Floyd Myron "Rube" Kroh (August 25, 1886 in
Friendship, New York
Friendship is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 1,960 at the 2020 census. The town's name was adopted to mark the resolution of earlier conflicts.
Friendship is near the center of Allegany County and is nort ...
– March 17, 1944 in
), was a professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1906 to 1912. He played for the
Boston Braves,
Boston Americans
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
, and
Chicago Cubs. He is generally credited as the player who got the ball into the hands of
Johnny Evers
John Joseph Evers (July 21, 1881 – March 28, 1947) was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1902 through 1917 for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies. ...
in the famous
Merkle's Boner
Merkle's Boner refers to the notorious base-running mistake committed by rookie Fred Merkle of the New York Giants in a game against the Chicago Cubs on September 23, 1908. Merkle's failure to advance to second base on what should have been a g ...
game.
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1886 births
1944 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from New York (state)
Boston Red Sox players
Boston Braves players
Chicago Cubs players
Coudersport Giants players
Albany Senators players
Johnstown Johnnies players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Memphis Chickasaws players
Nashville Vols players
Dayton Veterans players
Galveston Pirates players
Houston Buffaloes players
Shreveport Gassers players
Wichita Falls Spudders players
Evansville Evas players
People from Friendship, New York
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