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Charles V. Faust
Memorial located at:
Marion Baseball Complex
308 Eisenhower Drive
Marion, KS 66861
Born in Marion, Kansas on Oct. 9, 1880. Charley was the first of six children of John and Eva Faust. Raised on the family farm, Charley became convinced in 1911 that he was destined to pitch the New York Giants to the championship. He joined them and became their good-luck mascot as they won almost every game, inspired to the National League pennant by his cheerful enthusiasm and dedication. He made his major league pitching debut on Oct. 7, 1911. He pitched one inning that day and another inning on Oct. 12, 1911, allowing only one run. He returned to the Giants for part of 1912, helping them to an amazing 54-11 start and second pennant. His perseverance in reaching the record books has inspired baseball fans and historians ever since.
Robert Groom
Memorial located at:
Whitney Herzog Legion Field-Citizen’s Park
317 S. 44th Street
Belleville, IL 62220
Born in Belleville, IL on September 12, 1884. Bob Groom played professional baseball in two Midwest minor leagues and the pacific coast league before his April 13, 1909 major league debut pitching for the Washington Senators. His five seasons in Washington included a 24-win season in 1912. He played for the St Louis Federal League Terriers in 1914-1915 and the St. Louis Browns in 1917-1919, and on May 6, 1917 he pitched a 3-0 no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox. Following 1918 with the Cleveland Indians, Bob returned to Belleville, where he managed the family coal business and remained active in local baseball. In 1938 he founded and coached the Belleville American Legion Post 58 "Hilgards", who in their first year won the Illinois and the regional championships. He was inducted in the Hilgards’ Hall of Fame in 2008.
Berthold "Pete" Hustings
Memorial located at:
Limestone School Museum-
Corner of Main and Buchanon Streets
Mayville, WI 53050-2009
Born in Mayville, WI March 6,1878 to Jean Pierre and Mary Magdalene Husting. After graduating from Mayville High School, Pete received his law degree at U.W. Madison. As a pitcher, he made his major league debut with Pittsburgh on August 16, 1900. In 1901 he joined the Milwaukee Brewers during the inaugural season of the American League. After playing one game for Boston in 1902, he joined the Philadelphia Athletics and recorded 14 wins and 5 losses, helping them win the American Championship. His manager Connie Mack, became a lifelong friend. Pete practiced law in Fond du Lac, WI from 1902-1915, then returned to Mayville and practiced law until 1948. He was U.S. District Attorney for the Wisconsin Eastern District from 1933-1944.
Adrian Joss
Memorial located at:
Washington Park
635 S. 12th Street
Watertown, WI 53094
Born in Woodland, WI April 12 1880. "Addie" played baseball for Watertown and Watertown’s Sacred Heart Team in 1899. Along with future major league catcher "Red’ Klienow, they played before large crowds at Washington Park on April 26, 1902. "Addie" a one-hitter for Cleveland in his major league debut, the team he played with through 1910. As a pitcher, he won twenty or more games for four straight years, and had a lifetime 1.89 ERA. "Addie" is credited for pitching two no-hitters, including a perfect game on Oct. 2, 1908. Considered one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, and into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1951.
John P. “RED” Kleinow
Memorial located at:
Washington Park
635 S. 12th Street
Watertown, WI 53094
Born in Milwaukee, WI July 20, 1879. "Red" played for Watertown and the Watertown’s Sacred Heart Team at Washington Park. The well known battery of "Addie" Joss and the "Red" Klienow won the college championship in 1899 with Sacred Heart. That same year he was named Watertown’s team captain. Joining him on that team was future major league pitcher Claude Elliot. After spending the 1902 and 1903 seasons in the American Association with the Toledo Mud Hens, Kleinow made his major league debut on May 3, 1904 with the New York Highlanders. In his eight year career in the big leagues he also played for the Boston AL team and Philadelphia of the NL. "Red" was known as a good defensive catcher.
The Watertown 1899 team.Original photo sized at 18″x24″,a must see! Kleinow is fifth from left,and Joss is in the top row center.
