Chris Dimino and Larry Doby recount his life on and off the field that he’s been shortchanged by that narrative. The HOFer lived an incredible one. Baseball AND Social History lesson. The first African-American player in the American League, Larry Doby was a power-hitting center fielder and a key member of Cleveland’s pennant winners in…
Benny Kauff was the best hitter in the Federal League and, 115 years ago this week, got the chance to prove he was the best in baseball, when he signed with the Giants. His baseball career came to an abrupt end, however, 99 years ago this week, when an appellate court upheld Commissioner Landis’s right…
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