Category Archive: Articles.Insiders-Baseball-1983

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…

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,…

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

He had one name form the Old Testament, one from the New, and…

Grounding into Double Plays

Joe Torre's frustrating 1975 season was "highlighted" by the…

Baseball’s Great Games

In addition to 1976 being the Nation's Bicentennial, it also…

A Short Cup of Coffee

There is an expression in baseball that refers to a player "having…

Walks Not Always Crucial

Nolan Ryan led the majors in giving up bases on balls in 1974…

The Youngest “Boy Manager”

Bucky Harris and Lou Boudreau have been traditionally acclaimed…

Spottswood Poles

They used to call Spottswood Poles the "black Ty Cobb." He was…

Rudy York, the Big Gun of August

In 1937 most of baseball's headlines went to slugging exploits…

Gehrig Streak Reviewed

It was 50 years ago, on June 1, 1925, that Lou Gehrig began his…

Baseball Rhyme Time

Rod Carew, Vida Blue, and Big Klu Connie Mack, Stan Hack, Max…

The War of 1912: The Wood-Johnson Duel

Baseball history is replete with games in which great pitchers…

Comiskey Park

Inevitably, the deeds done in ball parks receive more publicity…

Schedule Changes Since 1876

When each team had several games cancelled at the start of the…

On Base Average for Players

There are two main objectives for the hitter.  The first is…

Ruth Makes War on Warhop

On May 7, 1915, a German submarine sank the Cunard Liner Lusitania…

The “Split Century”

The days of the classic umpire-ballplayer feuds are long gone…

Jack Graney: The First Player Broadcaster

It has now been 86 years since John Gladstone "Jack" Graney first…

Bleacher Bums of Yesteryear

The baseball fans of the 1930s and 1940s were a special breed,…

Ty Cobb Steals Home

Tyrus R. Cobb, the Georgia Peach, who ravaged American League…

Home Runs vs. Strikeouts

If a batter hits 47-48 homers a season, he's going for the fences,…

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