1893 DMB World Series-Game #2

 

Red Ehret vs Jack Stivetts 10/4/1893, @ South End Grounds

 

BILLY NASH LEADS BEANEATERS TO VICTORY WITH 2 LONG BALLS

Billy Nash walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th to give the Beaneaters a come from behind victory, and a 2 game lead in the DMB World Series. With the wind blowing out, Billy Nash hit a game tying 2 run home run in the 6th, and then hit a 2nd 2 run home run in the 8th to tie the game again at 4.

Patsy Donovan and Elmer Smith had hit home runs for the Pirates in the 5th and 7th innings. 7 of the 9 runs scored were the result of the long ball. The Pirates head home after 2 walk off losses, looking for some home field heroics of their own.

10/4/1893, PIT93-BOS93, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Pirates           0  0  1  0  1  0  2  0  0     4  8  2     8  0
1893 Beaneaters        0  0  0  0  0  2  0  2  1     5 10  2     9  1

Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
VanHaltren        cf  3  1  1  0  .286    Long,H            ss  4  1  1  0  .250
Donovan           rf  3  1  1  2  .143    Nash              3b  4  2  2  4  .333
Smith,E           lf  5  1  3  2  .500    Duffy             cf  4  1  3  0  .625
Beckley           1b  4  0  1  0  .250    Lowe              2b  4  0  1  0  .556
Lyons,D           3b  3  0  0  0  .000    McCarthy,T        lf  4  0  0  0  .000
Glasscock         ss  3  0  0  0  .143    Tucker            1b  3  0  1  1  .143
Bierbauer         2b  4  0  1  0  .250    Carroll           rf  4  0  0  0  .143
Stenzel           c   4  0  0  0  .000    Ganzel            c   3  1  1  0  .286
Ehret             p   4  1  1  0  .250    Stivetts          p   4  0  1  0  .250
                     33  4  8  4                               34  5 10  5
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Ehret            L 0-1           8.0 10  5  4  3  3 132  86  4.50
                                 8.0 10  5  4  3  3 132  86
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Stivetts         W 1-0           9.0  8  4  3  4  3 151  86  3.00
                                 9.0  8  4  3  4  3 151  86

E-VanHaltren, Smith,E, Lowe, McCarthy,T. 2B-Lowe. 3B-Smith,E. HR-Donovan(1),
Smith,E(1), Nash 2(2). K-Stenzel, Ehret 2, Nash, McCarthy,T, Carroll.
BB-VanHaltren 2, Lyons,D, Glasscock, Long,H, Nash, Ganzel. SH-Donovan.
SF-Donovan. HBP-Tucker. PB-Stenzel. HB-Ehret. WP-Ehret.
GWRBI: Nash
Temperature: 72, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 18 MPH.

1893 DMB World Series-Game #1

 

Frank Killen vs. Kid Nichols 10/3/1893, @ South End Grounds

 

LOWE’S SLAM GIVES BEANEATERS EXTRA INNING WIN

Bobby Lowe crushed the 1st pitch he saw in the bottom of the 10th into a 16 mph wind, for a walk-off grand slam to give the Beaneaters a game 1 victory. Hugh Duffy  was walked intentionally to load the bases after Herman Long and Billy Nash had singled with 1 out in the inning.  A tired Frank Killen had not allowed a run since the 1st inning before his 146th pitch was deposited in the left field stands.

Both Kid Nichols and Frank Killen allowed 1st inning runs. The Pirates scored their only run on a Jake Beckley 2 out single. The Beaneaters 1st inning run scored on a 2 out single from Bobby Lowe. Lowe finished with 4 hits and 5 rbis.

 

10/3/1893, PIT93-BOS93, South End Grounds
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10     R  H  E   LOB DP
1893 Pirates           1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  5  2     7  1
1893 Beaneaters        1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4     5 10  1     7  2

