Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Lon Warneke

Baseball

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Lon Warneke Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024

1. Lon Warneke Marker

Inscription.
The “Arkansas Hummingbird” • Led National League as a Chicago Cub in 1932 with 22 wins, 4 shutouts and ERA of .237 • Only person to play in and umpire World Series and All Star games, 2 World Series and 3 All Star games • No hit Reds in 1941 • Ended career as a Cardinal and served 10 years as Garland County Judge in Hot Springs

Mt. Ida • Inducted 2006

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.

Location. 34° 30.655′ N, 93° 3.232′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper

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South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Martins (here, next to this marker); Carroll Cloar (here, next to this marker); Freeman Harrison Owens (here, next to this marker); George Hunt (here, next to this marker); Paul Runyan (here, next to this marker); B. J. Sams (here, next to this marker); Robert Holthus (here, next to this marker); Brent M. Jennings (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Lonnie Warneke (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Lonnie Warneke (March 28, 1909 – June 23, 1976), was a Major League Baseball player, Major League umpire, county judge, and businessman from Montgomery County, Arkansas, whose career won-loss record as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1930–36, 1942–43, 1945) and St. Louis Cardinals (1937–42)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Lon Warneke Marker
Looking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the right of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center parking lot is in the background.
was 192–121. Warneke pitched for the National League in the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1933, hitting the first triple and scoring the first National League run in All-Star game history. He pitched in two other All-Star Games (1934, 1936) and was also selected in 1939 and 1941.
After retiring as a player in 1945, Warneke was an umpire in the Pacific Coast League for three years and then in the National League from 1949 to 1955. Warneke was a businessman in Hot Springs, Arkansas, before serving as County Judge of Garland County, Arkansas, from 1963 to 1972. Warneke was elected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on January 19, 1961, and still leads all Arkansas players in many Major League pitching categories including wins, games started, innings pitched, complete games, and shutouts.

(Submitted on January 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.