Fred C. Merkle
Memorial located at:
The Octagon House – Watertown Historical Society
919 Charles Street
Watertown, WI 53094
Born in Watertown, WI Dec. 20 1888. His father Ernst Merkle was a school teacher at the time of Fred’s birth at Immanuel Lutheran School in Watertown, WI. Fred made his major league debut on Sept. 21 1907. His outstanding talent, intelligence and dedication to the game of baseball spanned 3 decades, having been a member of 6 World Series teams:1911,1912,1913,1916,1918, and 1926. He was a potent line-drive hitter, agile first baseman and a speedster on the base paths. He played for the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs.
William J. Sullivan Sr.
Memorial located at:
Jones Park
615 Janesville Ave.
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
Born in nearby Oakland, WI on Feb. 1, 1875. Billy attended Atkinson High School and played baseball here at Jones Park, before making his major league debut as a catcher on Sept. 13, 1899 with the Boston Beaneaters. In 1901 he joined the newly formed Chicago White Sox where he led the league in fielding for four years. In 1906 Sullivan and the White Sox won the pennant despite hitting only .230, earning them the nickname "Hitless".
Joseph Jefferson Jackson-A.K.A.”Shoeless Joe Jackson” 1888-1951
Memorial located at:
Downtown Greenville, South Carolina
(my Uncle Arthur "Mickey" Jones in photo-second oldest grandson of Davy Jones)
Memorial located at:
Downtown Greenville,South Carolina
(my Uncle Arthur "Mickey" Jones in photo-second oldest grandson of Davy Jones)
Philidelphia Athletics 1906-1909
Cleveland Naps 1910-1915
Chicago White Sox 1915-1920
Position: Left Field Threw: Right Bats: Left
1919 World Series Batting Average: .375
Lifetime Bating Average .356,Third highest in Baseball History
1911: Batted .406-Highest batting average by a rookie.
1912: Led American League in triples.
1913: Led American League in hits. Slugging percentage of .551
1917: Led Chicago White Sox to World Series victory against the New York Giants.
Joe Jackson played textile league baseball in West Greenville, SC. By 1908, he was playing with the Greenville Spinners of the class-D Carolina League. During the first game of a doubleheader, Jackson played in new spikes and walked to the batter’s box. No one had notice that he had discarded his shoes until he cracked a hit. As Jackson rounded the bases in his stocking feet, a fan of the opposing team shouted, "You shoeless son-of-a-gun!" A local sportswriter heard the remark and tagged Jackson with the nickname "Shoeless Joe". At the peak of his career with the Chicago White Sox, Jackson and seven of his teammates were implicated in a conspiracy to lose the 1919 World Series. During the Series, Jackson played flawless baseball. He had twelve hits (a World Series record); no errors; the highest batting average (.375); accounted for eleven of twenty runs by the Sox; and hit the only home run in the series. Though tried and found innocent, all eight players were banned from baseball for life. Until Jackson’s death in 1951, he steadfastly maintained his innocence. He continues to be one of the most publicized and beloved baseball players in the history of the game.
Official Website: http://www.shoelessjoejackson.com/
Bill Killefer (8-8-2009 memorial placement)
Memorial to be located at:
Maple Lake Park
100th block of West Michigan Avenue
Paw Paw, MI 49079
Born in Bloomingdale, MI Oct. 10, 1887 and moved to Paw Paw(1888),"Reindeer Bill" Killefer played catcher for the Paw Paw HS state champions of 1904-1905.One of the great defensive catchers of all-time, he had a career as a player(1,035 games), coach, manager and scout that spanned 48 years. Bill debuted with the St. Louis Browns on Sept. 13, 1909 and later played for the NL Champion Phillies(1915) and Cubs(1918) in the World Series. Best known as one of" The Most Famous Battery in Baseball" with Hall of Fame member Grover C. Alexander, he led the league in fielding four years. Killefer managed the Cubs from 1921-1925, the Browns from 1930-1933 and was a coach for the World Champion Cardinals of 1926.
Wade “Red” Killefer (8-8-2009 memorial placement) (bill’s brother-above)
Memorial to be located at:
Maple Leaf Park
100th block of West Michigan Avenue
Paw Paw, MI 49079
Born in Bloomingdale, MI April 18, 1885 and moved to Paw Paw(1888), "Red" was captain of the Paw Paw HS state champions in 1900-1901. A speedy, versatile and hard-hitting utility man, he debuted with Detroit on September 16, 1907 and was a member of the AL champion Tigers in 1908. His seven year, 467 game career as a player-manager included stops in Washington, Cincinnati and New York (NL). In 1917 he began a career as a player-manager in the Pacific Coast League and manager in the American association, notching 1,940 wins, 13th in minor league history. Inducted into the PCL Hall of Fame as a player and manager in 1957, Killefer was known for his fiery outbursts and run-ins with umpires.
