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Ladies and Gentlemen, Presenting Marty McHale
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Joe Sewell was a Real Fox at the Plate
There is some irony in the fact that baseball recordkeepers have…
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Relative Batting Averages
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Moses Solomon, the Rabbi of Swat
"For the hour will come when
Your vigor will fade,
And Fortune,…
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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown
He had one name form the Old Testament, one from the New, and…
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Grounding into Double Plays
Joe Torre's frustrating 1975 season was "highlighted" by the…
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Baseball’s Great Games
In addition to 1976 being the Nation's Bicentennial, it also…
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A Short Cup of Coffee
There is an expression in baseball that refers to a player "having…
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Walks Not Always Crucial
Nolan Ryan led the majors in giving up bases on balls in 1974…
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The Youngest “Boy Manager”
Bucky Harris and Lou Boudreau have been traditionally acclaimed…
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Spottswood Poles
They used to call Spottswood Poles the "black Ty Cobb." He was…
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Rudy York, the Big Gun of August
In 1937 most of baseball's headlines went to slugging exploits…
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Gehrig Streak Reviewed
It was 50 years ago, on June 1, 1925, that Lou Gehrig began his…
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Baseball Rhyme Time
Rod Carew, Vida Blue, and Big Klu
Connie Mack, Stan Hack, Max…
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The War of 1912: The Wood-Johnson Duel
Baseball history is replete with games in which great pitchers…
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Comiskey Park
Inevitably, the deeds done in ball parks receive more publicity…
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Schedule Changes Since 1876
When each team had several games cancelled at the start of the…
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On Base Average for Players
There are two main objectives for the hitter. The first is…
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Ruth Makes War on Warhop
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine sank the Cunard Liner Lusitania…
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The “Split Century”
The days of the classic umpire-ballplayer feuds are long gone…
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Jack Graney: The First Player Broadcaster
It has now been 86 years since John Gladstone "Jack" Graney first…
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Bleacher Bums of Yesteryear
The baseball fans of the 1930s and 1940s were a special breed,…
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Ty Cobb Steals Home
Tyrus R. Cobb, the Georgia Peach, who ravaged American League…
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Home Runs vs. Strikeouts
If a batter hits 47-48 homers a season, he's going for the fences,…