Universal Baseball Encyclopedia

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Manuel "Midge" Fernandes

1950-6-27 EXCELLENT profile - w pics

has been playing since 1925 - 5'5" 150 lbs. - has played with SP Stores since their founding in 1927 - still hitting .300. Helped develop brother, MLB Ed Fernandes - c who walked a TON - from 1948 to 1954, 247 walks, 638 at-bats.

1941-6-06 lead-off batter & cf for SPs is Al Wong - Chinese

1952-4-06 26th season opens - two original players still on team - MG George Gerichten, and Midge

1953-4-03 Midge and Andy Ivaldi have finally retired

1953-6-18 roster Al Wong still with team

1964-5-12 in Oakland old-timer's game

1979-5-19 1st Annual Old-Time Bayview Park Baseball Players Reunion Dinner

https://goodoldsandlotdays.com/gallery/southern-pacific-stores#!1938_Al_Petersen_s___SP_Stores__1_

SP Stores stuff - has 1930 averages - good stuff

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Walter McCredie wanted to integrate PCL in 1914

https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1914-12-27/ed-1/seq-17/#words=Akana

https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-pcl-and-the-color-line-f3033b00ed55

Hume Le Prince Battiste

https://shadowballexpress.wordpress.com/2020/05/20/hume-le-prince-battiste-professional-baseballs-southern-royalty/

https://gallaudetbison.com/news/2023/6/23/hof23-battiste.aspx

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=battis001h--

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=battis001---

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22battiste%22&dr_year=1914-1924

Black (mixed-race) - deaf-mute

1919 pic

1914-5-23 with Helena Senators - 1914 Helena Senators BR stint not listed on either BR or Shadowball

1914-6-26 with Edmonton Eskimos 1914 Edmonton BR stint not listed on either BR or Shadowball

article says Calgary players are former teammates

1915-5-15 (WA) for Springdale, beats Colville 7-6

"When a ball team has the pitcher crippled, and the catcher, first baseman and an outfielder go fishing and then auto 45 miles before the game, as was the case in the Colville team last Sunday, it is no wonder they could not win."

1915-7-03 beats Colville 3-0

1919-1-03 joins Goodyear Mutes in Akron

1919-6-26 for Minden, loses 7-6 to Loomis (NE game)

1920-7-01 for Minden, loses 4-3 to Hastings Grays

1921-5-12 beats Wilcox 10-2

1921-6-30 faces team with Averill who is not Earl Averill Sr.

1921-7-22 for Minden Wildcats, loses 2-1 to Blue Hill - play by play

Albert "Smiley" Clayton

NOT Zachary "Smiley" Clayton comment clarifies:
my dude is Albert "Smiley" Clayton - (1904-69)

"Albert is the one pictured in the 1946 Oakland Larks uniform, I believe the image is from the Oakland Museum. Albert “Smiley” Clayton was born in Kansas. He and Foy Scott were longtime teammates from the Reno, Nevada area (1933-35 Scott Motors of Reno, 1936-37 Verdi Nine, and 1938 Reno Brewery teams) with Jimmy Claxton. The three integrated these semi-pro teams. Albert went on to play for the California Eagles and finally the Larks with Scott. He was a well-regarded power-hitting catcher in semi-pro circles. Seems Zach stayed east of the Mississippi. With great respect, Ty Phelan."

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%20clayton%22&p_province=us-az&p_city=phoenix&dr_year=1927-1927

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=%22smiley%20clayton%22&p_province=us-ca%2Cus-nv

1926-4-06 apparently also boxer

1926-5-24 playing cf - hit 5th HR of season - in Central AZ League

1926-6-28 lose 24-10 to Commercial League All-Stars

1926-8-02 Phoenix Colored Giants - 3b - hit HR

1927-4-25 with Phoenix Colored Giants in Central League - beat Ray-Sonora 7-2 as pitcher

1929-6-16 with Phoenix Colored Giants

1931-8-20 leading Phoenix Colored Giants with .418 average - team has won 21 and lost 4

manager of the club

1931-8-23 will play Southern Pacific Lines for state championship - says Clayton has hit 16 homers

1931-8-24 yesterday Phoenix Colored Giants beat S.P. Lines 13-11 - Casa Grande Stars have challenged Giants to match - Clayton yet to decide whether he will refuse

1932-9-02 catcher-pitcher for Scott Motors

1935-4-19 Scott Motors

1936-5-24 Reno Garage catcher - hits triple - they defeat St. Louis Blues

1937-9-25 "Reno-Susanville athletic war continues Sunday"

1938-6-12 Bud Beasley's catcher for Susanville, beat Washington Browns 4-3

1938-6-19 lost to Washington Browns 7-6

1938-8-28 beat Fallon 16-14 - Fallon has lefty 2b

1938-9-4 beat Alturas 13-5, Beasley & Smiley Clayton both homer

1943-4-12 opening game of California Eagles - defeat Cincinnati Rookies 8-5

after Clayton hit 3-run HR in 10th

1944-8-13 for California Eagles - homers and doubles

1945-9-23 Pierce's Giants beat SP Stores