Showing posts with label Philadelphia Athletics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philadelphia Athletics. Show all posts
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Atlanta Braves History: Dave Bancroft breaks his leg (1919)
The Giants play their first legal Sunday game at home on May 4, 1919‚ before 35‚000 fans‚ losing to the Phils 4-3. More than 25‚000 turn out in Brooklyn the same day. By early June‚ the Giants will outdraw their 1918 attendance. The Phillies' Dave Bancroft (a Brave during the 1924-27 seasons)‚ 28‚ is carried off the field after breaking his right ankle while sliding into a base. He will be out of action until July 1‚ and next year he'll be traded to the Giants‚ with whom he will have his best seasons en route to the Hall of Fame.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Dick McBride (1878)
James Dickson "Dick" McBride (June 14, 1847 – October 10, 1916) was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the star pitcher and the player-manager for the Philadelphia Athletics of the National Association from 1871 through most of the 1875 when Cap Anson took over as player-manager for the remaining eight games of the season.
In 1864, while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, he was allowed to take a 3 day furlough to participate in a series of baseball exhibitions between clubs from Brookyln and the local Philadelphia clubs. It was during this time that the north's attention had turned to military defense, not baseball, so Brooklyn strategically scheduled these events hoping to take advantage of the situation to get some well sought after wins in "enemy" territory. The presence of Dick didn't do much, as all Philly teams were beaten soundly.
Dick had a pitching record of 149 wins and 74 losses during that period with the Athletics. McBride finished his major league career the following year, in 1876, when he was signed by the Boston Red Caps (now the Atlanta Braves of the National League when the Association failed. He had a record of 0-4 before his career came to an end. McBride died in Philadelphia at the age of 70, and is interred at Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.
In 1864, while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, he was allowed to take a 3 day furlough to participate in a series of baseball exhibitions between clubs from Brookyln and the local Philadelphia clubs. It was during this time that the north's attention had turned to military defense, not baseball, so Brooklyn strategically scheduled these events hoping to take advantage of the situation to get some well sought after wins in "enemy" territory. The presence of Dick didn't do much, as all Philly teams were beaten soundly.
Dick had a pitching record of 149 wins and 74 losses during that period with the Athletics. McBride finished his major league career the following year, in 1876, when he was signed by the Boston Red Caps (now the Atlanta Braves of the National League when the Association failed. He had a record of 0-4 before his career came to an end. McBride died in Philadelphia at the age of 70, and is interred at Lawnview Cemetery in Rockledge, Pennsylvania.
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