Rome Colonels
The Rome Colonels was the primary moniker of minor league baseball teams based in Rome, New York between 1898 and 1951. Rome teams played as members of the New York State League (1898–1901), Empire State League (1905) and Canadian–American League (1937–1942, 1946–1951). The Colonels were preceded in Rome by the Rome Romans. The Rome Colonels played as a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1942, Detroit Tigers from 1946 to 1949 and Philadelphia Athletics in 1951. History New York State League (1898–1901) Minor league baseball started in Rome, New York in 1898. Playing at Riverside Park, the Rome Romans joined the Independent eight–team New York State League. The Rome Romans finished their initial season with a 43–51 record, placing 6th in the New York State League. The Rome managers were Charles Faatz and Hobe Whiting. The 1899 Rome Romans were the New York State League Champions. The New York State League became a Class C level League in 1899, as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Independent Baseball League
An independent baseball league is a professional baseball organization in the United States or Canada that is not overseen by Major League Baseball and is outside the Minor League Baseball clubs affiliated to it. The Northern League and Frontier League both started play in 1993, and the Northern League's success paved the way for other independent leagues like the Texas-Louisiana League and Northeast League. The Atlantic League has had more marquee players than any other independent league, including Jose Canseco, Mat Latos, Steve Lombardozzi Jr., Francisco Rodríguez, Chien-Ming Wang, Roger Clemens, Rich Hill, Scott Kazmir, Juan González, John Rocker, and Dontrelle Willis. Two former Atlantic League players are in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Tim Raines and Rickey Henderson. Gary Carter, another Hall of Famer, managed in the league. The Atlantic League has had many notable managers and coaches, including Wally Backman, Frank Viola, Tommy John, Sparky L ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jim Devlin
James Alexander Devlin (June 6, 1849 – October 10, 1883) was an American Major League Baseball player who played mainly as a first baseman early in his career, then as a pitcher in the latter part. He played for three teams during his five-year career; the Philadelphia White Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings of the National Association, and the Louisville Grays of the National League. However, after admitting to throwing games and costing the Grays the pennant in the 1877 Louisville Grays scandal, he and three of his teammates were banished permanently from Major League Baseball. Career Jim Devlin began his career in the first organized professional league, the National Association, as an infielder for his hometown Philadelphia White Stockings team in 1873, and the Chicago White Stockings in the 1874 and 1875 seasons. In 1876, the National Association folded and was replaced by the National League that lives on to this day. In this year, Devlin began pitching ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Day (baseball)
William M. Day (1867–1923), was a Major League Baseball pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... who played in and with the Philadelphia Quakers/Phillies and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. He was still playing professionally in the minor leagues through 1904. External links References {{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Bill 1867 births 1923 deaths People from Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Quakers players Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsburgh Alleghenys players Troy Trojans (minor league) players Reading Actives players New Bedford Whalers (baseball) players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players New Bedford Browns players Brockton Shoemakers players Bridgeport Orators players Rome Romans players Fall River In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bill Cristall
William Arthur Cristall (September 12, 1875 - January 28, 1939) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Cleveland Indians in 1901. Cristall batted and threw left-handed. His playing height and weight were listed as 5 foot 7 inches and 145 lbs. He was Jewish. Baseball career Cristall made his major league debut on September 3, 1901. His time in the major leagues was short, as he only started and pitched in six career games. His career numbers were not so impressive, as his win-loss record would be 1–5, although he did pitch 5 complete games and his one win was a shutout. Although he had very few at bats, he was a respectable hitter, especially for a pitcher, as he had 7 hits in 20 at-bats, including two hits for triples, and finished with a career .350 batting average. Cristall finished his career with a fielding percentage of .957, making only one error in his six starts. His last game would be on September 28, 1901. He was the first professional base ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dan Coogan
Daniel George Coogan (February 16, 1875 – October 28, 1942) was an American baseball player and coach. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, he played professionally for 11 seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators. He also coached several college teams during and after his playing career. He was tall and weighed ."Dan Coogan Statistics and History" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2012. Early life Coogan was born in , in 1875. His parents, John and Emma Coogan, died when he was young.Berger, Ralph[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Charlie Bowles
