A Sunday crowd of 30,000 fans1 came to the Polo Grounds2 on September…
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In a career that included 13 seasons as a major-league pitcher…
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They made an odd couple on Opening Day 1923 at Braves Field…
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When the New York Giants visited Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl…
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The year 1923 was a special one for fans of the New York Yankees…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates clashed with the Philadelphia Phillies…
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On July 18, 1923, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied in the bottom…
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12, 15, 25, 33, 37.Don’t worry. This isn’t a brainteaser…
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Skipper Miller Huggins's Yankees had rolled over competition…
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Howard Ehmke “devastated the Mackmen like a lanky cyclone,”…
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George Henry Burns is not remembered as a stellar defensive first…
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It was the last home date of the season for the Boston Red Sox,…
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The New York Giants had defeated the New York Yankees in the…
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Fans line up for bleacher seats during the 1923 World Series.…
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It was only the third day of the 1924 season. A crowd of about…
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In 1923, the Birmingham Black Barons were dominating the Negro…
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