Tag Archives: Carl Hubbell
Hal Schumacher
Hal Schumacher (Baseball. Hinckley, NY, Nov. 23, 1910; died, Cooperstown, NY, Apr. 21, 1993.) It was only natural, given the Shakespearean literacy of the times, that Harold Henry Schumacher should be called “Prince Hal,” since he was the righthanded complement to the Giants’ star lefty, Carl Hubbell, who was known as “King Carl.” Schumacher contributed to […]
Carl Hubbell
Carl Hubbell (Baseball. Born, Carthage, MO, June 22, 1903; died, Scottsdale, AA, Nov. 21, 1988.) Carl Owen Hubbell, a lefthanded pitcher who helped make the screwball famous, became the most renowned pitcher for the New York Giants since the heyday of Christy Mathewson. Known as “King Carl,” Hubbell helped pitch the Giants to three pennants […]
Cliff Melton
Cliff Melton (Baseball. Born, Brevard, NC, Jan. 3, 1912; died, Baltimore, MD, July 28, 1986.) Had there been rookie honors in baseball in 1937, Giants lefthander Clifford George Melton would have been an easy winner. Melton had a journeyman’s career in the minors starting in 1931, won 16 games with Baltimore in 1933, but lost […]
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons (Baseball. Born, Mishawaka, IN, July 28, 1901; died, Yucca Valley, CA, Nov. 18, 1979.) Burly knuckleballer Frederick Landis Fitzsimmons spent his entire 19-year career with the New York Giants (1925-37) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-43), helping both teams win N.L. pennants. Behind Carl Hubbell, Fitzsimmons was the No. 2 pitcher for the 1933 world […]
