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The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one game for the New York Yankees franchise, including the 1901–02 Baltimore Orioles, and the 1903–12 New York Highlanders. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
A replica of the wooden oil derricks that once dotted the landscape of Spindletop Hill in the early 1900s has been erected near the museum. For special occasions and anniversaries, the museum staff “blows the gusher” with a plume of water and provides a historical narrative and sound effects to simulate the discovery of oil at Spindletop.
The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball teams that played in the National League during the 19th century.None of these teams, other than Athletic and Mutual, had actual names during this period; sportswriters however often applied creative monickers which are still, mistakenly, used today as "team names" following a convention established in 1951.
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The following is a list of ballparks previously used by professional baseball teams. In addition to the current National (NL) and American (AL) leagues, Major League Baseball recognizes four short-lived other leagues as "major" for at least some portion of their histories; three of them played only in the 19th century, while a fourth played two years in the 1910s.
Derrick Anderson (field hockey) (born 1936), Canadian field hockey player; Derrick Ansley (born 1981), American football coach; Derrick Mensah Antwi (born 2004), Ghanaian footballer; Derrick Appiah (born 1994), Italian rugby union footballer; Derrick Ashihundu (born 1998), Kenyan rugby union footballer; Derrick Ashong (born 1975), Ghanaian ...
Lumber production thrived as demand climbed for construction of railroads, refineries, and oil derricks, and, in 1907, Texas was the third largest lumber producer in the United States. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Growing cities required many new homes and buildings, thus benefiting the construction industry.
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