Doubleheader may refer to Doubleheader baseball Two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day. Doubleheader television An all inclusive sports broadcast of two games back to back. Doubleheader fishing When two fish are caught simultaneously by two fishermen fishing together. Doubleheader, Texas a former Czech American settlement. A fish of the Wrasse family Coris bulbifrons . Double heading using two railway locomotives to pull a long or heavy train. disambig ... more details
original research date May 2009 Refimprove date September 2007 A doubleheader is a set of two baseball ... succession. Today, a doubleheader is generally the result of a prior game between the same ... between two teams in that particular city is rained out, and a doubleheader may be scheduled at the other ... in a day usually play a day night doubleheader, in which the stadium is emptied of spectators and a separate ... single games on the same date, rather than as a doubleheader. True doubleheaders are less commonly .... The neologism single game doubleheader is used for a game that lasts 18 or more innings. Citation needed date April 2009 Twi night In a twi night doubleheader short for twilight night doubleheader , the first ... of the first game is no later than 5 PM. This type of doubleheader is more common in Minor League Baseball ... and climates that are too hot for day games. Classic The classic doubleheader is like the twi night doubleheader except the first game is played in the early afternoon and the second in the late afternoon ... stadiums, most games are scheduled for the night. Like the twi night doubleheader, this type of doubleheader is more prominent in the Minor Leagues. Day night In a day night doubleheader, the first ... does not include this as a doubleheader for the sake of record books, nor do the official playing .... College and minors In college and the minor league baseball minor leagues , however, the doubleheader also results in shorter games. In most instances, both ends of such a doubleheader are seven ... was rained out the two teams played a doubleheader, seven innings each, on the originally scheduled ..., whichever it was scheduled to be when it started , and the second game of the doubleheader is seven ... and home doubleheader, where each team hosts one game, is extremely rare, as it requires the teams ... 2 Polo Grounds Polo Grounds III Superbas 3, Giants 0 This is the only home and home doubleheader ... A subway doubleheader first Hal last Bock newspaper Seattle Times date 2000 06 14 url http community.seattletimes.nwsource.com ... more details
unreferenced date May 2009 Doubleheader is used by network television to refer to two games in any sport aired back to back on the same network, even though they do not involve the same two teams three such games may be referred to as a tripleheader, this scenario being encountered most frequently in basketball . A doubleheader purposely coincides with a league s scheduling of early and late games. In North America , games usually start at the same time period in different time zones North American Eastern Time Zone Eastern and Pacific Time Zone Pacific . National Football League main NFL on television Sunday regional coverage National Football League NFL games usually start around 1 p.m. local time, creating a 1 p.m 4 p.m doubleheader in the Eastern Time Zone and a 10 a.m 1 p.m. doubleheader in the Pacific Time Zone. The two networks who broadcast NFL games on Sunday afternoons NFL on Fox Fox and NFL on CBS CBS both typically air doubleheaders during the regular season with the other network only being permitted to broadcast one game in a specific market , with restrictions applying to some markets in which the local team is playing at home that week. When combined with the NBC Sunday Night Football Sunday night game on NBC, this creates a tripleheader as is sometimes advertised by the league s radio partner, NFL on Westwood One Westwood One , which carries three games in a tripleheader . Since 2006, Week 1 of the NFL regular season also features a doubleheader on Monday Night ... and occur on two national holidays. The Labour Day doubleheader features prominent rivalries ... Broadcasting Corporation CBC s Hockey Night in Canada televises a doubleheader. The first game ... in America , a televised doubleheader featuring regional action between six of the most popular hockey ... Association The National Basketball Association NBA currently airs a doubleheader on Christmas ... with a Thanksgiving night doubleheader. Navboxes list1 NHL on Versus Hockey Night in Canada National ... more details
Kill Squad vs. Doubleheader was a Swedish electronic musical duo that released two CDs in 1997 Wave Your Hands and At Home EP . Their record label was Superstudio Gr , a division of Diesel Music . Kill Squad is Daniel Lindeberg, a DJ and live performer who now calls himself Dumb Dan. Doubleheader is Magnus H glund, a graphic designer who lives in Visby and published a graphic novel, Vill n gon v l , in 1998. External links http www.myspace.com dumbdan Dumb Dan s MySpace page http magnus.haeglund.se Magnus H glund s webpage sweden band stub Category Swedish electronic music groups ... more details
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wiktionary nightcap Nightcap may refer to Nightcap garment , soft cloth cap worn in bed Nightcap beverage , alcoholic beverage consumed before going to bed Places Nightcap National Park , New South Wales, Australia Nightcap Range Important Bird Area , New South Wales, Australia Nightcaps , New Zealand community Media Nightcap album , a 1993 double disk album by Jethro Tull The NightCap , Australian late night TV show airing online and on Channel 7 HD from February 2008 Nightcap 1950s TV series , Canadian music variety television series Nightcap 1960s TV series , Canadian comedy and variety television series Nightcaps band , American lounge music band active 1994 2002 Sport Nightcap, night game of a baseball doubleheader baseball doubleheader disambig ... more details
