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4 unusual facts about 1905 in baseball


Bingo DeMoss

Elwood "Bingo" DeMoss (September 5, 1889 – January 26, 1965) was a baseball player and manager in the Negro Leagues from 1905 to 1943.

Hank Olmsted

Henry Theodore Olmsted (January 12, 1879 – January 6, 1969) was formally a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Americans during the 1905 season.

Harry Gleason

Harry Gilbert Gleason (March 28, 1875 – October 21, 1961) was a utility infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1901 through 1905 for the Boston Americans (1901–03) and St. Louis Browns (1904–05).

Jake Thielman

John Peter Thielman (May 20, 1879 – January 28, 1928) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1905 through 1908 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1905–1906), Cleveland Naps (1907–1908) and Boston Red Sox (1908).



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