Pirates              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Beaneaters           AB  R  H BI   AVG
VanHaltren        cf  4  0  1  0  .250    Long,H            ss  4  1  1  0  .250
Donovan           rf  4  0  0  0  .000    Nash              3b  5  1  1  0  .200
Smith,E           lf  3  1  1  0  .333    Duffy             cf  4  2  2  0  .500
Beckley           1b  4  0  1  1  .250    Lowe              2b  5  1  4  5  .800
Lyons,D           3b  3  0  0  0  .000    McCarthy,T        lf  3  0  0  0  .000
Glasscock         ss  4  0  1  0  .250    Tucker            1b  4  0  0  0  .000
Bierbauer         2b  4  0  1  0  .250    Carroll           rf  3  0  1  0  .333
Stenzel           c   4  0  0  0  .000    Ganzel            c   4  0  1  0  .250
Killen            p   4  0  0  0  .000    Nichols           p   4  0  0  0  .000
                     34  1  5  1                               36  5 10  5
Pirates                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Killen           L 0-1           9.1 10  5  4  3  2 147  90  3.86
                                 9.1 10  5  4  3  2 147  90
Beaneaters                       INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nichols          W 1-0          10.0  5  1  1  4  1 146  90  0.90
                                10.0  5  1  1  4  1 146  90

E-Smith,E, Stenzel, Long,H. 2B-Smith,E, Ganzel. HR-Lowe(1). SB-VanHaltren(1),
Bierbauer(1), Long,H(1), Duffy(1). K-Killen, Nash, Nichols. BB-VanHaltren,
Donovan, Smith,E, Lyons,D, Long,H, Duffy, Carroll. SH-McCarthy,T.
GWRBI: Lowe
Temperature: 57, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: in from left at 16 MPH,
Rain Delays: 47 and 31 minutes.

DMB 19th Century Hall of Famer- Jim O’Rourke

 

JIM O’ROURKE

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1945                                                                  Image provided by Dick Perez

“ORATOR JIM” PLAYED BALL UNTIL HE

WAS PAST FIFTY, INCLUDING TWENTY-ONE

MAJOR LEAGUE SEASONS. AN OUTFIELDER

AND CATCHER FOR THE BOSTON RED

STOCKINGS OF 1873. HE LATER WORE

THE UNIFORMS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP

PROVIDENCE TEAM OF 1879, BUFFALO,

NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON.

A lifetime .311 hitter Orator Jim was one of the great characters of 19th Century baseball. Check out his mini bio in a previous DMB post.

 

"A principled and educated man, he (Jim O’Rourke) quickly established himself as one of the country’s top baseball players. When the Boston Red Stockings signed him in 1873, the manager told him the ‘Puritans’ in Boston would not tolerate an Irish Catholic player and insisted O’Rourke change his name to Rourke. He refused and the manager backed down. Years later, O’Rourke would sign a contract with the New York Giants with the stipulation that the team pay for him to attend Yale Law School. It did and he graduated in 1887, becoming a lawyer in the offseason. But baseball was his passion. And the educated man stood in stark contrast to his often bawdier teammates. His eloquent colloquies earned him the nickname ‘Orator Jim.’" – Columnist Les Carpenter in the Washington Post (A House Caught in the Rundown, 04/21/2006)

19th Century Hall of Famer- Mike “King” Kelly

 

MIKE “KING” KELLY

 Elected by Veterans Committee in 1945                                                                         Image provided by Dick Perez

COLORFUL PLAYER AND AUDACIOUS

BASE RUNNER. IN 1887 FOR BOSTON

HE HIT .394 AND STOLE 84 BASES.

HIS SALE FOR $10,000 WAS ONE OF

THE BIGGEST DEALS OF BASEBALL’S

EARLY HISTORY.

Remarkably another instance of the Hall of Fame plaque getting their facts wrong. Kelly did steal 84 bases in 1887 for Boston, but he hit only .322. He did hit .388 for Chicago in 1886. Kelly won 2 batting titles in 1884 and 1886, both with the Chicago white Stockings. He finished with a .308 lifetime average.

The book, Slide Kelly Slide: The Life and Times of Mike King Kelly  by Marty Appel is a must read for fans of 19th century baseball, as well as baseball biographies in general. King Kelly was the most popular player of his era, a dynamic personality, and an awesome talent on the field, all of which was slowly sucked away by his inability to stay sober. A common theme throughout the history of baseball, and humanity as well. 

