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Wichita Aviators (baseball)
The Wichita Aviators were a minor league baseball team based in Wichita, Kansas from 1905 to 1933. Wichita was a member of the Western Association (1905–1908) and Western League (1909–1933). History The club played mostly in the Western League. However, the club began play as the Wichita Jobbers, a member of the Western Association. The Jobbers played in the Western Association from 1905 to 1908, winning the league championship in 1905 and 1907. The 1907 Jobbers were recognized as one of the 100 greatest minor league teams of all time. The Jobbers then moved to the Western League, where they played until midway through their 1911 season. That year, the team relocated to Pueblo, Colorado, where they finished out the year as the Pueblo Indians. However, a team representing Wichita was fielded in 1912 to compete in the Western League. The Wichita Witches played continuously in the league until 1916. The team finished their 1916 season in Colorado Springs, Colorado as the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western League (1900–1958)
The Western League was the name of several leagues in American minor league baseball. First, its earliest progenitor, which existed from 1885 to 1899, was the predecessor of the American League. Later, during the 20th century, there were four incarnations of the Western League, including a Class D loop, formerly the Nebraska State League, that played from 1939 to 1941, and an independent loop (outside of "organized baseball") that began play in 1995. This article, however, concentrates on the Western Leagues that played from 1900 to 1937 and from 1947 to 1958. History The league's longest-serving franchise was located in Des Moines, Iowa, which joined the WL in 1900 and played continuously through 1937, when the league shut down during the Great Depression. Des Moines then rejoined the reborn Western circuit when Colorado Senator Edwin C. Johnson founded it in 1947; this team, a Chicago Cubs affiliate called the ''Des Moines Bruins'', then played for the final 12 years of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Casey (catcher)
Joseph Felix Casey (August 15, 1887 – June 2, 1966) was a professional baseball player from 1908 to 1924. He played four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers from 1909 to 1911 and the Washington Senators in 1918. He went to Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie .... Sources Major League Baseball catchers Detroit Tigers players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Hartford Senators players Little Rock Travelers players Indianapolis Indians players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Lewiston Cupids players Providence Grays (minor league) players Rochester Hustlers players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Vernon Tigers players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Hankins
Donald Wayne Hankins (February 9, 1902 – May 16, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ... in . External links 1902 births 1963 deaths Detroit Tigers players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Indiana People from Pendleton, Indiana Sportspeople from the Indianapolis metropolitan area {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Haley
Raymond Timothy Haley (January 23, 1891 – October 8, 1973) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1915 through 1917 for the Boston Red Sox (1915–16) and Philadelphia Athletics (1916–17). He also had an extensive minor league baseball career, spanning 22 seasons from 1910 until 1931, both as a player and manager. A native of Danbury, Iowa, Haley was signed by the Red Sox out of the Western Illinois University. Listed at , 180 lb, Haley batted and threw right-handed. Most of his playing time came with the A's, serving as their third catcher behind Billy Meyer and Val Picinich in 1916, then Wally Schang and Meyer in 1917. In his major league career, Haley was a .248 hitter (53-for-214) with 17 runs and 15 RBI in 81 games, including eight doubles, one triple, and two stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. As a catcher, he appeared in 71 games and collected 263 outs and 96 assists while committing 11 errors for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Graf
Frederick Graf (August 25, 1889 – October 4, 1979) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played with the St. Louis Browns in . In nine plate appearances he batted .400/.625/.600. He was a minor league manager in the Southeastern League The Southeastern League was the name of four separate baseball leagues in minor league baseball which operated in the Southeastern and South Central United States in numerous seasons between 1897 and 2003. Two of these leagues were associated wit ... in 1926 and 1927. He was Jewish. References External links 1889 births 1979 deaths Major League Baseball third basemen Baseball players from Canton, Ohio St. Louis Browns players Wheeling Stogies players Steubenville Stubs players Richmond Colts players Chattanooga Lookouts players Chattanooga Lookouts managers Atlanta Crackers players Little Rock Travelers players Nashville Vols players Wichita Izzies players Jewish American baseball players {{US-baseball-third-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Chadbourne
