Baseball-Reference.com, the bible of baseball statistics, is admittedly incomplete and spotty on minor league players' records prior to World War II. This site has taken on the monstrous task of updating those records.
We believe we also have the largest collection, in one place, of minor league player photographs to accompany the players' biography.
We have increased some player's records by over 10 teams that were unrecorded.
We have uncovered and identified many players who did not have a record at all in the archives, thus adding their history to the record.
We have corrected records that were inaccurate. Players who shared a name with another player, brothers who received credit for their brother's statistics, and records that were just completely incorrect.
This blog attempts to get the record closer to correct. Daily we will be adding players' updated information. We have updated over 3,900 player's bios at this point !!!!
We have added information to SABR Biographies where information was missing or inaccurate.
We have been contacted by family members and have helped give them more information about their baseball playing ancestor. Some of the stories have been heartwarming.
Many Major League players' minor league records have been found to have holes in them. This information is plastered all over the internet and it's incorrect. We are trying to correct the historical record.
In order not to convolute the site, references will not be noted, but, are available upon request.
If you wish to have a particular ballplayer researched and added to the site, just contact us at ctstreasurehaven@aol.com and for a donation of your choosing we will add. An enormous amount of time is devoted to making the data correct, any help is appreciated.
Leo Skidmore
Year Age Team Lg Lev Aff Baseball Reference
1924 23 Hagerstown Hubs BLRI D None (Available)
Phil Slattery Nickname:
1925 32 Independence Producers WA C None (Not Listed)
Barney Slaughter Nickname:
Byron Atkins Slaughter
Positions: Pitcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5’11 Weight: 165
College: Goldey College (Wilmington, DE)
Born: 10/6/1884 Died: 5/17/1961
Year Age Team Lg Lev Aff Baseball Reference
1906 21 Washington POML D None (Available)
1910 25 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB PHI (Available)
1911 26 Scranton Miners NYSL B None (Available)
1912 (1) 27 Sioux City Packers WL A None (Listed as Slaughter)
1912 27 Erie Sailors CENL B None (Available)
Elbert Slayback Nickname: “Scottie”
Tod Sloan Nickname:
Bill Slyker
George Smiley Nickname:
John Smirch Nickname: "Jack"
Bart Smith
1931(3) 21 Nogales Internationals AZTX D None (Not Listed)
Bob Smith Nickname:
Positions: Pitcher
Bats: Throws:
Height: Weight:
Born:
Died:
Year Age
Team
Lg Lev Aff
Baseball Reference
1914 (1) Austin Senators TL B
None (Not Listed)
1914
Georgetown Collegians MIDT
D None (Available)
1915 (1) Austin/Taylor/Brenham MIDT
D None (Listed as Smith)
1915 (1) Brenham Huskies MIDT D
None (Listed as Smith)
1915 (1) Bartlett MIDT D
None (Listed as Smith)
1921 (1) 26 Lansing Senators CENL B None (Listed as C. Smith)
Doc Smith Nickname:
Herbert Clarence Smith
Positions: Catcher, Outfielder, First Baseman
Bats: Left
Throws:
Right
Height: 5’11 Weight: 170
Born:
5/4/1897 Died: 10/19/1951
Year Age
Team
Lg Lev Aff
Baseball Reference
1920 23
Greensboro Patriots
PIED D None
(Available)
1921 24
New Orleans Pelicans
SOUA A None (Available)
1921 (1) 24
Nashville Volunteers SOUA
A None (Listed as Smith)
1922 (2) 25
Memphis Chickasaws SOUA A
None (Not Listed)
1922 25
Atlanta Crackers
SOUA A None
(Available)
1923 26
Little Rock Travelers
SOUA A None
(Available)
1924 27
Little Rock Travelers
SOUA A None
(Available)
1925 28
Fort Worth Panthers TL A DET
(Available)
1926 29
Fort Worth Panthers TL A DET
(Available)
1927 30
Fort Worth Panthers TL A DET
(Available)
1928 31
Fort Worth Panthers TL A DET
(Available)
1928 31
Wichita Falls Spudders TL A
SLB (Available)
1929 32
Tulsa Oilers
WL A None
(Available)
1930 33
Muskogee Chiefs
WA C None
(Available)
1931 34
Omaha Packers
WL A None
(Available)
1931 (3) 34
Henderson Gamecocks PIED C
None (Listed as D. Smith)
1932 (3) 35
Wilmington Pirates
PIED B BOS
(Listed as D, Smith)
1932 35
Clarksburg Generals
MATL C None
(Available)
1937 40
New Bern Bears
COPL D None
(Available)
1938 41
New Bern Bears
COPL D None
(Available)
1939 42
New Bern Bears
COPL D None
(Available)
1941 44
New Bern Bears
COPL D None
(Available)
Elijah Smith Nickname: “Eli”
Positions: Outfielder
Bats:
Throws: Right
Height:
Weight:
School: Haskell Indian Institute (Lawrence,
KS)
Born:
2/10/1901 Died: 7/1977
Year Age
Team
Lg Lev Aff
Baseball Reference
1923 (1) 22
Sioux Falls Soos SDAK D
None (Not Listed)
1923 (1) 22
Lincoln Links
NESL D None
(Not Listed)
Gene Smith
Jimmy Smith Nickname:
Positions: Outfielder
Bats:
Left Throws:
Left
Height: Weight:
Born:
Died:
Year Age
Team
Lg Lev Aff
Baseball Reference
1917 (1) Reading Pretzels NYPL B
None (Not Listed)
1917 (1) Scranton Miners NYPL B
None (Not Listed)
John Smith Nickname: “Jack” “Big Jack”
Joseph Smith Nickname: “Phoney”
Lloyd Smith Nickname: “Slug”
Lloyd H Smith
Positions: Pitcher
Bats: Throws: Right
Height: Weight:
Born: Died:
Year Age Team Lg Lev Aff Baseball Reference
1924 (1) Harrisburg Senators NYPL B None (Listed as Smith)
1925 (2) Cambridge Canners ESHL D None (Available)
1926 (3) Cambridge Canners ESHL D None (Not Listed)
1928 (4) Easton Farmers ESHL D None (Not Listed)
Red Smith
Red Smith Nickname:
Positions: Catcher
Bats: Throws:
Right
Height: Weight:
Born: Died:
Year Age
Team
Lg Lev Aff
Baseball Reference
1921 (1) Columbia Mules ALTN
D None (Not Listed)
****Red was the manager of the 1921
Columbia team, but, is NOT the Red Smith that Baseball-Reference has listed as
the manager. This Red Smith was a local semi-pro player from the Columbia TN
area.