“He was a whole-souled, genial fellow with a host of friends, and but one enemy, that one being himself. Time and again I have heard him say that he would never be broke, but money slipped through Mike’s fingers as water slips through the meshes of a fisherman’s net, and he was as fond of whiskey as any representative of the emerald isle.”- Cap Anson

1893 DMB World Series- Pittsburgh Pirates

 

1. Jake Beckley-1B, 2. George Van Haltren-CF, 3. Lou Bierbauer-2B, 4. Elmer Smith-LF, 5. Patsy Donovan-RF.

6. Denny Lyons-3B, 7. Jack Glasscock-SS, 8. Jake Stenzel-SUB, 9. Frank Killen-P, 10. Doggie Miller-C,

11. Red Ehret-P, 12. Connie Mack-C, 13. Billy Earle-C, 14. Ad Gumbert-P, 15. Joe Sudgen-C, 16. Tom Colcolough-P

(Only a 25% mustache ratio)

The Pirates finished 5 games behind the Beaneaters, despite winning the season match-up 6-4, and having the best home record in the league, 54-19(.740). Their .299 team average was 2nd best in the league;  they had 7 players top the .300 mark, led by Elmer Smith’s .346.

Jake Beckley(106) Elmer Smith(103) and Denny Lyons(105) all drove in over 100 runs. Their 127 triples was best in the league. They also had a catcher that batted .286 in 37 games by the name of Cornelius McGillicudy. Sounds familiar, but I just can’t place the name??????

On the mound, the pitching staff was led by Frank Killen and his league leading 36 wins. Red Ehret led the team with a 3.44 ERA, compiling only an 18-18 record. Their team ERA of 4.08 was just .04 behind the St. Louis Browns league leading 4.04 ERA. Their 8 shutouts were also the best in the league.

PREDICTION: Statistically the Pirates have better hitters from the top to the bottom of the order. Killen and Ehret have better ERA’s and should pitch in 4-5 games in the 7 game series, making things tough for some of the less quality hitters on the Beaneaters.

There are also 5 former members of my now defunct DMB internet league Cleveland Spiders. Denny Lyons, Connie Mack, Lou Bierbauer, Tom Colcolough and my least favorite former Spider Billy Earle.(I hate that guy!!!) So in honor of 4 of the 5 former Cleveland Spiders on the Pirates, I’ll go with the Pirates in 6.  Lou Bierbauer will be MVP…….wishful thinking.

19th Century Hall of Famer-Hughie Jennings

 

 

HUGHIE JENNINGS

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1945                                                            Image provided by Dick Perez

OF BALTIMORE’S FAMOUS OLD ORIOLES,

HE WAS ONE OF THE GAME’S MIGHTY

MITES. A STAR SHORTSTOP HE WAS A

CONSTANT THREAT AT THE PLATE.

ONCE HIT .397. PILOTED DETROIT

TO THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

From Pittston, PA only 8 miles south of this blogger, Jennings got his law degree and actually passed the Maryland Bar. Jennings once hit .401 in 1896, despite what his plaque says, and finished with a .311 lifetime average. As pictured above, he would constantly yell out his trademark “ee-yah” while prancing around in the 3rd base coaches box. Was hit by a record 51 pitches in 1896, a record that may never be broken.

1893 DMB World Series- Boston Beaneaters

 

 

1. Hugh Duffy-CF, 2. Herman Long-SS, 3. Bobby Lowe-2B, 4. Tommy Tucker-1B, 5. Billy Nash-3B,

6. Tommy McCarthy-LF, 7. Cliff Carroll-RF, 8. Charlie Ganzel-C, 9. Charlie Bennett-C, 10. Kid Nichols-P,

11. Jack Stivetts-P, 12. Harry Staley-P, 13. Bill Merritt-Sub, 14. Hank Gastright-P

(Mustache ratio is 50%)

Frank Selee’s 1893 Beaneaters won their 3rd straight National League pennant, putting together a 35-5 run starting in late July, to put some distance between the other contenders, and clinching the pennant on Sept. 20th. Selee’s Beaneaters often get overlooked when discussing dominant 19th century teams, usually over-shadowed by the Baltimore Orioles. But they won 5 NL pennants under Selee during his tenure with them. Selee was an early proponent of the hit and run, as well as the usage of signs, generally attributed to the Orioles. Selee’s 5 pennants and a .599 winning percentage over 16 seasons easily made him a Hall of Fame manager.

His ‘93’ team hit .290 as a team, good for 5th in the league. Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy hit .363 to lead the team, Tommy Tucker pitched in with a .346 average. 2nd baseman Bobby Lowe led the team with 14 home runs, and both Duffy and Billy Nash topped the 100 mark in rbis.

