Players for Covington Blue Sox

A list of players who were signed by or appeared in a game with Covington Blue Sox before or during the 1913 season.
The club was transferred to Kansas City in July.

Baseball-Reference page for the 1913 Covington Blue Sox.


Kansas City Post
July 11, 1913
Fred Badel
Born: 1881
Died:
Goto Baseball Reference for Fred Badel (badel-001fre)
OF-1B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: OF-1B
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: September 9, 1913
# of games: 42



1906 Philadelphia Athletics
Team Photo
Bill Bartley
Born: January 8, 1885
Died: May 17, 1965
Goto Baseball Reference for Bill Bartley (bartle001wil)
P Majors:
Yes
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
First game: May 4, 1913
Last game: May 11, 1913
# of games: 2



From the 1914
Superior team photo
Jim Begley
Born: October 31, 1881
Died: April 11, 1926
Goto Baseball Reference for Jim Begley (begley001jam)
Currently identified as begley001jim on Baseball-Reference
1B-OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 1B-OF
First game: May 23, 1913
Last game: September 14, 1913
# of games: 30


Berger
Goto Baseball Reference for Berger (berger003---)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
First game: May 16, 1913
Last game: May 20, 1913
# of games: 3		 Manager Leever sent Earl Berger, late of the Philadelphia Nationals, to the mound, and for the first two innings it looked as if he had the measure of the visitors." (Cincinnati Enquirer, May 17, 1913, pg. 9)

The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune put Berger's name in quotes, suggesting it was an alias. Earl Moore, of the Philadelphia club, did not appear with the club between May 12 and May 30.



From 1910 T210 card set
Edwin Cefalu
Born: November 23, 1885
Died: October 15, 1971
Goto Baseball Reference for Edwin Cefalu (cefalu001edw)
P-OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P-OF
First game: June 2, 1913
Last game: June 2, 1913
# of games: 2



Kansas City Post
July 11, 1913
Ollie Chapman
Born: October 6, 1884
Died: January 28, 1955
Goto Baseball Reference for Ollie Chapman (chapma001oli)
OF-3B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: OF-3B
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: July 18, 1913
# of games: 43



Kentucky Post
April 28, 1913
William Colina
Born: February 9, 1891
Died: September 30, 1955
Goto Baseball Reference for William Colina (colina002---)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
Did not play in official game 		Colina was with Covington in spring training. He is pictured in the Covington Blue Sox team photo, but never played in a regular season game for the club.

His obituary in the Cincinnati Post on September 30, 1955 identifies the former ballplayer.



From Baseball Reference
Cliff Daringer
Born: April 10, 1885
Died: December 26, 1971
Goto Baseball Reference for Cliff Daringer (daring001cli)
SS Majors:
Yes
Covington Blue Sox
Position: SS
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: September 14, 1913
# of games: 39



Cincinnati Enquirer
May 4, 1913
Al Decker
Born: February 4, 1875
Died: October 22, 1942
Goto Baseball Reference for Al Decker (decker001alb)
OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: OF
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: August 19, 1913
# of games: 39



Cincinnati Enquirer
August 4, 1912
Bob Dietrich
Born: June 26, 1892
Died: October 11, 1977
Goto Baseball Reference for Bob Dietrich (dietri001rob)
Currently identified as deitri003--- on Baseball-Reference
3B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 3B
First game: June 19, 1913
Last game: June 20, 1913
# of games: 2		 Came from the Cincinnati Shamrocks.

"Bob Dietrich, formerly of the Cincinnati Shamrocks, signed to play third base for the Maysville (KY) club of the Ohio State League (Cincinnati Enquirer, June 29, 1913, pg. 21). Played for Maysville (KY) on June under the name Rich.



From Ancestry.com
Jimmy Emery
Born: July 5, 1888
Died: April 20, 1954
Goto Baseball Reference for Jimmy Emery (emery-001j--)
2B-OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 2B-OF
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: September 14, 1913
# of games: 43


Emmerly
Goto Baseball Reference for Emmerly (emmerl001---)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
Only game: May 25, 1913
# of games: 1		 Possibly a pitcher named Wiliam Hamerly, from Pennsylvania, who despite some tryouts around that time doesn't seem to have appeared in a regular season game with any minor league club.

