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Huntington Avenue Grounds (Boston)
Before the 1901 season the ballpark called Huntington Avenue…
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Hi! Hi! Dixwell
Crank: a baseball fan in the late 19th century. “The real,…
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Nuf Ced McGreevy
If you take a close look at some of the iconic Boston baseball…
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Ban Johnson
The most powerful figure of the Deadball Era, Ban Johnson's rise…
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Freddy Parent
Sparkplug shortstop Freddy Parent, the “Flying Frenchman,”…
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Frank Morrissey
The shortest pitcher in major-league history, Frank “Deacon”…
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Frank Foreman
Francis Isaiah “Monkey” Foreman's life began and ended in…
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Larry McLean
At 6-feet-5 and nearly 230 pounds, Larry McLean was a large presence…
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Ted Lewis
Williams College is best known in baseball circles for two nonplaying…
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Ben Beville
Clarence Benjamin Beville was a pitcher on the first-year team…
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George Prentiss
Many major leaguers who have died while still active have met…
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Lou Criger
Feisty, slender, and packing a strong, accurate throwing arm,…
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Win Kellum
If you were going to launch a whole new baseball franchise, what…
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Tommy Dowd
After nine years in the major leagues, Tommy Dowd’s tenth and…
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Jimmy Collins
The initial third baseman enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame,…
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Charlie Jones
On July 1, 1907, the Washington Times ran a photo of .300-hitting…
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Fred Mitchell
A life in baseball is how one might best describe the life of…
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Buck Freeman
The first legitimate home run hitter in baseball history, Buck…
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George Cuppy
Because of his dark complexion, he was called Nig.1 For the same…
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Jack Slattery
Jack Slattery was the only man on the 1901 Boston Americans who…
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Hobe Ferris
At 5-feet-8 and 162 pounds, slick-fielding second baseman Hobe…
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Charlie Hemphill
At his best, Charlie Hemphill was a strong-armed, fleet-footed…
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Harry Gleason
On the surface, Harry Gleason’s career wasn’t noteworthy.…
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Osee Schrecongost
If ever there were a battery that was bound together in life…