Hughie Jennings will not go south with the Brooklyn team but will get in shape as baseball coach for Cornell University.
1899 – Hughie Jennings will not go south with the Brooklyn team but will get in shape as baseball coach for Cornell University.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1898
Season Recap: 1898 League Champion: Boston Beaneaters
John Day is named as the Giants manager. New York’s new skipper will be replaced by Fred Hoey after just 66 games next season when the team gets off to a 29-35 start.
John Day is named as the Giants manager. New York’s new skipper will be replaced by Fred Hoey after just 66 games next season when the team gets off to a 29-35 start.
1898 – Roy Thomas‚ University of Pennsylvania outfielder‚ is signed by the Phillies for next season. Sporting Life calls him the “greatest amateur player of this generation.”
1898 – Roy Thomas‚ University of Pennsylvania outfielder‚ is signed by the Phillies for next season. Sporting Life calls him the “greatest amateur player of this generation.”
Baltimore manager Ned Hanlon‚ not unexpectedly‚ speaks out against the Brush resolution to curb rowdyism‚ cited by some as resulting in less interest and smaller crowds. “This past season I saw none that ought to scare anyone.”
1898 – Baltimore manager Ned Hanlon‚ not unexpectedly‚ speaks out against the Brush resolution to curb rowdyism‚ cited by some as resulting in less interest and smaller crowds. “This past season I saw none that ought to scare anyone.”
1898 – New York Giants president Andrew Freedman renews his team’s lease on the Polo Grounds for the next 10 years.
1898 – New York Giants president Andrew Freedman renews his team’s lease on the Polo Grounds for the next 10 years.
Pie Traynor Stats & Facts
Pie Traynor Position: Third BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)Born: November 11, 1898 in Framingham, MA usDied: March 16, 1972 in Pittsburgh, PABuried: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PAHigh School: Somerville HS (Somerville, MA)Debut: September 15, 1920 (5,105th in major league history)vs. BSN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: August 14, 1937vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1948. (Voted by…
Bill Terry Stats & Facts
Bill Terry Position: First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg) Born: October 30, 1898 in Atlanta, GA Died: January 9, 1989 in Jacksonville, FL Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL Debut: September 24, 1923 (5,348th in MLB history) vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 22, 1936 vs. PHI 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Hall of…
Kiki Cuyler Stats & Facts
Kiki Cuyler Position: Outfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg) Born: August 30, 1898 in Harrisville, MI Died: February 11, 1950 in Ann Arbor, MI Buried: St. Ann’s Cemetery, Harrisville, MI Debut: September 29, 1921 (5,331st in major league history) vs. STL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: September 14, 1938 vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Hall of Fame: Inducted as…
6/17/1898 – Washington was in Boston and its official lineup had Zeke Wrigley seventh, and Bert Myers eighth. Apparently, they batted out of order in the second although that is not desribed completely in any newspaper story we have seen. In the fourth with a runner on second and one out, the number seven hitter was due up. Myers came up and made an out. With the Myers play accepted by Boston, the proper next batter was the number nine hitter, the pitcher Win Mercer. Wrigley then came up, singled in a run, and Bostson objected. The home plate umpire, Tom Lynch, called Wrigley out to end the inning, not Mercer who had failed to bat when his turn came.
6/17/1898 – Washington was in Boston and its official lineup had Zeke Wrigley seventh, and Bert Myers eighth. Apparently, they batted out of order in the second although that is not desribed completely in any newspaper story we have seen. In the fourth with a runner on second and one out, the number seven hitter was due up. Myers came up and made an out. With the Myers play accepted by Boston, the proper next batter was the number nine hitter, the pitcher Win Mercer. Wrigley then came up, singled in a run, and Bostson objected. The home plate umpire, Tom Lynch, called Wrigley out to end the inning, not Mercer who had failed to bat when his turn came.
