Phil Haugstad Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-2, 165lb (188cm, 74kg)Born: February 23, 1924 in Black River Falls, WIDied: October 21, 1998 in Black River Falls, WIBuried: Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, WIDebut: September 1, 1947 (10,347th in major league history)vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ERLast Game: July 1, 1952vs. STL 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ERFull Name: Philip Donald HaugstadView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen…
1924 – Frank Chance, signed as Chicago White Sox manager three months ago, resigns because of illness. Coach Johnny Evers is named acting manager until Chance returns, but the former Cubs star never recovers, and will die on September 24th.
1924 – Boston Braves third baseman Tony Boeckel becomes the first major leaguer to be killed in an automobile accident when he dies from injuries received as a passenger yesterday in San Diego, CA. Yankee outfielder Bob Meusel, also a passenger of the car driven by Los Angeles theater man Bob Albright, escapes without any serious injuries.
The National League announces it will join the AL in awarding a thousand dollars to the player selected by writers as the league’s Most Valuable Player. Dazzy Vance, who posts a 28-6 record along with an ERA of 2.16 for the Dodgers, easily outpoints Rogers Hornsby to become the Senior Circuit’s first MVP.
Clark Griffith names 27-year-old Bucky Harris as manager of the Washington Senators
1924 – Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith names 2B Bucky Harris, last year’s team captain, as the new Nationals’ manager. Harris had annoyed Griffith by playing pro basketball over the winter, in violation of his contract, but the owner still tabs him the job. Harris, 28, team captain, is at spring training when he receives the offer by letter.
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