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Woody Fair
Woodrow Clark Fair (April 11, 1914 – November 14, 2000) was a minor league baseball outfielder who played for 17 seasons - from 1934 to 1943 and from 1946 to 1952. He was considered the best player in the Carolina League during its early years. Over the course of his career, Fair hit .306 with 275 home runs, 438 doubles and 105 triples in 1,892 games. His best years came as a member of the Carolina League, where he spent six seasons - from 1946 to 1951. In that span he hit .324 with 123 home runs and 559 RBI. He hit as many as 38 home runs in a season. He also managed for a few seasons. In 1942, he led the New Iberia Cardinals until they disbanded on May 22. In 1947, he managed the Carthage Cardinals and in 1948 he led the Danville Leafs after replacing Bob Latshaw Robert Eugene Latshaw (February 23, 1917, in Denver, Colorado – January 16, 2001 in Towson, Maryland) was a long-time minor league baseball first baseman and manager who also played with the Baltimore Bullets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolina League
The Carolina League is a Minor League Baseball league which has operated along the Atlantic Coast of the United States since 1945. Having been classified at various levels throughout its existence, it operated at Class A-Advanced from 1990 until its demotion to Single-A following Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. The league temporarily operated for the 2021 season as the Low-A East before reassuming its original moniker in 2022. The organization that later became the Carolina League formed in 1945, just as World War II was ending, and consisted of eight teams, six from North Carolina and two from southern Virginia. This later grew to as many as 12 teams, at times. History The Carolina League was announced on October 29, 1944, after an organizational meeting at Durham, North Carolina. It was a successor to the Class D Bi-State League that existed before World War II. The league began play in 1945 with eight teams based in Burlington, Durham, Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Iberia Cardinals
The New Iberia Cardinals were an Evangeline League baseball team that played under various names from 1934 to 1956. From 1934 to 1942, 1946 to 1947, in 1949 and in 1953, they were known as the New Iberia Cardinals. They were based in New Iberia, Louisiana, and were affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1935 to 1941 and the Boston Red Sox in 1946. One of their home ball parks was Acadian Park. They won one league championship, in 1941 under Johnny Keane. In 1948, from 1951 to 1952 and from 1954 to 1955, they were known as the New Iberia Pelicans. In 1948, they were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and from 1954 to 1955 they were affiliated with the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association. They played their home games in Acadian Park. In 1950, they were called the New Iberia Rebels. They were managed by Sid Gautreaux, who led them to a 66–73 record. Their home ballpark was Acadian Park. In their final season, 1956, they were called the New Iberia Indians unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carthage Cardinals
Carthage was the capital city of Ancient Carthage, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. The city developed from a Canaanite Phoenician colony into the capital of a Punic empire which dominated large parts of the Southwest Mediterranean during the first millennium BC. The legendary Queen Alyssa or Dido, originally from Tyre, is regarded as the founder of the city, though her historicity has been questioned. According to accounts by Timaeus of Tauromenium, she purchased from a local tribe the amount of land that could be covered by an oxhide. As Carthage prospered at home, the polity sent colonists abroad as well as magistrates to rule the colonies. The ancient city was destroyed in the nearly-three year siege of Carthage by the Roman Republic during the Third Punic War in 146 BC and then re-developed as Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danville Leafs
The Danville Leafs were a professional minor league baseball team that played in the city of Danville, Virginia. During 1935–1942, they were also known as the Danville-Schoolfield Leafs. History Professional baseball first made its appearance in Danville in 1905 when the town fielded a team, the Tobacconists, in the short-lived Class C Virginia–North Carolina League. Several other professional teams came and went in the town but it was not until 1925 that the name "Leafs" was first used. The name refers to the famous tobacco leaf markets of the town. The Leafs, who played in the Piedmont League, relocated during the 1926 season, again leaving Danville without professional baseball. A new Leafs team was formed in 1934 as a member of the Class D Bi-State League. The team remained a part of that league, which included teams from towns along both sides of the North Carolina-Virginia border, for five seasons. The Leafs won pennants in 1934 and 1935. In 1945, another incarnation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Latshaw
