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Wes Ferrell, the Glossary

Wesley Cheek Ferrell (February 2, 1908 – December 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball player.^[1]

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Ace (baseball)

In baseball, an ace is a starting pitcher considered the best pitcher on a team's starting rotation.

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada.

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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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George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Wes Ferrell and Babe Ruth are American League All-Stars and Boston Braves players.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Baseball Almanac

Baseball Almanac is an interactive baseball encyclopedia with over 500,000 pages of baseball facts, research, awards, records, feats, lists, notable quotations, baseball movie ratings, and statistics.

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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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Bases on balls per nine innings pitched

In baseball statistics, bases on balls per nine innings pitched (BB/9IP or BB/9) or walks per nine innings (denoted by W/9) is the average number of bases on balls, (or walks) given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched.

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Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop.

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Batting average (baseball)

In baseball, batting average (BA) is determined by dividing a player's hits by their total at-bats.

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Ben Chapman (baseball)

William Benjamin Chapman (December 25, 1908 – July 7, 1993) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Wes Ferrell and Ben Chapman (baseball) are American League All-Stars, Brooklyn Dodgers players and Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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Bi-State League

The Bi-State League was an American baseball minor league formed in 1934 with teams in Virginia and North Carolina.

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Bill James

George William James (born October 5, 1949) is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential.

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Bob Seeds

Ira Robert Seeds (February 24, 1907 – October 28, 1993) was an American professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox.

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Bob Weiland

Robert George Weiland (December 14, 1905 – November 9, 1988) was a professional baseball pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1928 to 1940.

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Bobby Burke

Robert James Burke (January 23, 1907 – February 8, 1971) was an American pitcher for the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. Wes Ferrell and Bobby Burke are Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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Bobo Newsom

Louis Norman "Bobo" Newsom (August 11, 1907 – December 7, 1962) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Wes Ferrell and Bobo Newsom are American League All-Stars, Brooklyn Dodgers players and Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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Boston Braves

The Boston Braves were a Major League Baseball club that originated in Boston, Massachusetts, and played from 1871 to 1952.

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Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston.

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Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame

The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of selected former Boston Red Sox players, coaches and managers, and non-uniformed personnel.

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Brooklyn Dodgers

The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays, next year in 1884 becoming a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the National League in 1890.

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Carl Hubbell

Carl Owen Hubbell (June 22, 1903 – November 21, 1988), nicknamed "the Meal Ticket" and "King Carl", was an American Major League Baseball player.

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Carl Mays

Carl William Mays (November 12, 1891 – April 4, 1971) was an American baseball pitcher who played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929. Wes Ferrell and Carl Mays are American League wins champions.

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Catcher

Catcher is a position in baseball and softball.

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Changeup

A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball and fastpitch softball.

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Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.

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Clark Griffith

Clark Calvin Griffith (November 20, 1869 – October 27, 1955), nicknamed "the Old Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher, manager and team owner. Wes Ferrell and Clark Griffith are Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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Cleveland Guardians

The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland.

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Cleveland Guardians award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.

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Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city.

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Complete game

In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.

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Control pitcher

In baseball, a control pitcher, also known as a finesse pitcher, is a pitcher who succeeds mostly by using accurate pitches, as opposed to a power pitcher who relies on velocity.

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Curveball

In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate.

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Dairy

A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold.

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Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit.

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Dick Porter

Richard Twilley Porter (December 30, 1901 – September 24, 1974) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder from –, for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox.

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Donald Honig

Donald Martin Honig (born August 17, 1931) is an American novelist, historian and editor who mostly writes about baseball.

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Earned run

In baseball, an earned run is any run that was fully enabled by the offensive team's production in the face of competent play from the defensive team.

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Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).

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East Douglas, Massachusetts

East Douglas is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Douglas in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Error (baseball)

In baseball and softball statistics, an error is an act, in the judgment of the official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner that allows a batter or baserunner to advance one or more bases or allows a plate appearance to continue after the batter should have been put out.

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ESPN

ESPN (an abbreviation of its original name, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by The Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan.

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ESPN.com

ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN.

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Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball.

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Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.

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Games started

In baseball statistics, games started (denoted by GS) indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team.

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George Earnshaw

George Livingston Earnshaw (February 15, 1900 – December 1, 1976) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Wes Ferrell and George Earnshaw are American League wins champions and Brooklyn Dodgers players.

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Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro (local pronunciation) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.

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Hank Greenberg

Henry Benjamin Greenberg (January 1, 1911 – September 4, 1986), nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus", and "the Hebrew Hammer", was an American professional baseball player and team executive. Wes Ferrell and Hank Greenberg are American League All-Stars.

