Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28
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Facts About All
Worlds Champions

w ofld s champions
Now that the pittsburg nine have
won the Worlds championship, the
following data about the players of
the team will be read with interest.
Fred G. Clarke. manager, captain
and left fielder; born Oct. 8. 1872.
Madison county, iowa. Weight 1876
pounds. Height 5 feet inches. Play.
ed April to July. 1892. Hastings, Ne
braska State league; July to October,
1892, st. Joseph (Mo) Independents;
April to June, 1893, with St. Joseph.
Mo-, in Kansas State league; June to
September. 1893, Montgomery, Ala, in
the Southern league; April to June,
1894, with Savannah. Ca, In the
southern league; from June, 1894, to
1899. inclusive, with Louisville in, the
National league; from 1900 to 1909
with Pittsburg, National league.
John II. Wagner, shortstop. Born
in Carnegie. Pa, in 1874. Height 8
feet IL inches. Weight 1870 pounds.
Played professional baseball for the
first time in 1895 with the Steuben.
vile (O) team of the Central associa.
ton. When the season was over in
the league he joined the Warren (OD
team in the Iron and Oil league. In
1896 he was with the Paterson IN. j.
team In the Atlantic league, going to
Louisville in the National league In
| 1897 He remained with Louisville
until 1899. when he came to Pittsburg
and he has been with the Pirates ever
| since. He has led the National league
in hitting six different seasons. and is
sure to be the leader again this year.
Thomas w. Leech, center fielder;
born Nov. 4, 1877. at French Creek,
n. Y. Height feet 6 inches; weight
$50 pounds. Played 1896 with Han.
over, Pa, In Cumberland Valley
league; 1897 with Geneva (O) indie
pendents; 1898. Auburn, New York
State league; 1899. Louisville National
league; 1900 to 1909. with Pittsburg
in the National league. Played third
base until present season.
George Gibson catcher; born July
| %, 1880, at London. Ont, Canada.
Weight 100 pounds; height feet IN
inches. Played September, 1903, to
June, 1904, Buffalo Eastern league;
June, 1904, to July, 1905, Montreal,
Eastern league; July, 1905, to 1909.
with Pittsburg.
]. owen Wilson. right fielder; born
Aug. 81, 1888, at Austin, Tex. Height
6 feet inches; weight 1856 pounds.
Played May to July, 1905, Austin, In
Texas State league; May, 1906, to
July. 1907, Fort Worth, In the Texas
league; July to September, 1907, Des
Moines, Iowa, in the Western league
April, 1908 to 1909, with Pittsburg in
the National league.
William Abstein, first baseman;
born Feb. 2, 1885, at st. Louis, Mo.
Height feet; weight 1875 pounds.
Played 1908. Belleville, ILL.,, in Mis-.
souri.Illinois league; 1904, Houston, in
Texas league; 1905 and 1906, Shreve-
port, La, in the Southern league;
1907 and 1908. with Providence. r. l.,
in the Eastern league; 1903, with
Pittsburg In the National league.
Robert NJ. Byrne, third baseman;
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Height feet 8 inches weight $50
pounds. Played 1905 with Springfield,
Mo-. In the Western association; 1906,
with Shreveport, La, in the Southern
league; 1907 to August. 1903, with
st. Louis Nationals; Joined Pittsburg
Nationals Aug. 10, 1903.
Charles Philippe. pitcher; born
May 90, 1872, at Rural Retreat, Va.
Height feet " inch; weight $50
pounds. Played 1896 with Mankato
(Mlnn) Independents; 1897 and 1898,
with Minneapolis, Mimi, in the West
ern league; 1899. Louisville Nation.
ais; 1900 to 1909, with Pittsburg Ma
tionals.
Patrick F. O'Connor catcher; born
Aug. 4, 1882. at Windsor, Locks, Conn.
Height feet inches; weight 16S
pounds. Played 1902 and 1903 with
Bristol in Connecticut State league;
1904 to 1907, with Springfield, Mass,
in Connecticut State league; 1908 and
1909, with Pittsburg.
John b. Miller. second baseman;
born Sept. 3, 1886, at Kearney, N. j.,
Height feet weight 100 pounds.
Played May to July. 1908. with Eas.