Did you know that in the harry brecheen miscellaneous allstar items of interest section seen above you can click the stats link under the allstar label and a truly comprehensive history of that allstar game will appear on your screen. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. On the current roster, we considered yadier molina over ted simmons but simmons and his years as a red bird still gives him an edge over yadi, in our book. Louis cardinals season was the teams 66th season in st.
I had the bases loaded for one, gave up no hits, and nobody scored. Harry batess most popular book is farewell to the master. Harry brecheen was widely considered to be the standard for pitcher fielding, at least through the 1950s. A baseball card checklist for harry brecheen that includes every baseball card in our baseball card database.
Harry brecheen appeared in 29 major league games during the 1947 regular season. L, 1x so leader, born in ok 1914, died 2004, harry the cat. Replacing the cardinals harry brecheen in the seventh inning of a 11 contest. Harry brecheen complete splits including homeroad, leftyrighty, clutch situations, vs. His career started in 1950 with the philadelphia athletics when he pitched in 10. Then he slightly came up again and then it was over. The next two days i pitched, i didnt give up any hits. Tom poholsky was drafted by the cardinals from the boston red sox in the 1946 minor league draft. The elias sports bureau, stats inc and the sporting news are all highly respected resources who publish some form of record book every season, yet none of them recognize any pitcher as the fastest ever. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the philadelphia phillies, chicago cubs, and st. He was the star of the 1946 series win over the red sox, and brecheen became the first lefthanded. Gardella was even depicted on the cover conducting unusual calisthenics involving a baseball bat and the defiance of gravity.
Get the huge collection of 2017 diamond kings framed green sports cards online at beckett. For the extra infielder, it came down to three veterans committee selection hall of famers red schoendienst, frankie frisch and jim bottomley. Harry brett isnt just another pseudonym for henry sutton. Harry byrds major league career can be compared to a roller coaster. Clicking on an indivdiual season will display the teams roster for that season. It is a common belief that walter johnson was one of the hardest throwers in history. The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is ed by retrosheet. Louis, missouri and the 52nd season in the national league. Chapman was born on october 26, 1885, in the small town of severance, kansas, about 80 miles northwest of kansas city. He was elected into the baseball hall of fame in 1938. Ada is a city in and the county seat of pontotoc county, oklahoma, united states.
Subscribe to baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards. Rookie stars 117148, managers 212227, allstar rookies 316325, world series highlights 385391, coaches 455470, and allstars 553572. He went on to northwestern university, where the cardinals signed the pitching star from the arlington heights sandlots in 1947. He was a twotime allstar, threetime world series champion, a strikeout and era leader. Honus twelveyearold joe stoshack is an average kid with two amazing talents. Harry brecheen, a former cardinals pitcher who won three games in the 1946 world series, died on jan. The giants outfielder canted a few stanzas during a 1997 interview with douglas and jeffrey lyons for their trivia book, out of left field.
The item that youre bidding on is a vintage wilson a2190, 3finger, rht baseball glove. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books rules scoring. He was the first of three children born to texans tom and lucy tyree brecheen, who had settled in the small town near the texas border when oklahoma was still a territory. A semipro player for many years, the 5foot11, 160pound catcher began his pro career in baseball at the age of 24 in 1910 with the concordia travelers of the class d central kansas league, batting just. I have been a diehard fan all my life and the following pages represent my tribute to greatest team in baseball. Van lingle mungo was one of danny gardellas favourite songs. This harry brecheen baseball card checklist includes every known baseball card that harry brecheen has appeared on, in chronological order. Harry david brecheen october 14, 1914 january 17, 2004, nicknamed the cat, was an american lefthanded pitcher in major league baseball who played most of his career for the st. Even the players today can sense, even if just in passing, that it means something special to wear the birds on the bat uniform. Robert herbert forsch january, 1950 november 3, 2011 was an american righthanded starting pitcher who spent most of his sixteen years in major league baseball mlb with the st. Harry david brecheen october 14, 1914 january 17, 2004, nicknamed the cat, was an american lefthanded pitcher in major league baseball who played. I was interested in what the fastest pitch ever recorded was.