Robert Eugene Latshaw (February 23, 1917, in Denver, Colorado – January 16, 2001 in Towson, Maryland) was a long-time minor league baseball first baseman and manager who also played with the Baltimore Bullets in the American Basketball League in 1945. Latshaw made his professional baseball debut in 1935 at the age of 18. He spent 20 seasons in the league, playing in 1,746 games. Although his exact career average is unknown he hit approximately .288; and though not a power hitter, Latshaw hit ten or more home runs six times and 15 or more three times, and 19 in one season. He served as a player-manager from 1947 through 1954, or eight different seasons; but he managed through a full season only three times. He began with the Richmond Colts, finishing 68–71 and going to the playoffs, losing in the first round. He managed the Danville Leafs part of the year 1948, heading to the Wilson Tobs later that year. He managed the Galax Leafs in 1949, and in 1950 the Granby Red Sox. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iola Indians
Iola or IOLA may refer to: * ''Iola'', the ''nom de plume'' of African-American writer Ida B. Wells * ''Iola'' (steamboat 1885), a steamboat active on Puget Sound from 1885 to 1915 * Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts, a method of raising money for charitable purposes in the United States * Myrmarachne, a genus of jumping spiders Places ;In the United States *Iola, Colorado, a ghost town *Iola, Illinois, a village in Clay County, Illinois *Iola, Kansas, a city in Allen County, Kansas *Iola, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania * Iola, Texas, a city in Grimes County, Texas * Iola, Wisconsin, a village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin *Iola (town), Wisconsin, a town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin Given name * Iola Fuller (1906–1993), American writer * Iola Gregory (1946–2017), Welsh actress * Iola Abraham Ikkidluak (1936–2003), Inuit artist * Iola Johnson (born 1950), American news anchor Fictional characters * Iola Boylan, character on the tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Temple
Floyd O. Temple (February 3, 1926 – June 29, 2012) was the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team from 1954 to 1981. He also managed and played in the minor leagues in the early 1950s. A third baseman, Temple was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, and began his professional career in 1950, playing for the Gladewater Bears of the East Texas League, hitting .167 in 15 games. He played for the Iola Indians of the Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League in 1951 and 1952, hitting .292 and .295 respectively. Overall, he hit .278 in 110 minor league games. He also managed the Indians for parts of the 1951 and 1952 seasons. Following his professional career, he became the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team. He compiled a record of 437–396–7 in his 28 seasons with the team, becoming its winningest head coach ever. His #13 jersey was placated on the right-center field wall at Hoglund Ballpark. In 1965, Temple managed the Rapid City Chiefs of the Basin League, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
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 earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor League Baseball Players
Minor may refer to: * Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities. ** A person who has not reached the age of majority * Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education Music theory *Minor chord ** Barbershop seventh chord or minor seventh chord *Minor interval *Minor key *Minor scale Mathematics * Minor (graph theory), the relation of one graph to another given certain conditions * Minor (linear algebra), the determinant of a certain submatrix People * Charles Minor (1835–1903), American college administrator * Charles A. Minor (21st-century), Liberian diplomat * Dan Minor (1909–1982), American jazz trombonist * Dave Minor (1922–1998), American basketball player * James T. Minor, US academic administrator and sociologist * Jerry Minor (born 1969), American actor, comedian and writer * Kyle Minor (born 1976), American writer * Mike Minor (actor) (born 1940), American actor * Mike Minor (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor League Baseball Managers
Minor may refer to: * Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities. ** A person who has not reached the age of majority * Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education Music theory *Minor chord ** Barbershop seventh chord or minor seventh chord *Minor interval *Minor key *Minor scale Mathematics * Minor (graph theory), the relation of one graph to another given certain conditions * Minor (linear algebra), the determinant of a certain submatrix People * Charles Minor (1835–1903), American college administrator * Charles A. Minor (21st-century), Liberian diplomat * Dan Minor (1909–1982), American jazz trombonist * Dave Minor (1922–1998), American basketball player * James T. Minor, US academic administrator and sociologist * Jerry Minor (born 1969), American actor, comedian and writer * Kyle Minor (born 1976), American writer * Mike Minor (actor) (born 1940), American actor * Mike Minor (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
