Wolgamot
Wolgamot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Earl Wolgamot Clinton Earl Wolgamot (December 21, 1892 – April 25, 1970) was an American professional baseball catcher, coach and manager. In Major League Baseball, he was a coach for the Cleveland Indians from to . Born in Fairbank, Iowa, he threw and batt ... (1892–1970), American baseball player and manager * John Barton Wolgamot (1910–1980), American poet {{Short pages monitor ...
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Earl Wolgamot
Clinton Earl Wolgamot (December 21, 1892 – April 25, 1970) was an American professional baseball catcher, coach and manager. In Major League Baseball, he was a coach for the Cleveland Indians from to . Born in Fairbank, Iowa, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as tall and . Wolgamot began his playing career in 1915, became a player-manager in 1929 in the minors, and appeared in his last games in 1938 at age 45. Though statistical information is incomplete, it is known that he played in at least 909 games and collected at least 716 career hits. As well, he hit at least 36 home runs, 144 doubles and 27 triples. He began his managerial career by skippering the 1929 Terre Haute Tots through 1930. As a coach in Cleveland, he worked under managers Roger Peckinpaugh and Baseball Hall of Famer Walter Johnson. In 1934, he managed for the Grand Rapids Tigers, Monessen Indians and Zanesville Grays. After taking over the Grays partway through the season, he led them to a l ...
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