refimprove date December 2010 Infobox NASCAR race Name New Hampshire 100 Venue New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sponsor N A First race 1990 Distance 105.8 miles 170.27 km Laps 100 Previous names Sunoco Winston 125 1990 p ADAP Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 1991 p Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 1992 p New Hampshire 150 1993 p NASCAR Doubleheader 125 1994 p NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 1995 p Pennzoil VIP Tripleheader 125 1996 p CMT 100 1997 p Farm Aid on CMT 100 1998 p New Hampshire 100 1999 2003 2006 2009 2011 p Sylvania 100 2004 2005 p F.W. Webb 100 2010 The New Hampshire 100 is a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway . The Whelen Modified Series has been racing since September 2, 1990 and has traditionally have been raced in September. This race was originally 125 laps, but in 1997 was reduced to the current 100 laps. This race is held during the Sylvania 300 race weekend. The Modified cars during this race use a restrictor plate ref https files.nyu.edu aml552 public page2.html What s On Tap Bot generated title ref . This plate is similar to what the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series uses at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway . Race Results class wikitable Date Event Name Race Winner ref name results http www.nhms.com media winners 529516.html , Race Results. ref 09 02 1990 Sunoco Winston 125 Mike McLaughlin NASCAR driver Mike McLaughlin 08 25 1991 ADAP Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 Doug Heveron 09 20 1992 Auto Palace Doubleheader 150 Reggie Ruggiero 09 26 1993 New Hampshire 150 Race Cancelled 09 25 1994 NASCAR Doubleheader 125 Jeff Fuller NASCAR driver Jeff Fuller 09 24 1995 NYNEX Yellow Pages Doubleheader 125 Steve Park NASCAR driver Steve Park 09 08 1996 Pennzoil VIP Tripleheader 125 Tony Hirschman 09 13 1997 CMT 100 Reggie Ruggiero 08 29 1998 Farm Aid on CMT 100 Mike Ewanitsko 09 18 1999 New Hampshire 100 Tony Hirschman 09 16 2000 New Hampshire 100 Mike Ewanitsko 09 15 2001 New Hampshire 100 Race Ca ... more details
Double headed may refer to Double headed eagle , common symbol in heraldry and vexillology Double heading , the use of at least two steam locomotives at the front of a train Double headed rail, a type of cross section of rail used in early railway track construction Doubleheader baseball Double header , when two sporting events occur in the same venue back to back disambig he ... more details
Paul Miller Busby August 25, 1918 &ndash December 5, 2003 was a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies 1941 and 1943 . He was born in Waynesboro, Mississippi . Busby made his major league debut on September 14, 1941 in a road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field . His last appearance July 1, 1943 was in a home Doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Pirates at Shibe Park . Busby appeared in the outfield 13 times in his 36 games. While in the field he recorded 28 putouts without making an error baseball error . He went 15 for 56 at the plate .268 with 7 RBI and 16 run baseball runs scored . External links http www.baseball reference.com b busbypa01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pbusbp101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Busby, Paul ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH December 5, 2003 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Busby, Paul Category 1918 births Category 2003 deaths Category Major League Baseball outfielders Category Baseball players from Mississippi Category Philadelphia Phillies players Category Major League Baseball right fielders Baseball right fielder stub ... more details
Harry Leon Sweeney December 28, 1915 May 6, 1980 was a Major League Baseball first baseman who appeared in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1944. A native of Franklin, Tennessee , the 28 year old rookie stood 6 0 and weighed 185 lbs. Sweeney is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . On the last day of the season October 1 , he appeared in one of the games of a doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Blue Jays at Shibe Park . He went 0 for 2 .000 but handled 10 total chances chances for a fielding percentage of 1.000. He died at the age of 64 in Columbia, Tennessee . External links http www.baseball reference.com s sweenha01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Psweeh101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sweeney, Hank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1915 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1980 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sweeney, Hank Category 1915 births Category 1980 deaths Category Major League Baseball first basemen Category Baseball players from Tennessee Category People from Franklin, Tennessee Category Pittsburgh Pirates players baseball first baseman stub ... more details
