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Infobox for a baseball person. Whether it's a player, umpire, from the MLB, KPO, CPBL, or NPB, this is the infobox to fill out! Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name The name of this player. String suggested Birth Name birth_name The birth name of this player, only if different from full name. String optional ...
Thomas Joseph Thevenow (September 6, 1903 – July 29, 1957) was an American professional baseball shortstop.He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 to 1938 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Boston Bees.
In preparation for Men at Work, Will spent hundreds of hours interviewing five Major League Baseball figures: right fielder Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres, manager Tony La Russa of the Oakland Athletics, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles, pitcher Jim Gott of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In June 1882, Tom signed with the Baltimore Orioles, of the American Association, as a non-drafted free agent. As a right fielder, he hit one home run with 23 runs batted in for that season with Baltimore. He was a right fielder for most of his early career, switching over to center later in his career. [1]
Harrington joined the Campbell baseball team as a walk-on. [5] He made 16 appearances with 14 starts as a freshman and was named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year after going 6–3 with a 3.45 ERA. [6] He was named the Big South Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore. [7] [8]
Hottovy became a free agent on November 2, 2011, and signed with the Kansas City Royals on November 15. Hottovy split his time between the Royals and Triple-A Omaha. In 9 games with the Royals, Hottovy had a 2.89 ERA with 6 strikeouts in 9 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings. With Omaha, he had 7 saves in 41 games and a 2.52 ERA while striking out 61 in 50 innings.
Virgil Sweet is a veteran baseball scout for the California Angels. He is in danger of losing his life's work because the Angels' new owner, Gil Lawrence, is unhappy with the farm system and threatening to eliminate the team's scouts. Virgil hasn't discovered a great young prospect for quite a while.
Thomas Joseph Needham (April 17, 1879 – December 14, 1926) was an Irish-born Major League Baseball player from 1904 to 1914. He was a catcher with the Boston Beaneaters, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. Needham hit poorly, hitting below .200 in 8 of his 11 seasons, Needham's career average was .209, due to his first season average of .260.