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Boston Baseball Dynasties: 1872-1918 Peter De Rosa Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater Review Volume 23 | Issue 1 Article 7 Jun-2004 Boston Baseball Dynasties: 1872-1918 Peter de Rosa Bridgewater State College Recommended Citation de Rosa, Peter (2004). Boston Baseball Dynasties: 1872-1918. Bridgewater Review, 23(1), 11-14. Available at: http://vc.bridgew.edu/br_rev/vol23/iss1/7 This item is available as part of Virtual Commons, the open-access institutional repository of Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Boston Baseball Dynasties 1872–1918 by Peter de Rosa It is one of New England’s most sacred traditions: the ers. Wright moved the Red Stockings to Boston and obligatory autumn collapse of the Boston Red Sox and built the South End Grounds, located at what is now the subsequent calming of Calvinist impulses trembling the Ruggles T stop. This established the present day at the brief prospect of baseball joy. The Red Sox lose, Braves as baseball’s oldest continuing franchise. Besides and all is right in the universe. It was not always like Wright, the team included brother George at shortstop, this. Boston dominated the baseball world in its early pitcher Al Spalding, later of sporting goods fame, and days, winning championships in five leagues and build- Jim O’Rourke at third. ing three different dynasties. Besides having talent, the Red Stockings employed innovative fielding and batting tactics to dominate the new league, winning four pennants with a 205-50 DYNASTY I: THE 1870s record in 1872-1875. Boston wrecked the league’s com- Early baseball evolved from rounders and similar English petitive balance, and Wright did not help matters by games brought to the New World by English colonists. -
After One of the Worst Starts Ever to a Baseball Career, John J. Mcgraw Became a Sports Legend As a Champion Player and Manager in the Early 20Th Century
After one of the worst starts ever to a baseball career, John J. McGraw became a sports legend as a champion player and manager in the early 20th century. John Joseph McGraw was born in Truxton, Cortland County, on April 7, 1873. His relationship with his father grew strained after John’s mother and four siblings died during an epidemic in the winter of 1884-5. John left home while still in school, where he starred on the baseball team. Obsessed with the game, he spent the money he earned from odd jobs on baseball equipment and rulebooks. In 1890, John decided to make a career of baseball. He started out earning $5 a game for the Truxton Grays. When the Grays’ manager took over the Olean franchise of the New York-Penn League, John became his third baseman. He committed eight Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [reproduction errors in his rst game with Olean. After six games, he number LC-DIG-ggbain-34093] was cut from the team. McGraw kept trying. He played shortstop for Wellsville in the Western New York League and showed skill as a hitter and baserunner. After the 1890 season, McGraw joined the American All-Stars, a team that toured the southern states and Cuba during the winter. In 1891, a team of All-Stars and Florida players challenged the Cleveland Spiders of the American Association, one of the era’s two major leagues, to a spring-training exhibition game. Cleveland won, but McGraw got three hits in ve at-bats. Coverage of the game in The Sporting News inspired several teams to offer McGraw contracts. -
League Leaders Batting Top 10 Batter Team Avg G Ab R H
LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING TOP 10 BATTER TEAM AVG G AB R H HR RBI BB SO *Schwartz, JT LAC .378 52 196 40 74 1 35 25 23 *Bottcher, Matt EC .367 57 229 44 84 1 40 32 30 Berkey, Evan ROC .358 57 229 39 82 2 23 24 26 *Thompson, Jake LAK .355 50 186 34 66 2 41 36 15 Michaels, Logan MAD .354 48 192 29 68 0 27 16 23 Frank, Adam WIS .348 56 224 49 78 10 42 17 27 Bigbie, Justice MAD .346 68 283 53 98 12 70 28 58 *Myers, Daryl LAK .341 48 167 36 57 1 28 36 44 *Blazevic, Austin MAD .339 49 186 19 63 4 36 17 26 Dunham, Jake WRP .332 56 190 27 63 8 52 26 25 LEAGUE LEADERS PITCHING TOPTOP 10 PITCHER TEAM G W-L ERA IP H Hoffman, Andrew TVC 12 8-0 1.08 58.1 32 Portela, Polo WIL 10 8-0 1.23 58.1 43 *Koenig, Trevor STC 10 7-1 1.35 60.0 35 *Stroh, Gareth WRP 10 7-1 1.61 61.2 36 Hemmerling, Nathan WRP 12 7-2 2.28 59.1 47 Jones, Kyle TVC 13 6-2 2.73 62.2 68 *Osterberg, Matt WRP 11 6-2 3.10 58.0 61 Husson, Aaron KMO 19 7-1 3.16 68.1 51 *Newberg, Brett MAN 12 5-2 3.22 67.0 67 Traxel, Blaine KMO 18 1-3 3.47 57.0 61 HOME RUNS WINS BATTER TEAM HR PITCHER TEAM W *Holgate, Ryan LAC 13 Portela, Polo WIL 8 Bigbie, Justice MAD 12 Hoffman, Andrew TVC 8 *Elvir, Josh MAN 11 Hemmerling, Nathan WRP 7 Reeves, TJ WIS 10 *Stroh, Gareth WRP 7 Frank, Adam WIS 10 *Koenig, Trevor STC 7 RBI SAVES BATTER TEAM RBI PITCHER TEAM SV Bigbie, Justice MAD 70 Freilich, Jared LAC 13 Morrow, Andrew TVC 58 Denlinger, Theo MAD 12 *Holgate, Ryan LAC 53 Taylor, Keon ROC 12 Dunham, Jake WRP 52 Bonner, Brayden WRP 11 Delano, Garett STC 51 Haass, Joey KMO 10 STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS BATTER TEAM SB PITCHER -