George Rowland Pinky Woods May 22, 1915 October 30, 1982 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox from 1943 to 1945. A native of Waterbury, Connecticut , the right hander stood 6 5 and weighed 225 lbs. Woods is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . In his three seasons with Boston he appeared in 85 games, starting a little more than half of them. He made his major league debut on June 20, 1943, starting game 2 of a doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park . He did not get a decision in the 6 5 Red Sox victory. His first big league win came on July 23, in relief, against the Chicago White Sox in game 1 of a Fenway Park doubleheader. He finished his rookie year 5 6 with a 4.92 earned run average ERA . His best season was 1944. Even though his record was just 4 8, he pitched a career high 170.2 innings and had his lowest earned run average 3.27 and lowest Walks plus hits per inning pitched WHIP 1.518 . His 38 pitching appearances ranked tenth in the American League . His finest MLB major league pitching effort also occurred during this season. On June 14 in game 2 of a home doubleheader, he hurled a complete game shutout against the Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Athletics , winning by a score of 5 0. The losing pitcher was All Star right hander Russ Christopher . During his three year career Woods completed 10 of 44 starts, had a 13 21 record, 25 games finished , 3 save sport saves , and an ERA of 3.97. In 378.2 innings pitched he strikeouts struck out 124 and bases on balls walked 206. Good with the bat and glove, he hit .190 24 for 126 and handled 112 out of 115 total chances in the field successfully for a fielding percentage of .974. Woods died at the age of 67 in Los Angeles, California . External links baseballstats br w woodspi01 http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pwoodp102.htm Retrosheet Persondata Me ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Goldsmith Schiffman Field is a multi purpose stadium in Huntsville, Alabama . It is used mainly for middle school and high school American football football . ref name hnt091015 It was also home to the now defunct Alabama Renegades of the National Women s Football Association . History On January 25, 1934, Oscar Goldsmith, Lawrence B. Goldsmith, Annie Schiffman Goldsmith, Robert L. Schiffman, and Elsie Strauss Schiffman gave the property to the city for an athletic field. The Civil Works Administration provided 6500 in materials and labor to construct the field, the first in Huntsville to accommodate night athletic games. The field was dedicated during the first night game on October 4, 1934, when 1000 fans saw Coach Milton Frank s Huntsville High team defeat Gadsden High. ref name hismk ref name lees References reflist refs ref name hismk cite web url http www.historicmarkers.com al 65790 Goldsmith Schiffman Field title Historic Markers Goldman Schiffman Field 366 publisher HistoricMarkers.com accessdate October 7, 2010 ref ref name lees cite web first Tommy last Towery work Lee s Traveller title Goldsmith Schiffman Field A Rison Dallas Treasure url http www.rison dallas.com gs field.html date October 4, 2005 accessdate October 7, 2010 ref ref name hnt091015 cite news publisher WHNT 19 News title HS Football Milton Frank Doubleheader Results url http www.whnt.com sports whnt milton frank doubleheader ,0,2533266.story date October 15, 2009 accessdate October 21, 2009 quote With heavy rains wreaking havoc on the sic the Goldsmith Schiffman playing field, a rare high school football doubleheader took place at Huntsville s Milton Frank Stadium Thursday. ref coord 34.74 86.58 display title Category Sports venues in Huntsville, Alabama Category Huntsville Decatur Combined Statistical Area Category Multi purpose stadiums in the United States Alabama stadium stub ... more details
Rogers Hornsby McKee born September 16, 1926 in Shelby, North Carolina is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943 and 1944. As a 16 year old rookie in 1943, he was the youngest player to appear in a National League game that season. McKee is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on August 18, 1943 in a home Doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals at Shibe Park . The best game of his short career, however, came on the last day of the 1943 season. McKee started the second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field and pitched a complete game , winning 11 3. The opposing pitcher and loser was rookie Cookie Cuccurullo , who was making his major league debut. McKee appeared in only one game for the Phillies on September 26, 1944. In parts of two seasons he appeared in just five games, four in relief, with three games finished . He pitched a total of 15.1 innings and allowed 10 earned runs . His major league career ended, at the age of 18, with a 1 0 record and a 5.87 earned run average ERA . External links http www.baseball reference.com m mckeero01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pmcker101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mackee, Rogers ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1926 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mackee, Rogers Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from North Carolina Category Philadelphia Phillies players Category 1926 births Category Living people US baseball pitcher 1920s stub ... more details
image John Dagenhard Tombstone at Magnolia, Ohio.jpg thumb right 250px tombstone at Magnolia Cemetery John Douglas Dagenhard April 25, 1917 July 16, 2001 was a Major League Baseball pitcher . The 6 2 , 195 lb. right hander appeared in two games for the Atlanta Braves Boston Braves at the end of the 1943 season. The 26 year old rookie was a native of Magnolia, Ohio . Dagenhard is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on September 28, 1943 and pitched scoreless relief in a Doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman s Park . His next and last game was his best. On October 3, 1943 he was the starting pitcher in the second game of a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field . It was the last game of the season. He pitched a complete game and the Braves won, 5 2. Both run baseball runs were earned run unearned . In 11 total innings over two games he gave up just 9 hit baseball hits and 4 bases on balls walks . His season and career record was 1 0 with an earned run average ERA of 0.00. Dagenhard died at the age of 84 in Bolivar, Ohio . External links http www.baseball reference.com d dagenjo01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pdagej101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dagenhard, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1917 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 16, 2001 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dagenhard, John Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Ohio Category Boston Braves players Category People from Carroll County, Ohio Category 1917 births Category 2001 deaths US baseball pitcher 1910s stub ... more details
