Sandy", "Cutrate" or "Foxy", was a Canadian-American shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the late nineteenth century. He played regularly in the major leagues for eleven years, spending two of those seasons as a player-manager. He played on the 1884 Providence Grays team which won the first interleague series to decide the world champions of baseball. Irwin then served as a major league manager for several years. Irwin occupied numerous baseball roles in the latter years of his career, having spent time as a college baseball coach, a major league scout and business manager, a minor league owner and manager, and a National League umpire. For most of Irwin's career, the collegiate and professional baseball schedules allowed him to hold positions at both levels in the same year. Irwin also produced several innovations which impacted sports. He took the field with the first bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art McGovern
Arthur John McGovern (February 27, 1882 – November 14, 1915) was a reserve catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Americans during the season. Listed at 5' 10", 160 lb., McGovern batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. In a 15-game career, McGovern was a .114 hitter (5-for-44) with one run, one double and one RBI. He did not hit any home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...s. In 15 catching appearances, he committed four errors in 82 chances for a .951 fielding percentage. McGovern died in Danvers, Massachusetts at age 33. See also * 1905 Boston Americans season * List of Major League Baseball players from Canada External links 1882 births 1915 deaths Boston Americans players Brockt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Judge (baseball)
Joseph Ignatius Judge (May 25, 1894 – March 11, 1963) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Washington Senators team with whom he won a World Series championship in . Judge set American League records for career games (2,056), putouts (19,021), assists (1,284), total chances (20,444), double plays (1,476) and fielding percentage (.993) at first base, and led the AL in fielding average five times, then a record. He also batted over .300 nine times, and hit .385 in the 1924 World Series as the Senators won their only championship. At the time of his retirement in 1934, he ranked tenth in AL history in hits (2,328) and doubles (431), seventh in games played (2,129), eighth in triples (158) and at bats (7,786), and ninth in walks (958). Career Judge, who batted and threw left-handed, was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and grew up on New York's Upper East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Barristers
Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparatory & high schools * Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States * Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan * Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India * The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India Research laboratories * Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States People * Lawrence (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group * Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172 * Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British musician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland Blue Sox
The Portland Blue Sox were a class-D minor league baseball team in Portland, Maine which played from 1907 to 1908 in the Maine State League and the Atlantic Association before folding. The Blue Sox were relaunched in 1919 to make up for the loss of the Portland Duffs, which folded in 1917 and played in the Eastern League. The 1919 Blue Sox were added to the New England League, but only lasted one season. History Portland first played minor league baseball in the 1897 Maine State League. Portland had two franchises when the Maine State League was formed for the 1907 season as an eight–team Class D minor league. The Maine State League began play in the 1907 season hosting franchises from Augusta, Maine (Augusta Senators), Bangor, Maine ( Bangor Cubs), Biddeford, Maine (Biddeford Orphans), Lewiston, Maine (Lewiston), Manchester, New Hampshire (Manchester), Portland, Maine (Pine Tree Capers), a second team in Portland (Portland Blue Sox) and Waterville, Maine (Waterville). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed McDonough
Edward Sebastian McDonough (September 11, 1886 – September 2, 1926) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He attended Notre Dame, and played his first major league game on August 3, 1909 with the Philadelphia Phillies. Biography McDonough was born in Elgin, Illinois. He started his baseball career joining the Jersey City Skeeters of the Eastern League in 1909 at the age of 23. McDonough then transferred up to their MLB affiliate Phillies the same year, making his debut on August 3, 1909, in a Phillies 5–1 loss to the Cardinals. It was the only game McDonough played that season, as he had one unsuccessful at-bat while playing catcher. The next year McDonough played with the Scranton Miners of the New York State League. He went back to the Philadelphia and played just 5 games for the Phillies. He had a .111 batting average in 9 at-bats that year a hit and a run. His final game came on October 11, 1910, also the final game of the season for the Phillies, when they playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maine State League
The Maine State League was a Class D level minor league baseball league that played in the 1897, 1907 and 1908 seasons. The eight–team Maine State League consisted of teams based in Maine and New Hampshire. The Maine State League permanently folded after the 1908 season. The Portland (1897), Bangor Cubs (1907) and Bangor White Sox (1908) teams won league championships. History An Independent league called the Maine State League briefly played in the 1897 season as a six–team league, beginning play on May 20, 1897. After the Augusta team disbanded on June 26, 1897 and the Rockland team disbanded on July 1, 1897, the league folded on July 5, 1897. The six teams were the Augusta Kennebecs (14–8), Bangor Millionaires (12–19), Belfast Pastimes (10–16), Lewiston (15–14), Portland (21–6) and Rockland (10–19). The Maine State League was formed for the 1907 season as an eight–team Class D level minor league under the direction of president Fred K. Owen. The Maine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Doe
Alfred George "Fred" Doe (April 18, 1864 – October 4, 1938) was a professional baseball pitcher who played in the minor leagues from 1886 to 1902, and in the Players' League (PL) in 1890. Doe played in one game for both the Buffalo Bisons and the Pittsburgh Burghers in 1890. Early life Doe was born on April 18, 1864, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, to George and Elizabeth (Flynn) Doe. He grew up in Rockport, Massachusetts. Baseball career Early baseball career Doe began his long minor league career in 1886, with the Newburyport Clamdiggers of the New England League. He also played with Haverhill in 1886 and 1887. Doe was also the occasional player-manager of both Newburyport and Haverhill. Major League Baseball On August 23, 1890, Doe started a game for the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League. He allowed 10 hits, eight earned runs, seven base on balls, and struck out two Boston Reds hitters over 6.0 innings. Boston won the game 10–0. One week later, on August 30, Doe pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Flanagan (baseball)
Edward F. Flanagan (September 15, 1861 – November 10, 1926), was an American professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues during the 1887 and 1889 seasons. He played in the minor leagues through 1899. External links 1861 births 1926 deaths Major League Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Massachusetts 19th-century baseball players Philadelphia Athletics (AA) players Louisville Colonels players Bridgeport Giants players Newburyport Clamdiggers players Boston Blues players Salem Fairies players Worcester Grays players Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players Lincoln Rustlers players Des Moines Prohibitionists players Omaha Lambs players New Haven Nutmegs players Rochester Flour Cities players Lowell Lowells players Fall River Indians players New Haven Blues players Lewiston (minor league baseball) players {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Slattery (baseball)
Michael J. Slattery (November 26, 1866 – October 16, 1904) was an American professional baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball between 1884 and 1891 for the Boston Reds, New York Giants (NL), New York Giants (PL), Cincinnati Reds, and Washington Statesmen, primarily as an 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 .... External links 1866 births 1904 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball outfielders Boston Reds (UA) players New York Giants (NL) players New York Giants (PL) players Cincinnati Reds players Washington Statesmen players Newburyport Clamdiggers players Haverhill (minor league baseball) players Toronto Canucks players Binghamton Bingos players Binghamton Bingoes players Providence Clamdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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