Cumberland Posey
Cumberland Willis Posey
Born: June 20, 1890 in Homestead, PA
Died: March 28, 1946 - 55 years old
Born: June 20, 1890 in Homestead, PA
Died: March 28, 1946 - 55 years old
Bats:
Throws:
Ht:
5'9"
Wt:
140
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Notes:
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Pioneer / Executive in 2006
High School: Homestead HS (Homestead, PA)
Buried: Homestead Cemetery (Munhall, PA)
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Positions Held
Team Official
| Position | Team | Lg | Ballpark
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Manager
|
36
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1.000
|
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
37
|
1
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
.800
|
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
38
|
2
|
20
|
11
|
9
|
0
|
.550
|
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
39
|
4
|
69
|
32
|
34
|
3
|
.485
|
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
40
|
1
|
60
|
44
|
15
|
1
|
.746
|
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
41
|
2
|
56
|
34
|
21
|
1
|
.618
|
Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Owner & Business Manager
|
42
|
1
|
37
|
28
|
9
|
0
|
.757
|
Hamtramck Stadium (Hamtramck, MI)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
42
|
2
|
74
|
42
|
31
|
1
|
.575
|
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Business Manager
|
43
|
3
|
33
|
16
|
14
|
3
|
.533
|
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
44
|
1
|
31
|
17
|
13
|
1
|
.567
|
Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
45
|
7
|
61
|
25
|
34
|
2
|
.424
|
Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
46
|
3
|
58
|
31
|
26
|
1
|
.544
|
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
|
|||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
47
|
1
|
80
|
60
|
19
|
1
|
.759
|
✔
|
Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
|
||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
48
|
1
|
71
|
56
|
15
|
0
|
.789
|
✔
|
Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA)
|
||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
49
|
1
|
71
|
49
|
21
|
1
|
.700
|
Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA), Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
|
|||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
50
|
1
|
78
|
53
|
23
|
2
|
.697
|
✔
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
51
|
1
|
92
|
58
|
31
|
3
|
.652
|
✔
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
52
|
1
|
118
|
86
|
29
|
3
|
.748
|
✔
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
52
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
|
|||||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
53
|
1
|
102
|
78
|
23
|
1
|
.772
|
✔
|
✔
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
54
|
1
|
102
|
66
|
32
|
4
|
.673
|
✔
|
✔
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
|||
| Co-Owner & Secretary
|
55
|
1
|
85
|
53
|
29
|
3
|
.646
|
✔
|
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
|
League Official
| Position | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Commissioner
|
42
|
||
| Secretary-Treasurer
|
48
|
||
| Corresponding Secretary
|
49
|
||
| Secretary
|
50
|
||
| Secretary & Treasurer
|
51
|
||
| Secretary & Treasurer
|
52
|
||
| Secretary
|
53
|
||
| Secretary
|
54
|
||
| Secretary
|
55
|
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