Saturday, May 28, 2022

MBA notes


1938-8-14 yellow ball used in Bushwicks game vs. Homestead Grays


Mount Vernon NY Daily Argus 1947 - 0503.pdf
 reorganization of circuit setup which was dissolved in 1941



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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Ken Strong

 1934  Bay Parkways  /  New Brunswick
1935 Springfield Greys
1936 Springfield Greys
1937 Springfield Greys
1938 Springfield Greys
1939 Springfield Greys
1940 Springfield Greys
1941 Cedarhurst
1942 Brooklyn Bushwicks
1943 Arma (Brooklyn-Long Island Defense League)
1944 Cedarhurst
1945 Cedarhurst

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Northern League


Pictures:

Gene Bowe 1939
George Byam (milb) 1940
Jim Honochick (milb) 1939
Bud Metheny (MLB) 1937


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Monday, May 23, 2022

1919 Buffalo League

 Pictures


Players:

Pete Behan, pitcher, Central Depew
     MLB, would also play shortstop. Described in 1917 as throwing a "perfect spitball." Was the league's leading pitcher in 1918. 
    While pitching for the Anthracite League Mahanoy City Bluebirds under the name of Petey Brown in 1924, he was thrown out of the game for applying tobacco juice to the ball. news. 
     In 1926, article said that he had a "dandy fast ball when in condition", but "is inclined to lose effectiveness quite often" due to his arm being frequently sore. source. Another 1926 article called him the slowest pitcher in the International League (source). 
    BR says he was 5'10", but a 1922 article calls him 5'6" (source). Same article says the developing of his change-up was what allowed him to pitch in the majors. 
    Described as silver-haired in 1923 (source)
   
Carl Brown, pitcher, Dunkirk Alcos
    Was overseas with 307th Field Artillery for about a year, and went through hard fighting. Had been mainstay of Alcos before that. source
    "One of the best and brainiest chaps who ever toed the rubber in western New York." source
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Monday, May 9, 2022

Handicapped players

Arnold


Burgin


Lester "Lefty" Charves
one armed p-of
1944 picture also very good profile 1944 picture


Ernie/ Eddie/Pete/Jim Foge
WWI veteran w/ one-leg - artificial left leg
pitcher 

1943 Jeffersons 1943 may be Jack Foge  unless that's just one more of his names or Hank Foge (pic)

Hank Foge unrelated

Sam Griffiths 


Louis or Martcil Kotula 
"Toots", "The Iron Pole", "Dummy"

Born 1895 or 1896





Carol G. Land
"Dummy" also Carroll
TR 
6'2"
Born between 1895-8-3 and 1896-8-3

1915-16 Houts & Ramage struck out 139 for Stars
1920-21 Modern Woodmen Oakland Tribune Class B
1921-22 Vitt Grays              Oakland Tribune Class A


YEAR TEAM        W  L  SO  IP  ERA  G     H AB  G  R
1915    Stars                     139                11

1933   Placerville                                           8  29        6

1919-6-23 Carl Holling of Oakland PCL goes to see him - "thinks the kid a wonder"


Louis Penz

One-armed



Reynolds
TL. Deaf and dumb. 



Victor

One-handed


White
One-armed pitcher 



East Bay Silents




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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

League Rosters

1888 California State League Horace Wilds - African-American
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