Otis Stocksdale
Otis Stocksdale photographed by C. M. Bell Studios
Pitcher
Born: (1871-08-07)August 7, 1871
near Arcadia, Maryland, U.S.
Died: March 15, 1933(1933-03-15) (aged 61)
Pennsville, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 24, 1893, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 1896, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Pitching record15-31
Strikeouts48
ERA6.20
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • National League pennant: 1896

Otis Hinkley Stocksdale (August 7, 1871 – March 15, 1933) was an American professional baseball player who played four seasons for the Washington Senators, Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles. He pitched in the minor leagues after that until 1912. He coached for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Lynchburg Shoemakers He was born in Arcadia, Maryland, and died in Pennsville, New Jersey, at the age of 61.

Early life

Otis Hinkley Stocksdale[citation needed] was born on August 7, 1871, at the Stocksdale homestead near Arcadia, Maryland, to Kesiah (née Cole) and George L. Stocksdale.[1][2] He pitched for the Johns Hopkins University baseball team.[2] He was a right-handed pitcher and a left-handed batter.[3]

Career

Stocksdale pitched for a team in Towson.[4] In 1893, he pitched for Wilkes–Barre. In 1894, he pitched for the Washington Senators.[2] In 1895, he played for the Boston Beaneaters and he pitched for the Baltimore Orioles in 1896.[4][3] He also pitched for a baseball team in Chicago. In 1897, he managed a baseball team in Boston.[4] He also played for a team in Richmond, Virginia, and a team in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1902, he managed the Trinity College baseball team in Durham, North Carolina.[4][5][6]

In the summer of 1903, he joined with the Montgomery Black Sox.[7] He also pitched for the Memphis Egyptians, the Mobile Sea Gulls and the Birmingham Barons.[8] In 1908, he was a coach for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill baseball team.[9] Stocksdale was announced as manager of the Greensboro club of the Carolina Association for their 1911 season,[8] but instead became coach of the Lynchburg Shoemakers of the Virginia League. He continued coaching until 1912.[10][11][12] In 1912, he was an umpire in the Southern League.[13] In 1914, he coached the Virginia Christian College.[14] He went by the nickname "Grey Fox" (or "The Old Gray Fox")[8][15] and the "Colonel".[16]

Personal life

Stocksdale married Nannie Lee Bowen, daughter of Joseph Bowen, of Towson on June 19, 1901.[4][5] He had three sons and two daughters.[1]

Stocksdale died following heart trouble on March 15, 1933, at his home in Pennsville, New Jersey.[4] He was buried at St. Paul's Cemetery in Arcadia, Maryland.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Otis H. Stocksdale". The Evening Sun. 1933-03-21. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c "Otis H. Stocksdale". Hamilton Daily Democrat. 1894-10-27. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ a b "Manager Hanlon Signs Otis Stocksdale, of Baltimore County". The Baltimore Sun. 1896-01-29. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Former Oriole Pitcher Dies in New Jersey Home". The Baltimore Sun. 1933-03-17. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "Stocksdale–Bowen". The Baltimore Sun. 1901-06-20. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Otis H. Stocksdale..." The Baltimore Sun. 1902-03-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Otis H. Stocksdale..." The Durham Sun. 1903-06-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  8. ^ a b c "Stockdale A Manager". The Washington Post. 1910-12-30. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ "University N.C. Ball Schedule". The Raleigh Times. 1908-02-13. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Otis H. Stocksdale". The News. 1933-03-21. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Stocksdale As Manager". The Evening Star. 1911-01-13. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  12. ^ "Stockdale to Again Manage Lynchburg". Daily Press. 1912-02-25. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  13. ^ "Stocksdale to Umpire". The News. 1912-08-01. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  14. ^ "Stocksdale to Coach". The News. 1914-03-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ "Stocksdale Chases Player". The News. 1912-08-02. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  16. ^ "Woolums and Stocksdale". The News. 1911-11-01. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-02-11 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon

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