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Vernon Dusters
The Vernon Dusters were a minor league baseball team based in Vernon, Texas. From 1947 to 1952, the Dusters played exclusively as members of the Longhorn League, qualifying for the playoffs on three occasions. Hosting home games at Wilbarger Memorial Stadium, the Dusters were the only minor league based in Vernon, Texas. History Minor league baseball started in Vernon in 1947, when the Vernon "Dusters" became charter members of the six-team Class D level Longhorn League. The Ballinger Cats, Big Spring Broncs, Midland Indians, Odessa Oilers and Sweetwater Sports joined Vernon in beginning Longhorn League play on April 23, 1947. In their first season of play, the Dusters finished in last place. With a 42–87 record, the Vernon Dusters placed sixth in their first season of play Longhorn League play. Vernon drew 30,758 fans at home games for the 1947 season. In 1948, the San Angelo Colts and Del Rio Cowboys joined the Longhorn League as the league expanded to eight teams. The Verno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Stratton Story
''The Stratton Story'' is a 1949 American biographical film directed by Sam Wood that tells the true story of Monty Stratton, a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1934 to 1938. The film is the first of three to pair stars Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson, followed by ''The Glenn Miller Story'' and ''Strategic Air Command''. Stratton commented that Stewart "did a great job of playing me, in a picture which I figure was about as true to life as they could make it." ''The Stratton Story'' was a financial success and won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture Story. Plot Texas farm boy Monty Stratton demonstrates a knack for pitching a baseball. With the help of Barney Wile, a retired catcher who is now a scout, he manages to arrange a tryout with the Chicago White Sox during the team's spring training in California. He shows promise and is given a contract. On his first evening at spring training, Stratton is introduced to a young woman name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Teams Established In 1947
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] |
Defunct Baseball Teams In Texas
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Professional Baseball Teams In Texas
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Defunct Minor League Baseball Teams
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Jim King (baseball)
James Hubert King (August 27, 1932 – February 23, 2015) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 11 seasons between 1955 and 1967, mostly with the Washington Senators. He also was a member of the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as tall and . Career King began his professional career in 1950 in the Cardinals' farm system, from which he was drafted by the Cubs as a Rule 5 selection in 1954. After spending and on the Cubs' big-league roster, he was traded back to the Cardinals () and then dealt to the Giants (), but spent most of the next four seasons in the minor leagues, getting into only 56 total MLB games between 1957 and 1960. In the latter year, he was named the International League Most Valuable Player. That December, King was taken by the brand-new, replacement Washington franchise with the 50 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Fahr
Gerald Warren Fahr (December 9, 1924 – February 12, 2010) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in the minor leagues from 1947–1956, with the exception of a five-game Major League trial as a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Indians during the 1951 season. Born in Marmaduke, Arkansas, Fahr made his professional debut with the Vernon Dusters, and played for them for two seasons. In 1947, he had a win-loss record of 16-18, then had a 21-8 record and a 1.96 earned run average (ERA). After spending 1949 with three teams, Fahr played for the Shreveport Sports in 1950, and had a 10-6 record and a 2.72 ERA. At the end of the season, the Cleveland Indians signed him to a contract and added him to the major league roster. Fahr made his Major League debut on April 29, 1951 for the Indians, allowing three hits, a base on balls and two earned runs in one inning against the St. Louis Browns. However, in his final four games he had 4⅔ innings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat McLaughlin (baseball)
Patrick Elmer McLaughlin (August 17, 1910 – November 1, 1999) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-03. References External links , o1910 births 1999 deaths Amarillo Gold Sox players Baseball players from Texas Beaumont Exporters players Detroit Tigers players Hollywood Stars players Indianapolis Indians players Longview Cannibals players Major League Baseball pitchers Minor league baseball managers Muskogee Tigers players Paris Red Peppers players Philadelphia Athletics players San Angelo Colts player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Berry (pitcher)
Jonas Arthur Berry (December 16, 1904 – September 27, 1958) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The , right-hander played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. Career Berry spent 18 seasons in the minor leagues before World War II gave him a chance to pitch regularly in the big leagues. He pitched in two games for the Cubs in 1942, and then made an impact with the Philadelphia A's two years later. The 39-year-old rookie won 10 games in relief and saved 12 more, tying for the league lead in that category. He also led the league with 47 games finished, and his earned run average was 1.94. In 1945, at age 40, Berry led the league in games pitched (52) and games finished (40), and had another great ERA (2.35). On July 21 of that same year, he pitched eleven scoreless innings of relief in a 24 inning 1–1 tie against the Detroit Tigers. On July 1, 1946, Berry was purchased from the A's by the Cleveland Indians and continued to be effe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Stewart
James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military pilot. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, he epitomized the "American ideal" in the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors. Born and raised in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Stewart started acting while at Princeton University. After graduating in 1932, he began a career as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway and in summer stock productions. In 1935, he landed his first supporting role in a movie and in 1938 he had his breakthrough in Frank Capra's ensemble comedy '' You Can't Take It with You''. The following year, Stewart garnered his first of five Academy Award nominations for his portrayal of an idealized and virtuous man who becomes a senator in Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
