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Laurel Cardinals
The Laurel Cardinals was the final moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Laurel, Mississippi. From 1923 to 1929, Laurel teams played exclusively as a member of the Cotton States League, hosting home games at Kamper Park. The Laurel Cardinals were minor league affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1928 and 1929, having first played as the Laurel "Lumberjacks." History Laurel, Mississippi first hosted minor league baseball in 1923. The Laurel Lumberjacks became members of the eight–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Cotton States League. The Clarksdale Cubs, Greenville Swamp Angels, Greenwood Indians, Hattiesburg Hubmen, Jackson Red Sox, Meridian Mets and Vicksburg Hill Billies joined Laurel in league play. On April 18, 1923, the Laurel Lumberjacks began league play in their first season of play. On July 24, 1923, the Cotton States League stopped play for the season. With a record of 43–35, Laurel finished in a second-place tie with the Greenwood Indians in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Heise
Clarence Edward Heise (August 7, 1907 – May 30, 1999), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the St. Louis Cardinals. Heise was originally in the Middle Atlantic League organization, playing for the Scottdale, PA, Class C team. In August 1933, Cardinals general manager Branch Rickey called his counterpart with the Cubs, William Veeck, Sr. and offered him two pitchers—Heise and Bill Lee. According to Bill Veeck William Louis Veeck Jr. ( ; February 9, 1914 – January 2, 1986), also known as "Sport Shirt Bill", was an American Major League Baseball franchise owner and promoter. Veeck was at various times the owner of the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Br ..., one of Rickey's favorite tricks was to offer another team two players and trust that the other team would take the wrong one. In the case of Lee and Heise, Rickey knew that all but one Cubs pitcher was right-handed, and expected the Cubs to take Heise, a left-hander. However, on the advice of chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
:Category:Laurel Lumberjacks Players
''This is for players of the Laurel Lumberjacks minor league baseball team, who played in the Cotton States League from 1923-1927.'' Minor league baseball players by team Jones County, Mississippi {{CatAutoTOC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Williamson (baseball)
Silas Albert Williamson (February 20, 1900 – November 29, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Chicago White Sox in one game, playing on April 27 during the 1928 Chicago White Sox season The 1928 Chicago White Sox season was a season in Major League Baseball. The team finished fifth in the American League with a record of 72-82, 29 games behind the pennant-winning New York Yankees. Offseason Notable transactions * November .... External links 1900 births 1978 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Arkansas Chicago White Sox players Laurel Lumberjacks players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lon Warneke
Lonnie Warneke (March 28, 1909 – June 23, 1976) (pronounced WARN-a-key), nicknamed "The Arkansas Hummingbird", was a Major League Baseball player, Major League umpire, county judge, and businessman from Montgomery County, Arkansas, whose career won-loss record as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1930–36, 1942–43, 1945) and St. Louis Cardinals (1937–42) was 192–121. Warneke pitched for the National League in the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1933, hitting the first triple and scoring the first National League run in All-Star game history. He pitched in two other All-Star Games ( 1934, 1936) and was also selected in 1939 and 1941. Warneke pitched in two World Series for the Cubs ( 1932, 1935), compiling a record of 2–1, with a 2.63 earned run average (ERA). He pitched a no-hitter for the Cardinals on August 30, 1941; opened the 1934 season with back to back one-hitters (April 17 and 22); and set a Major League Baseball fielding record for pitchers ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmer Tutwiler
Elmer Strange Tutwiler (November 19, 1904 – May 3, 1976) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in two games with the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ... in . External links 1904 births 1976 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Alabama People from Carbon Hill, Alabama Pittsburgh Pirates players Laurel Lumberjacks players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merle Settlemire
Edgar Merle Settlemire (January 19, 1903 – June 12, 1988) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. A left-handed pitcher, he appeared in 30 games in Major League Baseball for the 1928 Boston Red Sox. He was listed as tall and . Settlemire was born in Santa Fe, Ohio. His professional career began in 1924 and continued for 17 seasons over 21 years, through 1944. In his only year in the major leagues, , he dropped all six of his decisions for a 57–96–1 Red Sox team that finished eighth and last in the American League, 43 games behind the World Series champion New York Yankees. Of his 30 appearances, nine were starts. He allowed 116 hits, 50 earned runs and 34 bases on balls in 82 innings pitched, with only 12 strikeouts. He managed in the minor leagues from 1939–1942 and 1945–1947 in the Ohio State League, Northeast Arkansas League, Appalachian League and Eastern League. He later was a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers The Brooklyn Dodgers wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Rollings
William Russell "Red" Rollings (March 31, 1904 – December 31, 1964) was a reserve infielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Boston Red Sox (1927–1928) and Boston Braves (1930). Listed at , 167 lb., Rollings batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Mobile, Alabama. In a three-season career, Rollings was a .251 hitter (89-for-355) with 36 runs and 28 runs batted in in 184 games, including 13 doubles, two triples, five stolen bases, and a .311 on-base percentage with no 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. Rollings died at the age of 60 in his hometown of Mobile, Alabama. External links Retrosheet Major League Baseball infielders Boston Braves players Boston Red Sox players Minor league baseball m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Pepper
Raymond Watson Pepper (August 5, 1905 – March 24, 1996) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from until , for the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. Pepper's only season as a regular was , when he finished 10th in the American League in runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the bat ... with 101 and batted .298. However, he only had 69 RBI in the rest of his career combined. Pepper holds the record for the least RBIs in a career for a player with a 100 RBI season. References External links * Major League Baseball outfielders St. Louis Cardinals players St. Louis Browns players Marshalltown Ansons players Topeka Jayhawks players Laurel Cardinals players Fort Wayne Chiefs players Rochester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Oliver (baseball)
Thomas Noble Oliver (January 15, 1903 – February 26, 1988) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from through to for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at tall and , Oliver batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama. Oliver was a Batting (baseball)#Types of hitters, slap hitter who rarely tried to drive the ball. As an outfielder, his arm and speed were already well above average, while his graceful style prompted baseball historian Fred Lieb to compare him to Joe DiMaggio and Tris Speaker. In his rookie season for Boston, Oliver led the American League in games played (154), putout, outs (472) and at-bats (646), while hitting a career-high .293 and leading his team in run (baseball), runs (86), hit (baseball), hits (186) and single (baseball), singles (153). He enjoyed another good season in 1931, when he hit .276 and posted career-numbers in double (baseball), doubles (35) and run batted in, RBI (75). He also led his team in singles (122), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Norman (baseball)
Henry Willis Patrick "Bill" Norman (July 16, 1910 – April 21, 1962) was an American outfielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball. A longtime minor league player and manager, he is best remembered for his brief term as pilot of the Detroit Tigers in 1958–59. Playing career Norman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as a bat boy for the St. Louis Browns as a 12-year-old. He attended St. Louis University and signed his first professional baseball contract in 1929. A right-handed hitting and throwing outfielder who stood tall and weighed , he rose quickly to the Major League level as player. Only 20 years old, he was called up to the Chicago White Sox in 1931 after hitting .366 in the Class C Western Association. But he got into only 37 games with the 1931–32 White Sox, batted only .204 in 103 at bats, and would spend the rest of his playing career in the minors, where he batted .303 with 292 home runs in 2,092 games. Norman led the Class A1 Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Murchison
Thomas Malcolm Murchison (October 8, 1896 – October 20, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1917 and the Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ... in 1920. External links 1896 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Cardinals players Cleveland Indians players Chicago Cubs scouts San Francisco Giants scouts Baseball players from North Carolina Guilford Quakers baseball players Minor league baseball managers Laurel Lumberjacks players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
