The Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Kaiser Wilhelm. Veteran shortstop Art Fletcher succeeds him.
1922 – The Philadelphia Phillies fire manager Kaiser Wilhelm. Veteran shortstop Art Fletcher succeeds him.
Bill Bergen’s hitless streak ends at 45 at bats
Brooklyn and Chicago swap shutouts, with George Bell topping Chicago’s Orval Overall, 1 – 0, in the opener. Ed Reulbach comes back in the second game to beat Kaiser Wilhelm, 4 – 0. Bill Bergen’s hitless streak ends. It started after he singled in his first at bat against the Giants on June 29th. It ends in the second game today when, after sitting out the first game, he has a 4th-inning infield single against Ed Reulbach. The catcher will hit just .139 this season, not a yearly low for the punchless catcher.
Giants sweep the Beaneaters Christy Mathewson wins the opener
1904 – In front of 37,000 fans the Giants sweep the Beaneaters, beating Boston, 6 – 1 and 4 – 3. Christy Mathewson wins the opener, beating Kaiser Wilhelm, and is not scored upon until the 9th when Jim Delahanty and Tom Needham triple. Red Ames wins the nitecap. Following the Giant sweep, excited fans hoist John McGraw up to carry him to the Polo Grounds field house. But McGraw gets dropped during the excitement, sustaining a sprained ankle.
Against Boston‚ Pittsburgh’s Kaiser Wilhelm throws a 5 – 0 shutout‚ allowing five hits and walking none. Manager Fred Clarke goes 2 for 4 in his return to the lineup and Honus Wagner scores a run after going from first to third on a sacrifice bunt.
Against Boston‚ Pittsburgh’s Kaiser Wilhelm throws a 5 – 0 shutout‚ allowing five hits and walking none. Manager Fred Clarke goes 2 for 4 in his return to the lineup and Honus Wagner scores a run after going from first to third on a sacrifice bunt.
Kaiser Wilhelm Stats & Facts
Kaiser Wilhelm Essentials Positions: PitcherBats: R Throws: R72 Weight: 162Born: January 1, 1877 in Wooster, OH USADied: May 22,1936 in Rochester, NY USADebut: April 18, 1903Last Game: August 26, 1921Full Name: Irvin Key Wilhelm Notable Events and Chronology for his Career Biography Kaiser Wilhelm A journeyman right-handed spitballer in the Deadball Era, Wilhelm debuted…
