Billy Southworth Position: RightfielderBats: Left • Throws: Right5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)Born: March 9, 1893 in Harvard, NEDied: November 15, 1969 in Columbus, OHBuried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, OHHigh School: Harvard HS (Harvard, NE)Debut: August 4, 1913 (3,960th in MLB history)vs. PHA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: July 9, 1929vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: William Harold SouthworthRelatives: Cousin of Bill Southworth…
Goose Gossage is inducted into the Hall of Fame. The reliever credits Dick Allen and Chuck Tanner for their support early in his career. He is the fifth relief pitcher enshrined in Cooperstown. Also inducted are Dick Williams, Walter O’Malley, Barney Dreyfuss, Bowie Kuhn and Billy Southworth; all but Williams are deceased. Larry Whiteside is honored with the J.G. Taylor Spink Award and Dave Niehaus with the Ford Frick Award.
Dick Williams, who managed in Boston, Oakland, California, Montreal, San Diego, and Seattle, is elected into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Along with Bill McKechnie, another Hall of Famer, the fiery skipper is the only other manager to appear in the World Series with three different teams (1967 Red Sox, 1972-73 A’s, and 1984 Padres).
Baseball is the only game you can watch on the radio. Join the community today and listen to hundreds of broadcasts from baseball’s golden age! Sign Up or learn more October 22, 1953 – Lou Perini (pictured here with Al Schacht, “The Clown Prince of Baseball,” and Billy Southworth) announced that the Braves had…
On June 20, Billy Southworth’s first win as Braves manager is a breeze as Warren Spahn shuts out the Cubs, 9 – 0, and is 3 for 4 at the plate, including a home run.
On September 14, 1948, in the midst of a pennant race, the Boston Post publishes a four-line poem by Gerry Hern calling on pitchers Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain to bear the pitching burden, resting on off days and – if luck is with the Braves – when it rains. The rhyme is shortened by…
1945 – Billy Southworth leaves the St. Louis Cardinals to sign a three-year contract with the Boston Braves, who are making aggressive moves under Lou Perini and other new owners. Eddie Dyer will become the new Cardinals manager.
1945 – Billy Southworth Jr., the son of Cards manager Billy Southworth, is killed when his B29 crashes into the water off Flushing, New York. The 27-year-old was a veteran of 25 missions in Europe, and was the first player in organized baseball to enlist in World War II. The young Southworth was a well-regarded outfielder with the Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) in 1940.
The Cardinals finally clinch the National League flag with a 5 – 4 win over Boston. Twenty games ahead on September 1st, the Cards then blew 15 of the next 20 games. They will finish with 105 victories and their 3rd title under Billy Southworth, whose clubs have won 316 games in 3 years. Pittsburgh finishes 14 1/2 games behind.
1929 – The Cardinals decide they made a mistake when they sent manager Bill McKechnie to Rochester and brought up Billy Southworth; they swap them back again. Both will make the Hall of Fame for their managerial work.