Ducky Holmes Baseball player

Howard Elbert "Ducky" Holmes (July 8, 1883 in Dayton, Ohio – September 18, 1945) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played in 9 games for the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals.After his playing career he was a manager in the minor leagues for the Sioux City Packers of the Western League (1908), the Saginaw Ducks of the Southern Michigan League (1913-1915), the Frankfort Old Taylors of the Ohio State League (1916) and Dayton Ducks of the Middle Atlantic League (1932-1938, 1941-1942). After the Dayton Ducks folded at the end of the 1942 season, Holmes worked in a grocery store until his death.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 08, 1883
Birth place
Dayton Ohio
Date of deathSeptember 18, 1945
Place of death
Dayton Ohio

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Baseball player

Career startApril 18, 1906
Career endApril 29, 1906
batting sideRight
former teams
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Catcher
teams
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

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