May 16, 1902, is noted for an occasion that has never since…
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Around 4,000 fans turned out to League Park on a Thursday afternoon…
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On a gloomy afternoon, more than 3,000 fans settled down in American…
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Despite Elmer Flick’s accomplishments on the diamond and his…
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Ban Johnson conceived the idea of a more gentlemanly major league…
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When Nap Lajoie was a child, he earned the nickname Sandy from…
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Alex “Dooney” Hardy of the Chicago Orphans had an uphill…
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Baltimore had been a respectable team for the first half of the…
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When seventh-place teams visit fourth-place teams in the third…
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Monday, September 29, was the last day of the American League’s…
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The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the greatest teams…
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One constant in the Boston Red Sox schedule each year is the…
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The first game of the 1903 season went nicely for the home-team…
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A new, glorious chapter in baseball’s chronicles began on April…
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Enthusiasm reigned among Washington’s baseball fans after…
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Considering the transportation methods available in 1903, a trip…
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If there was one man upon whom manager Frank Selee could depend,…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates, two-time defending National League champions,…
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Part of the 1903 schedule had the Boston Americans and Cleveland…
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Ed Delahanty, one of baseball’s most feared sluggers and most…
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A crowd of 4,135 fans turned out to watch the New York Highlanders…
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Less than a week before he boiled over on an umpire and caused…
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