By Kimberly Parkhurst Thesis
America’s Pastime: How Baseball Went from Hoboken to the World Series An Honors Thesis (HONR 499) by Kimberly Parkhurst Thesis Advisor Dr. Bruce Geelhoed Ball State University Muncie, Indiana April 2020 Expected Date of Graduation July 2020 Abstract Baseball is known as “America’s Pastime.” Any sports aficionado can spout off facts about the National or American League based on who they support. It is much more difficult to talk about the early days of baseball. Baseball is one of the oldest sports in America, and the 1800s were especially crucial in creating and developing modern baseball. This paper looks at the first sixty years of baseball history, focusing especially on how the World Series came about in 1903 and was set as an annual event by 1905. Acknowledgments I would like to thank Carlos Rodriguez, a good personal friend, for loaning me his copy of Ken Burns’ Baseball documentary, which got me interested in this early period of baseball history. I would like to thank Dr. Bruce Geelhoed for being my advisor in this process. His work, enthusiasm, and advice has been helpful throughout this entire process. I would also like to thank Dr. Geri Strecker for providing me a strong list of sources that served as a starting point for my research. Her knowledge and guidance were immeasurably helpful. I would next like to thank my friends for encouraging the work I do and supporting me. They listen when I share things that excite me about the topic and encourage me to work better. Finally, I would like to thank my family for pushing me to do my best in everything I do, whether academic or extracurricular. -
The Psychology of Baseball: How the Mental Game Impacts the Physical Game
University of Connecticut OpenCommons@UConn Honors Scholar Theses Honors Scholar Program Spring 4-26-2018 The syP chology of Baseball: How the Mental Game Impacts the Physical Game Kiera Dalmass [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://opencommons.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses Part of the Applied Statistics Commons, Comparative Psychology Commons, and the Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys Commons Recommended Citation Dalmass, Kiera, "The sP ychology of Baseball: How the Mental Game Impacts the Physical Game" (2018). Honors Scholar Theses. 578. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/578 Student Researcher: Kiera Dalmass; PI: Haim Bar, Ph.D. Protocol Number: H17-238 The Psychology of Baseball: How the Mental Game Impacts the Physical Game Kiera Dalmass PI: Haim Bar, PhD. University of Connecticut Department of Statistics 1 Student Researcher: Kiera Dalmass; PI: Haim Bar, Ph.D. Protocol Number: H17-238 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 ABSTRACT 4 LITERATURE REVIEW 5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND HYPOTHESIS 14 METHODS 16 PARTICIPANTS 17 MATERIALS 18 PROCEDURE 21 RESULTS 24 STATISTICAL RESULTS SURVEY RESULTS DISCUSSION 58 LIMITATIONS OF STUDY 59 FINDINGS AND FUTURE OF THE STUDY 60 REFERENCES 64 APPENDIX A: DEFINITIONS AND FORMULAS FOR VARIABLES 66 APPENDIX B: SURVEYS 68 APPENDIX C: INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD FORMS 75 2 Student Researcher: Kiera Dalmass; PI: Haim Bar, Ph.D. Protocol Number: H17-238 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my family for always being my support system and helping me achieve my dreams. I would like to give a special thank you to Professor Haim Bar, my research mentor. Without him, none of this project would have been possible. -
2016 NFCA National Convention New Orleans: Speaker Outlines Table of Contents
