The little-known legend of Spottswood Poles

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”wealthy”,”width”:550,”__typename”:”ExteriorEmbedContent”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”the-story-of-spottswood-poles”,”type”:”story”}).elements.5″:{“information”:{“type”:”id”,”generated”:true,”id”:”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”the-story-of-spottswood-poles”,”type”:”story”}).elements.5.information”,”typename”:”ExteriorEmbedContent”},”type”:”oembed”,”__typename”:”ExteriorEmmattress”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”the-story-of-spottswood-poles”,”type”:”story”}).elements.6″:{“content”:”But like different pre-Negro National League gamers comparable to John Donaldson and Cannonball Dick Redding, Poles was a legend. He performed in all places he might latch onto — becoming a member of Pop Lloyd and the Philadelphia Giants in 1909, teaming up with Smokey Joe Williams on the New York Lincoln Giants in 1913 and starring with Redding on Atlantic City in 1919. And though it is exhausting to completely tabulate his actual numbers, almost each story or obtainable stat sheet acknowledges him as a unbelievable hitter, his profession common someplace within the .300-.400 vary. SABR researcher John Holway has Poles batting .440 in 1911, .364 the following season in Cuba and an incomprehensible .487 in 1914.”,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”the-story-of-spottswood-poles”,”type”:”story”}).parts.7″:{“caption”:”Poles on the talented 1911 New York Lincoln Giants. Photo via Negro Leagues Baseball Museum”,”contextualCaption”:null,”contextualAspectRatio”:null,”credit”:null,”format”:”jpg”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/{formatInstructions}/mlb/e4enhu10sixknblml7wf”,”type”:”photo”,”__typename”:”PhotoPart”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”the-story-of-spottswood-poles”,”type”:”story”}).parts.8″:{“content”:”And not only did Poles dominate against Black pitchers, he also, in limited at-bats, did so against white Major League pitching. He reportedly faced big leaguers 41 times in his career and got 25 hits. That’s a ridiculous .610 average. In the fall of 1913, playing exhibition series against MLB teams, the 5-foot-9 leadoff batter received three straight hits off Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander and 5 in opposition to George Chalmers.nn”He lit Major League pitching up,” Kendrick stated. “These were documented games; he played Major League All-Star teams that were pretty well stocked with talent. Spot didn’t discriminate on who he lit up — he lit everybody up.”nnBut what most individuals stress after they speak about Poles is his pace.nn”Any time you draw comparisons to the speed of Cool Papa Bell, we know you’re fast,” Kendrick stated. “Some believe he may have even been faster.”nnBell, as many baseball followers could know, has at all times been thought-about the quickest participant in Negro Leagues historical past — and maybe the quickest to ever step onto any baseball discipline wherever. There are tales of him getting hit by his personal line drives sliding into second base or outrunning the speed of light. Of course, Bell — now a Hall of Famer — started his career 12 seasons later than Poles, in the prime of the Negro National League. His numbers were more accurately recorded, his stories more readily reported.nnStill, there are anecdotes to back up Poles’ legendary quickness. Reporters who covered his career abroad and in the U.S. referred to him as “the Black Ty Cobb.” Poles once ran a 100-meter race in less than 10 seconds. Negro Leagues All-Star pitcher Sam Streeter, who saw both Bell and Poles play and thought Poles was faster, talked about a time facing 36-year-old Spot:nn”He hit that ball on one hop right back to me,” Streeter stated. “It was straight, just like a line drive. I turned to throw to first, and he crossed first before the ball got there.”nnAccording to Seamheads, Poles’ Major League similarity scores can be compared to elite speedsters like Lou Brock and Ichiro Suzuki.”,”type”:”markdown”,”__typename”:”Markdown”},”$ROOT_QUERY.getForgeContentBySlug({“locale”:”en-us”,”slug”:”the-story-of-spottswood-poles”,”type”:”story”}).parts.9.data”:{“html”:”

#OTD in 1887, Spottswood Poles was born in Winchester, VA. The speedster was also an incredible hitter, with his highest BA coming in 1914 with the NY Lincoln Giants—a mighty .487. This man belongs in the HoF. Here’s a color study of him with the Philadelphia Giants in 1909. pic.twitter.com/32a8gYL8up

— Graig Kreindler (@GraigKreindler) December 27, 2021

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Visiting Spottswood Poles Grave In Arlington National Cemetery https://t.co/4JXKPNWSoE pic.twitter.com/cOEZ3Caa5U

— Matt Flaten (@MattFlaten) January 15, 2017

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Faster than Cool Papa Bell? A .610 common in opposition to MLB pitchers?

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This story was initially revealed in January 2022.

“Spot is a tremendous story,” Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, informed me in a latest name. “We need to bring him to life for people who undoubtedly have never heard the name.”

Part of the explanation why folks have in all probability by no means heard the identify Spottswood Poles (a unbelievable one by itself), is due to when and the place he performed the sport: Poles started his profession in 1909 and completed it up in 1923. The majority of his taking part in days happened earlier than the extra organized Negro National League was developed in 1920 — a time earlier than stats and achievements have been a bit extra organized, earlier than there have been any taking part in friends alive to speak about him.

