"Birmingham Known Here—•Joe (Dode) Birmingham, one-time manager of the Cleveland Indians of the American League and a former New York State League Jersey baseball performer, will be laid at rest in Sauquoit with the funeral being held from Doyle's Funeral Home in Utica late this week. Birmingham died suddenly Monday of a heart attack in Tampico, Mexico, where he was a Mexican Baseball League umpire.
Mrs. Birmingham, who was the former Nina Loomis of Cassville, was in Hollywood, Fla., en route home from Mexico when informed of her husband's death. The body left Texas Sunday and is expected to arrive in Utica Wednesday or Thursday. Among Birmingham's closest friends in this section were Mr. and Mrs, Frank Butterworth of Verona.
A native of Elmira. Birmingham played the outfield for Howard Earl's New York State League JAGS some 40 years ago and later at the age of 29 managed the Cleveland Indians. Besides being one of the youngest managers in the major leagues he had the reputation of having the strongest throwing arm in the American League with the ability to throw a ball from deep center field and consistently cut off a runner at home plate. In recent years he had been a scout for the New York Giants and had made his home in New York City. Birmingham visited Rome in 1937 as a Giant scout and was immediately impressed with the prospects of Hal White, then a rookie pitcher for the Colonels. He had several conversations with White and with officers of the Colonels. His find later was sold to Buffalo and eventually to the Detroit Tigers.
[Source: ROME SENTINEL, Rome, NY, April 29, 1946]
Note: See FAG Memorial No. 61361632 for a duplicate memorial that had been posted at FAG in 1910.∼Professional baseball player 1906-1914. Centerfielder for the Cleveland Naps.
Player/manager for the 1912-1914 Cleveland Naps.
Mrs. Birmingham, who was the former Nina Loomis of Cassville, was in Hollywood, Fla., en route home from Mexico when informed of her husband's death. The body left Texas Sunday and is expected to arrive in Utica Wednesday or Thursday. Among Birmingham's closest friends in this section were Mr. and Mrs, Frank Butterworth of Verona.
A native of Elmira. Birmingham played the outfield for Howard Earl's New York State League JAGS some 40 years ago and later at the age of 29 managed the Cleveland Indians. Besides being one of the youngest managers in the major leagues he had the reputation of having the strongest throwing arm in the American League with the ability to throw a ball from deep center field and consistently cut off a runner at home plate. In recent years he had been a scout for the New York Giants and had made his home in New York City. Birmingham visited Rome in 1937 as a Giant scout and was immediately impressed with the prospects of Hal White, then a rookie pitcher for the Colonels. He had several conversations with White and with officers of the Colonels. His find later was sold to Buffalo and eventually to the Detroit Tigers.
[Source: ROME SENTINEL, Rome, NY, April 29, 1946]
Note: See FAG Memorial No. 61361632 for a duplicate memorial that had been posted at FAG in 1910.∼Professional baseball player 1906-1914. Centerfielder for the Cleveland Naps.
Player/manager for the 1912-1914 Cleveland Naps.
"Birmingham Known Here—•Joe (Dode) Birmingham, one-time manager of the Cleveland Indians of the American League and a former New York State League Jersey baseball performer, will be laid at rest in Sauquoit with the funeral being held from Doyle's Funeral Home in Utica late this week. Birmingham died suddenly Monday of a heart attack in Tampico, Mexico, where he was a Mexican Baseball League umpire.
Mrs. Birmingham, who was the former Nina Loomis of Cassville, was in Hollywood, Fla., en route home from Mexico when informed of her husband's death. The body left Texas Sunday and is expected to arrive in Utica Wednesday or Thursday. Among Birmingham's closest friends in this section were Mr. and Mrs, Frank Butterworth of Verona.
A native of Elmira. Birmingham played the outfield for Howard Earl's New York State League JAGS some 40 years ago and later at the age of 29 managed the Cleveland Indians. Besides being one of the youngest managers in the major leagues he had the reputation of having the strongest throwing arm in the American League with the ability to throw a ball from deep center field and consistently cut off a runner at home plate. In recent years he had been a scout for the New York Giants and had made his home in New York City. Birmingham visited Rome in 1937 as a Giant scout and was immediately impressed with the prospects of Hal White, then a rookie pitcher for the Colonels. He had several conversations with White and with officers of the Colonels. His find later was sold to Buffalo and eventually to the Detroit Tigers.
[Source: ROME SENTINEL, Rome, NY, April 29, 1946]
Note: See FAG Memorial No. 61361632 for a duplicate memorial that had been posted at FAG in 1910.∼Professional baseball player 1906-1914. Centerfielder for the Cleveland Naps.
Player/manager for the 1912-1914 Cleveland Naps.
Mrs. Birmingham, who was the former Nina Loomis of Cassville, was in Hollywood, Fla., en route home from Mexico when informed of her husband's death. The body left Texas Sunday and is expected to arrive in Utica Wednesday or Thursday. Among Birmingham's closest friends in this section were Mr. and Mrs, Frank Butterworth of Verona.
A native of Elmira. Birmingham played the outfield for Howard Earl's New York State League JAGS some 40 years ago and later at the age of 29 managed the Cleveland Indians. Besides being one of the youngest managers in the major leagues he had the reputation of having the strongest throwing arm in the American League with the ability to throw a ball from deep center field and consistently cut off a runner at home plate. In recent years he had been a scout for the New York Giants and had made his home in New York City. Birmingham visited Rome in 1937 as a Giant scout and was immediately impressed with the prospects of Hal White, then a rookie pitcher for the Colonels. He had several conversations with White and with officers of the Colonels. His find later was sold to Buffalo and eventually to the Detroit Tigers.
[Source: ROME SENTINEL, Rome, NY, April 29, 1946]
Note: See FAG Memorial No. 61361632 for a duplicate memorial that had been posted at FAG in 1910.∼Professional baseball player 1906-1914. Centerfielder for the Cleveland Naps.
Player/manager for the 1912-1914 Cleveland Naps.
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