2016 NFCA National Convention New Orleans: Speaker Outlines Table of Contents “CHAMPIONSHIP COACHING: THE ‘POWER’ IN EMPOWERMENT” ………………………………….………1 Patty Gasso, head coach, University of Oklahoma “THE NEXT 60 FEET (BASERUNNING)” ………………………………………………………………………….……….2 Shonda Stanton, head coach, Marshall University “COACHING COLLEGE HITTERS” ……………………………………………………………………………….……………3 Kathy Riley, head coach, Longwood University “OPERATE LIKE A PRO” DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS SEMINAR……………………..……………...……….4 Katie Brown, Quinlan Duhon & Kate Harris “SUPPORTING STUDENT-ATHLETES IN SUSTAINING QUALITY MENTAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Dave Mikula, Center for Family Development “DEFENSE: AN EVOLUTION” …………………………………………………………………………………………………..8 Mickey Dean, head coach, James Madison University “INNER WORKINGS OF A SUCCESSFUL STAFF” ………………………………………………………..……………10 Bo Hanson & Notre Dame staff “GRASSROOTS SUMMIT” (HS/TB/YOUTH SPECIAL PROGRAMMING) …………………………………..11 Steve Babinski, Marie Curran, Melissa Frost, Bo Hanson, Donna Papa, Maria Winn-Ratliff, Beverly Smith & NCSA staff “DRILLS, DRILLS, DRILLS”……………………………………………………………………………………………..……12 Kim Borders Dunlap (pitching), Megan Smith (infield), Stacey Nuveman Deniz (hitting & catching) “PARENT ORIENTATION” …………………………………………………………………………………………………….18 Margo Jonker, head coach, Central Michigan Univ. “HOW STATISTICS & METRICS CAN HELP YOU WIN GAMES” ……………………………………………….19 Matt Meuchel, assistant coach, University of Arkansas “CREATING CULTURE: AUTONOMY IN ACTION” ………………………………………………………...………...24 -
Baseball's Worst Team Fred Worth Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Academic Forum 21 2003-04 Baseball's Worst Team Fred Worth Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Abstract - In this paper we will look at some of the worst teams in baseball history and try to decide which team was indeed the worst. We will look at some statistics that will compare the teams to the teams of their day to try to account for the differences in eras. Introduction Much discussion is heard regarding who the best player, hitter, pitcher, etc. in baseball history may have been. There is not typically a lot of discussion on who the worst in any of these categories may be. The 2003 season changed that a little bit due to the incredible futility displayed by the Detroit Tigers. In this paper, we will look at some of the worst teams in baseball history and see if, indeed, the Tigers qualify. Preliminary Criteria The first consideration needs to be what criteria we will use to make our determination of the worst team. Certainly the teams win-loss record and winning percentage should be considered. Since the word "worst" implies a comparison, we should also look a how far the teams finished out of first place and, to see how truly bad they were, how far they finished behind the next-to- last-place team. Candidates The following table lists the teams we will consider for the designation as the worst team in baseball history. There have been other teams that were very bad. Obviously the choice of candidates is fairly arbitrary, however, most would agree that these nine teams were rather bad. -
UPCOMING SCHEDULE and PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS DATE OPPONENT TIME TV ORIOLES STARTER OPPONENT STARTER June 12 at Tampa Bay 4:10 P.M
FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 • GAME #62 • ROAD GAME #30 BALTIMORE ORIOLES (22-39) at TAMPA BAY RAYS (39-24) LHP Keegan Akin (0-0, 3.60) vs. LHP Ryan Yarbrough (3-3, 3.95) O’s SEASON BREAKDOWN KING OF THE CASTLE: INF/OF Ryan Mountcastle has driven in at least one run in eight- HITTING IT OFF Overall 22-39 straight games, the longest streak in the majors this season and the longest streak by a rookie American League Hit Leaders: Home 11-21 in club history (since 1954)...He is the first Oriole with an eight-game RBI streak since Anthony No. 1) CEDRIC MULLINS, BAL 76 hits Road 11-18 Santander did so from August 6-14, 2020; club record is 11-straight by Doug DeCinces (Sep- No. 2) Xander Bogaerts, BOS 73 hits Day 9-18 tember 22, 1978 - April 6, 1979) and the club record for a single-season is 10-straight by Reggie Isiah Kiner-Falefa, TEX 73 hits Night 13-21 Jackson (July 11-23, 1976)...The MLB record for consecutive games with an RBI by a rookie is No. 4) Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., TOR 70 hits Current Streak L1 10...Mountcastle has hit safely in each of these eight games, slashing .394/.412/.848 (13-for-33) Yuli Gurriel, HOU 70 hits Last 5 Games 3-2 with three doubles, four home runs, seven runs scored, and 12 RBI. Marcus Semien, TOR 70 hits Last 10 Games 5-5 Mountcastle’s eight-game hitting streak is the longest of his career and tied for the April 12-14 fourth-longest active hitting streak in the American League. -
William "Billy"