Shorty Smith Nickname:
Ty Smith Nickname:
Willard Jehu Smith Nickname: “Red” "Zeke"
1925 33 Denver Bears WL A None (Listed as Zeke Smith)
1926 34 Denver Bears WL A None (Available)
Melvin Snelgrove Nickname:
Graeme Snow
1924 (4) 31 Sioux Falls Canaries TRIS D None (Listed as Snow)
1924 (6) 31 Marshalltown Ansons MSVL D None (Listed as Snow)
Dallas Solliday Nickname:
Jack Solyan
Lex Sorey
1926 (3) 23 McAlester Miners WA C None (Not Listed)
1926 (1) 23 Muskogee Athletics WA C None (Listed as Sorey)
1926 (4) 23 Enid Boosters SWLG D None (Not Listed)
Matt Spalding Nickname:
Positions: Pitcher
Bats:
Throws: Left
Height: Weight:
Born:
1901 Died:
Year Age
Team
Lg Lev Aff
Baseball Reference
1922 (1) 21
Dubuque Climbers
MSVL D None
(Not Listed)
Arthur Sparks
Jack Spaulding
Russell Speaker
Positions: Outfielder, Catcher
Melvin Speake Nickname:
Melvin Lacygne Speake
Positions: Pitcher
Bats: Throws: Left
Height: Weight:
Born: 11/7/1885 Died: 3/12/1968
Year Age Team Lg Lev Aff Baseball Reference
1910 24 Newton Railroaders KSSL D None (Available)
1911 (1) 25 Newton Railroaders KSSL D None (Listed as Speaks)
1914 (2) 28 Tacoma Tigers NWES B None (Not Listed)
1915 (3) 29 Vancouver Beavers NWES B None (Not Listed)
George Speer Nicknames: “Kid” “Dick”
Ralph Spencer
Ed Sperber Nickname: “Dutch”
1913 (3) 21 Americus Muckalees EMST D None (Not Listed)
1913 21 Opelika Opelicans GAAL D None (Available)
1915 23 Dothan FAGL D None (Available)
1916 24 Dothan DIXL D None (Available)
1917 25 Dothan DIXL D None (Available)
1921 (1) 29 Albany-Decatur Twins ALTN D None (Not Listed)
Joe Sporn Nickname:
Joseph Sporn
Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman
Bats: Throws: Right
Height:
Weight:
Born:
10/31/1889 Died: 2/19/1949
Year Age
Team Lg Lev
Aff Baseball Reference
1909 (1) 19
Manhattan Maroons CKSL D
None (Listed as John Sporn)
1910 (1) 20
Manhattan Maroons CKSL D
None (Listed as John Sporn)
1911 (2) 21
Fort Smith Scouts WA D
None (Not Listed)
1911 (3) 21
Morristown Jobbers APPY D
None (Not Listed)
1911 21 Huntsville Westerns SEAL D None (Available)
1912
(4) 22 Huntsville/Talladega SEAL
D None (Not Listed)
1912
(5) 22 Bonham Tigers TXOK D
None (Listed as Sporn)
1913
(6) 23 Bonham Tigers TXOK D None
(Not Listed)
1913 23
Paris Boosters TXOK D
None (Available)
********Baseball-Reference.com has the stats for Sporn listed under Sporne for Johnson City in 1911.
Walter Sprengelmeyer
Roy Spruell
Looking for Lester Joe from Bay City Wolves - found a picture of him in some family photos and and trying to date/timeline
ReplyDeleteNeed more info. Is his name actally Lester Joe?
DeleteTo the person who contacted me about Lester Joe who played for Bay City Wolves. I need more info. Was his last name actually Joe?
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