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Herbert Albert Dixon (1902 - July 20, 1944) (known as Rap) was a notable Negro League baseball outfielder for a number of teams. He was born in Kingston, Georgia. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
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An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ...
Kingston is a city located in Bartow County, Georgia. ...
Although Dixon began playing in the league in 1922, he joined the semi-pro Keystone Giants in 1916 at the age of fourteen. Dixon was noticed for his quick and powerful bat by William Strothers who was building up the independent Giants at the time. 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...
When Dixon began playing for Strothers in the 1920s, the outfield for the Giants was one of the best of all time; Dixon, Oscar Charleston, and Fats Jenkins. The lineup, in its entirety, scored runs at a higher pace than the 1927 New York Yankees. Dixon had many weapons; speed, hitting, and power were all his strengths and he became known as a triple threat. In 1929, he batted .382 with seven home runs, and led the league with six triples. Clarence Jenkins (Fats) (1898-1968) was an African American outfielder in the Negro Leagues from 1920 through 1940. ...
April 12 - President Calvin Coolidge throws out the first ball in Washington D.C. as the Washington Senators lost to the Boston Red Sox 6-2. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1996 1978 • 1977 • 1962 • 1961 1958 • 1956 • 1953 • 1952 1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1947 1943 • 1941 • 1939 • 1938 1937 • 1936 • 1932 • 1928 1927 • 1923 AL Pennants (39) 2003 • 2001 • 2000...
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Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
In baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching third base by striking the ball and getting to third before being made out, without the benefit of a fielders misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielders choice. ...
Dixon was also notable for discovering the Baseball Hall of Famer Leon Day playing in the Baltimore sandlots. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in North America, the display of baseball-related...
Leon Day (October 30, 1916 - March 13, 1995) was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues. ...
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In possibly the most amazing feat of his career, playing in the first game in which two Negro-League teams faced each other at Yankee Stadium, Dixon shot three home runs into the right field seats, in front of a crowd of 20,000. Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...
Dixon also was a teammate of such hall-of-fame greats as Satchel Paige and Judy Johnson when he was with the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Leroy Robert Satchel Paige (July 7, 1906 - June 8, 1982) was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball who is considered to be among the greatest pitchers of all time. ...
William Julius Judy Johnson was born on October 26, 1899 in Snow Hill, Maryland, USA. Although his father wanted him to be a boxer, Johnson, who was 5 ft 11 in (1. ...
The Pittsburgh Crawfords were a professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which played in the Negro Leagues. ...
In later years, with the Baltimore Black Sox, Rap played with his brother Paul and with Day. Dixon was selected to the East-West All-Star Game, in 1933. Also, in 26 games against white major leaguers, he compiled a .372 average. Baltimore Black Sox 1923 Leagues Independent (1916 - 1922, 1930 - 1931) Eastern Colored league (1923 - 1928 American Negro League (1929) East-West League (1932) Negro National League (1933 - 1934) Significant Players Satchel Paige Jud “Boojum†Wilson Frank Warfield Oliver Ghost Marcelle Sir Richard Lundy Leon Day The Baltimore Black Sox where...
Negro League Baseball All-Star Games were the brainchild of Gus Greenlee, owner of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The accomplished Negro League legend died in Detroit, Michigan. He is currently being considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Detroit skyline at night as seen from Canada Nickname: The Motor City, Motown Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ...
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