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Ethel Posey

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Rufus Jackson

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Abe Saperstein

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Tom Hayes

Tom Hayes is a footnote in baseball history. To the extent that…

Ed Steele

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Joe Scott

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Bobby Robinson

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Nat Pollard

The year was 1865, and the Civil War had ended. Northern and…

Alonzo Perry

Alonzo Perry had a successful Negro League career primarily as…

Jimmie Newberry

James Lee “Jimmie” Newberry was a starting pitcher for the…

Jay Heard

Left-hander Jehosie Heard stepped onto a major-league mound for…

Wiley Griggs

Without war and baseball, it is likely Wiley Lee Griggs III might…

John Britton

John "Jack" Britton played professional baseball in four countries…
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Herman Bell

In his lifetime Herman Bell was a highly regarded defensive catcher…

This Week in SABR: December 11, 2015

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September 6, 1898: Chicago’s Danny Green struggles in Cincinnati’s sun field

“The sun is right bang in your eyes all the time,” said right…

October 8, 1966: Wally Bunker shuts out Dodgers in Game Three of World Series

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