John Weldon Wyckoff Pitcher 6’1″, 175 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: February 19, 1892, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Died: May 8, 1961, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin John Wyckoff began his baseball career at age 19 with Wilmington in the Tri-State League in 1911 and joined the Philadelphia Athletics two years later. His best season was 1914, when […]
Samuel Lester “Slam” Agnew Catcher 5’11”, 185 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: April 12, 1887, Farmington, Mo. Died: July 19, 1951, Sonoma, California Sam Agnew played for the St. Louis Browns for three seasons before joining the Red Sox in 1916. He was valued more for his work behind the plate than his hitting […]
Walter Lawrence “Dinty” Barbare Third Base, Shortstop 6’0″, 162 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: August 11, 1891, Greenville, South Carolina Died: October 28, 1965, Greenville, South Carolina Major League Debut: September 17, 1914 Walter Barbare began his professional career in 1912 and played with the Cleveland Indians from 1914 to 1916. Barbare spent the […]
Lore Verne “King” Bader Pitcher 6’0″, 175 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Right Born: April 27, 1888, Bader, Illinois Died: June 2, 1973, Le Roy, Kansas Lore Bader pitched in two games for the New York Giants in 1912. With Boston in 1917, he was 2-0 with a 2.37 ERA in 15 games, all but one in […]
Edward Grant “Simon” Barrow Manager Born: May 10, 1868, Springfield, Illinois Died: December 15, 1953, Port Chester, New York Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame: 1953 Ed Barrow was hired by Harry Frazee in February 1918 to manage the Red Sox. Prior to that, Barrow had served as president of the International League for seven […]
Harvey Fred “Red” Bluhm Pinch Hitter 5’11”, 165 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: June 27, 1894, Cleveland, Ohio Died: May 7, 1952, Flint, Michigan Red Bluhm’s only major league appearance was as a pinch-hitter on July 3, 1918. He popped out. Bluhm broke into pro ball in 1911 with Youngstown. He played with Duluth, […]
Leslie Ambrose “Bullet Joe” Bush Pitcher 5’9″, 173 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: November 27, 1892, Brainerd, Minnesota Died: November 1, 1974, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Joe Bush was only 19 years old when he made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics and just days shy of his 21st birthday when he started […]
Jean Joseph Octave Arthur Dubuc Pitcher 5’10”, 185 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: September 15, 1888, St. Johnsbury, Vermont Died: August 28, 1958, Fort Myers, Florida Debut: June 25, 1908 Jean Dubuc began his big league career in Cincinnati in 1908 and played for Detroit from 1912 to 1916. After the Pacific Coast League […]
John Francis Coffey Third Base, Second Base 5’11”, 178 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: January 28, 1887, New York, New York Died: February 14, 1966, Bronx, New York Debut: June 23, 1909 Jack Coffey began the 1918 season in the Western League. He played 22 games for the Detroit Tigers before being sold to […]
George Leslie Cochran Third Base, Shortstop 5’9″, 160 lbs., Batted Both, Threw Right Born: February 12, 1889, Rusk, Texas Died: May 21, 1960, Harbor City, California Debut: July 29, 1918 George Cochran, 29 years old, batted leadoff for Kansas City, the winner of the 1918 American Association pennant. He joined the Red Sox in early […]
Eusebio Miguel (Lopez) “Papo” Gonzalez Shortstop 5’10”, 165 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: July 13, 1892, Havana, Cuba Died: February 14, 1976, Havana, Cuba Eusebio Gonzalez joined the Red Sox as they began a western road trip in July 1918. He tripled in his first major league game, at Comiskey Park. in November 1913, […]
Richard Carleton “Doc” Hoblitzell First Base 6’0″, 172 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Left Born: October 26, 1888, Waverly, West Virginia Died: November 14, 1962, Parkersburg, West Virginia Debut: September 5, 1908 Dick Hoblitzell debuted with the Cincinnati Reds in September 1908 and became their regular first baseman the following spring. In 1911, he was second […]
Harry Bartholomew Hooper Right Field, Team Captain 5’10”, 168 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Right Born: August 24, 1887, Bell Station, California Died: December 18, 1974, Santa Cruz, California Debut: April 16, 1909 Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame: 1971 Harry Hooper was the senior member of the 1918 Red Sox. It was his tenth year […]
Samuel Pond Jones Pitcher 6’0″, 170 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: July 26, 1892, Woodsfield, Ohio Died: July 6, 1966, Barnesville, Ohio Debut: June 13, 1914 Although Sam Jones ended up leading the 1918 American League in winning percentage, at the start of the season, he was simply another spare part in Boston’s bullpen. […]
Walter William Kinney Pitcher, Left Fielder 6’2″, 186 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Left Born: September 9, 1893, Denison, Texas Died: July 1, 1971, Escondido, California Debut: July 26, 1918 Walt Kinney’s major league debut was with the Red Sox on July 26, 1918. He saw little action during the last five weeks of the season, […]
Dr. Martin Pike Lawler Trainer Born: May 15, 1866, Pottsville, Pennsylvania Martin Lawler was working in Palestine, Texas, when he was contacted by the Red Sox in early 1918. He replaced Dr. Charles Green as the team’s trainer. Lawler graduated from Philadelphia’s Orthopedic Institute in 1907, but had some baseball experience before that. The previous […]
Carl William Mays Pitcher 5’11½”, 195 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Right Born: November 12, 1891, Liberty, Kentucky Died: April 4, 1971, El Cajon, California 1918 was Carl Mays’s third full season with the Red Sox. He was 26 years old. Mays tied Walter Johnson for the American League lead with 8 shutouts and tied Scott […]
Hubert Benjamin “Dutch” Leonard Pitcher 5’10”, 185 lbs., Batted Left, Threw Left Born: April 16, 1892, Birmingham, Ohio Died: July 11, 1952, Fresno, California Debut: April 12, 1913 Dutch Leonard turned 26 on the second day of the 1918 season. He struggled with his control, but on June 3, he pitched his second career no-hitter, […]
Walter A. Mayer Catcher 5’11”, 168 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: July 8, 1890, Cincinnati, Ohio Died: November 11, 1951, Minnetonka, Minnesota Wally Mayer broke into the big leagues with the White Sox in September 1911 but never got much playing time in Chicago. Mayer, a former lithographer, came to Boston in 1917 and […]
Richard James McCabe Pitcher 5’10”, 159 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: February 21, 1896, Mamaroneck, New York Died: April 11, 1950, Buffalo, New York Debut: May 30, 1918 Dick McCabe debuted in the Connecticut League in 1914 and was signed by Boston. He spent the following season with Lynn, Massachusetts, but was injured […]
Richard James McCabe Pitcher 5’10½”, 159 lbs., Batted Right, Threw Right Born: February 21, 1896, Mamaroneck, New York Died: April 11, 1950, Buffalo, New York Dick McCabe debuted in the Connecticut League in 1914 and was signed by Boston. He spent the following season with Lynn, Massachusetts, but was injured for most of 1916. McCabe […]
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