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McAlester Miners
The McAlester Miners were a minor league baseball team based in McAlester, Oklahoma, that existed on-and-off from 1907 to 1926. In 1907, they played in the Oklahoma–Arkansas–Kansas League, in 1908 they played in the Oklahoma–Kansas League, in 1912 they played in the Oklahoma State League, and from 1914 to 1917, in 1922 and in 1926 they played in the Western Association. League championships Throughout their history, they won one league championship – in 1917, under manager Jimmie Humphries. That year, they finished first in the league with a 95–57 record. Notable alumni Baseball Hall of Fame alumni * Deacon White (1907) Inducted, 2013 Notable alumni * Harry Coveleski (1922, MGR) *Jimmie Humphries (1917, MGR) * Roy Johnson (1915) * Jerry Kane (1912, 1914, MGR) * Phil Ketter (1915) * Pryor McBee (1923) * Rolla Mapel (1916) * Rollie Naylor (1916) * Frank Thompson (1916) * Cotton Tierney (1912) See also McAlester Miners players McAlester may refer to: *McAlester, Oklahom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the batting team, called the batter, tries to hit with a bat. The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to hit the ball into the field of play, away from the other team's players, allowing its players to run the bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called " runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming runners, and to prevent runners' advance around the bases. A run is scored when a runner legally advances around the bases in order and touches home plate (the place where the player started as a batter). The principal objective of the batting team is to have a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
