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Paris Snappers
The Paris Snappers were a minor league baseball team that played in the Texas–Oklahoma League (1914, 1921–1922) and Lone Star League (1927). In 1921, 1922 and 1927, the squad was managed by Red Snapp Earl Elmer "Red" Snapp (December 8, 1888 – January 3, 1974) was an American minor league baseball player and manager who led seven teams to pennants in their respective leagues. Early years Snapp attended Texas Christian University, but le ..., after whom the team was nicknamed. The squad won the league championship in 1921. Notable players include Sam Gray, George Harper, Dickey Kerr and Wilcy Moore. The team was based in Paris, Texas, United States. References Baseball teams established in 1914 Baseball teams disestablished in 1927 1914 establishments in Texas 1927 disestablishments in Texas Defunct minor league baseball teams Paris, Texas Defunct baseball teams in Texas Texas–Oklahoma League teams {{Texas-baseball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas–Oklahoma League
The Texas–Oklahoma League was a Minor League Baseball Class-D circuit that operated between and . The league formed twice, the first began in 1911 and finished in 1914, while the second was active in 1921 and 1922. League franchises were based in Oklahoma and Texas. Cities/Teams/Years Standings & statistics 1911 to 1914 1911 Texas–Oklahoma League br 2nd half Gainesville disbanded June 14; Lawton disbanded June 16; Altus disbanded July 18. Playoff: Wichita Falls leading Cleburne 2 games to 1, when Wichita Falls refused to continue due to an ineligible player and non-payment of gate receipts for a game in Cleburne. Cleburne was declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lone Star League
The Lone Star League was the name of three American minor professional baseball leagues located in the state of Texas during the 20th century. The leagues operated from 1927–1929 (as a Class D circuit), 1947–1948 (Class C) and 1977 (Class A). History Each of the three leagues was the result of a reorganization of a previous circuit. The Lone Star League of the 1920s was created by merging two Class D loops, the East Texas League and the Texas Association; it disbanded on May 16, 1929. The eight-member postwar Lone Star circuit of 1947–1948 was formed from a foundation of four teams that had played in the Class C East Texas League of 1946. After the demise of the LSL, the East Texas League was revived for the 1949–1950 seasons. The Lone Star League was the successor of the failed Gulf States League of , inheriting Texas-based GSL franchises in Beeville, Corpus Christi, Harlingen and Victoria. Like the GSL, it was an official Class A minor league, not an " independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Snapp
Earl Elmer "Red" Snapp (December 8, 1888 – January 3, 1974) was an American minor league baseball player and manager who led seven teams to pennants in their respective leagues. Early years Snapp attended Texas Christian University, but left the school in 1908 to play professional baseball. He made his professional debut in 1909 for the Fort Worth Panthers in the Texas League. He was an infielder for Fort Worth until the middle of the 1912 season. After leaving Fort Worth, he played for the Houston Buffaloes. He then served as a player-manager for teams in Topeka, Kansas, Manhattan, Kansas, and York, Nebraska during the 1913 season. In 1914, Snapp joined the Paris, Texas, team in the Texas–Oklahoma League. In 1915, he served as a player-manager for the Paris team, which was renamed the "Snappers" in his honor. During the 1916 season, he served as the player-manager of the Oklahoma City Senators in the same league. An infielder, Snapp played from 1909 to 1916, appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Gray (baseball)
Samuel David "Sad Sam" Gray (October 15, 1897 – April 16, 1953) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played on the Philadelphia Athletics (1924–27) and the St. Louis Browns (1928–33). Gray pitched and batted right-handed. He made his professional debut on April 19, 1924 for the Philadelphia Athletics under iconic manager Connie Mack. In his rookie season, he pitched 151⅔ innings in 34 games. He was traded to the St. Louis Browns in 1928 and began pitching much more. His 1928 season was his finest year. He pitched 21 complete games with a win–loss record of 20–12. His earned run average that year was his lowest at 3.19. His 1929 season had similar numbers with an 18-15 record. He also led the league in games started (37) and innings pitched (305). He tied the American League lead in shutouts with four. He shared the league lead with George Blaeholder and General Crowder, who were teammates, as well as with Danny MacFayden of the Boston Red Sox. In 1931, he had t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harper (outfielder)
