John "Rube" Benton, a National League pitcher from 1910 to1925,…
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After the passing of nearly 40 years, as is the case since World…
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At the SABR National Convention in Milwaukee in July 1983, one…
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Power-Plus and Thunder and Lightning are just two of the names…
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On April 15, 1983, pitcher Mitt Wilcox of the Detroit Tigers…
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Every baseball fan worth his salt knows that Babe Ruth began…
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During the long segregated era between 1887 and 1947, from the…
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It might have been just a case of being in the right place at…
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Charles Victor ("Victory") Faust left Marion, Kansas, in the…
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Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder with the St. Louis Browns…
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On the southwest side of Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky,…
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While myths about managers abound (e.g. stars do not make good…
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One of the theories advanced by opponents of the designated-hitter…
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Babe Ruth didn't do it; Hank Aaron didn't do it; Harmon Killebrew…
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"I just can't get over Leon Day. People don't know what a great…
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Harold Newhouser and Paul Trout had come to the major leagues…
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One of the best books ever written about baseball was Baseball…
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Tuesday, June 14, 1870, was fair and warm in New York City. The…
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