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Monroe Twins
The Monroe Twins were a professional Minor League Baseball club based in the city of Monroe, Louisiana. The Twins formed part of the Cotton States League from 1931 through 1932 (Class D), and returned in 1937 (Class C) to play for one more year. They were an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1932 season. Season-by-season record Major League Baseball alumni * Bill Baker (1932) * Josh Billings (1931) * Red Borom (1937) *Lou Chiozza (1931) * Bill Crouch (1932) *Ed Hock (1937) * Ted Jourdan (1931) *Hersh Martin (1932) *Wally Moses (1932) * Eddie Palmer (1931) *Culley Rikard (1937) * Abe White (1932) Fact *Gordon Houston, who started his professional career with the Monroe Twins in the 1938 season, is best remembered for being the first player in Organized Baseball to die during active duty in World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abe White
Adel "Abe" White (May 16, 1904 – October 1, 1978) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher for one season (1937) with the St. Louis Cardinals. For his career, he compiled an 0–1 record, with a 6.75 earned run average, and 2 strikeouts in 9 innings pitched. A single in his only at-bat left White with a rare MLB career batting average of 1.000. White's only decision came on July 18 when the Cardinals fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers, 6–5, at the Polo Grounds. White was born in Winder, Georgia, and died in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ... at the age of 74. References External links 1904 births 1978 deaths Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Birmingham Barons players Carrollton Champs players Carroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1937 Disestablishments In Louisiana
Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into February, leaving 1 million people homeless and 385 people dead. * January 15 – Spanish Civil War: Second Battle of the Corunna Road ends inconclusively. * January 20 – Second inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. This is the first time that the United States presidential inauguration occurs on this date; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution. * January 23 – Moscow Trials: Trial of the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center – In the Soviet Union 17 leading Communists go on trial, accused of participating in a plot led by Leon Trotsky to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime, and assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
