Fleet Walker Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right 159lb (72kg) Born: October 7, 1856 in Mount Pleasant, OH Died: May 11, 1924 in Cleveland, OH Buried: Union Cemetery, Steubenville, OH Schools: Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) Debut: May 1, 1884 (745th in major league history) Last Game: September 4, 1884 Full Name: Moses Fleetwood Walker View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR…
Harry Stovey Positions: Outfielder and First BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)Born: December 20, 1856 in Philadelphia, PADied: September 20, 1937 in New Bedford, MABuried: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, MADebut: May 1, 1880 (451st in major league history)Last Game: July 29, 1893Full Name: Harry Duffield StoveyView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Nine Players Who Debuted in 1880 Tim KeefeRoger ConnorMickey WelchOld Hoss RadbournBuck…
Charlie Bennett Essentials Positions: Catcher Bats: R Throws: R Weight: 180 Born: 11 21, 1854 in New Castle, PA USA Died: 2 24 1927 in Detroit, MI USA Debut: 1878-05-01 Last Game: 1893-09-30 Full Name: Charles Wesley Bennett Notable Events and Chronology for Career Biography Bennett’s 15-year career as a part-time catcher was…
Jim Fogarty Essentials Positions: Outfield Bats: R Throws: R 70 Weight: 180 Born: 2 12, 1864 in San Francisco, CA USA Died: 5 20 1891 in Philadelphia, PA USA Debut: 1884-05-01 Last Game: 1890-10-04 Full Name: James G. Fogarty biography from Bobby King One of the 19th century’s top defensive outfielders and an absolute…
Cecilio Guante Essentials Positions: Pitcher Bats: R Throws: R Height: 75 Weight: 200 Born: Monday, February 01, 1960 in Villa Mella, Santo Domingo D.R. Debut: 5/1/1982 Last Game: 7/29/1990 Full Name: Cecilio Guante Cecilio Guante, pitcher for the 1982-86 Pirates. He was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent in November 1979…
Bobby Shantz Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: L Height: 66 Weight: 139 Born: Saturday, September 26, 1925 in Pottstown, PA USA Died: in , Debut: 5/1/1949 Last Game: 9/29/1964 Full Name: Robert Clayton Shantz Bobby Shantz Almost every scout considered him too short (5-feet-6½) to be a major-league pitching prospect. One scout was not deterred,…
Bill Dreesen Position: Third BasemanBats: Left • Throws: Right5-7, 160lb (170cm, 72kg)Born: July 26, 1904 in New York, NYDied: November 9, 1971 in Mount Vernon, NYDebut: May 1, 1931 (7,222nd in major league history)vs. NYG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: June 29, 1931vs. PIT 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBRookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1931 seasonFull Name: William Richard DreesenView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen…
Jimmie Foxx Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and CatcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)Born: October 22, 1907 in Sudlersville, MDDied: July 21, 1967 in Miami, FLBuried: Flagler Memorial Park, Miami, FLHigh School: Sudlersville HS (Sudlersville, MD)Debut: May 1, 1925 (6,193rd in major league history)vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 23, 1945vs. BRO 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as…
Smokey Joe Williams Essentials Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)Born: April 6, 1886 in Seguin, TX usDied: February 25, 1951 in New York, NYBuried: Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, MDDebut: 1923 (5,541st in major league history)Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Joe Williams’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).Full Name: Joseph WilliamsNicknames: Smokey Joe or CycloneView Player Info from the B-R Bullpen Nine Players Who Debuted in 1923…
King Kelly Essentials Positions: Outfield, Catcher, Manager Bats: R Throws: R Height: Weight: 170 Born: December 31, 1857, in Troy, NY. Died: November 8, 1894 in Boston, MA USA Debut: May 1, 1878 Last Game: September 2, 1893 Hall of Fame: Inducted as a Player in 1945 by Old Timers Full Name: Michael Joseph Kelly…
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