about the businessman Donald Fisher the Home and Away character Donald Fisher Home and Away Donald Raymond Fisher February 6, 1916 July 29, 1973 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in two games for the San Francisco Giants New York Giants in 1945. The 29 year old rookie was a native of Cleveland, Ohio . Fisher is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major league s during World War II . He made his major league debut in relief on August 25, 1945 against the Los Angeles Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field . He pitched the last 5 innings of one of the games of the doubleheader baseball doubleheader and gave up 4 earned runs . He played his next and last game on September 30, 1945, the last day of the season, he started the first game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves Boston Braves at Braves Field . He pitched a 13 inning complete game shutout , winning 1 0. In 18 total innings pitched he allowed just 19 baserunners and 4 earned runs , giving him an earned run average ERA of 2.00 to go along with his 1 0 record. Fisher died at the age of 57 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio . Trivia Fisher was born in the same week as Boston Red Sox pitcher Tex Hughson . February 6 12, 1916 External links http www.baseball reference.com f fishedo01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pfishd101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Fisher, Don ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 29, 1973 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fisher, Don Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Ohio Category New York Giants NL players Category People from Cleveland, Ohio Category 1916 births Category 1973 deaths US baseball pitcher 1910s stub ... more details
refimprove date March 2009 Arnold Lee Carter March 14, 1918 &ndash April 12, 1989 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1944 and 1945. The 5 10 , 175 lb. left hander was a native of Rainelle, West Virginia . Carter is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major league s during World War II . He was a very effective pitcher in his time with Cincinnati. He made his major league debut in relief on April 29, 1944 in a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Crosley Field . His first win came in his first starting assignment, a 4 3 victory in the first game of a doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Blue Jays at Shibe Park May 30 . Five days later he pitched his first shutout , a 1 0 win over the Atlanta Braves Boston Braves at Braves Field , again in the first game of a doubleheader. In his rookie season he was 11 7 and finished in the National League TOP TEN for winning percentage , shutouts, and save sport saves . In his second year, Carter got into just 13 games and was 2 4 with a 3.09 earned run average . Career totals include a 13 11 record in 46 games, 24 starts, 11 complete games , 4 shutouts, 15 games finished , and 3 saves. His earned run average ERA for 195.1 innings pitched was 2.72. Carter died at the age of 71 in Louisville, Kentucky . External links http www.baseball reference.com c cartear01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pcarta101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Carter, Arnold ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 12, 1989 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Carter, Arnold Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from West Virginia Category Cincinnati Reds players Category People from Greenbrier County, West Virginia Category 1918 births Category 1989 deaths US baseball pi ... more details
George Lincoln Eyrich March 3, 1925 June 25, 2006 was a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1943. At 18 years of age, the 5 11 , 175 lb. rookie was the fourth youngest player to appear in a National League game that season. Eyrich is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major league s during World War II . He made his major league debut on June 13, 1943, in a road Doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants New York Giants at the Polo Grounds . He appeared in a total of nine games, all in relief, with six games finished . Even though he allowed 36 baserunners 27 hit baseball hits and 9 bases on balls walks in just 18.1 innings pitched , he gave up only seven earned runs . His short career ended with a 0 0 record and a 3.38 earned run average ERA . He was born and died in Reading, Pennsylvania . External links http www.baseball reference.com e eyricge01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Peyrig101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Eyrich, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1925 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2006 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Eyrich, George Category 1925 births Category 2006 deaths Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Pennsylvania Category Philadelphia Phillies players US baseball pitcher 1920s stub ... more details
