Join the Baseball History Podcast game announcer as he explores this week in baseball history. Check out the featured word or phrase in the Baseball Dictionary. Visit baseball cities past and present, Major League, Minor League and Negro League to hear where the teams play or played.
Norm Cash was a left-handed power hitting first basemen for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers in a career that lasted from 1958 until 1974
Tony Cuccinello was a right handed hitting second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees, New York Giants, Boston Braves and Chicago White Sox from 1930 through 1945. He went on to coach for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers.
Stuffy McInnis was a right handed first baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies from 1909 through 1927. He also managed the Philadelphia Phillies in 1927.
Hank Sauer was a right-handed power hitter for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and the New York and San Francisco Giants in a career that lasted from 1941 until 1959.
Bob Meusel was a right-handed outfielder for the New York Yankees from 1920 through 1929 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1930.
Sonny Siebert was a right-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Oakland Athletics in a career that lasted from 1964 to 1975.
Del Ennis was a right-handed outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox from 1946 to 1959.
Clint Courtney was a left-handed catcher for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, and Kansas City Athletics in a career that lasted from 1951 until 1961.
Wayne Simpson was a right-handed pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels in a career that spanned parts of the years 1970 to 1977.
Earl Moore was a right-handed pitcher for the Cleveland team, know during his time with them as the Blues, Broncos and Naps. He also pitched for the New York Highlanders, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs, along with the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League, in a career that laste from 1901 through 1914.
Presentation at the SABR 41 convention by Steve Treder/Anthony Giacalone. Getting No Satisfaction: The San Francisco Giants of 1965 ----:"But for the Tense Situation Locally"…: The Los Angeles Dodgers and Summer of 1965.
Presentation at the SABR 41 convention by Jim Gordon. The Fred Haney Stories
Presentation at SABR 41 convention by Gilbert Martinez. Not all No-decisions Are Created Equal: Evaluating a Little-examined Pseudo Statistic
Fred Toney was a right-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New Yourk Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1911 through 1923.
Lyn Lary was a shortstop for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals from 1929 through 1940.
Presentation at the SABR 41 convention by Dick Rosen.
Stan Spence was a left-handed hitting outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns from 1940 through 1949.
Presentation at the SABR 41 convention by Bill Staples.
Roger Maris was a left-handed slugging outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals in a career that lasted from 1957 through 1968. He held the single season home run record from 1961 until 1998.
Presentation at the SABR 41 Convention by Francisco E. Balderrama.
Gary Geiger was a center fielder for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros in a career that lasted from 1958 through 1970.
Presentation at the SABR 41 convention by Bryan Soderholm-Difatte.
Swede Risberg was a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox from 1917 until 1920. He was the youngest member of the Black Sox scandal to be banned from professional baseball for life.
Presentation at the SABR 41 convention by Phil Birnbaum
Jim Perry was a right-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics from 1959 through 1975.
Interview from the SABR 41 convention with John Simpson. Â In Search of the Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie
Jack Rothrock was a speedy utility player for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics from 1925 through 1937.
Interview with Patrick Kilgo at the SABR 41 convention
Pat Moran was a catcher for the Boston Beaneaters, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies from 1901 through 1914. He went on to manage the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds from 1915 through 1923.
EMails, comments and other thoughts from Baseball History Podcast announcer Bob Wright
Interview from SABR 41 with Adrian Burgos Jr.
Hilton Smith was a right-handed pticher for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League from 1936 through 1948.
Dick Williams was a right handed player that was used mainly as a utility player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, and Boston Red Sox in a playing career that lasted from 1951 through 1964. Williams went on to have a successful career as a manager for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners from 1967 to 1988.
Hal Trosky was a first baseman for the Cleveland Indians fro 1933 to 1941 and the Chicago White Sox in 1944 and 1946.
John Meyers was a catcher for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Robins and Boston Braves in a career that spanned the seasons 1909 to 1917.
Mel Almada was a left-handed center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Stl Louis Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers from 1933 through 1939.
Paul Derringer was a right handed pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs in a career that lasted from 1931 until 1945.
Bobby Boyd started as a first baseman in the Negro Leagues and then became the first black player for the Chicago White Sox. He went on to play for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas  City Athletics, and Milwaukee Braves in a major league career from 1951 until 1961.
Johnny Murphy was a righthanded, control pitcher who pitched mostly in relief for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox from 1932 through 1947. Murphy later became General Manager for the 1969 Mets.
Chick Fewster played mostly second base but also shortstop, third base, and outfield for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Brooklyn Robins in a career that spanned the seasons 1912 to 1927.
Bob Weiland was a left-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns, and St. Louis Cardinals in a career that lasted from 1928 through 1940.
Al Jackson was a gutty left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds in a career that lasted from 1959 through 1969.
Early Whnn was a right handed, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox in a career that lasted from 1939 until 1963.
Fred Haney was a third baseman for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1922 through 1929. He also served as a manager for the St. Louis Browns, Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Braves, and General Manager for the Los Angeles Angels.
Joe Rudi was a right-handed outfielder and first baseman for the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics, California Angels, and Boston Red Sox in a career that lasted from 1967 through 1981.
George Kell was a third baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles in a career that started in 1943 and lasted through 1957. Following his retirement as a player, Kell went on to become a baseball broadcaster.
Wes Westrum was a catcher for the New York Giants from 1947 through 1957. He went on to serve as manager of the New York Mets from 1965 through 1967 and the San Francisco Giants in 1974 and 1975.
Roger Peckinpaugh was a major league shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, and Chicago White Sox from 1910 until 1927. He managed the New York Yankees in 1914 and then the Cleveland Indians from 1928 through 1933 and then again in 1941.
Al Lopez had a career as a major league catcher for the Brooklyn Robins and Brooklyn Dodgers, the Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians from 1928 through 1947. He then went on to manage the Cleveland Indians andChicago White Sox through 1969
Les Moss played as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns for the most significant portion of his career, and was a backup catcher almost all his career. In addition to the Browns, he played for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Chicago White Sox in a career that lasted from 1946 through 1958. Moss also managed the Chicago White Sox in 1968 and the Detroit Tigers in 1979.
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