| George Hildebrand | ||
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| Left fielder | ||
| Born: September 6, 1878 | ||
| Died: May 30, 1960 (aged 81) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 17, 1902 for the Brooklyn Superbas |
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| April 17, 1902 for the Brooklyn Superbas |
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| Batting average | . A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Champions Major League Baseball American League: Philadelphia Athletics National League: Pittsburgh Pirates The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Champions Major League Baseball American League: Philadelphia Athletics National League: Pittsburgh Pirates The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 220 | |
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| Runs batted in | 5 | |
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George Albert Hildebrand (September 6, 1878 - May 30, 1960) was an American left fielder and umpire in Major League Baseball who played 11 games for the 1902 Brooklyn Superbas and later umpired in the American League from 1913 to 1934. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 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 He is often credited as having invented the spitball while playing in the minor leagues. A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of Saliva, Petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance He was the umpire in four World Series (1914, 1918, 1922, 1926), and his 3,331 games as an umpire ranked third in AL history when he retired. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the 1914 World Series, the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Athletics in a four-games sweep The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie starting this year the World Series was The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball (MLB season featuring the St
Born in San Francisco, California, Hildebrand began his playing career in 1898. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city He was playing for Providence in the Eastern League in the spring of 1902 when he discovered the effect moisture had on a pitched ball; he encouraged pitchers Frank Corridon and Elmer Stricklett to try the technique, and Stricklett was believed to be the first to use the pitch in a major league game in 1904. The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio Frank Joseph Corridon ( November 25, 1880 - February 21, 1941) was a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three Elmer Griffin Stricklett ( August 29, 1876 in Glasco Kansas - June 7, 1964) was a former professional baseball player who Champions American League: Boston Red Sox National League: New York Giants MLB Statistical [1]
Hildebrand worked much of his umpiring career in a team with Brick Owens. Clarence Bernard "Brick" Owens ( March 31 1885 - November 11 1949) was an American umpire in Major League His most controversial decision came in Game 2 of the 1922 World Series, when he ended the game on account of darkness after 10 innings with the score tied 3-3, even though it did not begin to get dark until a half hour later; it was widely believed that the game could have continued for a few more innings. It was later reported that third base umpire Bill Klem had expressed to Hildebrand his concern about a long game, recalling Game 2 of the 1914 Series, which had ended in almost complete darkness after 14 innings. William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball There was such heavy criticism of Hildebrand's decision to end the game that commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis ordered the game proceeds ($120,000) to be donated to charity. Kenesaw Mountain Landis ( November 20 1866 &ndash November 25 1944) was an American Jurist who served as a federal [1]
Hildebrand was behind the plate on June 21, 1916, when Rube Foster of the Boston Red Sox pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over Brooklyn Robins (4-1 Awards and honors George "Rube" Foster ( January 5, 1888 in Lehigh Oklahoma - March 1, 1976 in Bokoshe Oklahoma) was a former The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. [2] He was also behind the plate on July 10, 1932 when Johnny Burnett of the Cleveland Indians collected a record nine hits in an 18-inning game against the Philadelphia Athletics. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Champions World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 Negro League World Series: Pittsburgh Crawfords The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. [3]
After retiring from baseball, Hildebrand ran a hotel in Brawley, California, and then went into business in Los Angeles. Brawley is a city in Imperial County, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He died of heart failure at age 81 at Reseda Hospital in Reseda, California, and was survived by his wife Sue and son Albert. Reseda ( IPA:) is a district in the San Fernando Valley in the City of Los Angeles California. He was buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood California. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Hildebrand, A. L. Umpire for 22 Years, Dies at 81", The Sporting News, 1960-06-08, p. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports 48.
- ^ Coberly, Rich (1985). The No-Hit Hall of Fame: No-Hitters of the 20th Century. Newport Beach, CA: Triple Play, p. 43. ISBN 0-934289-00-X.
- ^ Dittmar, Joseph J. (1990). Baseball's Benchmark Boxscores. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. , pp. 56-58. ISBN 0-89950-488-4.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
- BaseballLibrary - profile, career highlights and SABR bibliography
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