(Coming in 2010) Ward Miller
Memorial to be located at:
Dixion, Illinois
The 1901 Inaugural Milwaukee Brewers
In 1901, the American League was born in a Milwaukee hotel named the Republican House. The following year, during the 1901 inaugural season, the Milwaukee Brewers were one of eight teams to participate in Major League Baseball’s "Junior Circuit". The Brewers played their home games at Lloyd Street Grounds, which was located on the city’s north side (Lloyd St &16th St.).Player/Manager Hugh Duffy batted .302 that season and was later inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Wid Conroy was the team captain, Bill Reidy led the pitching staff with 16 victories, and John Anderson paced the team with a .330 batting average.
Five Wisconsin natives were members of that Brewers team, including Ed Bruyette of Manawa, Davy Jones of Cambria and George McBride of Millwaukee, all of whom made their Major League debut. Pitchers Pink Hawley of Beaver Dam and Pete Husting of Mayville also contributed. in 1902, the Brewers moved to St. Louis and became the Browns, but the league they helped form is still in existence today. The Browns became the Baltimore Oriols in 1954.
The 1901 inaugural season Milwaukee Brewers:
John Anderson, George Bone, Ed Bruyette, Jimmy Burke, John Butler, Joe Conner, Wid Conroy, Jiggs Donahue, Pete Dowlind, Hugh Duffy, Bill Friel, Ned Garvin, Phil Geier, Lou Gertenrich, Billy Gilbert, Bill Hallman, Pink Hawley, George Hogriever, Pete Husting, Davy Jones, Tom Leahy, Bill Malony, George McBride, Bill Reidy, Tully Sparks, Irv Waldron
*photo also shown on the “about us” page: courtesy of Dave Stalker 2009
Charles V. Faust (donated in 2007)
David Stalker,Archie Monuments.SABR Deadball Committee Members as follows:Gabriel Schechter(Faust Historian),Eric Salle,Paul Esacove,Dan Ginsburg,R.J. lesch & Tom Simon
Bob Groom (donated in 2008)
Catherine Groom Petroski (granddaughter & historian of Groom) David Stalker & Archie Monuments
Berthold “Pete” Husting (donated in 2009)
Husting family,David Stalker,Archie Monuments,Mike Kurtz,Mayville Sports Inc.,Mayville Mallards & Mayville Legion Post #69 Baseball Teams.
Davy Jones (donated in 2006)
Jones Family,David Stalker & Archie Monuments(help given by Jay williams of the Friesland-Cambria Historical Society,and Phil Slinger)
Adrian “Addie” Joss (donated in 2007)
David And Lynne Stalker & Archie Monuments
John P. “Red” Kleinow (donated in 2007)
David and Lynne Stalker, Archie Monument & Rex Hamann-American Association Almanac
Fred C. Merkle (donated in 2005)
Merkle Family,David Stalker & Archie Monuments
William J. Sullivan (donated in 2006)
David Stalker, Archie Monuments, Lastusky Family, Fort Atkinson Generals Baseball Team & Hoard Museum
Joseph Jefferson Jackson,"Shoeless Joe"
City of Greenville S.C.
Bill Killefer (donated in 2009)
Charles Weatherby (Killefer Historian), the Killefer Family, Robert Hindenach, David Stalker & Archie Monuments
Wade "Red" Killefer (donated in 2009)
Charles Weatherby (Killefer Historian), The Killerfer Family, Robert Hindenach, David Stalker & Archie Monuments
Ward Miller (Coming in 2010)
Mark Stach (Ward Miller Historian), David Stalker & Archie Monuments
The 1901 inaugural Milwaukee Brewers
David Stalker, Dan Wackman (grandson of former player Berthold "Pete" Husting), Jim Kluge (grandson of former player Wattie "Roscoe" Holm), Jeff Wetzel, Dale Wetzel and Archie Monuments