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Wheeler, Wayne Bidwell

(Encyclopedia) Wheeler, Wayne Bidwell, 1869–1927, American prohibitionist and lawyer, b. Brookfield, Ohio. After his graduation (1898) from Western Reserve law school, he became increasingly…

Wazed, Hasina

(Encyclopedia) Wazed, HasinaWazed, Hasinahäˌsēnäˈ wäzĕdˈ [key], 1947–, Bangladeshi political leader, grad. Univ. of Dhaka (1973). Popularly known as Sheikh Hasina, she is the daughter of Bangladesh's…

Final Major League Standings: American League

East Division W L Pct GB Home Road*Baltimore9864.605—46-3552-29† New York9666.593247-3329-19 Detroit7983.4881942-3937-44 Boston7884.4812039-4239-42 Toronto7686.4692242-3934-471997 Managers:…

Final Major League Standings: National League

East Division W L Pct GB Home Road*Atlanta10161.623— 50-3151-30†Florida9270.568952-2940-41 New York8874.5431350-3138-43 Montreal7884.4812345-3633-48 Philadelphia6894.4203338-4330-511997…

Major League Baseball Ballparks: National League

———Outfield Fences——— BuiltCapacityLFLCFCFRCFRFFieldArizona DiamondbacksBank One Ballpark199849,033330376407376334GrassAtlanta BravesTurner Field199650,091335380401390330GrassChicago…

2001 American Hockey League Minor League

Eastern Conference Western Conference Scoring Leaders Goaltending Leaders Calder Cup Finals Division champions (*) and playoff qualifiers (†) are noted. T denotes any game…

Johnson, Walter Perry

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Walter Perry, 1887–1946, American baseball player, b. Humboldt, Kans. He began playing with the Washington Senators of the American League in 1907. A right-handed pitcher, he…

Grove, Robert Moses

(Encyclopedia) Grove, Robert Moses (Lefty Grove), 1900–1975, American baseball player, b. Lonaconing, Md. A left-handed pitcher, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1925–33) and Boston Red Sox…

Cox, Bobby

(Encyclopedia) Cox, Bobby (Robert Joseph Cox), 1941–, American baseball player and manager, b. Tulsa, Okla. A third baseman who had a lackluster major-league career in two seasons (1968–69) with the…

Müller, Gerd

(Encyclopedia) Müller, Gerd (Gerhard Müller)Müller, Gerdgĕrt mülˈər; gĕrˈhärt [key], 1945–, West German soccer player, nicknamed “Der Bomber,” b. Nordlingen. After playing with the TSV 1861…