After growing up in Taylorsville, Mississippi, which team did Billy Hamilton set the record for most stolen bases by a rookie in a single season?
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Taylorsville, Mississippi Taylorsville is a city located in Smith County, Mississippi. With a population of 1,353 at the 2010 census, the city is the second most populous city in Smith County, behind the county seat of Raleigh to the north. Athletes such as Tim Duckworth, Billy Hamilton, and Jason Campbell are among the city's natives. It is a bustling community, claiming most of the industry in Smith County.
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Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1990) Billy R. Hamilton (born September 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Hamilton holds the Minor League Baseball single-season stolen base record with 155 steals—10 higher than the previous Minor League record set by Vince Coleman and 25 more than Rickey Henderson's record set on the Major League level. He also holds the Cincinnati Reds record for most stolen bases by a rookie in a season.
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Glenn McQuillen A native of Strasburg, Virginia, McQuillen attended what is now McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, and reported immediately to the Browns upon signing with them in . In his first professional and Major League game, he hit a double as a pinch hitter off Johnny Marcum of the Boston Red Sox, collecting his first run batted in during a 12–8 loss at Sportsman's Park. McQullen batted an MLB career-high .284 that season, collecting 33 hits in 43 games with St. Louis. He then spent 1939, 1940 and most of 1941 in minor league baseball at the upper levels of the Browns' farm system. After a seven-game recall to the Browns during September 1941, McQuillen spent all of on the St. Louis roster, when he posted career highs in games (100), runs (40), hits( 96), and RBI (47), while hitting for a .283 average.
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Billy Herman William Jennings Bryan Herman (July 7, 1909 – September 5, 1992) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s. Known for his stellar defense and consistent batting, Herman still holds many National League (NL) defensive records for second basemen and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Ted Sizemore Theodore Crawford Sizemore (born April 15, 1945) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He was named the National League's Rookie of the Year in .
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Billy Bates (baseball) William Derrick Bates (born December 7, 1963) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and pinch runner who played for the Milwaukee Brewers and the 1990 World Series champion Cincinnati Reds. In 29 career games, Bates had a batting average of .125 with six hits, two runs batted in (RBI), 11 runs, ten strikeouts, and eight stolen bases. Though defensively he played as a second baseman, the Reds primarily used Bates as a pinch runner. After he scored the winning run in Game 2 of the 1990 World Series, Bates never played in MLB again.
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Harry Spilman William Harry Spilman (born July 18, 1954 in Albany, Georgia) is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1978–81), Houston Astros (1981–85 and 1988–89), Detroit Tigers (1986), and San Francisco Giants (1986–88). He was also known for his skill as a pinch hitter.
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Billy Rhines William Pearl Rhines (March 14, 1869 – January 30, 1922) was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 9 seasons (1890–1899) with the Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He led the National League in ERA twice (1890 and 1896) while playing for Cincinnati. For his career, he compiled a 114–103 record in 249 appearances, with a 3.47 ERA and 743 strikeouts.
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Billy Stacy Billy McGovern Stacy (born July 30, 1936 in Drew, Mississippi) is a former American professional football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Cardinals/St. Louis Cardinals. He was selected to one Pro Bowl. He later served as mayor of Starkville, Mississippi.
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Morristown Twins The Morristown Twins (previously known as the Maryville-Alcoa Twins) were a minor league baseball team that played in the Class D and Class C Mountain States League from 1953 to 1954. They were originally located in Maryville and Alcoa, Tennessee, and played their home games at Hunt Field in Maryville. The Twins won the 1953 Mountain States League pennant by finishing the season in first place. In 1954, the Twins relocated to Morristown, Tennessee, where they became the Morristown Twins.
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Melbourne Reds (U.S. baseball) The Melbourne Reds were a short-lived minor league baseball team based in Melbourne, Florida. The club played in the rookie level Florida East Coast League in . That season the team won the league title before folding with the league at the end of the season.
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Owensboro Oilers The Owensboro Oilers were a minor league baseball club, based in Owensboro, Kentucky from 1936 until 1955. The team was a member of the class-D Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (or KITTY League). The team was originally formed in 1935 as the Portageville Pirates and represented Portageville, Missouri in the league. On July 17, 1936 the Portageville Pirates moved to Owensboro after posting a 26-35 record. The team was listed in the record books for 1936 as Portageville-Owensboro Pirates, or as the Owensboro Pirates after the move. The following year, the team was renamed the Owensboro Oilers.
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Linc Blakely Lincoln Howard Blakely (February 12, 1912 – September 28, 1976) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He grew up in Oakland, California and attended Oakland Technical High School. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.
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Tyler Wildcatters The Tyler WildCatters were a minor league baseball team located in Tyler, Texas. The team, which existed from 1994 to 1997, played in the independent Texas–Louisiana League, and was un-affiliated with any major league baseball team. Their home stadium was historic Mike Carter Field, which has been home to various professional, semi-professional, and collegiate Baseball teams dating back to 1941.
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List of Nashville Sounds team records The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team has played in Nashville, Tennessee, since its establishment in 1978. The club has played in 5,726 regular season games and compiled a win–loss record of 2,945–2,781 (). This list documents top players and teams in particular statistical areas. These records are correct as of the end of the 2017 season.
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Gulf Coast League Tigers The Gulf Coast League Tigers or GCL Tigers are a minor league baseball club located in Lakeland, Florida, at Joker Marchant Stadium. A member of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League, the Tigers an affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. The team is composed mainly of players who are in their first year of professional baseball either as draftees or non-drafted free agents from the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and various other countries.
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Rookies (TV series) Rookies is a reality television series which aired on the A&E television network. The show follows the training periods of rookie police officers in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and Tampa, Florida as they train on the beat with their Field Training Officers (FTO) for their first 12 weeks. The episodes include rookie mistakes, training sessions by veteran officers, and final evaluations. "Rookies" debuted on October 21, 2008 and ended in May 2009.
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Mike Menosky Michael William Menosky (October 16, 1894 – April 11, 1983) was a professional American baseball outfielder for the Federal League and Major League Baseball. Born in Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania, he was known as "Leaping Mike" for his daring, fence-crashing catches. Menosky started his career on April 18, 1914 with the Pittsburgh Rebels of the Federal League, and went on to play 68 games that season. At 19, he was the second-youngest baseball player in the Federal League that season behind Jimmy Smith. He spent most of the 1915 season in the minor leagues of the Federal League. After the league folded in 1915, he was purchased by the Washington Senators of the American League on February 10, 1916.
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1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season The 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. It was the first season for the team as a member of the American Association. This team took the nickname from the previous National League team that played from 1876–1880 but otherwise was not related. The Red Stockings (sometimes called the "Reds") won the very first AA championship this season.
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Tommy McMillan Thomas Law McMillan (April 18, 1888 – July 15, 1966), nicknamed Rebel, was an American professional baseball shortstop. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1908 to 1912 for the Brooklyn Superbas, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Highlanders. He is an alumnus of Georgia Institute of Technology.
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C. I. Taylor Charles Isham Taylor (January 20, 1875 – February 23, 1922) was an American second baseman, manager and executive in Negro league baseball. Born in Anderson, South Carolina, he was the oldest among four sons of a Methodist minister—including Candy Jim, Ben and Johnny—who made a remarkable impact on black baseball.
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Sammy Vick Samuel Bruce Vick (April 12, 1895 – August 17, 1986) was an American professional right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1917 to 1920, and the Boston Red Sox in 1921. He stood 5 ft , and weighed 163 lb., and he batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Batesville, Mississippi, and attended Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.