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Hay

Hay is grass, legumes, or other herbaceous plants that have been cut and dried to be stored for use as animal fodder, either for large grazing animals raised as livestock, such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep, or for smaller domesticated animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs.

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Hit (baseball)

In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches or passes first base after hitting the ball into fair territory with neither the benefit of an error nor a fielder's choice.

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Home run

In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.

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Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League

The Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League was a Minor League Baseball organization that operated for the better part of 60 seasons, with teams based in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin.

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Inning

In baseball, softball, and similar games, an inning is the basic unit of play, consisting of two halves or frames, the "top" (first half) and the "bottom" (second half).

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Insubordination

Insubordination is the act of willfully disobeying a lawful order of one's superior.

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Jack Stivetts

John Elmer Stivetts (March 31, 1868 – April 18, 1930) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning from 1889 to 1899.

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Lawrence Ritter

Lawrence Stanley Ritter (May 23, 1922 – February 15, 2004) was an American writer who wrote on economics and baseball.

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Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets

The Class D Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets was a Minor League Baseball team who played in three different leagues between the and seasons.

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Left fielder

In baseball, a left fielder, abbreviated LF, is an outfielder who plays defense in left field.

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Lefty Grove

Robert Moses "Lefty" Grove (March 6, 1900 – May 22, 1975) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove are American League All-Stars and American League wins champions.

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List of Cleveland Guardians Opening Day starting pitchers

The Cleveland Guardians are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio; until 2021, they were known as the Cleveland Indians.

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List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders

Major League Baseball recognizes the player or players in each league with the most wins each season.

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List of Major League Baseball leaders in home runs by pitchers

In baseball, a home run (HR) is typically a fair hit that passes over an outfield fence or into the stands at a distance from home plate of 250 feet or more, which entitles the batter to legally touch all bases and score without liability.

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List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

Below is a list of Major League Baseball no-hitters, enumerating every no-hitter pitched in Major League Baseball history.

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Lynchburg Hillcats

The Lynchburg Hillcats are a Minor League Baseball team in Lynchburg, Virginia that plays in the Carolina League and is the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians.

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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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Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).

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Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award

The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League.

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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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Mel Almada

Baldomero "Mel" Almada Quirós (February 7, 1913 – August 13, 1988) was a Mexican center fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1933 through 1939 for the Boston Red Sox (1933–37), Washington Senators (1937–38), St. Louis Browns (1938–39) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1939). Wes Ferrell and Mel Almada are Brooklyn Dodgers players and Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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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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National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.

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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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No-hitter

In baseball, a no-hitter or no-hit game is a game in which a team does not record a hit through conventional methods.

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Oak Ridge Military Academy

Oak Ridge Military Academy (ORMA) is a college-preparatory military school in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina.

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Outfielder

An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter.

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Pinch hitter

In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter.

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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.

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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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Relief pitcher

In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection, high pitch count, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weather delays or pinch hitter substitutions.

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Retrosheet

Retrosheet is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose website features box scores of Major League Baseball (MLB) games from 1906 to the present, and play-by-play narratives for almost every contest since the 1930s.

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Rick Ferrell

Richard Benjamin Ferrell (October 12, 1905 – July 27, 1995) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and executive. Wes Ferrell and Rick Ferrell are American League All-Stars and Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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Roger Peckinpaugh

Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 – November 17, 1977) was an American professional baseball player shortstop and manager. Wes Ferrell and Roger Peckinpaugh are Washington Senators (1901–1960) players.

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Run (baseball)

In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured.

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Run batted in

A run batted in or runs batted in (RBI) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play).

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Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States.

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Save (baseball)

In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances.

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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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Semi-professional sports

Semi-professional sports are sports in which athletes are not participating on a full-time basis, but still receive some payment.

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Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster LLC is an American publishing company owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Slugging percentage

In baseball statistics, slugging percentage (SLG) is a measure of the batting productivity of a hitter.

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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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Southern Railway (U.S.)

The Southern Railway (also known as Southern Railway Company) was a class 1 railroad based in the Southern United States between 1894 and 1982, when it merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) to form the Norfolk Southern Railway.

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St. Louis Browns

The St.

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Starting pitcher

In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.

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Strikeout

In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.

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Ted Lyons

Theodore Amar Lyons (December 28, 1900 – July 25, 1986) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Wes Ferrell and Ted Lyons are American League All-Stars and American League wins champions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wes_Ferrell

Also known as Wesley Ferrell.

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See also

Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets players

Lynchburg Cardinals players

Lynchburg Senators players

Marion Marauders players

Tampa Smokers players

Terre Haute Tots players

References