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“It was at the Polo Grounds on Opening Day in 1922. I was standing at shortstop and I’ll tell you how I felt. It looked like there were 100,000 people in the stands, and it seemed like every one of them was looking down at little Andy High from Ava, Illinois.”  That was High’s response […]

There is some irony in the fact that baseball recordkeepers have been compiling annual leaders of most strikeouts by a batter. This is a negative category; yet, for years these tabulations have been carried right along with the annual leaders in home runs, batting, etc. A much more positive and meaningful listing would be the […]

Maryville College is a fast-growing co-educational institution, located in St. Louis County.  As a part of our innovative approach to higher education, I originated an accredited course in baseball history during the spring semester of 1973. Entitled “The Thinking Fan’s Guide to Baseball,” which I adapted from Leonard Koppett, the course was designed for the […]