Player name: Louis Raphael Staub
A.K.A. / stage names / monikers:
Charles Staub, Louis Raphael Durham, “Bull Durham”
Roles cast in: pitcher; “Coach Nolan” in The Pinch Hitter (1917), see trivia below
Teams / Clubs / Allegiances:
Brooklyn Superbas (1904)
Washington Senators (1907)
New York Giants (1908-1909)
Era: dead-ball
In the show: 1904, 1907-1909
On the farm: 1902-1904, 1906-1909, ?-1913
Off/on dreaming of both: 1877-1960
Highlights: in 1908, earned a 19-7 pitching record and won five double headers, in the minors
Bobbles: ERA of 12.60 with the Senators in 1907
Trivia and/or trivial: silent movie actor in Hollywood, 1914-1922; later worked as a “geologist”; surprisingly, no connection with the story in Ron Shelton’s film Bull Durham (1988)
Under the cool, wet grass: Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Bentley, Kansas
More player info: Bull Durham at Baseball-Reference Minors and Majors, Bull Durham Wiki page, Bull Durham at IMDB, and “In Pursuit of Bull Durham” at SABR’s Research Journals Archives
Image courtesy of COMC.com.
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