George Thomas Stovall (1877 - 1951)

Born 23 Nov 1877 in Leeds, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Pearl (Senn) Stovall — married 19 Oct 1904 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

Died 5 Nov 1951 at age 73 in Burlington, Iowa, USA

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Biography

George Thomas Stovall, nicknamed "Firebrand" Major League Baseball First Baseman

Birth: November 23, 1877 in Leeds, Missouri, USA

Death: November 5, 1951 in Burlington, Iowa, USA

Parents and Sibling:

John Stovall and Mary Wilcoxen

Jesse Cramer Stovall (also a Major League Baseball Player)

Spouse:

Emma Pearl (Senn) Stovall (1884 - October 11, 1950) Burlington, Iowa (married on 19 Oct 1904 in Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa)^[1]

George grew up on a farm and was brought up by his sister after his American-born Scotch-Irish parents died while he was a youngster. After a public school education he went to work for his butcher brother and continued to work the family farm.

George T. Stovall - First Baseman

George T. Stovall - First Baseman Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut - July 4, 1904 for the Cleveland Naps Last MLB appearance - October 3, 1915 for the Kansas City Packers Career statistics: Batting average-.265, Home runs-15, Runs batted in-564

Baseball Teams he played and year:

Cleveland Naps (1904–11)

St. Louis Browns (1912–13)

Kansas City Packers (1914–15)

He Managed::

Cleveland Naps in 1911

St. Louis Browns in 1912–1913

Kansas City Packers in 1914–1915

George Thomas Stovall, nicknamed "Firebrand" (November 23, 1877 in Leeds, Missouri – November 5, 1951 in Burlington, Iowa), was the FIRST AMERICAN BASEMAN to play in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns in the American League. He played two seasons with the Kansas City Packers. He retired from baseball at the age of 38.

Stovall (Firebrand) had 1382 hits, recorded 231 doubles & 142 career stolen bases. Mostly being a first basemen, he did play some second base and even third base, in his early career. Playing 46 out of his 112 games at second. Stovall recorded at least 13 stolen bases every year from 1905 to 1910.

Burial:

Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa

Find A Grave: Memorial #42454666

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJTQ-6CC

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X8-MM9 : accessed 1 May 2016), George W Stovall in household of John D Stovall, Blue, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 26, sheet 77A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0693; FHL microfilm 1,254,693.

• "Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJTQ-6CC : accessed 9 December 2014), George T. Stovall and Emma M. Senn, 19 Oct 1904; citing Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, reference 2:3KQW7PS; FHL microfilm 1,682,871.

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