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[[Image:speas.jpg|left|thumb|350px|1910 baseball card issued by the American Tobacco Company]]SPEAS, John William, Sr. (Toledo, OH, Aug. 17, 1887 – January 13, 1969). Speas began his [[BASEBALL]] career at the age of eighteen in 1906 in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Association. He moved to the Pacific Coast League in 1909 | [[Image:speas.jpg|left|thumb|350px|1910 baseball card issued by the American Tobacco Company]]SPEAS, John William, Sr. (Toledo, OH, Aug. 17, 1887 – January 13, 1969). Speas began his [[BASEBALL]] career at the age of eighteen in 1906 in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Association. He moved to the Pacific Coast League in 1909 and did not return to the Midwest until 1922 when he played for Cedar Rapids. | ||
In 1922 and 1925, | In 1922 and 1925, Speas led the Cedar Rapids Bunnies to first-place finishes in the Mississippi Valley League. Since no postseason was played in either year, their were de facto league champions. A similar situation unfolded in 1927, when he led the Dubuque Dubs to a first-place finish in the Mississippi Valley League. He was a player/manager for Dubuque in 1926 and 1927. In 1926 the team was called the Dubuque Speasmen in the Mississippi Valley League. He returned to Dubuque in 1928 as a manager. | ||
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Revision as of 15:52, 7 October 2019
SPEAS, John William, Sr. (Toledo, OH, Aug. 17, 1887 – January 13, 1969). Speas began his BASEBALL career at the age of eighteen in 1906 in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Association. He moved to the Pacific Coast League in 1909 and did not return to the Midwest until 1922 when he played for Cedar Rapids.
In 1922 and 1925, Speas led the Cedar Rapids Bunnies to first-place finishes in the Mississippi Valley League. Since no postseason was played in either year, their were de facto league champions. A similar situation unfolded in 1927, when he led the Dubuque Dubs to a first-place finish in the Mississippi Valley League. He was a player/manager for Dubuque in 1926 and 1927. In 1926 the team was called the Dubuque Speasmen in the Mississippi Valley League. He returned to Dubuque in 1928 as a manager.
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Baseball Reference.com baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=speas-002wil