Bill Rariden Stats & Facts
Bill Rariden Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R 70 Weight: 168 Born: 2 5, 1888 in Bedford, IN USA Died: 8 28 1942 in Bedford, IN USA Debut: 8/12/1909 Last Game: 10/2/1920 Full Name: William Angle Rariden
National League chief John Heydler dismisses charges against Cincinnati Reds star Hal Chase
National League chief John Heydler dismisses charges against Cincinnati Reds star Hal Chase
Lew McCarty bats out of order when a double switch isnt properly pulled off
4/12/1917 – In the top of the fourth, Lew McCarty pinch hit for the pitcher in the number nine spot in the order and tripled to drive in two runs as part of a six-run inning. In the bottom of the inning, he stayed in the game as the catcher replacing Bill Rariden who was hitting in the eighth spot. This was not a real “double switch,” so the new pitcher should have batted in the number eight slot. In the sixth, McCarty hit out-of- order in the number eight position and singled. Boston pointed this out to the home plate umpire, and Slim Sallee, the new pitcher who should have been batting was called out.
The New York Giants buy center fielder Edd Roush from the Newark Peppers of the defunct Federal League for $7,500
1916 – The New York Giants buy center fielder Edd Roush from the Newark Peppers of the defunct Federal League for $7,500. Roush will hit just .188 in New York before being packaged to Cincinnati, where he will blossom into a Hall of Famer.
New York Giants purchase three stars from the Federal League
On January 17, 1916, the New York Giants purchase three stars from the Federal League: pitcher Fred Anderson, outfielder Benny Kauff, and catcher Bill Rariden, from the Brooklyn Tip Tops for $35,000. Kauff, the 26-year-old center fielder was the Federal League’s best player. His first three seasons with New York are solid, but the trash-talking…