Howard Elbert "Ducky" Holmes (July 8, 1883 – September 18, 1945) was a
catcher in
Major League Baseball. He played in 9 games for the 1906
St. Louis Cardinals.
After his playing career, he was a manager in the minor leagues for the
Sioux City Packers of the Western League (1908), the
Saginaw Ducks of the
Southern Michigan League
The Southern Michigan League was a Minor League Baseball circuit which operated between 1906 and 1912. It was classified as a Class D league from 1906 to 1910 and as a Class C league from 1911 to 1912. After that, the league was known as the Sou ...
(1913–1915), and the
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Places
Germany
* Frankfurt am Main, alternative name. "Frankfort" is the form of the name in the Hessian and Palatine dialects which are spoken in the region where Frankfurt is located.
South Africa
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of the
Ohio State League
The Ohio State League was a minor league baseball league that operated in numerous seasons between 1887 and 1947, predominantly as a Class D level league. League franchises were based in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.
Histo ...
(1916). He also worked as an umpire, both in the
National League (1921) and American League (1923–1924). Later, he managed the
Dayton Ducks
The Dayton Ducks were a minor league baseball team that played in the Central League in 1932 and then the Middle Atlantic League from 1933–1942. The team took its name from their owner and field manager, former St. Louis Cardinals player Ducky Ho ...
of the
Middle Atlantic League (1932–1938, 1941–1942). After the Dayton Ducks folded at the end of the 1942 season, Holmes worked in a grocery store until his death.
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Major League Baseball catchers
St. Louis Cardinals players
Baseball players from Dayton, Ohio
Minor league baseball managers
1883 births
1945 deaths
Saginaw White Sox players
Jackson White Sox players
Savannah Pathfinders players
Indianapolis Indians players
Canton Chinamen players
Birmingham Barons players
Montreal Royals players
Sioux City Packers players
Zanesville Infants players
Zanesville Potters players
South Bend Bronchos players
South Bend Benders players
Grand Rapids Grads players
Grand Rapids Black Sox players
LaGrange Terrapins players
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