Pros vs. Cons: Federal Leaguers versus Federal Prisoners at Leavenworth
On an 89-degree September 13, 1915, the Kansas City Packers became the first major-league team to play a squad of convicts inside a prison. Bankrupt and unable to win its lawsuit against the National and American Leagues that would have ensured parity, the Federal League would fold after the season as would its Kansas City […]