“[Poles] doesn’t get the same level of attention that, perhaps, those Negro League players from the ’30s and ’40s got,” Kendrick stated. “Because when Negro Leagues history kind of came in vogue, so to speak, you had it through the lens of the likes of Monte Irvin and Buck O’Neil, guys who played in that era who spoke so glowingly about their contemporaries. You didn’t have anybody left to talk about those early-era Black baseball players.”

But like different pre-Negro National League gamers comparable to John Donaldson and Cannonball Dick Redding, Poles was a legend. He performed in all places he might latch onto — becoming a member of Pop Lloyd and the Philadelphia Giants in 1909, teaming up with Smokey Joe Williams on the New York Lincoln Giants in 1913 and starring with Redding on Atlantic City in 1919. And though it is exhausting to completely tabulate his actual numbers, almost each story or obtainable stat sheet acknowledges him as a unbelievable hitter, his profession common someplace within the .300-.400 vary. SABR researcher John Holway has Poles batting .440 in 1911, .364 the next season in Cuba and an incomprehensible .487 in 1914.

And not solely did Poles dominate in opposition to Black pitchers, he additionally, in restricted at-bats, did so in opposition to white Major League pitching. He reportedly confronted huge leaguers 41 instances in his profession and received 25 hits. That’s a ridiculous .610 common. In the autumn of 1913, taking part in exhibition collection in opposition to MLB groups, the 5-foot-9 leadoff batter received three straight hits off Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander and 5 in opposition to George Chalmers.

“He lit Major League pitching up,” Kendrick stated. “These were documented games; he played Major League All-Star teams that were pretty well stocked with talent. Spot didn’t discriminate on who he lit up — he lit everybody up.”

But what most individuals stress after they speak about Poles is his pace.

“Any time you draw comparisons to the speed of Cool Papa Bell, we know you’re fast,” Kendrick stated. “Some believe he may have even been faster.”

Bell, as many baseball followers could know, has at all times been thought-about the quickest participant in Negro Leagues historical past — and maybe the quickest to ever step onto any baseball discipline wherever. There are tales of him getting hit by his personal line drives sliding into second base or outrunning the pace of sunshine. Of course, Bell — now a Hall of Famer — began his profession 12 seasons later than Poles, within the prime of the Negro National League. His numbers have been extra precisely recorded, his tales extra readily reported.

Still, there are anecdotes to again up Poles’ legendary quickness. Reporters who lined his profession overseas and within the U.S. referred to him as “the Black Ty Cobb.” Poles as soon as ran a 100-meter race in lower than 10 seconds. Negro Leagues All-Star pitcher Sam Streeter, who noticed each Bell and Poles play and thought Poles was sooner, talked a couple of time going through 36-year-old Spot:

“He hit that ball on one hop right back to me,” Streeter stated. “It was straight, just like a line drive. I turned to throw to first, and he crossed first before the ball got there.”

According to Seamheads, Poles’ Major League similarity scores could be in comparison with elite speedsters like Lou Brock and Ichiro Suzuki.

#OTD in 1887, Spottswood Poles was born in Winchester, VA. The speedster was additionally an unbelievable hitter, along with his highest BA coming in 1914 with the NY Lincoln Giants—a mighty .487. This man belongs within the HoF. Here’s a colour examine of him with the Philadelphia Giants in 1909. pic.twitter.com/32a8gYL8up

— Graig Kreindler (@GraigKreindler) December 27, 2021

Poles even missed a yr of his prime, signing as much as struggle in World War I on the age of 30 after the 1917 season. And he did it within the face of a rustic that refused to struggle beside him: The U.S. did not enable Black males to serve with them on the time, so he, and 1000’s of different Black troopers, fought bravely for France within the 369th Infantry — a gaggle famously referred to as the Harlem Hellfighters. He earned 5 battle stars and a Purple Heart for a regiment that spent extra days on the frontline and misplaced extra folks than another on the Allied aspect.

“Yeah, for me, his story is more than just baseball. We’re talking about a great American,” Kendrick informed me. “You had these Black soldiers who were fighting for a country that wasn’t fighting for them. And they still wanted to fight. The primary reason they wanted to fight was to prove that they were American. Even though they were being treated as un-American as anyone, there was this constant quest to prove that they belonged here. … When you add that dimension to a storied baseball career, Spot Poles is a name that we should all know.”

Poles rejoined the Eastern Independent League as soon as he received again from abroad and did what he at all times did: He hit. The 32-year-old batted .294 between two groups in 1919, hit .333 in 1920, .394 in 1921 and .368 in 1922. Poles retired from best baseball after the 1923 season, not as a result of he could not swing the bat any longer, however as a result of he “got tired of all the train travel and carrying those bags around all the time.”

Poles stays an eligible Hall of Fame candidate by means of Cooperstown’s Era Committee course of. His case will probably be thought-about when the Early Baseball Era meets subsequent, at the moment scheduled to happen in December 2031 as a part of the Class of 2032. Hall of Fame supervisor John McGraw notably named Poles as considered one of 4 Black gamers he would’ve signed if MLB had allowed it — together with Redding, Smokey Joe Williams and Pop Lloyd.

Poles, a humble American struggle hero and one of many nice outfielders of his time, had a easy reply when requested about by no means taking part in within the Majors.

“Maybe old Poles was born before his time,” he stated. “I never had a chance.”