The last surviving member of the 1922 St. Louis Browns (the winningest team in the
52-year history of that franchise), The Governor from South Carolina was the only
son of a state governor to play in the majors.
(WAB)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 15, 1922:
The Browns pound five White Sox pitchers for 21 hits to win, 14–0, behind Elam Vangilder. Vangilder allows just three hits. Frank Ellerbe homers for St. Louis, his only roundtripper of the year.