Gone from the 92 team are Joe Quinn and Mike Kelly. Newcomers Cliff Carroll, who hit just .224, and super sub Bill Merritt and his .348 average will make their 1st appearances in the DMB World Series.

On the hill the Beaneaters return with the trio of Kid Nichols, Jack Strivetts, and Harry Staley. Winners of 34, 20, and 18 games. Their ERAs suffered somewhat with the increase in pitching distance. Their team ERA of 4.93 was good for 5th, and they gave up a league leading 66 home runs.

 

19th Century Hall of Famer- Hugh Duffy

 

HUGH DUFFY

Elected by Veterans Committee in 1945                                                     Image provided by Dick Perez

BRILLIANT AS A DEFENSIVE OUTFIELDER

FOR THE BOSTON NATIONALS, HE

COMPILED A BATTING AVERAGE IN 1894

WHICH WAS NOT TO BE CHALLENGED

IN HIS LIFETIME-.438

A lifetime .324 hitter, Hugh Duffy actually hit .440 in 1894, and missed the triple crown by just 2 rbis. The .440 average has never been topped.

“Duffy was a really great center fielder and an outstanding right-handed hitter. He was a choke hitter, who would rap hits everywhere with good power.”
—  Fred Clarke

 

DMB World Series Biography- Lou Bierbauer

 

 

Louis W. “Lou” Bierbauer

Born: 9/28/1865 –Erie, Pa

Died 1/31/1926- Erie, Pa

Every DMB World Series I pick a player from one of the participating teams to do a small biography on them. I try to stay away from the big name players, and will usually pick someone less known. Sometimes I get a lot of information, sometimes I get squat. Lou Bierbauer, surprisingly had very little biographical info beyond his stats.

Several years ago I was involved in a Diamond Mind league that was utilizing the stats from the 19th Century. It started in 1888 and had advanced to 1894 before disbanding. Lou Bierbauer was the starting 2nd baseman for my Cleveland Spiders for all 7 seasons. He became a favorite of mine because he always out-performed his real life stats, and always seemed to get the clutch hit when I needed one. As I type this I’m looking at  a framed picture of the baseball card that appears in this post. It  amazes me that a player that retired in 1898 can still be “alive” and still playing baseball over 100 years later. Just another reason why I enjoy putting this blog together.

The bad news, for me, is that  I was hoping to get a better picture of what Lou Bierbauer, one of my favorite 19th Century ball players, was all about, but it just wasn’t to be.

Lou began playing in professional ball in 1884 at the age of 19, playing for the local Erie Jareckis. He also played with the Erie Olympics, along side the aristocratic sounding  Count Campau, not to be confused with the equally noble sounding Count Sensenderfer. After 1 season in the Canadian League he was signed by the American Association Philadelphia A’s in 1886. He immediately became their full time 2nd baseman at the tender age of 21. He would play 4 seasons with them before being enticed to play with the Brooklyn Wonders in the short-lived Players League. When the league disbanded after one season , Lou signed with the Pittsburgh Infants of the National League. Philadelphia management and fans screamed foul, insisting that Lou was not allowed to sign with another team. As per the National Agreement, any player that jumped to the Players League would remain a member of their previous team, if and when the new league disbanded. So ownership and the fans alike felt that Lou should remain a member of the A’s. Unfortunately the A’s failed to list Lou on their reserve list, so Pittsburgh declared Lou a free agent and felt that they should be allowed to sign Lou.

A National Board of Control was convened to determine the matter. The deciding vote was cast in favor of the Pittsburgh club, by the newly elected AA President Allan Thurman. This unpopular decision not only led to the eventual removal of Thurman as AA President, but it forever bestowed the name of Pirates to the NL Pittsburgh club.

Lou played 6 seasons with the Pirates leaving after the 1896 season. He played a handful of games with the St Louis Browns before retiring in 1898.

Lou was considered on of the best defensive 2nd baseman of his era, leading the league in assists 5 times. He held the record for 12 putouts at 2nd base, a record that was not tied until 1966. He was a pretty good hitter as well, droving in over 100 runs 2x, while topping the .300 mark 3x.

In 1894 he combined with Denny Lyons and Jake Stenzel to hit 4 HRs in the same inning against Boston. A record that would not be matched until 1930.

Lou would play 4 season of minor league ball before retiring for good after the 1902 season. He would work as a brass molder until his death in 1926.

