Hippo Vaughn and Jimmy Lavender shut out the Pirates, 3 – 0 and 2 – 0, for a Cubs doubleheader victory.
Hippo Vaughn and Jimmy Lavender shut out the Pirates, 3 – 0 and 2 – 0, for a Cubs doubleheader victory.
In Chicago, with the score tied 4 – 4 in the 10th, umpire Bill “Lord” Byron forfeits a game to Brooklyn when Hippo Vaughn, protesting alleged sign stealing by baserunners, refuses to pitch.
In Chicago, with the score tied 4 – 4 in the 10th, umpire Bill “Lord” Byron forfeits a game to Brooklyn when Hippo Vaughn, protesting alleged sign stealing by baserunners, refuses to pitch.
At Fenway Park, the Braves roll over the Cubs, 6 – 2 and 12 – 2. Lefty Tyler tops Hippo Vaughn in the opener, and Otto Hess beats Larry Cheney in the second game. The red hot Braves will sweep the four-game series with the Cubs.
At Fenway Park, the Braves roll over the Cubs, 6 – 2 and 12 – 2. Lefty Tyler tops Hippo Vaughn in the opener, and Otto Hess beats Larry Cheney in the second game. The red hot Braves will sweep the four-game series with the Cubs.
In a great pickup, the Cubs send P Lew Richie to the Kansas City Blues for Hippo Vaughn.
In a great pickup, the Cubs send P Lew Richie to the Kansas City Blues for Hippo Vaughn. Vaughn, who had pitched five years with little success in the American League with New York and Washington, will be a workhorse for Chicago. Tomorrow the Cubs will ship 33-year-old Ed Reulbach (1-3) to Brooklyn for P Eddie Stack and cash.
The Highlanders send future star Hippo Vaughn to the Senators for the waiver price
The Highlanders send future star Hippo Vaughn (2-8), winner of last year’s opener, to the Senators for the waiver price. In late August, Washington will compound the mistake by selling him to the Kansas City Blues (American Association).
In the season opener before 25,000 at New York’s Hilltop Park, the Boston Red Sox sport laced collars, the last major league team to wear a collar
In the season opener before 25,000 at New York’s Hilltop Park, the Boston Red Sox sport laced collars, the last major league team to wear a collar. Boston sends the New York Highlanders into extra innings before the game is called at the end of 14 innings with the score, 4 – 4. Ed Cicotte starts for Boston, with Joe Wood relieving in the 8th inning. Hippo Vaughn goes all the way for New York, retiring Boston batters in the 4th and 12th innings on four pitches. He needs just three pitches in the 10th.
Hippo Vaughn Stats & Facts
Hippo Vaughn Position: PitcherBats: Both • Throws: Left6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)Born: April 9, 1888 in Weatherford, TXDied: May 29, 1966 in Chicago, ILBuried: CrematedHigh School: Weatherford HS (Weatherford, TX)Debut: June 19, 1908 (3,059th in major league history)vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ERLast Game: July 9, 1921vs. NYG 3.1 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, LFull Name: James Leslie VaughnView Player Info from the B-R BullpenView Player Bio from the SABR BioProject…