Brecheen was 25 years old when he broke into the big. Richard wallace hall born september 27, 1930 is an american former professional baseball player. Buy your favorite baseball cards from multiple sellers at the best. Author harry ellard is in possession of many of the books, scores, photographs and documents pertaining to the cincinnati baseball club, especially during the years from 1866 to 1871, to which no one has ever had access, thus enabling him, by the publication of this work, to give to the public the most authentic and complete history ever written concerning the game as played within our city. It marked the third and final time in world series history in which both teams had the same home field the other two being the 1921 and 1922 world series in the polo g. I have been a diehard fan all my life and the following pages represent my tribute to greatest team in baseball history. The baseball prospectus pennant race book new york. Harry david brecheen pronounced bruhkeen was born on october 14, 1914, in broken bow, oklahoma. Louis cardinals season was the teams 63rd season in st. Buy or sell baseball cards online at the best value beckett. Vintage wilson a2190 harry brecheen rht baseball glove.
Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. Organize and price your collections as we offer instant access to the worlds leading trading card and collectibles databases, including baseball cards, basketball cards, football cards, nonsports cards, gaming cards and more. Walter johnson was the leading winner of 19101919 with 265 wins. The baseball almanac a great online resource for player and team stats. When harry walker hit the ball, i can remember feeling a little relieved. Books by harry bates author of farewell to the master. Johnny sain society for american baseball research. Harry brecheen was born on wednesday, october 14, 1914, in broken bow, oklahoma. For information regarding statistical abbreviations, please view the statistics legend. In 12 major league seasons, brecheen posted a 392 record and a 2. Subscribe to harry brecheen baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards from different. Hoping one day we can start a 21st century best baseball books or better yet, 2010s best baseball and 2020s best baseball something like it soon, because a lot of really good books that came out the last 510 years get buried.
Louis cardinals season was the teams 62nd season in st. Louis cardinals 19741988 before finishing his playing career with the houston astros 19881989. After a failed attempt as a starter, bokelmann settled into a comfortable bullpen role. Year age agedif tm lg lev aff w l wl% era ra9 g gs gf cg sho sv ip h r er hr bb ibb so hbp bk wp bf whip h9 hr9 bb9 so9 sow. The cardinals went 10549 during the season and finished 1st in the national league.
Slaughter slid in with what would be the serieswinning run, as cardinals pitcher harry brecheen held the red sox scoreless in the ninth to ice the championship. The leading destination for sports card and collectible enthusiasts. In the late 1940s he was among the teams stars, in 1946 becoming the first lefthander ever to win three games in a single world series, and the only pitcher ever to win consecutive world. Buy 1960 topps baseball cards, sell 1960 topps baseball. The 2time allstar helped lead the team to world series championships in 1944 and 1946.
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In the words of baseball historian maxwell kates a veritable forrest gump in baseball history, johnny sain left a rich legacy. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Harry brecheen mlb player profile page from whatifsports. Harry brett is the person he always wanted to be a crime writer and the author of a crime series, cracking on with the plot. Harry brecheen won three games in 1946 world series. Louis, missouri and the 56th season in the national league.
He played in major league baseball as a righthanded pitcher from 1952 through 1957 and from 1959 through 1971, most notably as a member of the baltimore orioles dynasty that won three american league pennants and two world series championships between 1966 and 1970. Stats awards fabulous feats famous firsts hall of fame hitting charts legendary lists pitching charts record books. I ran across this article from baseball almanac that i thought was interesting and i thought i would share it. The entire playing career for harry brecheen is displayed above. Buy harry brecheen cards online harry brecheen baseball. A harry brecheen autographed national league coleman baseball.
Grover cleveland alexander february 26, 1887 november 4, 1950, nicknamed old pete, was an american major league baseball pitcher. Its a compilation of many many catalogs including the model numbers, original prices by year and make. Also, my personal favorite remake glove is the nokona g57 carl erskine. Of all the stuff ive bought from joe, i use the catalog source book the most. Eddie basinski ernie lombardi huey mulcahy van lingle van lingle.
The cardinals went 8965 during the season and finished second in the national league. He was a member of the 1982 world series champions and national league nl pennant winners in 1985 and. Born october 26, 1926, bokelmann was a star at arlington high school. Harry byrd rookie of the year but his career fizzled. In the world series, they met the new york yankees. Max lanier was released by the giants on may 15th so his card may have been withdrawn due to the fact he was no longer with ny. Harry brecheen society for american baseball research. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games brecheen appeared in, specifically relating to his 1947 hitting statistics. It just took him some time and many novels and a collection of short stories to work that out. Grover cleveland alexander wikipedia republished wiki 2. Brecheen was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on april 22, 1940, with the st.