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Burdened with weak leadership, limited financing, poor attendance, and a lack of skillful players, the U.S. Baseball League "folded after about one month of action". [8] In June 1912, when the league ceased operation, the Cincinnati team that Hogan was supposed to manage ranked fourth in the eight-team roster, earning 12 wins and 10 losses. [8]
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.
Repeated studies have shown that contemporary Major League Baseball players have a greater life expectancy than males in the general U.S. population — about five years more, on average, which is attributed to their superior fitness and healthy lifestyles. The longer the active career, the longer the player lives, on average.
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.
Marty Bergen (1900), American baseball player, cut throat with a razor after killing his family with an ax [142] David Berman (2019), American musician and poet, hanging [143] John Berryman (1972), American poet, jumped off the Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota [144] Bruno Bettelheim (1990).
He played for the University of Vermont in 1905, accumulating a 4–0 record before signing a contract with the Chicago Cubs in May. Reulbach won at least 17 games in every season from 1905 to 1909. In the 1906 World Series (ultimately won in six games by the Chicago White Sox ), Reulbach shone in Game 2 at South Side Park , giving up only one ...
William (Billy) Ashley Sunday (November 19, 1862 [1] – November 6, 1935) was an American evangelist and professional baseball outfielder.He played for eight seasons in the National League before becoming the most influential American preacher during the first two decades of the 20th century.
baseball player (shortstop) car Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Mondli Cele: 1989 2016 26 years South African footballer car Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Cele died in collision. [88] Giambattista Cescutti: 1939 2023 84 years Italian basketball player and head coach pedestrian Udine, Italy Cescutti was hit by a vehicle while walking in heavy ...