George Washington Harper (June 24, 1892 – August 18, 1978) was an American professional baseball player. From 1916 to 1929, he played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Braves. Harper played 1073 major league games and had a career .303 batting average with 91 home runs and 530 RBI. After his major league career ended, Harper returned to the minor leagues, where he played and managed for several more seasons. Early life Harper was born in Arlington, Kentucky, and he attended Fordyce High School in Fordyce, Arkansas. He entered professional baseball in 1913 with the Paris Boosters of the Texas-Oklahoma League. Standing 5'8" tall and weighing 165 pounds, Harper threw right-handed and batted left-handed. He made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers in 1916. Career In 1917 and 1918, he played 91 games in right field for the Detroit Tigers, next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickey Kerr
Richard Henry Kerr (July 3, 1893 – May 4, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He also served as a coach and manager in the minor leagues. Early life Kerr was born in St. Louis, Missouri, one of Richard J. and Anna (née Tieman) Kerr's nine children. Kerr's father worked as a firefighter on rafts along the Mississippi. Prior to playing baseball, Kerr competed in amateur boxing. Kerr married Cora (nicknamed "Pep") Downing at age 21, on July 7, 1914. The couple remained married until Kerr's death in 1963. Kerr started playing baseball 14 alongside amateur adult baseball players. In 1909, Kerr and one of his brothers joined the Paragould Scouts in the Northeast Arkansas League. He played for lower-level teams from 16 to 22, including the Cairo Egyptians and the Cleburne Railroaders. In 1917, he joined the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association, then one of the top minor leagues, for whom he pitched 448 inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilcy Moore
William Wilcy "Cy" Moore (May 20, 1897 – March 29, 1963) was a professional baseball right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1927–1933) with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He led the American League in ERA as a rookie in 1927 while playing for New York. Moore was a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, frequently referred to as Major League Baseball's greatest team of all time. He made his MLB debut on April 14 of that season and proceeded to win 19 games, with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig among his teammates. Moore was the winning pitcher in Game 4 of the 1927 World Series, pitching all nine innings for the champion Yankees against the Pittsburgh Pirates. New York won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a wild pitch. He also won the fourth and final game of the 1932 World Series, in which the Yankees defeated the Chicago Cubs. Primarily a relief pitcher, Moore was a member of the Yankee staff during the 1928 World Series as well, but was not needed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Texas
Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River County during the Republic of Texas. By 1840, population growth necessitated the organization of a new county. George Washington Wright, who had served in the Third Congress of the Republic of Texas as a representative from Red River County, was a major proponent of the new county. The Fifth Congress established the new county on December 17, 1840, and named it after Mirabeau B. Lamar, who was the first Vice President and the second President of the Republic of Texas. Lamar County was one of the 18 Texas counties that voted against secession on February 23, 1861. In 1877, 1896, and 1916, major fires in the city forced considerable rebuilding. The 1916 fire destroyed almost half the town and caused an estimated $11 million in property ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Teams Established In 1914
Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batting and Fielding (baseball), fielding. The game occurs over the course of several Pitch (baseball), plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding team (baseball), fielding team, called the pitcher, throws a Baseball (ball), ball that a player on the batting team (baseball), batting team, called the Batter (baseball), batter, tries to hit with a baseball bat, 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 Base (baseball), bases, having them advance counter-clockwise around four bases to score what are called "Run (baseball), runs". The objective of the defensive team (referred to as the fielding team) is to prevent batters from becoming Base running, runners, and to prevent runners' b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Teams Disestablished In 1927
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 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Establishments In Texas
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
