Dale Gear

Dale Dudley Gear

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• School Kansas State University, University of Kansas
• Debut August 15, 1896
• Final Game September 26, 1901
• Born February 2, 1872 in Lone Elm, KS USA
• Died September 23, 1951 in Topeka, KS USA

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Biographical Information

President in Kansas City, about 1902

Dale Gear, a pitcher and outfielder, played in the majors in 1896-97 and 1901. He also played and managed many years in the minors, and was president of a number of minor leagues.

Gear was born in 1872 in Lone Elm, KS, 90 miles south of Kansas City. He attended the University of Kansas in 1893-96 and played both football and baseball in college. He pitched for the Kansas City team in both the 19th and 20th centuries and also was co-owner of the Kansas City club for a time. Later he lived in Topeka for many years.

In 1922 he was a manager at the Life O' Wheat Company.

• Manager Kansas City Cowboys, American Association 1902-1903
• Manager Kansas City Blues, American Association 1904
• Manager Little Rock Travelers, Southern Association 1905
• Manager Shreveport Pirates, Texas League 1908-1910
• Manager Austin Senators, Texas League 1911
• Manager Topeka Jayhawks, Western League 1912-1914

• President Southwestern League 1925-1926
• President Western League 1926-1935
• President Western Association 1927-1932

Related Sites

• Dale Gear at the SABR Bio Project