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Charles Sylvester "Chick" Stahl (January 10, 1873 – March 28, 1907) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who was among the most feared and consistent hitters in his time. Stahl was an active major-league player when he died by suicide during spring training before the 1907 season.
William Earl Essick (December 18, 1880–October 12, 1951), nicknamed "Vinegar Bill", was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues. A native of Illinois, he attended Knox College and Lombard College. Essick pitched for the Cincinnati Reds during the seasons of 1906 and 1907.
A Winner Never Quits is a 1986 television film based on the true story of baseball player Pete Gray, the first one-armed man ever to play major league baseball, hired in 1943 as a "freak attraction" and wartime morale-booster by the Memphis Chicks, Class-A minor league ball club.
September – Matthew Porter, 47, player-manager for the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association. August 31 – Alex Voss , 48, utility for the Nationals and Cowboys in the 1884 season. September 22 – George Davies , 38, pitcher who posted an 18–24 record and a 3.32 ERA for the Spiders, Brewers and Giants from 1891 to 1893.
Willie James Wells (August 10, 1906 [1] – January 22, 1989), nicknamed "the Devil", was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924 to 1948 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America. Wells was a fast base-runner who hit for both power and average.
He led the National League in On-base percentage (.423) in 1906. [4] In 10 seasons he played in 903 games and had 16 home runs, 253 RBI, 216 stolen bases and a .269 batting average. After his playing career, he was the baseball coach at Georgia Tech in 1902 and Army from 1909 to 1917. Strang died in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at age 55.
Samuel Luther Thompson (March 5, 1860 – November 7, 1922), nicknamed "Big Sam", was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906. At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known for his prominent handlebar mustache.
Dennis Lawrence "Dan" McGann (July 15, 1871 – December 13, 1910) was an American professional baseball first baseman and second baseman.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1896 to 1910, and won the World Series in 1905 with the New York Giants.