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Joseph Phillip Cassidy (February 8, 1883 – March 25, 1906) was an American Major League Baseball player from Chester, Pennsylvania who mainly played shortstop for the Washington Senators from 1904 to 1905. He is the only player in American League history to record 19 triples in a rookie season. [1] He was an alumnus of Villanova University. [2]
James Edward "Red" Morgan (October 6, 1883 – March 25, 1981) was an American professional baseball player. He played part of one season in Major League Baseball for the Boston Americans in 1906 as a third baseman. Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 180 lb., Morgan threw right-handed (batting side unknown).
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.
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).
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 became a player-manager after his career in the Major League Baseball. In 1906 he played and managed the Memphis Egyptians, a job he kept until 1910. In 1911 he began the season with the Norfolk Tars of the Virginia League, playing and managing. He appeared in 126 games before he joined the St. Joseph Drummers of the Western League.
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.
In 1932, Weaver went 22-10 as a rookie in his first full season, but never won more than 12 games in any subsequent season. [1] In 1939, his final season in the big leagues, he played for the Boston Red Sox. [1] In 1972, Emory and Henry College inducted him into its Sports Hall of Fame. [3] Weaver died on June 14, 1994, one day before his 88th ...