Charles Evard "Gabby" Street (September 30, 1882 – February 6, 1951), also nicknamed "The Old Sarge", was an American catcher, manager, coach and radio broadcaster in Major League Baseball during the first half of the 20th century. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on As a catcher, he participated in one of the most publicized baseball stunts of the century's first decade. As a manager, he led the St. Louis Cardinals to two National League championships (1930-31) and one world title (1931). The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball In the 1931 World Series, the St Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games a rematch and reversal of fortunes of the 1930 World Series And as a broadcaster, he entertained St. Louis baseball fans in the years following World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Street (who batted and threw righthanded) was a weak hitter. Huntsville is a city in Madison and Limestone Counties in the U He batted only . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 208 in a seven-year playing career (1904-05; 1908-12) in 502 games with the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Washington Senators and New York Highlanders. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Apart from 1908-09, when he was the Senators' first-string catcher, he was a part-time player.
However, on August 14, 1908, Street achieved a measure of immortality by catching a baseball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument, a distance of 555 feet (169 metres) – after muffing the first 14 balls, he made a clean reception of No. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Champions World Series: Chicago Cubs over Detroit Tigers (4-1 Awards and honors Statistical Leaders The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D 15. In addition, Street was fabled as an early catcher and mentor of the American League's nonpareil righthanded pitcher, Walter Johnson. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946) nicknamed "The Big Train" was an American right-handed
After Street’s playing career ended, he managed in the minor leagues before joining the Cardinals' major league coaching staff in 1929. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over Chicago Cubs (4-1 Awards and honors It was a year of turmoil for the defending NL champs: they replaced '28 skipper Bill McKechnie before the season with Billy Southworth. In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St Louis Cardinals in four games William Boyd McKechnie ( August 7 1886 - October 29 1965) was an American Third baseman, manager and coach William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Then, when Southworth couldn’t get results, they brought back McKechnie in midyear. At the close of the 1929 season, McKechnie left to manage the Braves and Street became manager.
The Old Sarge promptly led the Cardinals to consecutive National League pennants. In 1930, they won 92 games and finished two games in front of the Chicago Cubs. Champions World Series: Philadelphia Athletics over St Louis Cardinals (4-2 Awards and honors The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. But in the 1930 World Series, they faced the defending world champion Philadelphia Athletics and lost in six games. In the 1930 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. In 1931, Street’s Cardinals won 101 games and bested the New York Giants by 13 games. Champions World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Philadelphia Athletics (4-3 Awards and honors The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Then, in the 1931 Series against those same A's, pitchers Wild Bill Hallahan and Burleigh Grimes dominated and Pepper Martin had 12 hits, batted . In the 1931 World Series, the St Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Athletics in seven games a rematch and reversal of fortunes of the 1930 World Series William Anthony "Wild Bill" Hallahan ( August 4, 1902 - July 8, 1981) was an American lefthanded pitcher in Burleigh Arland Grimes ( August 18 1893 – December 6 1985) was an American professional Baseball player and the last Johnny Leonard Roosevelt “Pepper” Martin ( Temple Oklahoma, February 29, 1904 &ndash McAlester Oklahoma, March 5, 1965 In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches 500, drove in five runs and stole five bases to lead the underdog Redbirds to a seven-game world championship against the last Connie Mack dynasty. In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American
Unfortunately for Street, the Cardinals faltered in 1932, winning only 72 games and finishing tied for sixth, 18 games out, and had improved only to fifth in July 1933. Champions World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 Negro League World Series: Pittsburgh Crawfords Headline Event of the Year First Negro League Baseball All-Star Game. Street was dumped and replaced by his second baseman, Frankie Frisch. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Francis "Frankie" Frisch ( September 9, 1898 — March 12, 1973) nicknamed the Fordham Flash, or The Old Flash He managed in the AA American Association for a couple of seasons, then made a return to the Mound City as skipper of the 1938 St. Louis Browns. This article refers to the former minor league that existed from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997 Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 All-Star Game The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The habitually bottom-feeding Brownies finished seventh in an eight-team American League, winning only 53 games. The '38 season put a cap on Street's major league managerial career. In all or parts of six years, he won 365 and lost 332 (. 524).
Street would return to St. Louis and the major leagues, however, as a color commentator for Cardinals radio broadcasts after the Second World War, working with young colleague Harry Caray. A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Harry Caray (b Harry Christopher Carabina, March 1, 1914, St Louis, Mo After battling cancer successfully in 1949, Street fell victim to heart failure in his adopted hometown of Joplin, Missouri in February 1951. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Heart failure is a Cardiac condition that occurs when a problem with the structure or function of the Heart impairs its ability to supply Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U He was 68 years of age.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record and playing statistics
| Preceded by Bill McKechnie |
St. Louis Cardinals Manager 1930-1933 |
Succeeded by Frankie Frisch |
| Preceded by Jim Bottomley |
St. Louis Browns Manager 1938 |
Succeeded by Fred Haney |
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