Not a misidentification of Emery, who was playing second base the day Emmerly pitched.


Erwin
Currently identified as erwin-001ros on Baseball-Reference
C-3B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: C-3B
First game: June 15, 1913
Last game: June 16, 1913
# of games: 3		 Tex Erwin broke his arm in a game against Chicago on June 14, 1913 (Chicago Inter Ocean, June 15, 1913, pg. 25), so he couldn't have played for Covington on June 15.

The Rushville Daily Republican reported Earl Harris played both games of the doubleheader for Covington on June 15 (June 16, 1913, pg. 8). The Cincinnati Enquirer lists Harris in the box scores for both games, while the Chicago Inter Ocean has Erwin in the box scores, but credits Harris with two doubles. Erwin is in all box scores for the game of June 16, and then is never heard of again, while Harris remained with Covington/Kansas City into August.

Erwin seems likely to have been either a misidentification of Earl Harris, or an attempt at an alias that was not continued.


Exeter
Likely an alias
Goto Baseball Reference for Exeter (exeter001---)
3B-1B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 3B-1B
First game: May 5, 1913
Last game: June 15, 1913
# of games: 33		 No records of a player named Exeter have been found either prior to or after this player appeared with Covington. He dropped from the lineup after breaking a finger during the game on June 15, 1913.



Decatur Herald and Review
March 23, 1913
George Hannigan
Born: February 6, 1886
Died: April 8, 1962
Goto Baseball Reference for George Hannigan (hannig001geo)
3B-SS Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 3B-SS
First game: June 21, 1913
Last game: August 24, 1913
# of games: 3


Dan Harding
Born: November 3, 1893
Died: June 30, 1967
Goto Baseball Reference for Dan Harding (hardin000dan)
Currently identified as hardin005cha on Baseball-Reference
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
First game: May 29, 1913
Last game: May 30, 1913
# of games: 2


Earl Harris
Goto Baseball Reference for Earl Harris (harris007---)
C-3B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: C-3B
First game: June 19, 1913
Last game: August 4, 1913
# of games: 2		 "Earl Harris, who signed to play right field for the Rushvillle team, but who accepted an offer from the Covington Federal League team and left for Chicago Saturday night, arrived in time to break in both games of a double-header yesterday. Harris was placed at third base and in both games got two hits out of four times up." (Rushville Daily Republican, June 16, 1913, pg. 8)

Earl Harris was from Indianapolis. He signed with South Bend for 1912.

Probably mididentified as Erwin in first few games with Covington.



From Baseball Reference
Pete Henning
Born: December 28, 1887
Died: November 4, 1939
Goto Baseball Reference for Pete Henning (hennin001ern)
P-OF Majors:
Yes
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P-OF
First game: May 4, 1913
Last game: September 14, 1913
# of games: 14



Kansas City Post
July 11, 1913
Dennis Hicks
Born: January 16, 1884
Died: November 15, 1933
Goto Baseball Reference for Dennis Hicks (hicks-016---)
Currently identified as hicks-001alv on Baseball-Reference
C-OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: C-OF
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: September 14, 1913
# of games: 35



Minneapolis Star Tribune
March 22, 1914
Ira Hogue
Born: March 6, 1888
Died: September 1, 1971
Goto Baseball Reference for Ira Hogue (hogue-001ira)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
First game: May 30, 1913
Last game: September 14, 1913
# of games: 9



Kansas City Post
July 11, 1913
Walt Justis
Born: August 17, 1883
Died: October 4, 1941
Goto Baseball Reference for Walt Justis (justis001wal)
P Majors:
Yes
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: July 6, 1913
# of games: 15


Lloyd Lambert
Born: May 14, 1889
Died: July 17, 1964
Goto Baseball Reference for Lloyd Lambert (lamber002---)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
Only game: June 10, 1913
# of games: 1



Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
May 10, 1913
Sam Leever
Born: December 23, 1871
Died: May 19, 1953
Goto Baseball Reference for Sam Leever (leever001sam)
P/Manager Majors:
Yes
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P/Manager
First game: May 25, 1913
Last game: June 28, 1913
# of games: 3



Pictured while trainer
with the Cubs in 1931
Andy (Windy) Lotshaw
Born: January 27, 1880
Died: February 21, 1953
Goto Baseball Reference for Andy (Windy) Lotshaw (lotsha001and)
OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: OF
Only game: June 12, 1913
# of games: 1


Matsche
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PH Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: PH
Only game: May 4, 1913
# of games: 1		 Pinch-hit in the sixth inning.