Arthur Joseph Cookie Cuccurullo February 8, 1918 January 23, 1983 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1943 to 1945. The 5 10 , 168 lb. left hander was a native of Asbury Park, New Jersey , United States . Cuccurullo is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on October 3, 1943. It was the last day of the season, and Cuccurullo started the second game of a Doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Blue Jays at Forbes Field . He gave up 7 run baseball runs 5 earned runs earned in 7 innings and the Pirates lost 11 3. The opposing pitcher and winner was 17 year old rookie Rogers McKee , who was making his first and only major league start. In three seasons Cuccurullo appeared in a total of 62 games and had a 3 5 record, 9 games started , 0 complete games , 25 games finished , and 5 save sport saves . All three of his Win baseball wins came in relief...two against the San Francisco Giants New York Giants , and one against the Philadelphia Phillies . He allowed 86 earned runs in 170 innings pitched for a final earned run average ERA of 4.55. He died at the age of 64 in West Orange, New Jersey . External links baseballstats br c cuccuco01 brm cuccur001art http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pcuccc101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Cuccurullo, Cookie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH January 23, 1983 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Cuccurullo, Cookie Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from New Jersey Category Pittsburgh Pirates players Category 1918 births Category 1983 deaths Category Greeneville Burley Cubs players Category People from Asbury Park, New Jersey US baseball pitcher 1910s stub ... more details
Louis Joseph Lucier born March 23, 1918 is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox 1943 1944 and Philadelphia Phillies 1944 1945 . The right hander stood 5 8 and weighed 160 lbs. He was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts . Lucier is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on April 23, 1943 in relief against the Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park . His first major league win was in the second game of a Doubleheader baseball doubleheader at Comiskey Park on May 16, 1943. He was the starting pitcher in a 4 2 victory over the Chicago White Sox . Career totals include 33 games pitched , 9 starts, 3 complete games , a 3 5 record with 16 games finished , 1 save sport save , 43 earned runs allowed in 101.2 innings, and an earned run average ERA of 3.81. Lucier played excellent defense at his position, handling 45 of 46 total chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .978, which was above the league average at the time. External links http www.baseball reference.com l lucielo01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Plucil101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lucier, Lou ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lucier, Lou Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Massachusetts Category Boston Red Sox players Category Philadelphia Phillies players Category People from Northbridge, Massachusetts Category 1918 births Category Living people US baseball pitcher 1910s stub ... more details
Walter Donald Aloysius Signer October 12, 1910 July 23, 1974 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and 1945. The 6 0 , 185 lb. right hander was a native of New York, New York . Signer is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on September 18, 1943, starting the second game of a Doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman s Park . Signer and the Cubs were shut out 5 0 by 29 year old rookie Al Brazle . Signer s first major league Win baseball win came as a relief pitcher in an 8 7 vicory over the Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Blue Jays at Wrigley Field September 23, 1943 . His best game as a big leaguer was on October 1, 1943 when he pitched a complete game 3 1 win at home vs. the Atlanta Braves Boston Braves . Two years later, in 1945, he pitched six games in relief for the Cubs with no starts. His career totals include 10 games pitched , 2 starts, 1 complete game, a 2 1 record with 3 games finished , 1 save sport save , 11 earned runs allowed in 33 innings , and an earned run average ERA of 3.00. Signer died at the age of 63 in Greenwich, Connecticut . External links http www.baseball reference.com s signewa01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Psignw101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Signer, Walter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH October 12, 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 23, 1974 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Signer, Walter Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from New York Category Chicago Cubs players Category NYU Violets baseball players Category 1910 births Category 1974 deaths US baseball pitcher 1910s stub ... more details
Albert Joseph Mickey Kreitner October 9, 1922 March 6, 2003 was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and 1944. As a 20 year old rookie in 43, he was the tenth youngest player to appear in a National League game. Kreitner is one of many ballplayers who appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on September 28, 1943 in a home doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants New York Giants at Wrigley Field . He was a typical example of what Mike Gonz lez baseball catcher Mike Gonz lez termed good field, no hit. From a total of 42 games he hit .172 16 for 93...14 single baseball singles with three runs batted in and three run baseball runs scored . Nine bases on balls walks , however, did push his on base percentage up to .252. In limited time he posted solid defensive numbers at catcher, handling 126 out of 127 total chances chances successfully for a high fielding percentage of .992. Kreitner died in his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 80. External links http www.baseball reference.com k kreitmi01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pkreim101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Kreitner, Mickey ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1922 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH March 6, 2003 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Kreitner, Mickey Category 1922 births Category 2003 deaths Category Major League Baseball catchers Category Baseball players from Tennessee Category Chicago Cubs players US baseball catcher 1920s stub ... more details
