Atlanta Black Crackers Years in the Negro Leagues: Two — 1932, 1938 The Black Crackers played against teams located in Birmingham, Ala. Nashville, Little Rock, Ark, New Orleans, Mobile, Ala., Memphis and Chattanooga, Tenn. They played in Atlanta’s historic Ponce de leon Park when the white Minor League Atlanta Crackers were out of town. The…
Today’s Major League Baseball rosters are dotted with players from Japan. From Seattle’s Ichiro to the Matsuis on either side of New York, these skilled and colorful players have added a new dimension to the American game. Despite being scrutinized by both the media, as well as baseball fans, over a pair of…
“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all.” — Albert King, Born Under a Bad Sign. Sometimes, timing is everything. Why does the anvil always fall on Wyle E. Coyote and not the Road Runner? Being in the right place, at the right time, with the right group…
Year Winner Loser Games 1903 Boston A.L. Pittsburgh N.L. 5-3 1904 No Series 1905 New York N.L. Philadelphia A.L. 4-1 1906 Chicago A.L. Chicago N.L. 4-2 1907 Chicago N.L. Detroit A.L. *4-0 1908 Chicago N.L. Detroit A.L. 4-1 1909 Pittsburgh N.L. Detroit A.L. 4-3 1910 Philadelphia A.L. Chicago N.L. 4-1 1911 Philadelphia A.L….
Matt and Tom Discuss – Bob Feller, Pitching Machines, December 15th, Free Agency, Bill Hamilton and Tommie Agee December 15th Show Notes December 15, 1896 – THE PITCHING CANNON AT WORK In 1896, Princeton University mathematics instructor Charles Hinton designed a gunpowder-powered baseball pitching machine for the Princeton University baseball team’s batting practice….
December 12, 1941 – Future Hall of Famer Arky Vaughan is traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Bucs receive four players in return, catcher “Hot Potato” Hamlin, Pete Coscarart, Babe Phelps and Jimmy Wasdell. Shifted to third base by the Dodgers, Vaughan had an off year in 1942, batting just .277, to finish under .300…
Ban Johnson, the famous American League president in the early 1900s, picked perhaps the first all-time AL team in 1929. More than 70 years later, many of Johnson’s picks more than hold their own when compared to stars of the league from more contemporary times. (picked in 1929) 1B: George Sisler 2B: Eddie Collins SS: Bobby…
Whitey Herzog’s All-time AL Team Whitey Herzog played eight seasons in the American League with the Senators, Athletics, Yankees, Orioles and Tigers from 1956-63. He gained much greater notoriety as a manger. He is the winningest manager in Royals history, guiding the team to a 410-304 (.574) record in five seasons from 1975-79….
Major League Players Who Have Hit Two Grandslams in One Game Josh Willingham July 27, 2009—OF Josh Willingham became the third National League player — to hit two grand slams in the same game. He went deep off in back-to-back innings against the Brewers RHP Jeff Suppan in the fifth inning and RHP…
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