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Sam Bankhead

ByThis Day in Baseball July 13, 2022July 14, 2022

Sam Bankhead Positions: Shortstop, Outfielder and Second BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right5-9, 165lb (175cm, 74kg)Born: September 18, 1910 in Sulligent, AL usDied: July 24, 1976 in Pittsburgh, PABuried: Greenwood Cemetery, Sharpsburg, PADebut: 1932 (7,281st in major league history)Full Name: Samuel Howard BankheadView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProjectRelatives: Brother of Dan Bankhead Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1932 Joe MedwickStan HackArky VaughanFrankie CrosettiRip SewellJohnny MurphyJohnny AllenMonte PearsonDebs Garms All-Time Teammate…

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Newt Allen

ByThis Day in Baseball July 13, 2022July 13, 2022

Newt Allen Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)Born: May 19, 1901 in Austin, TX usDied: June 9, 1988 in Cincinnati, OHBuried: Union Baptist Cemetery, Cincinnati, OHHigh School: Lincoln HS (Kansas City, MO)Debut: 1923 (5,541st in major league history)Full Name: Newton Henry AllenView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Nine Players Who Debuted in 1923 Lou GehrigHeinie ManushBill TerryHack WilsonWillie KammTed LyonsMoe BergCharley RootEarl…

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Roger Connor Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018February 7, 2022

Roger Connor Positions: First Baseman and Third BasemanBats: Both • Throws: Left6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)Born: July 1, 1857 in Waterbury, CTDied: January 4, 1931 in Waterbury, CTBuried: Old St. Joseph Cemetery, Waterbury, CTDebut: May 1, 1880 (451st in major league history)Last Game: May 18, 1897Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1976. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Roger Connor’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name: Roger ConnorView Player Info from…

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Mickey Welch Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018February 7, 2022

Mickey Welch Positions: Pitcher and OutfielderBats: Right • Throws: Right5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)Born: July 4, 1859 in Brooklyn, NYDied: July 30, 1941 in Concord, NHBuried: Calvary Cemetery, Queens, NYDebut: May 1, 1880 (451st in major league history)Last Game: May 17, 1892Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1973. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Mickey Welch’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name: Michael Francis WelchNicknames: Smiling MickeyView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player…

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Sid Farrar Stats & Facts

ByBobby December 29, 2018March 28, 2021

Sid Farrar Essentials Positions: Bats: Throws: R Weight: 185 Born: August 10, 1859 in Paris Hill, ME USA Died: May 7, 1935 in New York, NY USA Debut: May 1, 1883 Last Game: October 4, 1890 Full Name: Sidney Douglas Farrar Sid Farrar, one of the 19th-century’s top defensive first basemen, enjoyed a short but…

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Fred Dunlap Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball December 29, 2018February 9, 2022

Fred Dunlap Position: Second BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right5-8, 165lb (173cm, 74kg)Born: May 21, 1859 in Philadelphia, PADied: December 1, 1902 in Philadelphia, PABuried: Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, PADebut: May 1, 1880 (451st in major league history)Last Game: April 20, 1891Full Name: Frederick C. DunlapNicknames: Sure ShotView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen Nine Players Who Debuted in 1880 Tim KeefeRoger ConnorMickey WelchOld Hoss RadbournBuck EwingHarry StoveyFred DunlapArlie LathamLarry Corcoran All-Time Teammate…

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Art Whitney Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball December 29, 2018January 28, 2020

Art Whitney Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 155 Born: 1 16, 1858 in Brockton, MA USA Died: 8 15 1943 in Lowell, MA USA Debut: 1880-05-01 Last Game: 1891-08-22 Full Name: Arthur Wilson Whitney Art Whitney, third baseman for the 1884-87 Alleghenys. Whitney played three years in the NL with three different teams…

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Jack Glasscock Stats & Facts

ByThis Day in Baseball December 29, 2018August 12, 2021

Jack Glasscock Positions: Shortstop and Second BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right5-8, 160lb (173cm, 72kg)Born: July 22, 1857 in Wheeling, WVDied: February 24, 1947 (Aged 89-217d) in Wheeling, WVBuried: Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling, WVDebut: May 1, 1879 (Age 21-283d, 395th in MLB history)Last Game: July 13, 1895 (Age 37-356d)Full Name: John Wesley GlasscockNicknames: Pebbly JackView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Notable Events and Chronology for Jack Glasscock Career Jack Glasscock Glasscock was one of the National League’s premier 19th-century shortstops….

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Ned Williamson Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018March 3, 2023

Ned Williamson Essentials Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right • Throws: Right 5-11, 210lb (180cm, 95kg) Born: October 24, 1857 in Philadelphia, PA Died: March 3, 1894 in Mountain Valley Springs, AR Buried: Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL Debut: May 1, 1878 (374th in major league history) Last Game: September 27, 1890 Full Name: Edward Nagle Williamson View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen Players Who Debuted Same Year Coming Soon…

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Bill Phillips Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018December 6, 2020

Bill Phillips Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 202 Born: November 5, 1857 in St. John, NB CAN Died: 10 7 1900 in Chicago, IL USA Debut: 1879-05-01 Last Game: 1888-10-14 Full Name: William B. Phillips Bill Phillips’s professional baseball career spanned a quarter century from 1890 to 1915. A right-handed pitcher, he was a…

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