Ollie Pickering
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Oliver Daniel Pickering was an American professional baseball outfielder and manager in a 30-year career that spanned from the 1892 Houston Mudcats to the 1922 Paducah Indians. He played for a number
The recap and box score from the May 21, 1892, game in which Pickering went 7-for-7, all flares, giving rise to the term "Texas Leaguer".
Pickering (top row, far right) in 1893, with his hometown Olney, IL, baseball team.
Ollie Pickering, 1909.
John James McCloskey was an American professional baseball player and manager. As a player, he appeared in minor league games between 1887 and 1905. He also served as a minor league manager between 18
Ollie Pickering
…pop fly that lands unimpressively between an infielder and an outfielder for a base hit. According to the April 21, 1906, edition of The Sporting Life, John McCloskey, founder of the Texas League and then-manager of the Houston Mudcats – who would later go onto manage the St. Louis Cardinals – signed 22-year-old…
McCloskey in 1920
McCloskey managing with St. Louis