Talk:Henry Wetzel
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The February 18, 1948 issue of TSN says he was born in 1882. Says 1882 in the Feb 1949 but 1884 in Feb 1953 and 1954 issues. --Jeff 00:13, 9 December 2007 (EST)
The 1947 Guide lists Wetzel as the Indians Farm Director at the time. He is "H.B. Wetzel" there. The 1951 Guide lists Muddy Ruel. Hope that narrows the time frame a bit. - --Mischa 14:14, 9 December 2007 (EST)
There is a Buzz Wetzel who pitched in the minors from 1927-1934. - --Mischa 14:43, 9 December 2007 (EST)
Subject: Top 100 teams...Bill Weiss & Marshall Wright
The Tecumsehs hired former minor league third baseman Henry (Buzz) Wetzel as manager. He had led Saginaw to a 77-32 record and the league championship in 1919, but then resigned because of a salary dispute. Wetzel, whose home was in Columbus, OH, managed from 1913-28, including seven years in the Mint League. His teams won five championships and only once did a Wetzel-managed club finish below third. That was in the Three-I League in 1926 when he took over a losing team in mid-season and finished seventh. He won three straight Mint League pennants, 1919-20-21. Despite his record, he never managed above Class B. In his final season, 1928, his Erie Sailors won the second half in the Central League, but lost the playoff to Fort Wayne. The 1920 season didn’t start smoothly for the Tecumsehs. They trained in Delaware, OH, and it rained almost every day. In spite of this, Wetzel claimed his club would be ready by opening day. They were 10-6 on June 1, then played .500 ball for the next two weeks. Then, London took off. In the next two months, they won 49 and lost only 7, including a 13-game winning streak in July. They finished with an 86-32, .729 record, 14 ½ games in front of second place Hamilton. The team feasted on the bottom dwellers of the league, going 30-6 against Battle Creek and Saginaw. Trouncing the latter must have been gratifying to Wetzel. They also did well against second place Hamilton with 12 wins in 16 games. London didn’t lead the league in any team batting category, but they had a superb pitching staff.--Dugout 19:10, 17 May 2008 (EDT)
