Books and articles about John Ganzel

Ganzel led NL first basemen in putouts, fielding, and total chances per game in 1901 with the Giants, but hit a mere .215. He improved to career bests of .277, 71 RBI, and 61 runs with the Highlanders (later the Yankees) in 1903 and again led league first basemen in fielding and total chances per game. After another good year in 1904, when his six HR tied for fourth in the AL and the Highlanders lost the pennant on the last day of the season, he bought the Grand Rapids (Western League) club, and the next winter he paid the Highlanders (later the Yankees) $3,000 for his release so he could play for it. Returning to the majors in 1907, he led the NL with 19 triples for Cincinnati. He was player-manager for the 1908 Reds, and again led NL first base in fielding. While in the International League he was, at one time, the highest-paid minor league manager, earning $7,000 and a part of the profits.

Image provided by Matthew Fulling

SHOPPING » Look for John Ganzel books at BN.com » Look for John Ganzel books at Amazon.com Your purchases keep BaseballLibrary.com online. Thank you!

RELATED LINKS Submissions » The Ganzel Brothers: Five Brothers Play at Kalamazoo by Jodi Purdy-Quinlan » The First Yankee Home Game: April 30, 1903 by Harvey Frommer » Chesbro's Spitball: Ganzel Walks by Jodi Purdy-Quinlan Around the Web » John Ganzel from baseball-reference.com Jump directly to Library content from any website!

John Ganzel was one of five brothers to play pro ball; one, Charlie, was a 14-year ML catcher. John's nephew, Charlie's son Babe Ganzel, played briefly for Washington in 1927-28. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 15, 1901: Christy Mathewson, 22-years-old, of the Giants pitches a no-hitter, blanking St. Louis 5-0 at League Park. Matty saves his own no-hitter in the 6th when an Otto Krueger hit caroms off 1B Chick Ganzel's glove to Mathewson, who throws back to 1B for a 3-1-3 putout.