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Player Debut Final Game Games Position Teams Ref Cha-seung Baek: August 8, 2004 24 years, 71 days: September 28, 2008: 61 Pitcher: Seattle Mariners (2004, 2006–2008) San Diego Padres (2008)
Baseball is believed to have been introduced to Korea in 1905 by American missionaries during the Korean Empire, after which it gradually attained prominence. [1] [2] After the division of the Korean Peninsula into North Korea and South Korea in 1945 and the further destabilisation of the Korean War from 1950–53, baseball has become one of the most popular sports in South Korea.
William Edward White (October 1860 – March 29, 1937) was a 19th-century American baseball player. He played as a substitute in one professional baseball game for the Providence Grays of the National League, on June 21, 1879. [1]
This is a list of 19th-century baseball players who have a biographic article. This sports-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( October 2021 )
[66] [67] Integration proceeded slowly: by 1953, only six of the 16 major league teams had a black player on the roster. [64] That year, the Major League Baseball Players Association was founded. It was the first professional baseball union to survive more than briefly, but it remained largely ineffective for years. [68]
Held major league record for career games as an umpire (1890–1893), with a final total of 786 Robert Vavasour Ferguson (January 31, 1845 – May 3, 1894) was an American infielder , league official, manager and umpire in the early days of baseball , playing both before and after baseball became a professional sport. [ 1 ]
His final game was played on July 31, 1899. He is the Giants' all-time franchise leader in triples and stolen bases. One of the great home run hitters of the 19th century, he hit 106 of them, which ties him with Hall of Famer Dan Brouthers for fourth most among 19th century ball players.
He played on many different teams during his professional baseball career. [1] Van Dyke was regarded as a poor hitter but was very fast. [2] In 1887, he led the Northwestern League with 108 stolen bases while playing for the Des Moines Hawkeyes. [3] Van Dyke made his major league debut with the Toledo Maumees of the American Association in 1890.