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Walter Mueller
Walter John Mueller (December 6, 1894 – August 16, 1971) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues, for the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1922 to 1926. He is best known for becoming the first player to hit a home run off the first pitch ever thrown to him in the major leagues. Walter was also the father to Don Mueller, who also played in the major leagues, during the 1940s and 1950s, as well as the brother of fellow major leaguer, Heinie Mueller. Professional career He began the 1922 season with the Pirates, but he sat on the bench for three weeks before the team's manager, George Gibson, gave him a chance to play. In the early 1920s, Pittsburgh did not play baseball within the state borders on Sundays, due to Pennsylvania's blue laws. Therefore, he Pirates interrupted a home stand to travel to Cubs Park for a one-day trip on Sunday, May 7, 1922 to play the Chicago Cubs. During that game, Mueller became the first major leaguer ever to hit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch fly balls and ground balls then to return them to the infield for the out or before the runner advances, if there are any runners on the bases. As an outfielder, they normally play behind the six players located in the field. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms. Outfielders named to the MLB All-Century Team are Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr. Strategy Players can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located on Chicago's North Side. The Cubs are one of two major league teams based in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division. The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903. Throughout the club's history, the Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox ("The Hitless Wonders") by four games to two. The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census. The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was firs .... * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry (anarchist), Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Major League Baseball Players With A Home Run In Their First Major League At Bat
In baseball, a home run is credited to a batter when he hits a fair ball and reaches home safely on the same play, without the benefit of an error. 133 players have hit a home run in their first at bat of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Josh Jung of the Texas Rangers on September 9, 2022. George Tebeau and Mike Griffin both hit home runs in their first at bats on April 16, 1887. Both players are recognized as the first player to homer in his first major league at bat because the exact time when each home run was hit is unclear. Luke Stuart, Walter Mueller, and Johnnie LeMaster hit inside-the-park home runs in their first at bats. Bill Duggleby, Jeremy Hermida, Brandon Crawford, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Daniel Nava hit grand slams; Kouzmanoff and Nava did so on the first pitch. Ernie Koy and Heinie Mueller were the first players to accomplish the feat in the same game, doing so for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, respect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starling Marté
Starling Javier Marte (born October 9, 1988) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins, and Oakland Athletics. He made his MLB debut in 2012 with the Pirates. Marte is a two-time MLB All-Star and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner. In 2021, he led the major leagues with 47 stolen bases. Early life Marte grew up on the outskirts of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. After his mother's death when he was nine, his grandmother took care of him. Career Minor leagues (2007–2012) He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2007, and was primarily a center fielder during his time in the minors. In 2010, Marte played 60 games for the Pirates' Class A affiliate, the Bradenton Marauders, ending with a batting average of .315. He hit 16 doubles and five triples that season while also stealing 22 bases. Marte represented the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Pittsburgh Pirates Season
The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 45th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The defending World Series champion Pirates finished third in the National League with a record of 84–69. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 13 , , @ Cardinals , , 6–7 , , Rhem , , Aldridge (0–1) , , — , , 17,000 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , April 14 , , @ Cardinals , , 10–3 , , Kremer (1–0) , , Bell , , — , , — , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 15 , , @ Cardinals , , 0–2 , , Keen , , Morrison (0–1) , , — , , — , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 16 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Sothoron , , Sheehan (0–1) , , — , , — , , 1–3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 17 , , @ Reds , , 3–4 , , Donohue , , Yde (0–1) , , May , , 5,500 , , 1–4 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , April 18 , , @ Reds , , 3–1 , , Aldridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Pittsburgh Pirates Season
The 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 43rd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 38th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 90–63. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 1 , , April 15 , , @ Reds , , 5–6 , , Sheehan , , Meadows (0–1) , , — , , 35,747 , , 0–1 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 2 , , April 16 , , @ Reds , , 1–0 , , Cooper (1–0) , , Luque , , — , , — , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 18 , , @ Reds , , 2–3 , , May , , Kremer (0–1) , , — , , — , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 4 , , April 19 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–2 , , Meadows (1–1) , , Pfeffer , , — , , — , , 2–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 20 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–3 , , Doak , , Morrison (0–1) , , — , , — , , 2–3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 6 , , April 21 , , @ Cardinals , , 9–11 , , Sherdel , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Pittsburgh Pirates Season
The 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 42nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 37th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the league standings with a record of 87–67. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 1 , , April 17 , , @ Cubs , , 3–2 , , Morrison (1–0) , , Osborne , , — , , 33,000 , , 1–0 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 2 , , April 18 , , @ Cubs , , 2–7 , , Alexander , , Boehler (0–1) , , — , , — , , 1–1 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 3 , , April 19 , , @ Cubs , , 5–10 , , Aldridge , , Adams (0–1) , , — , , — , , 1–2 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 4 , , April 20 , , @ Cubs , , 11–12 , , Osborne , , Adams (0–2) , , — , , — , , 1–3 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 5 , , April 21 , , @ Reds , , 6–12 , , Donohue , , Cooper (0–1) , , — , , — , , 1–4 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 6 , , April 22 , , @ Reds , , 15–9 , , Morrison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batting Average (baseball)
In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats. It is usually rounded to three decimal places and read without the decimal: A player with a batting average of .300 is "batting three-hundred". If necessary to break ties, batting averages could be taken beyond the .001 measurement. In this context, .001 is considered a "point", such that a .235 batter is 5 points higher than a .230 batter. History Henry Chadwick, an English statistician raised on cricket, was an influential figure in the early history of baseball. In the late 19th century he adapted the concept behind the cricket batting average to devise a similar statistic for baseball. Rather than simply copy cricket's formulation of runs scored divided by outs, he realized that hits divided by at bats would provide a better measure of individual batting ability. This is because while in cricket, scoring runs is almost entirely dependent on one's batting skill, in baseball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia Missourian
The ''Columbia Missourian'' is a digital-first newspaper based in Columbia, Missouri, published online seven days a week and in print five days a week. The newspaper is affiliated with the Missouri School of Journalism, and is owned as a 501c3 non-profit under the Missourian Publishing Association. Students enrolled in staff classes produce the newspaper, which is managed by working professionals who also serve as professors. History Walter Williams (1864-1935), the Missouri School of Journalism's first dean, helped establish the Missouri School of Journalism in 1908. The first issue of the ''Columbia Missourian'' was printed on the day that classes started, September 14, 1908. Prior to his appointment as dean of the Journalism School, Williams worked at several newspapers in Boonville, served as president of the Missouri Press Association and was eventually offered a position as editor of the Columbia Herald. He faced much resistance of the prospects of a journalism school fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Batted In
A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the batter bats a base hit which allows a teammate on a higher base to reach home and so score a run, then the batter gets credited with an RBI. Before the 1920 Major League Baseball season, runs batted in were not an official baseball statistic. Nevertheless, the RBI statistic was tabulated—unofficially—from 1907 through 1919 by baseball writer Ernie Lanigan, according to the Society for American Baseball Research. Common nicknames for an RBI include "ribby" (or "ribbie"), "rib", and "ribeye". The plural of "RBI" is a matter of "(very) minor controversy" for baseball fans:; it is usually "RBIs", in accordance with the usual practice for pluralizing initialisms in English; however, some sources use "RBI" as the plural, on the basis that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
