The New York Giants appeared to be well on their way to winning…
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On September 20, 1908, during one of baseball’s tightest pennant…
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The National Football League (NFL) is replete with famous games…
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The bottom two teams in the American League met on a cold Friday…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were one win from capturing the 1908 National…
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In the twentieth century only two pitchers recorded 40 or more…
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With the 1908 American League championship on the line at South…
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For the second season in a row, the Chicago Cubs claimed the…
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Philadelphia resident George McFadden was there bright and…
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The citizens of St. Louis had seen a lot of baseball played in…
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Even with veteran starting pitchers George Mullin, Ed Willett,…
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At the close of the 1908 baseball season, Cleveland pitcher Addie…
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Cincinnati Reds manager Clark Griffith wanted to start pitcher…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates came home from a six-game road trip to…
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It was a brilliant day for a ballgame. The skies were clear and…
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In 1909 there were six teams in the Class D Eastern Carolina…
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Detroit’s Bennett Park hosted a four-game series between the…
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The first game of the doubleheader between the Cleveland Naps…
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