A frail-looking Christy Mathewson, who served as class president in 1899, is elected as Bucknell’s “B” Club first president. The beloved future Hall of Famer, who will die prematurely in 1925 from tuberculosis after being accidentally gassed in a training exercise during WWI, played on the school’s football team as a placekicker and excelled as a pitcher on the baseball team.
Tris Speaker and Commissioner Landis at spring training in Dallas, Texas – 1922.
Carl Furillo Position: Rightfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg) Born: March 8, 1922 in Stony Creek Mills, PA Died: January 21, 1989 in Stony Creek Mills, PA Buried: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, PA Debut: April 16, 1946 (10,102nd in major league history) vs. BSN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: May 7, 1960 vs. PHI 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB…
Al Gionfriddo Positions: Outfielder and Pinch HitterBats: Left • Throws: Left5-6, 165lb (168cm, 74kg)Born: March 8, 1922 in Dysart, PADied: March 14, 2003 in Solvang, CABuried: Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, CAHigh School: Cresson HS (Cresson, PA)Debut: September 23, 1944 (9,785th in major league history)vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 28, 1947vs. BSN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBFull Name: Albert Francis GionfriddoView Player…
Babe Ruth becomes the highest paid player in history when he inks a three-year deal with the Yankees worth $52,000 per season, more than three times as much as teammate Home Run Baker, the second best paid major leaguer. The ‘Sultan of Swat’ will prove worthy of his contract, hitting 122 home runs during the span of the deal and earning MVP honors in the team’s first World Championship season in 1923.
1922 – New York Yankees star Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in history when he signs a three-year contract that will pay him over $50,000 per season. In 1921, Ruth led the American League with 59 home runs and 171 RBI.
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