The start of the 1915 season was going so poorly for the Buffalo…
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Federal League Park, also known as Handlan’s Park, was first…
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In The Science of Hitting, Ted Williams wrote, “I had a higher…
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Fledging leagues need paying customers to survive, but sometimes…
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In 1915, a baseball team with female players was a novelty…
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The Chicago Cubs were clinging to a slim lead atop the National…
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The 1915 Cleveland Indians, in their first year with that nickname…
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Emerging as one of the American League’s top young pitching…
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A brief glance at the box score for the mid-August game between…
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When the Kansas City Packers began a 26-game road trip in the…
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The White Sox had good reason to want to get this day’s game…
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Throughout human history, many cultures and religions have worshipped…
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As the Tip-Tops and Peppers traveled from Brooklyn to Harrison,…
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St. Louis Terriers pitcher Dave Davenport nearly single-handedly…
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As more major- and minor-league ballparks increase protective…
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