Who is speaker of cooperstown

His travel exhibit of the same title has been shown at sites across the country. Hogan served as a member of the committee which in elected 17 Black baseball figures to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was just 16 years old. In Sierra joined the lineup of the Detroit Stars, for whom he pitched until During the four years that he played for the Stars, Sierra was chosen to pitch in the East-West All-Star Game each year, attracting the notice of major league scouts and earning him a tryout with the Washington Senators in the spring of Sierra was drafted into the U.

He was dominant at bat and in the field. With the bat in his hand, Speaker was elite. Only 5 batters tallied more triples than Speaker, while only 7 reached base more. Because of his speed and reads as the ball left the bat, Speaker played a shallow centerfield. This allowed him to get to more balls. His 2, games in centerfield and his 6, outfield putouts rank second only to the great Willie Mays. Speaker stands alone in terms of assists and double plays by big league outfielders.

Any conversation of greatest fielding fly-catchers must include Tris Speaker. Speaker broke in with the Red Sox and led them to World Series championships in and His average dropped to.

When he refused to take a pay cut, Boston traded him to the Indians. His first year with the Tribe was outstanding. In the middle of the Indians fired manager Lee Fohl and installed Speaker as their field chief. The following season he hit. In the collection is this letter dated May 2, written to former teammate Marty McHale. Century-old letters from a titan of the game such as Speaker remain highly desirable.

Tris Speaker is considered one of the finest-fielding center fielders in the history of the game. The three of them were without question the best defensive outfield trio of their day, and perhaps ever.

In the collection is this letter — one page of a four-page response — from Harry Hooper. In it, Hooper identifies his all-time team. Hooper selects Speaker as his choice in center and Lewis as his choice in right. Speaker was a dominant player of his era and maybe any era. Playing shallow with the glove allowed Speaker to take away what would otherwise be routine base hits.

His speed, reads, and routes allowed him to retreat and cover ground behind him.