Batting Record
Year Team           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1886 PHI a        137   522   56  118  17   5   2   47   21        0       19  .226  .256  .289  -1.7 1886 PHI a
1887 PHI a        126   530   74  144  19   7   1   82   13        0       40  .272  .289  .340  -1.8 1887 PHI a
1888 PHI a        134   535   83  143  20   9   0   80   25        1       34  .267  .301  .338   2.6 1888 PHI a
1889 PHI a        130   549   80  167  27   7   7  105   29   30   4       17  .304  .344  .417   4.3 1889 PHI a
1890 BRO P        133   589  128  180  31  11   7   99   40   15   0       16  .306  .350  .431   1.9 1890 BRO P
1891 PIT N        121   500   60  103  13   6   1   47   28   19   3       12  .206  .252  .262  -2.6 1891 PIT N
1892 PIT N        152   649   81  153  20   9   8   65   25   29   0       11  .236  .264  .331   1.4 1892 PIT N
1893 PIT N        128   528   84  150  19  11   4   94   36   12   4       11  .284  .335  .384   1.0 1893 PIT N
1894 PIT N        131   528   87  160  20  13   3  109   26   10   1  20   19  .303  .337  .407  -0.6 1894 PIT N
1895 PIT N        118   470   54  122  13  11   1   71   19    8   2  13   18  .260  .291  .340  -0.9 1895 PIT N
1896 PIT N         59   258   33   74  10   6   0   39    5    7   0   2    7  .287  .300  .372   0.1 1896 PIT N
1897 STL N         12    46    1   10   0   0   0    1    0        0   3    2  .217  .217  .217  -0.6 1897 STL N
1898 STL N          4     9    0    0   0   0   0    0    1        0   0    0  .000  .100  .000  -0.3 1898 STL N
Total NL          725  2988  400  772  95  56  17  426  140   85i 10  38i  80  .258  .294  .345  -2.5 Total NL
Total AA          527  2136  293  572  83  28  10  314   88   30i  5      110  .268  .298  .347   3.4 Total AA
Total PL          133   589  128  180  31  11   7   99   40   15   0       16  .306  .350  .431   1.9 Total PL
Total(13 Years)  1385  5713  821 1524 209  95  34  839  268  130i 15  38i 206  .267  .301  .354   2.8 Total

1893 DMB World Series-Year in Review

 

 

1893

 

1893 is considered by many to be modern major league baseball’s 1st real season. The implementation of a 60’ 6’’ pitching distance was established, and has been unchanged for 117 seasons. The league felt that the attendance was down in 92 because of a glut of low scoring games, and lengthening the pitching distance was the logical action. The 60’ 6” distance has always been considered a baseball anomaly. Why the extra 6 inches? Why not just 60 feet? It has generally been blamed on a surveyors error, and has always been my take on the distance as well. But while doing the research for this season, I have since changed my mind. Since 1887 the pitcher has had to start his wind up with his rear foot on the back line of the pitcher’s box. This line was 55’ 6” from home plate, making the standard release point 50 ft. from home plate. The rule change called for the release point to be 5 ft further from the plate. Thus placing the pitching rubber 5 ft back at 60’ 6”.

The pitcher had to maintain contact with a 4×12 inch metal plate rather than just a back line of a pitcher’s box, when releasing the ball. This plate would later be covered in rubber, giving us the aptly named pitching rubber. The pitching area was still located on flat ground. A raised mound would still be a couple of seasons away, and would be at the teams discretion, rather than mandatory. The popular flat-sided bat would also be abolished.

The effect of this added pitching distance obviously increased the scoring, and attendance figure as well. The league batting average jumped 35 points, teams averaged 1.47 more runs per game, strikeouts would go down 30%, and home runs would increase 30%, but that would work out to approx 10 more home runs per team. The Philadelphia Phillies would lead the league with just 80 home runs.

The schedule was reduced by 22 games and the split season format would be abandoned as well.

Frank Selee’s Beaneaters won their 3rd straight NL championship, thanks in part to a 35-5 stretch that started in late July. The Pirates finished 5 games back to take 2nd. There would be no post season series of any kind for the 1st time in 11 years.

