Frederick Coleman

Frederick Davis “Fred” Coleman began his baseball career…
Jonas Gaines

Jonas Gaines

The discussions continue to this day. What would have happened…
Leroy Grant

Leroy Grant

Negro League historian James A. Riley portrays Leroy Grant as…

Mark Weems

“I watched him go. He never came back…It made me realize…
Eddie Dixon

Eddie Dixon

Eddie Lee Dixon was born on May 16, 1916, in Bonifay, Florida,…

David Bell

Longtime fans of the Indians know that the team did not appear…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: February 5, 2021

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Homer "Goose" Curry

Homer “Goose” Curry

He was a baseball man in the purest and most complimentary sense…
Willie Hubert

Willie Hubert

Rookie sensation Willie “Bubber” Hubert hurled the final…
Bill Byrd (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Bill Byrd

“I had a gift. That’s about all there was to it.” – Bill…
Tom "Lefty" Glover Courtesy of Gary Cieradkowski

Tom Glover

Lefty Glover was one of the players who followed the Elite Giants…
Doc Wiley (COURTESY OF TIM HAGERTY)

Doc Wiley

Wabishaw Spencer “Doc” Wiley played in the Negro Leagues…
Leon Childress

Leon Childress

Leon “Boogie Wolf” Childress is one of many obscure “ghost…
Oscar Boone

Oscar Boone

Baseball teams rely on their stars and regulars to make the greatest…
Jason Bay (TRADING CARD DB)

Jason Bay

Jason Bay is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,…
Tony Boeckel (TRADING CARD DB)

Tony Boeckel

A latecomer to the game, Tony Boeckel was 19 years old before…
Justin Fitzgerald (COURTESY OF NIALL ADLER)

Justin Fitzgerald

Justin Fitzgerald was small. Had a bad arm. Even a bad leg. Even…
Dick Fowler (CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME)

Dick Fowler

In the late 1940s, Dick Fowler was one of the American League’s…
Billy Geer (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Billy Geer

Billy Geer had a somewhat nomadic baseball career, playing parts…
Bobby J. Jones (TRADING CARD DB)

Bobby Jones

Robert Joseph “Bobby” Jones was a thinking man’s pitcher.…
Cuddles Marshall (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Cuddles Marshall

Baseball has had its share of memorable nicknames, particularly…
Ridgewood Park, New York City (COURTESY OF BILL LAMB)

Ridgewood Park (New York)

For three consecutive seasons in the late 1880s, the Brooklyn…
Sherry Smith (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Sherry Smith

Sherry Smith was a laconic Georgian who narrowly lost a World…
Judy Gans (NoirTech Research)

Judy Gans

As a ballplayer, Judy Gans is a bit of an enigma. On the one…

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