Major League Baseball Player. The shortstop-second baseman had the unusual distinction of being traded to a minor-league team for the use of its stadium rent-free for spring training. That's what happened on March 28, 1913, when the St. Louis Browns sent him to the Montgomery Black Sox of the Southern League. It should be noted that he had played for Montgomery the year before, hitting .275 in 129 games, and would play for the Browns late in the 1913 season. He was with St. Louis again in 1914 and even pulled the hidden-ball trick on Philadelphia's Amos Strunk on May 26. The right-handed hitter batted just .220 in 91 games with 12 doubles, one triple, no homers and 24 runs batted in. He had played in the minor leagues in 1902 and 1906 to 1913, so it was back to that circuit from 1915 to 1921. He was playing manager for Wichita in 1915 and Seattle in 1920 and 1921. He was out of baseball from 1922 to 1929, but when Gabby Street became the new manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, he was hired as a coach. His stay with the Redbirds lasted through 1952, and he cashed seven World Series checks, including winning shares from 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944 and 1946.
Major League Baseball Player. The shortstop-second baseman had the unusual distinction of being traded to a minor-league team for the use of its stadium rent-free for spring training. That's what happened on March 28, 1913, when the St. Louis Browns sent him to the Montgomery Black Sox of the Southern League. It should be noted that he had played for Montgomery the year before, hitting .275 in 129 games, and would play for the Browns late in the 1913 season. He was with St. Louis again in 1914 and even pulled the hidden-ball trick on Philadelphia's Amos Strunk on May 26. The right-handed hitter batted just .220 in 91 games with 12 doubles, one triple, no homers and 24 runs batted in. He had played in the minor leagues in 1902 and 1906 to 1913, so it was back to that circuit from 1915 to 1921. He was playing manager for Wichita in 1915 and Seattle in 1920 and 1921. He was out of baseball from 1922 to 1929, but when Gabby Street became the new manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, he was hired as a coach. His stay with the Redbirds lasted through 1952, and he cashed seven World Series checks, including winning shares from 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944 and 1946.
Bio by: Ron Coons
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