Antonio Joseph Vitelli April 12, 1908 February 7, 1967 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1944 and 1945. The 6 1 , 195 lb. right hander was a native of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania . Vitelli is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut at age 36 on May 30, 1944 in a doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Los Angeles Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field . He made four relief appearances for Pittsburgh that year and finished all four games. In a total of seven innings pitched he gave up six run baseball runs , but only two of them were earned runs . His earned run average ERA was 2.57. Vitelli died in 1967 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . External links baseballstats br v viteljo01 http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pvitej101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Vitelli, Joe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1908 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1967 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Vitelli, Joe Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from Pennsylvania Category Pittsburgh Pirates players Category 1908 births Category 1967 deaths Category People from McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania Category Sportspeople from Pennsylvania US baseball pitcher 1900s stub ... more details
Frank John Drews May 25, 1916 April 22, 1972 was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Atlanta Braves Boston Braves in 1944 and 1945. He stood 5 10 and weighed 175 lbs. Drews is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major leagues during World War II . He made his major league debut on August 13, 1944 in a road doubleheader baseball doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field . His last game for Boston was on August 5, 1945. He was a typical example of what Mike Gonz lez baseball catcher Mike Gonz lez termed good field, no hit. Career totals include 95 games played , a .205 batting average 59 for 288 , 29 runs batted in , and 27 run baseball runs scored . 41 bases on balls walks and 1 hit batsmen hit by pitch , however, did push his on base percentage up to .306. On defense he had a .967 fielding percentage , which was just above the league average for his era. Drews died in his hometown of Buffalo, New York at the age of 55. Trivia Drews was born in the same week as Braves infielder John Dudra . May 21 27, 1916 External links http www.baseball reference.com d drewsfr01.shtml Baseball Reference http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pdrewf101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Drews, Frank ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH April 22, 1972 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Drews, Frank Category 1916 births Category 1972 deaths Category Major League Baseball second basemen Category Baseball players from New York Category Boston Braves players Category Indianapolis Indians players US baseball second baseman stub ... more details
Miles Glenn Gardner January 25, 1916 July 7, 1964 was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1945. The 29 year old rookie right hander was a native of Burnsville, North Carolina . Gardner is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the Major League Baseball major league s during World War II . He played quite well during his time with St. Louis. He made his major league debut in relief on July 21, 1945 against the Los Angeles Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers at Sportsman s Park . His first major league Win baseball win came in his first start, hurling a 7 0 shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a home doubleheader baseball doubleheader . August 15, 1945 Season and career totals for 17 games pitched include a 3 1 record, 4 starts, 2 complete games , 1 shutout, 4 games finished , 1 save sport save , and an earned run average ERA of 3.29 in 54.2 innings pitched . Gardner was an all around talented player, as he hit and fielded extremely well. At the plate he was 7 for 21 .333 with a bases on balls walk , 2 runs batted in , and 1 run baseball run scored . On defense he handled 10 total chances chances flawlessly for a fielding percentage of 1.000. Gardner died at the age of 48 in Rochester, New York . External links baseballstats br g gardngl01 http www.retrosheet.org boxesetc Pgardg101.htm Retrosheet Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gardner, Glenn ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American baseball player DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 7, 1964 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gardner, Glenn Category 1916 births Category 1964 deaths Category People from Burnsville, North Carolina Category Major League Baseball pitchers Category Baseball players from North Carolina Category St. Louis Cardinals players US baseball pitcher 1910s stub ... more details
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