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Ban Johnson
The most powerful figure of the Deadball Era, Ban Johnson's rise…
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Buck O’Brien
Asked by a sportswriter in January 1912 which pitcher was giving…
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Clyde Engle
Every baseball player whose career has been eclipsed by a single…
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Charley Hall
Standing 6-feet-1 at 185 pounds with dark good looks, the young…
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Jimmy McAleer
Jimmy McAleer was not much of a hitter, but this brilliant defensive…
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Doug Smith
The weather in Boston had been nothing short of miserable all…
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Hugh Bedient
“One feller I want to meet if he’s still alive and can be…
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Marty Krug
Marty Krug appeared in only 20 games in 1912, his rookie season,…
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Jack Bushelman
Sometimes the best deals are those that aren’t made. In the…
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Casey Hageman
Tragedy and controversy characterized the career of pitcher Kurt…
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Les Nunamaker
Ornery, rambunctious, and immensely talented, Leslie Nunamaker…
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Larry Pape
Laurence Albert Pape played his entire major-league career –…
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Tris Speaker
Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb’s friendly rival as the greatest center…
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Olaf Henriksen
“Pinch hit hero mobbed by rabid Red Sox enthusiasts” was…
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Hick Cady
“In Cady Boston has picked up a man who looks like a first-class…
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Duffy Lewis
For decades after they last played together, the Boston Red Sox’…
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Harry Hooper
One of the best defensive right-fielders in baseball history…
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Bill Carrigan
An excellent defensive catcher who provided the Boston Red Sox…
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Ray Collins
Ray Collins might have been on his way to the Hall of Fame but…
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Hugh Bradley
The man who hit the first home run at Fenway Park was a native…
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Neal Ball
After the Red Sox purchased his contract in the middle of the…
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Larry Gardner
In the foothills of the northernmost Green Mountains, just 16…
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Eddie Cicotte
Though he didn’t invent the pitch, Eddie “Knuckles” Cicotte…
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Jake Stahl
Big, powerful, and deceptively fast, Garland “Jake” Stahl…