Hub Perdue is correct, but n "A Pictoral History of Sumner County, Tennessee, 1786-1986", Walter T. Durham and James W. Thomassay he started pitching for the Boston Red Sox in 1911 (p. 144). I really don't know. Just thought this would be Saturday fun related to the history of Sumner County. Who were his parents? Helen "Denning, John" wrote: > Re: "What Sumner Countian was a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, and When?" > Posted by Helen > > Hi Helen and Listers, > > We submit the following Sumner County Baseball Pitcher: > > Herbert Rodney PERDUE, known as "Hub PERDUE, the Gallatin Squash" > b. 07 Jun 1882, Bethpage, Sumner Co., Tennessee > Height: 5-10-1/2" Weight: 192 lbs > d. 31 Oct 1968, Gallatin, Texas > [ Note: There is a Gallatin, Texas - in Cherokee County ! ] > Pitched: > 1911 Boston Braves - NOT the Boston Red Sox > 24 games, W-6, L-10 > > Note: The Boston Braves were in the National League at the same time as the > Boston Red Sox were in the American League. The Boston Braves moved to > become the Milwaukee Braves, then moved again to become the Atlanta Braves. > > 1912 Boston Braves > 37 games, W-13, L-16 > 1913 Boston Braves > 38 games, W-16, L-13 > 1914 Boston Braves > 9 games, W-2, L-5 > 1914 St. Louis Cardinals > 22 games, W-8, L-8 > 1915 St. Louis Cardinals > 31 games, W-6, L-12 > > There are many RIPPY family branches in Sumner County. > Anyone know this one with a little variation in surname? > > Benjamin Wesley RIPPAY > b. 30 Apr 1850, Alamance Co., NC > Changed his name to: Charles Wesley JONES > Pitched: > 1887 New York in the American Association > 2 games, 3 innings > > Another pitcher with a very long name (Genealogist's delight?): > > Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLISH > Known as "Cal" or "Buster" McLISH > b. 1925 in Anadarko, Oklahoma > > Pitched: > 1944 - Brooklyn Dodgers > 1946 - Brooklyn Dodgers > 1947 - Pittsburgh Pirates > 1948 - Pittsburgh Pirates > 1949 - Chicago Cubs > 1951 - Chicago Cubs > 1956 - Cleveland Indians > 1957 - Cleveland Indians > 1958 - Cleveland Indians > 1959 - Cleveland Indians > 1960 - Cincinnati Reds > 1961 - Chicago White Sox > 1962 - Philadelphia Phillies > 1963 - Philadelphia Phillies > 1964 - Philadelphia Phillies > > Hope this wins ! > What's the prize ? > > John & Pat Denning > Covington, Washington