A player named Roman Matsche played for a club in Oshkosh in 1914. (Oshkosh Northwestern, March 14, 1914, pg. 12)


Munsey
Goto Baseball Reference for Munsey (munsey003---)
PH Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: PH
Only game: June 2, 1913
# of games: 1		 In spring 1914, John E. Munsey of Minneapolis joined the Chicago Federal League club in Shreveport. After he was released in March, he ended up in the Western Association, appearing in games with McAlester and Muskogee.



1916 Purdue University Yearbook
Red Nichols
Born: February 29, 1892
Died: November 23, 1960
Goto Baseball Reference for Red Nichols (nicols001---)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
Only game: June 9, 1913
# of games: 1


Lisle Pease
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OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: OF
Only game: June 17, 1913
# of games: 1



From the
1906 Dallas team photo
Ben Ragsdale
Born: April 21, 1879
Died: February 17, 1965
Goto Baseball Reference for Ben Ragsdale (ragsda001ben)
C Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: C
First game: May 6, 1913
Last game: June 17, 1913
# of games: 22		 Started the season with Covington. "Catcher Ragsdale, formerly of the Brooklyn Nationals... was sold Friday afternoon to the St. Louis team and reported to King O'Connor within five minutes after the sale" (St. Louis Star, June 21, 1913).



From the 1910 T209 card set
Joe Reggy
Actual name Joseph Regensburger
Born: July 13, 181
Died: January 5, 1959
Goto Baseball Reference for Joe Reggy (reggy-001jos)
SS-3B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: SS-3B
First game: May 4, 1913
Last game: May 10, 1913
# of games: 5



Kansas City Post
July 11, 1913
Ed Sanford
Born: May 11, 1887
Died: February 26, 1949
Goto Baseball Reference for Ed Sanford (sanfor002---)
P-OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P-OF
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: September 9, 1913
# of games: 17



From Baseball Reference
Harry Steinfeldt
Born: September 29, 1875
Died: August 17, 1914
Goto Baseball Reference for Harry Steinfeldt (steinf001har)
3B Majors:
Yes
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 3B
Only game: May 17, 1913
# of games: 1


Taylor
Currently identified as taylor002ben on Baseball-Reference
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
Only game: May 4, 1913
# of games: 1		 Taylor pitched for Covington on May 4, 1913 in Cleveland. Ben Taylor pitched for Indianapolis on May 2 in a game against Charleroi.


Cliff Thomas
Born: September 28, 1883
Died: December 26, 1970
Goto Baseball Reference for Cliff Thomas (thomas004---)
3B Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 3B
Only game: May 3, 1913
# of games: 1		 Thomas played for Fankfort in 1915.



From the 1910 T210 card set
Ade Thoss
Born: May 28, 1885
Died: March 26, 1966
Goto Baseball Reference for Ade Thoss (thoss-001ade)
OF Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: OF
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: May 25, 1913
# of games: 16



Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
June 21, 1914
Harry Woods
Born: August 18, 1889
Died: February 21, 1963
Goto Baseball Reference for Harry Woods (wood--004---)
P Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: P
First game: May 11, 1913
Last game: May 19, 1913
# of games: 3



Kentucky Post
April 28, 1913
Cliff Yockey
Born: July 9, 1894
Died: August 30, 1972
Goto Baseball Reference for Cliff Yockey (yockey001cli)
2B-SS Majors:
No
Covington Blue Sox
Position: 2B-SS
First game: May 3, 1913
Last game: May 11, 1913
# of games: 4