Charles James Bowles (March 15, 1917 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States – December 23, 2003 in Newton, North Carolina, United States) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1945. He later managed in the minor leagues. Playing career Bowles began his professional career in 1937 with the Beckley Bengals, at the age of 20. He went 16–7 with a 3.83 ERA in 27 games (19 starts) that year. He spent 1938 with the Welch Miners and Bluefield Blue-Grays, going a combined 8–11 with a 5.20 ERA in 27 games. He played with Welch again in 1939, going 9–8 with a 5.43 ERA in 20 games (16 starts). He went 6–3 with a 5.81 ERA in 23 games for the Monroe White Sox in 1940. In 1941, he played for the Monroe White Sox and El Dorado Oilers, going a combined 8–13 with a 6.14 ERA. He split the 1942 season between the Lancaster Red Roses and Richmond Colts, going a combined 10–13 with an unknown overall ERA. His ERA with t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Blackburn (baseball)
George W. Blackburn 'Smiling George''(September 21, 1869 – December 29, 1938) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Baltimore Orioles in the season. A native of Ozark, Missouri, he spent 17 years in baseball as a player, coach, and manager Blackburn posted a 2–2 record with a 6.82 earned run average in five pitching appearances with the Orioles, allowing 30 runs (25 earned) on 34 hits and 12 walks while striking out one batter in 33 innings of work. On July 16, 1897, Cap Anson of the Chicago Cubs became the first player in major league history to reach 3,000 hits when he singled off Blackburn. Blackburn also pitched for 34 different minor league Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ... teams from 1892 through 1909 and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Larry Battam
Lawrence Battam (May 1, 1876 – January 27, 1938), was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues for the 1895 New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. .... His minor league career stretched through 1903. External links 1876 births 1938 deaths Major League Baseball third basemen Baseball players from New York (state) New York Giants (NL) players 19th-century baseball players Schenectady Dorpians players Torrington Tornadoes players Paterson Silk Weavers players New York Metropolitans (minor league) players Philadelphia Athletics (minor league) players Reading Actives players Pawtucket Phenoms players Springfield Ponies players Springfield Maroons players Rome Romans players Taunton Herrings players Newark Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Quebec Braves
The Quebec Athletics/Alouettes/Braves were a Minor League Baseball team that operated from 1939–1955. Operating in Quebec City, the team played in the Quebec Provincial League in 1939 and 1940 and the Canadian–American League from 1941–1942 and 1946–1950. They were affiliated with the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1941 season, the Chicago Cubs in 1946, New York Giants in 1948 and the Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bost ... from 1951–1955. The 1950 Braves were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. References External linksBaseball Reference [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oneonta Red Sox
The Oneonta Red Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Oneonta, New York. The first incarnation of the team played in the first New York–Pennsylvania League in 1924. On August of that year, the Utica Utes relocated to Oneonta to finish their season as the Oneonta Indians. In Oneonta, the club posted an 18–22 record. However prior to the next season, the club relocated to Shamokin, Pennsylvania, to become the Shamokin Shammies. The second incarnation of the team can be traced back to 1940 when the Can-Am League's Cornwall Maple Leafs relocated to Oneonta and played their home games at Damaschke Field. The club played until 1942 as the Oneonta Indians, winning league titles in 1941 and 1942. However the league suspended operation until 1946, due to World War II. However the team did reemerge that season as the Red Sox. Throughout its entire history the second incarnation of the club was affiliated with the Boston Red Sox. Frank Malzone played third base for one seaso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lefty Smoll
Clyde Hetrick "Lefty" Smoll (April 17, 1914 – August 31, 1985) was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 1940 Philadelphia Phillies. Biography On April 26, 1940, Smoll made his major league debut, starting against the Brooklyn Dodgers, whose starting pitcher was Freddie Fitzsimmons. Smoll allowed four runs, two earned, in six innings of work, saddling him with the loss. Smoll made 33 appearances in 1940, starting nine games and going 2–8 with a 5.37 ERA. In 109 innings, he allowed 145 hits and 36 walks while striking out 31 batters. He played his final big league game on September 12. Smoll also spent 10 seasons pitching in the minor leagues, going 79–94 in 337 games. He pitched in the minors until 1946. He managed in the minor leagues from 1948 to 1950, skippering the Rome Colonels the first two years and the West Palm Beach Indians in the last. Smoll died in the city of his birth, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, on August 31, 198 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |