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Federalsburg A's
The Federalsburg A's were a minor league baseball team based in Federalsburg, Maryland. Federalsburg teams played as exclusively as members of the Class D (baseball), Class D level Eastern Shore League from 1937 to 1941 and 1946 to 1949, winning the 1939 league pennant. The "A's" moniker was interchanged with the similar "Athletics" and "Little A's" before the franchise became the "Feds" for their final season of 1949. Hosting all minor league home games at Federal Park, Federalsburg played as a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics from 1937 to 1941 and 1946 to 1948. History Eastern Shore League 1937–1941 Minor league baseball began in Federalsburg, Maryland in 1937 when the Federalsburg "A's" (or interchangeable "Athletics") became members as the eight–team Class D (baseball), Class D level Eastern Shore League. Adopting their nickname, Federalsburg was a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Athletics, a partnership that would continue until 1949. Playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class D (baseball)
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), constituted of teams affiliated with MLB clubs. It was founded on September 5, 1901, in response to the growing dominance of the National League (baseball), National League and American League, as the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL or NA). Minor League Baseball originated as simply the organization of lower tiers of professional baseball in the United States, comprising clubs that lacked the financial means to compete with the National League and later the American League. The association of minor leagues remained independent throughout the early 20th century, protected by agreements with the major leagues to ensure they were compensated when minor-league players were signed by major-league clubs. Later, Minor League Baseball evolved to be constituted entirely of farm team, affiliates of larger clubs, giving young prospects a chance to develop the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pep Rambert
Elmer Donald "Pep" Rambert (August 1, 1916 – November 16, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rambert's only decision came on the final day of his MLB career when he surrendered 8 runs in a 3–11 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. In the minor leagues, he played both pitcher and outfielder, beginning with the Leesburg Gondoliers and St. Augustine Saints of the Florida State League in 1937. During the latter part of his minor league career he was a player manager for the Cairo Egyptians (1946), Federalsburg A's (1947), Hagerstown Owls The Hagerstown Owls were a Minor League Baseball team based in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. The team played in the Inter-State League (1941–1952) and the Piedmont League (1953–1955). Their home games were played in Municipal Stadi ... (1948), Eastman Dodgers (1951), and Cocoa Indians (1952). References External links 1916 births 1974 deaths Major L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Mussill
Bernard James Mussill (October 1, 1919 – January 27, 2013) was an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944. The rookie left-hander stood and weighed . Biography Born in Bower Hill, Pennsylvania, Mussill was one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. He made his major league debut on April 20, 1944, in a home game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Shibe Park. His season and career totals included sixteen games pitched, all in relief, a 0–1 record with eight games finished, thirteen earned runs allowed in 19 innings, and an ERA An era is a span of time. Era or ERA may also refer to: * Era (geology), a subdivision of geologic time * Calendar era Education * Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school * ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia * E ... of 6.05. References External links ''The Baseball Bat''by Barney Mussill {{DEFAULTSORT:Mussill, Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Mulligan
Richard Charles Mulligan (March 18, 1918 – December 15, 1992) was an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher, chiefly in relief. He played parts of four seasons with the Washington Senators (1941), Philadelphia Phillies (1946), and Boston Braves (1946 – 1947). Mulligan served with the US Army Air Force from 1942–46 during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... References External links 1918 births 1992 deaths People from Swoyersville, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Major League Baseball pitchers Boston Braves players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Philadelphia Phillies players Trenton Senators players Federalsburg A's players Hartford Chiefs players San Diego Padres (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walt Masters
Walter Thomas Masters (March 28, 1907 – July 10, 1992) was an American MLB pitcher and an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Masters went directly from college to the majors in 1931 but barely pitched in his first season with the Washington Senators. He went to the Youngstown Buckeyes the next year and went 11–14 for the Central League team but his 3.12 ERA was second-best among pitchers with 10 or more decisions. He was 3–3 with a 5.49 ERA for the International League's Albany Senators in 1933. After two years out of organized baseball (during which time he coached the Canadian football team Ottawa Rough Riders and played in the semipro St. Lawrence League) Masters was president, manager and business manager of the Ottawa Senators in the Can–Am League in 1936. He went 11–8 with a 4.40 ERA and played the outfield at times, hitting .270 with 4 homers and 40 RBI. Masters (a Knute Rockne All-American in college) play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Higgins (basketball)
James Chaplin Higgins (December 25, 1918 – February 12, 2002) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball League (United States), National Basketball League for the Hammond Ciesar All-Americans in one game during the 1940–41 season and scored one point. Higgins was also a minor league baseball player. He played for the Baltimore Orioles (minor league), Baltimore Orioles (minor league team), Federalsburg A's, Dover Orioles, Appleton Papermakers, and Vicksburg Hill Billies. References 1918 births 2002 deaths American men's basketball players Appleton Papermakers players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Baseball players from Richland County, Illinois Basketball players from Illinois Centers (basketball) Dover Orioles players Federalsburg A's players Hammond Ciesar All-Americans players People from Olney, Illinois Sportspeople from Richland County, Illinois Vicksburg Hill Billies players 20th-century American sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hennessey
George Hennessey (October 28, 1907 – January 15, 1988) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1937 to 1945. Born in Slatington, Pennsylvania, he played for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago Cubs. Hennessey died in Princeton, New Jersey The Municipality of Princeton is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey, Borough of Princeton and Pri ..., aged 80. References External links , oRetrosheet 1907 births 1988 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Browns players Philadelphia Phillies players Chicago Cubs players York White Roses players Nashville Vols players Ozark Eagles players Trenton Packers players Shreveport Sports players Trenton Senators players Northern Lehigh High School alumni Baseball players from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Federals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Hermanski
Eugene Victor Hermanski (May 11, 1920 – August 9, 2010) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. A native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, he attended Seton Hall University. Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1939, Hermanski made his Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ... debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 14, 1943, and appeared in his final game on September 22, 1953. The Salem (Massachusetts) ''Evening News'', reported on August 8, 1943, that the then-22-year-old outfielder, recently released from the USCG Salem Air Station in order to enlist in the USN's V-5 Aviation Training Program, was expected to use a month-long break to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. "Hermanski hit a homer and two triples in an exhibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buck Etchison
Clarence Hampton "Buck" Etchison (January 27, 1915 – January 24, 1980) was an American professional first baseman who played for the Boston Braves in parts of two seasons spanning 1943–1944. At the end of the 1945 season, he was sent to the minor league Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association, as one of the players to be named later when the Braves received Dick Culler and Tommy Nelson. Etchison was born in Baltimore, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ..., and died at the age of 64 in East New Market, Maryland. References External links * 1915 births 1980 deaths Major League Baseball first basemen Boston Braves players Minor league baseball managers Dayton Ducks players Elmira Pioneers players Fayetteville Highlanders players Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rehoboth Beach Sea Hawks
Rehoboth may refer to: * Rehoboth (Bible), the name of three Biblical places Places Israel * Rehoboth, the conventional English name for Rehovot * Rehovot-in-the-Negev, archaeological site (Nabataean and Byzantine city) Namibia * Rehoboth, Namibia * Rehoboth Ratepayers' Association * Rehoboth (homeland), a Baster territory in South West Africa (present-day Namibia) United States * Rehoboth Beach, Delaware * Rehoboth, DeKalb County, Georgia * Rehoboth, Harris County, Georgia * Rehoboth (Eldorado, Maryland), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Dorchester County, Maryland * Rehoboth, Massachusetts * Rehoboth, New Mexico * Rehoboth (Chappaqua, New York), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York * Rehoboth, Perry County, Ohio * Rehoboth, Seneca County, Ohio Other places * Rehoboth Christian College, Perth, Western Australia * Rehoboth Specialist Hospital, Nigeria Other uses * 145475 Rehoboth, an asteroid * Rehoboth Bay, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easton Yankees
Easton may refer to: Places Canada * Easton, Nova Scotia United Kingdom *Easton, Bristol * Easton, Cambridgeshire *Easton, Dorset * Great Easton, Essex and Little Easton, Essex *Easton, Hampshire **Crux Easton, Hampshire *Easton, Isle of Wight * Great Easton, Leicestershire *Easton, Lincolnshire *Easton, Norfolk *Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire *Easton Neston, Northamptonshire *Easton on the Hill, Northamptonshire * Easton, Somerset, near Wells *Easton in Gordano, Somerset *Easton, Suffolk * Easton Bavents, Suffolk *In the county of Wiltshire: **Easton, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, near Devizes ** Easton, Corsham, Wiltshire ** Easton, Pewsey Vale, a parish ***Easton Royal, village in the parish **Easton Grey, between Malmesbury and Sherston **Easton Town, Wiltshire, near Sherston United States *Easton, California *Easton, Connecticut *Easton, Georgia, a former town located in what is now Atlanta *Easton, Illinois *Easton, Kansas *Easton, Maine *Easton, Maryland *Easton, Massachus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milford Red Sox
The Milford Red Sox was the primary moniker a minor league baseball team that played in Milford, Delaware as members of the Eastern Shore League. After Milford first hosted a team in the 1889 Delaware State League, the Eastern Shore team originated as the Milford Sandpipers (1923), followed by the Milford Giants, a Class-D affiliate of the New York Giants in 1938 and remained that way until the league shut down as a result of World War II in 1942. Milford returned to play after the war, in 1946, as a Boston Red Sox affiliate and played until 1948. Notable players * Sid Gordon Sidney Gordon (August 13, 1917 – June 17, 1975) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman. He had a 13-year career in MLB for the New York Giants (1941–43, 1946–49, a ... (1917–1975), 2x Major League All Star References External linksBaseball Reference Defunct Eastern Shore League teams Boston Red Sox minor league affi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