Chester James (Pop) Chadbourne (October 28, 1884 – June 21, 1943) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a center fielder for three teams between and . Chadbourne spent portions of five seasons in the major leagues, but his only two complete major league seasons were with the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League. He had more success in the minor leagues, collecting more than 3000 hits over 20 years. Listed at , , Chadbourne batted left-handed and threw right-handed. After his playing career, Chadbourne managed and umpired in the minor leagues. Early life and career Chadbourne was born in Parkman, Maine. A fine defensive outfielder, he entered the major leagues in with the Boston Red Sox, playing for them two years before being sold to the Indianapolis Indians of the American Association in November 1908. After five minor league seasons, he played from to for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League, where he led the league's outfielders i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Corgan
Charles Howard Corgan (December 4, 1902 – June 13, 1928) played professional baseball and football. In baseball, he played the infield for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1925 and 1927 seasons. He also played football for the Kansas City Blues/Cowboys, Hartford Blues and New York Giants from 1924 to 1927. He attended college at the University of Arkansas. He died from cancer in 1928. Early life Corgan was born in 1902 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. He attended Wagoner High School, where he played baseball, basketball and football. He had six siblings, including four brothers, all of whom played baseball at Wagoner High School. His brother Marsh played baseball in the Western Association before being elected Wagoner County Sheriff and becoming the youngest sheriff in the nation. His brother Roy played and managed in the Western Association. Corgan played college football at the University of Arkansas. He played end on the same team as Wagoner native Elza T. Renfro. Corgan and Renfro als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Campbell (baseball)
Archibald Stewart "Iron Man" Campbell (October 20, 1903 – December 22, 1989) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1928 season. He also played with the Washington Senators in 1929 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1930. Campbell pitched in 40 games in parts of three seasons, chiefly as a reliever, with two wins, six losses and a 5.86 ERA. Campbell batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Maplewood, New JerseyStaff"NEW ANGEL PLAYERS NO. 3--ARCHIE CAMPBELL" ''Los Angeles Times'', April 1, 1937. Accessed May 1, 2016. "He was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, but started playing semipro baseball in Los Angeles, which is his home now." and died in Sparks, Nevada Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the fifth most populous city in .... References External links Major Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Beck
Frederick Thomas Beck (November 17, 1886 – March 12, 1962) was a baseball player in the major leagues from 1909 to 1911 with the Boston Doves, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies. In 1914 and 1915, he played for the Chicago Whales of the Federal League. In one season (1910), Beck tied two other players for the league lead in home runs. Beck played minor-league baseball for many years, missing one season due to service in World War I. He retired from professional baseball after the 1926 season. Biography Born and raised in Havana, Illinois, Beck got his start in organized baseball with semi-pro teams in Havana. He began his professional career with Bloomington of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League in 1905. The team planned to use Beck as a pitcher, but he had problems throwing strikes, so he was placed in the outfield. He played with Bloomington until mid-1908, when he was sold to the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League for $750. Beck made his major-lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Musser
Paul Musser (June 24, 1889 – July 7, 1973) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators () and Boston Red Sox (). Listed at , 175 lb., Musser batted and threw right-handed. A native of Millheim, Pennsylvania, he attended Susquehanna University. In a two-season career, Musser posted a 0–2 record with a 3.35 ERA in 12 appearances, including six starts, one complete game, two saves, 24 strikeouts, 24 walks, and innings of work. Musser died at the age of 84 in State College, Pennsylvania State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a college town, dominated economically, culturally and demographically by the presence of the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania Sta .... External linksBaseball Reference [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McMullen
Hugh Raphael McMullen (December 16, 1901 – May 23, 1986) was a Major League Baseball catcher. McMullen played for the New York Giants in and , the Washington Senators in , and the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ... in . External links 1901 births 1986 deaths New York Giants (NL) players Cincinnati Reds players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Baseball players from Kansas People from La Cygne, Kansas Yakima Indians players {{US-baseball-catcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Maun
Ernest Gerald Maun (February 3, 1901 – January 1, 1987) 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 for the New York Giants in and the Philadelphia Phillies in . External links 1901 births 1987 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Kansas Philadelphia Phillies players New York Giants (NL) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
