On August 31 an accident with potentially fatal consequences took place involving several key players who had boarded a streetcar after the final game, an 8-2 win, of their final series against the Blues. Starter Joe Hovlik, a native of Czechoslovakia, lasted only two rounds while giving up five hits.

Hitting .378 and leading the league at the time of the accident, he sustained a “severely wrenched back,” and both his arms were in bad shape. For what it’s worth, the two things I observed are the following: During a stretch of games between July 1-5 when the Saints and Millers had their second scheduled series of the 1904 season, the two clubs played in four different parks in four days. The primary aim was to determine accurate first names and to separate the Louisville record from the combined record for those players who spent their season with another team aside from Louisville. - New York Times Obituary (February 2, 1942). September 17, 1913, Minneapolis, Minn.: Minneapolis Miller righty Joe Lake, a 32-year-old native of Brooklyn, New York, took the hill today for the second place Millers and occupied the slab for 18 entire innings against the Columbus Senators before the game was called a draw, 1-1. Every effort is made to ensure the best possible quality for the reproduction of these valuable and often rare photographs. Photos are taken from private collections and are reproduced with permission. ‘It was then that I grabbed hold of the fender to protect my life. All the players feel confident that Kenna will recover from his injuries and be able to play ball again next season but state that he was badly injured in the wreck. (Louisville Times, Sept. 4, 1905).

Having full control of this process has made the calendar a more substantial product, one you will be able to use with ease as you mark all 365 days of the upcoming 2010 calendar year. Obviously the proximity of the Millers and Saints, combined with the unusual practice of alternate scheduling, created this unique situation, and was something I had never come across before in my observations of the movement of teams in the American Association. It missed my head by the fraction of an inch and then I managed to get hold of the fender. Daly had some stage fright, but Lovett covered short and Smith second in big league style. The final score: 4-0. As the result of a second substantial donation, I am 80% of the way toward funding a marker for Marion.

The issue sells for $8.00 + postage. The 1886 American Association batting champion was Guy Hecker (.341) who narrowly defeated Pete Browning (.340). A popular item in the past among my subscribers, this handsome and practical wall calendar contains many features sure to get the attention of the baseball history fan in your life…or you! The eleventh Minneapolis victory of the season next to 14 losses, it was surely a boost to everyone in the city. Did you know that fans who attended games in the New York Metropolitans park on Staten Island were able to watch the Statue of Liberty being built while they enjoyed a game of baseball? One person replied. Please contact me at pureout@msn.com if you would like to place an order. The header on page 10 of the Louisville Times for Monday, Sept. 4, 1905 read: WILL SUE FOR HEAVY DAMAGES…Louisville Players Blame Kansas City Street-Car Company for Accident. Clay is suffering from injuries all over his body. Other articles where American Association is discussed: baseball: League formation: In 1881 the American Association was formed with teams from cities that were not members of the National League and teams that had been expelled from the league (such as Cincinnati, which was disciplined in 1880 for playing games on Sunday and allowing liquor on the grounds). Right out of the rear end for me.’”, If you’d care to learn more about how you can subscribe to the American Association Almanac, please contact me at pureout@msn.com or visit my website at www.americanassociationalmanac.com.
According “Brashear says that he will never again take such chances as he did in that ride. Alfred Braun relieved Cutting after a four-inning outing, then lasted the longest of any Brewer pitcher that day seven frames under his belt. Tip O'Neil of the Browns became the first player ever to hit two round-trippers in championship play after knocking two inside-the-park homers en route to a 12-0 massacre over Chicago. Columbus started out the scoring with a run in the first inning. Two such graves are noteworthy, for they lie within the same cemetery, Mount Olivet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Minor Leagues Database, lists Louisville’s Hart as “Hub Hart.” Initially his entry on the 1903 roster was taken at face value, but doubt crept in as additional information came to light. As if the team hadn’t been through enough adversity, including what was described as a “narrow escape” from a railroad accident in June, a tragic event unfolded on the streets of Kansas City.

