Spring training 1912
Boston Red Sox – Duffy Lewis, Harry Hooper, and Tris Speaker at spring training. Hot Springs, Arkansas – 1912.
Hall of Famer Joseph “Arky” Vaughan is born in Clifty, Arkansas
On March 9, 1912, future Hall of Famer Joseph “Arky” Vaughan is born in Clifty, Arkansas. Vaughan, a hard-hitting shortstop, will make his major league debut in 1932 and will go on to hit .318 during a 14-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers. Vaughan will be elected to the Hall of Fame by…
Ground is broken on Ebbets Field in Brooklyn
In 1912 Charles Ebbets turns over the first silver spadeful of frosty soil as ground is broken in the Pigtown section of Brooklyn for the new stadium. It’s scheduled to be called Washington Park, but Len Wooster of the TIMES said, Hell, that name won’t mean anything out here. Why don’t you call it Ebbets…