The offensive juggernaut Philadelphia Phillies were led by an all Hall of Fame outfield of Ed Delahanty, Sam Thompson, and Billy Hamilton. Harry Wright’s Phillies led the league in hits, runs,(1011) doubles, HRs(80), average(.301), and slugging(.431). They also set a new defensive standard, fielding at a .944 rate. Combine that with the 9th worst pitching staff in the league and that places them all the way back in 4th place. The loss of Billy Hamilton for 50 games due to typhoid fever didn’t help as well.

The vast majority of players were now utilizing some form of a fielding glove, but that didn’t stop Joe Sullivan(Nationals) and Herman Long(Beaneaters) both shortstops, from being the last 2 players to commit 100 errors in a season. Long broke the 100 mark 3x in his career, with a record 122 in 1889. The only other player to have multiple 100 error seasons was Frank Fennely with 2.

William Temple, part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates proposed a postseason series between the 1st and 2nd place teams with the winner receiving a 2 foot high silver cup, appropriately called the Temple Cup. He was able to generate a lot of interest, but the Temple Cup would not be implemented until the 1894 season. The 2nd place Pirates would never get a chance to play for their own championship trophy.

Other Highlights:

On Feb. 4th the 1st recorded version of “Casey At The Bat” was released. It was narrated by Russell Hunter. DeWolf Hopper would not record his version until 1906. More on Casey at The Bat can be found here.

On Nov. 21 1893 Ban Johnson is named President of The Western League. I wonder how that works out?

 

1893 Final Standings

NL

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Boston Beaneaters              131   86   43    2  .667     -  1008  794
Pittsburgh Pirates             131   81   48    2  .628   5.0   967  766
Cleveland Spiders              129   73   55    1  .570  12.5   977  839
Philadelphia Phillies          133   72   57    4  .558  14.0  1011  843
New York Giants                136   68   64    4  .515  19.5   940  846
Cincinnati Reds                131   65   63    3  .508  20.5   760  814
Brooklyn Bridegrooms           130   65   63    2  .508  20.5   775  845
Baltimore Orioles              130   60   70    0  .462  26.5   820  891
Chicago Colts                  128   56   71    1  .441  29.0   829  874
St. Louis Browns               135   57   75    3  .432  30.5   745  831
Louisville Colonels            126   50   75    1  .400  34.0   760  939
Washington Nationals           130   40   89    1  .310  46.0   722 1032

LEAGUE LEADERS

AVG: Billy Hamilton(Phil)- .380

HRs: Ed Delahanty(Phil)- 19

RBIs: Ed Delahanty(Phil)- 146

WINS: Frank Killen(Pitt)- 36

ERA: Ted Breitenstein(STL)- 3.18

K’s: Amos Rusie(NY)- 208

WORLD EVENTS

 

 

                                                               

Jimmy Durante-“Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.”      

1893 Chicago World’s Fair-Book recommendation-The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson The World’s Fair and America’s 1st serial killer, Dr. H. H. Holmes. What else do you need?

BORN:

1/12- HERMANN GORING (NOT A NICE MAN)

2/10- JIMMY DURANTE (A FUNNY MAN)

2/17- WALLY PIPP (A MAN WITH A HEADACHE)

3/9- LEFTY WILLIAMS (A MAN WITH A BOOKIE)

4/20- HARROLD LLOYD (A MAN WITH GLASSES)

5/8- EDD ROUSH

6/9- IRISH MEUSEL

7/3- DICKIE KERR

7/22- JESSE HAINES

8/17- MAE WEST

8/18- BURLEIGH GRIMES

8/22- DOROTHY PARKER

10/23- GUMMO MARX

12/26- MAO ZEDONG

 

DIED:

1/17- RUTHERFORD B HAYES

10/10- LIP PIKE

11/6- PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

 

EVENTS:

1/17- US MARINES ENTER HAWAII, RESULTING IN THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVT. OF QUEEN LILIUOKALANI

2/23- RUDOLPH DIESEL PATENTS THE DIESEL ENGINE (RUMOR HAS IT THAT HE WANTED TO CALL IT THE RUDOLPH…COOLER HEADS PREVAILED)

4/8- 1ST RECORDED COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME IS PLAYED IN BEAVER FALLS PA. GENOVA COLLEGE VS NEW BRIGHTON

5/1- THE CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR OPENS

5/10- US SUPREME COURT LEGALLY DECLARED THE TOMATO A VEGETABLE

9/19- NEW ZEALAND BECOMES THE 1ST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO GRANT WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE