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This Day in Giants History, July 1, 1921: Casey Comes to New York
Outfielder Casey Stengel, along with second baseman Johnny Rawlings and pitcher Red Causey, are traded from the last-place Phillies to the second-place Giants for infielder Goldie Rapp and outfielders Lance Richbourg and Lee King. At one point, early in his … Continue reading
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Tagged 1921 Giants, Casey Stengel, Frank Frisch, Goldie Rapp, Heinie Groh, John McGraw, Johnny Rawlings, Lance Richbourge, Larry Doyle, Lee King, Red Causey, trades
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This Day in Giants History: October 13, 1921
Waite Hoyt of the Yankees and the Giants’ Art Nehf come back with two days rest for game eight of the World Series. With two on and two out in the first‚ Giants first baseman George Kelly hits a grounder … Continue reading
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The Great Infielder Left Off the Lists
“Frisch can knock down more balls with his elbows, knees, chest and head, and by dint of his fleet recovery throw out the runner, than any nine men we know.” – Philadelphia sportswriter Gordon Mackay, 1924 We’ve finished our examination … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Terry, Dave Bancroft, defense, defensive value, Frank Frisch, John McGraw, Kelly, second base, second basemen, shortstop, shortstops, third base, third basemen, Travis Jackson
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The Best Fielding Second Basemen
We move today to the best three-year peaks of defensive play by Giant second basemen, as measured by baseball-reference.com’s, rfield. I explained my methodology here, and looked at catching and first base peaks here and here. While the list of … Continue reading