Carl Hubbell - New Hope Cemetery - Meeker, OK
N 35° 29.071 W 096° 53.562
14S E 691168 N 3928817
Carl Hubbell, the great New York Giants screwball pitcher, is buried in New Hope Cemetery, Meeker, OK.
Waymark Code: WMJMMF
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/05/2013
Views: 8
While the provided Wikipedia link goes into much greater detail, the Baseball Hall of Fame provides this capsule biography: (
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The Giants' mainstay of the 1930s, Carl Hubbell led the club to three pennants in a five-year span, during which he averaged 23 victories a season and was twice named MVP. Baffling hitters with a devastating screwball, The Meal Ticket compiled a streak of 46 1/3 scoreless innings in 1933 and won 16 straight games in 1936 (and a record 24 over two seasons). The nine-time All-Star remains famed for his performance in the 1934 All-Star Game, in which he fanned Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession.
Description:
Date of birth: 06/22/1903
Date of death: 11/21/1988
Area of notoriety: Sports
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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