Books and articles about Frank McGowan

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McGowan excelled in the majors only in 1928, when he batted .363 in 168 at-bats with the Browns. His best years came in the International League, where the popular lefthanded hitter was the 1936 MVP (.356, 23 HR, 111 RBI). He managed Baltimore in 1932-33, and earned his way into the International League Hall of Fame. He was the Orioles' New England scouting supervisor from 1954 through 1973. (NLM)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 15, 1923: Al Szymanski, 21, who signed with his hometown Milwaukee club in the spring and was farmed out to Shreveport, is traded. Connie Mack secured the rights to his contract while he was at Shreveport; at the end of the season he reported to Milwaukee and hit .398 in 24 games. Scorekeepers change his name to Al Simmons. The A's send IF Heinie Scheer and outfielders Wid Mathews and Frank "Beauty" McGowan to Milwaukee for the Simmons sleeper.