The attack occurred during a demonstration for an eight-hour workday that was organized by eight alleged anarchists who were later arrested and accused of the crime. From a pitcher’s standpoint, any no-hitter is extraordinary.

A “process of elimination” evolved as all available resources were considered. The critical fear was that he could lose his left eye. After starting research for this project some months back, my published account of Louisville’s Eclipse Park was mailed out yesterday to my subscribers. ‘The next time I find a wagonette going fast where any car lines are near you will find me doing the duck act. Free shipping for those interested in a one-year-subscription the American Association Almanac. Despite Harper’s no-hit heroics, the club did not rebound, losing eight of their next ten. The July 4 game was the first of a twin bill, the second game of which went back to Minneapolis to be played at Nicollet Park. However, Hecker was a pitcher and became the first and only hurler to ever win a batting title from any league in any season in Major League history. All told the locals out-hit the visiting Senators 14-10. Upgrades for this year make this the best calendar offered since 2004, its first year. It looked to me as though that motorman did not only want the right of the tracks, but also desired to take up the street.

Featured are 15 graphics, including a splendid photograph of the scoreboard at Eclipse Park, used by permission (it cost me thirty-five bucks) from the University of Louisville’s Eckstrom Library, which incidentally, was completely inflexible with me when I tried to work with them to obtain permission to obtain the use of additional photos at a discount, but they chose to stand in the way of public scholarship. I resolved to have grave markers installed at the sites of these two graves. But it also works well as a desk calendar, with ample room for recording important appointments and other notations. As in past years, the 2012 version of the calendar “Brashear and Clay, who are only able to walk about with the aid of canes, and who are suffering no little from their injuries, will not be able to play again this season.

Among the first to report on their condition upon their arrival in Louisville were shortstop Larry Quinlan (who went 3/4 that day against Kansas City’s Walter Justus), outfielder Fred “Hen” Clay (who lost enough skin in the accident to “cover many baseballs” having been dragged 50 feet), second-baseman Roy Brashear and pitcher Charlie Stecher (who was having a fine season with a 14-8 record on the year).
Baseball history in 1885 American Association by Baseball Almanac - a walk through the 1885 American Association season with stats, top 25, final standings, rosters and other baseball history. On Wednesday, May 19, a rangy, just-turned-20-year-old southpaw named Harry Clayton Harper took the hill for the Millers at Nicollet Park and reeled off a no-hitter. Milwaukee made five of its runs in the first nine innings, after tying the score with two gone in the ninth. But we accomplished our goal and I took multiple photos of each site (now if I could only get WordPress to publish my photos!). Both were American Association players at one time; Lally hit .400 for the 1895 Western League Minneapolis Millers, quite an extraordinary accomplishment! It was an unusually warm day for the third week of September, as the temperature climbed past the 90˚ mark with a blustery wind. only with the use of a cane, but that Stecher thought he’d be able to take his next turn on the hill. Enough skin was torn off his hands, legs and face, in his long-distance slide, to cover every ball used in the American Association, according to his assertion. On August 24, 1886, Matt Kilroy of the Baltimore Orioles struck out sixteen Philadelphia Athletics batters - a single game high for the season where he set the all-time record for strikeouts with five-hundred thirteen. As soon as I struck the ground I saw the fender and ducked more adroitly than if Rube Waddell was sending one of his swift ones over the pan. Milwaukee won. Clay may have escaped death.

At least, in Harper, there was something bright about the season after all, and maybe there was something to look forward to in Mudville. As the electric vehicle rode the rails toward Kansas City’s downtown it began to gather speed to an extent which alarmed the suddenly wide-eyed passengers. Makes a great gift for the upcoming holidays! Eight of Louisville’s best had boarded the ill-fated trolley, bound for their hotel where they would prepare for a trip to Toledo. Known also as Eclipse Park III, the facility sat at the corner of 7th and Kentucky Streets, one mile south-southwest of the city’s center. The Millers then posted a lone tally in the sixth. It will also allow me to get the calendar distributed in a more timely manner than in the past. Your contribution helps me meet my increasing production costs.

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