The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-19
WHO'S WHO ON
PIRATE TEAM
grief BIOGRAPHIES OF THE
WORLDS CHAMPIONS
FROM PlTTsBuRo.

The following paragraphs are
brief biographies OF the Pittsburg
team. which captured the worlds
championship by defeating Detroit
s 20 0 Saturday:
Fred Clarke. manager. captain
aud left fielder born October 3. 1879.
Madison county. la. Played April 60
July. 1898, Hastlugs, Nebraska state
Joseph. Me-. undergraduates April 90
June. iSsa ST. Joseph, Mo, Kansas
state league. June 20 september
1895 Montgomery, In southern
league; April 60 June 1885, with
savannah, in southern league from
Louisville. in the National league,
from 1909 % 1909 with pittshurE
John Hagenhorn Wagner. short.
stop, horn IN Carnegie, Pa, IN 1874.
Played professional baseball fov the
first time In 1895 with the Steuhen-
Vile. o.. team OF the Central Assoc
citation. When the season was over
In that league he Joined tho Warren,
o.. team Id the Iron and Oil league.
In 1888 he was with the Paterson
NJ j.. team in the Atlantic league.
going 20 louisville Ia the National
league In 1891 lilo remained with
Louisville until 1888 when be went
20 Pittsburg lie has led the Ma
tionai league in hitting Tor seven
years.
Charles n. tBake) Adams. pitcher
bora May Is fSSa. az Upton. Ind
Played ises with Parsons. Kans., ln
Missouri VALLEY league 1909 and
league; iaeS with Louisville In the
American Association. 1898 with
Pittsburg Was tried oui ~ FittH~
burg last year and seat back a. a
"lemQn
Thomas " Leach. center fielder
born NevemhsE :. ISL. ~ French
over. Pa, in Cumberland valley
league 1897 with Geneva, O.. inde-
pendentRs 1855. Auburn. New YORK.
STATE league 1888, Louiavltlu. Ma
ti0nal league 1900 10 1905 with
Played third base until present
season.
George Gibson. catcher. horn Juiy
%. 1850. At London. Ontario. Canada.
Played September. 1904. 20 June
1904. Buffalo. Eastern league June,
1895, 20 IufY. fsaa. Montreal. East
ern league. July. 1905. 10 l9ea with
Pittshurg.
J. owen Wilson. right fielder bora
August n 1858. at Austin, Tex
Played May to July. 1905. Austip. IN
Texas state league. May. ises. 20
July. 1907. Fort Worth. In tho Texas
State league. July 20 September
1901. pss Moinss. IA In the Western
league; April, 1905. TO 1903. with
Pittaeura tn the National league.
Robert NJ Byrne. third basernan.
born December 81. iss5. At 81 Louis
No. Played 1908 with Springfield
No, In the Western Association. ae6
with Shreveport. Ia, In the South
ern league 1907 10 August 1903
with 81. Louis Nationals. Joined
Pittaburg Nationals August 10. 1905
Charles Phiiiippi pitcher. born
May "a. 1879 at Rural Retreat Va
Played In 1855 with Mankaf0. Minn-.
Independents 1881 and 1885 with
Minneapolis. Minr. In the wsatnrn
league 1888 with f.ouisViiia Nation
ais; 1909 TO 1903 with Ptftsburg Ma
tionala.
John "a Miller. second bassnan.
born September .. 1855. at Kearney.
~ ]. Played MAY TO July. 1903 with
faston. Pa In the Atlantic lea Eue
July to September Ises. with Me-
keszport IN the q. 4 +. league. 1903
with PittsbuFg
Michael r. simon. catcher. born
April ~. 1888. nj North Vernon. Ind
Played 1902 with Parkarahurg. w
Va. Independents. 1894 with Piaua
o.. and Muncie. Ind. Independents.