Many star players, including several Hall of Famers, of the first decade of the 20th Century came from the 1899 Louisville squad including Clarke, Honus Wagner, Rube Waddell, Deacon Phillippe, Tommy Leach and Claude Ritchey.
Future Hall of Famer Rube Waddell had pitched well in 1900 for the Pirates, but was sold in May 1901 to the Chicago Orphans.
The pitching staff featured three future Hall of Famers: Rube Waddell, Eddie Plank, and Chief Bender.
Hall of Famers such as John McGraw, Roger Bresnahan, Christy Mathewson, Joe McGinnity and Rube Marquard took part on the Giants side while the Athletics had Connie Mack, Chief Bender, Eddie Plank, Rube Waddell, Frank Baker and Eddie Collins.
Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Rube Waddell was among the many who helped save the city during both floods.
Rube Waddell was also a major pitching star for the A's in the early 1900s.
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