Hick Munsell

Emmett Eugene Munsell

• Throws Right

• Born March 1, 1889 in Eminence, MO USA
• Died December 31, 1974 in Longview, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Hick Munsell was a right-hander who played six years in the Texas League, twice becoming a twenty-game winner.

Munsell had one of the biggest mound turnarounds in minor league history. After losing 27 games in 1914, splitting time with Austin and San Antonio, he rebounded by winning 25 with San Antonio in 1915.

Munsell was invited to spring training with the 1912 New York Giants but had a disagreement with John McGraw about throwing curve ball after curve ball in an intrasquad game; the argument resulted in a fist fight on the mound and Munsell's release that same day.