Thomas Kain, the Glossary
Thomas Gerald "Shaky" Kain (July 7, 1907 – June 24, 1971) was a professional baseball pitcher for 14 seasons in Minor League Baseball, a three-time championship-winning manager at that level for six seasons, a scout for Major League Baseball teams, and a college football referee.[1]
Table of Contents
31 relations: Amsterdam Rugmakers, Associated Press, Baseball-Reference.com, Butler Tigers, Chicago Cubs, College baseball, College football, Farm team, Fullback (gridiron football), Halfback (American football), Hume-Fogg High School, Major League Baseball, Manager (baseball), Minor League Baseball, Nashville, Tennessee, New York Yankees, Norfolk Tars, Philadelphia Phillies, Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates, Professional baseball, Scout (sport), Selective Service System, Senior Bowl, Society for American Baseball Research, Southeastern Conference, The Sacramento Bee, University of Georgia, Vultee Aircraft, Win–loss record (pitching), Woodlawn Memorial Park (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Albany Nuts players
- Amsterdam Rugmakers players
- Butler Yankees players
Amsterdam Rugmakers
The Amsterdam Rugmakers were a Canadian–American League baseball team based in Amsterdam, New York, USA, that played from 1938 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1951.
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Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Baseball-Reference.com
Baseball-Reference is a website providing baseball statistics for every player in Major League Baseball history.
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Butler Tigers
The Butler Tigers were a Pennsylvania State Association (1935–1942) and Middle Atlantic League (1946–1951) baseball team based in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
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College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played by student-athletes at institutions of higher education.
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College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur student-athletes at universities and colleges.
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Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher level at a given point, usually in an association with a major-level parent team.
A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in gridiron football and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback.
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A halfback (HB) is an offensive position in American football, whose duties involve lining up in the offensive backfield and carrying the ball on most rushing plays, i.e. a running back.
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Hume-Fogg High School
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School is a public magnet high school serving grades 9–12 and located in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.
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Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager (commonly referred to as the manager) is the equivalent of a head coach who is responsible for overseeing and making final decisions on all aspects of on-field team strategy, lineup selection, training and instruction.
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Minor League Baseball
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is a professional baseball organization below Major League Baseball (MLB), including teams affiliated with MLB clubs.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.
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New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
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Norfolk Tars
The Norfolk Tars were a minor league baseball team that existed on and off from 1906 to 1955.
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Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia.
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh.
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Professional baseball
Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system.
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Scout (sport)
In professional sports, scouts are experienced talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports, and they determine whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the scout's organization.
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Selective Service System
The Selective Service System (SSS) is an independent agency of the United States government that maintains a database of registered male U.S. citizens and other U.S. residents potentially subject to military conscription (i.e., the draft).
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Senior Bowl
The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility.
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Society for American Baseball Research
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball, primarily through the use of statistics.
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Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States.
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The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States.
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University of Georgia
The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States.
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Vultee Aircraft
Vultee Aircraft, Inc., was an aircraft manufacturer founded in 1939 in Los Angeles County, California, when the Vultee Aircraft Division of the aviation holding company AVCO was reorganized as an independent company.
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Win–loss record (pitching)
In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher.
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Woodlawn Memorial Park (Nashville, Tennessee)
Woodlawn Memorial Park is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville, known as a site where many prominent country music personalities are buried including Porter Wagoner, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Eddy Arnold.
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See also
Albany Nuts players
- Astyanax Douglass
- Bill Narleski
- Dixie Walker
- Jack Ryan (pitcher)
- Joe Schepner
- Nap Kloza
- Ray Phelps
- Sumpter Clarke
- Tex Hoffman
- Thomas Kain
- Tommy McMillan (baseball)
- Williams Newton
Amsterdam Rugmakers players
- Allie Clark
- Bill Drescher
- Bill Kennedy (baseball, born 1921)
- Bob Alexander
- Bob Grim (baseball)
- Daffin Backstrom
- Danny McDevitt
- Dick Kryhoski
- Eddie Sawyer
- Ford Garrison
- Gus Triandos
- Harold Knight (American football)
- Harry Schaeffer
- Herb Karpel
- Jack Alexander (American football)
- Jack Robinson (pitcher)
- Joe Collins
- Joe Murray (baseball)
- John Simmons (baseball)
- Johnny Bianco
- Johnny Blanchard
- Johnny Gray (baseball)
- Karl Drews
- Ken Sears (baseball)
- Lew Burdette
- Mayo Smith
- Mel Queen (pitcher)
- Nino Escalera
- Spec Shea
- Thomas Kain
- Vic Raschi
- Vince Ventura
- Zeke Bella
Butler Yankees players
- Al Cicotte
- Bill Kennedy (baseball, born 1921)
- Billy Johnson (baseball)
- Bob Alexander
- Bob Grim (baseball)
- Dick Starr
- Don Savage
- Frank Garcia (basketball)
- Frank Verdi
- Hank Sauer
- Herb Karpel
- Jim Russell (baseball)
- Joe Collins
- Joe Murray (baseball)
- Joe Page
- John Hyder
- Karl Drews
- Mel Queen (pitcher)
- Nick Strincevich
- Tex Hoyle
- Thomas Kain
- Whitey Ford
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kain
Also known as Kain, Thomas, Tom "Shaky" Kain, Tom Kain (baseball).