AAFA ACTION #69 "..., Summer 2005 Page 19 -_._--------------- Play Balllll III I~ Submitted by Jim Adams,AAFA #1129 In doing research for the Missouri Special Edition ofAAFA ACTION, I found we have a professional baseball player in the long list ofAlvords. This is about William Charles Alvord who was born in St. Louis, Mo. We have nothingfurther about himfor either his ascendancy or descendancy. The sourcesfor this article are: Major League Players Association Major League Players Association Alumni Societyfor 4merican Baseball Research Baseball Almanac Baseball-reference.com William Charles Alvord was born Aug. 1863 in St. The American Association was the highest level (AAA) "" Louis, St. Louis Co., MO. He had a nickname of offarm teams for the major leagues. "Uncle Bill." He had more playing time here as he played a total of He was known as "Billy" in baseball circles. His 50 games for the Cowboys that year. They were spread professional baseball career began on April 30, 1885, across the infield positions ofsecond-base (8 games), when he played his first game as a third-baseman for third-base (34 games) and shortstop (8 games). the St. Louis Maroons, then ofthe National Baseball League. The 22 year-old played for 5 seasons on 5 His batting average was .231 and his fielding different teams and ended his big league playing career percentage was improved to .834. in 1893. He was traded to the Toledo Maumees ofthe American The Maroons played in the first Sportsman Park which Association, probably in the off-season. He played a is well known to Missouri, and many other, baseball total of 116 games in the 1890 season for Toledo. -
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Round Rock Express 2019 GAME NOTES 3400 E
round rock Express 2019 GAME NOTES 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd. | Round Rock, TX 78665 | RRExpress.com Media Contact: Andrew Felts | [email protected] | 512.238.2213 Exhibition Game 2 | March 31, 2019 | 2:05 p.m. | Dell Diamond | Round Rock, TX | AM 1300 The Zone Round Rock Express (0-1) at Corpus Christi Hooks (1-0) Express: RHP Akeem Bostick (0-0, 0.00) | Hooks: LHP Brett Adcock (0-0, 0.00) EXPRESS AT A GLANCE TODAY’S GAME Overall Record: 0-0 Current Streak: -- The Triple-A Round Rock Express and Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks cap off 2019 Houston Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Astros Futures Weekend on Sunday at Dell Diamond. The Express and Hooks are facing off Standings: T-1st (0.0) in a two-game, home-and-home series to begin the year. Express RHP Akeem Bostick is scheduled to get the start against Hooks LHP Brett Adcock. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION BROADCAST INFORMATION Game 1 | Saturday, March 30 | L 2-1 Today’s game can be heard live on the flagship home of the Round Rock Express, Whataburger Field | Corpus Christi, TX AM 1300 The Zone. Online audio is also available at am1300thezone.iheart.com and via the WP: RHP Jose Hernandez (0-0, 0.00) LP: RHP Cy Sneed (0-1, 18.00) iHeartRadio app. Express Director of Broadcasting Mike Capps handles play-by-play duties while AM 1300 The Zone personality Mike Hardge provides color commentary. FloSports Game 2 | Sunday, March 31 | 2:05 p.m. -
Baseball Spectatorship in New York City, 1876-1890 A
THE EVOLUTION OF A BALLPARK SOCIETY: BASEBALL SPECTATORSHIP IN NEW YORK CITY, 1876-1890 A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Guelph by BEN ROBINSON In partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts April, 2009 © Ben Robinson, 2009 Library and Archives Bibliotheque et 1*1 Canada Archives Canada Published Heritage Direction du Branch Patrimoine de I'edition 395 Wellington Street 395, rue Wellington OttawaONK1A0N4 OttawaONK1A0N4 Canada Canada Your Me Votre ref6rence ISBN: 978-0-494-58408-8 Our file Notre reference ISBN: 978-0-494-58408-8 NOTICE: AVIS: The author has granted a non L'auteur a accorde une licence non exclusive exclusive license allowing Library and permettant a la Bibliotheque et Archives Archives Canada to reproduce, Canada de reproduire, publier, archiver, publish, archive, preserve, conserve, sauvegarder, conserver, transmettre au public communicate to the public by par telecommunication ou par I'lnternet, preter, telecommunication or on the Internet, distribuer et vendre des theses partout dans le loan, distribute and sell theses monde, a des fins commerciales ou autres, sur worldwide, for commercial or non support microforme, papier, electronique et/ou commercial purposes, in microform, autres formats. paper, electronic and/or any other formats. The author retains copyright L'auteur conserve la propriete du droit d'auteur ownership and moral rights in this et des droits moraux qui protege cette these. Ni thesis. Neither the thesis nor la these ni des extraits substantiels de celle-ci substantial extracts from it may be ne doivent etre imprimes ou autrement printed or otherwise reproduced reproduits sans son autorisation.