Cochrane and Cobb
Late in Ty cobb’s career and early in Mickey Cochrane’s, the two Hall of Famers forged a friendship that lasted the rest of their lives.
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Stories that center around a Hall of Fame player or the Hall of Fame itself.
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Barry Larkin
Some BBWAA voters predicted Barry Larkin would never be elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Not only were they wrong, he probably should have been elected on his first ballot rather than his third.
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How Rube Waddell Became a Star
Young Rube Waddell was considered such a headache player, he might never have become a star if not for the impression he made on a minor league manager during his lengthy suspension from the major leagues in 1900.
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Handsome Harry and the Kid
The most famous spiking at the plate in the Dead Ball Era involved catcher “Handsome Harry” Bemis, and for all its popularity and repetition, it is a bogus legend.
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What it Took to be the Iron Horse
The game was played under much more dangerous conditions in Lou Gehrig’s time, and it truly was something special for Lou to extend the existing record by a stunning 63%.
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Wagner’s Miss at the 1905 Batting Title
Honus “Hans” Wagner would have a NL record of seven consecutive batting titles if he had won in 1905. It took two unusual factors to drop him to second place.
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King of Contact: Joe Sewell
There has never been anyone like Hall of Famer Joe Sewell in his ability to make contact and avoid striking out.
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The Griffeys
Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. were the first father-son major leaguers to play on the same team. Guess which one hit best in their 79 games together as teammates.
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The Secret Weapon of Bucky Harris
Manager Bucky Harris had a special gift for teaching his pitchers how to improve as hitters, and his star pupil was the greatest pitcher in history, Walter Johnson.
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“The Catch”
The story of the great catch by Willie Mays in the 1954 World Series that is so famous that it is simply known in baseball as “The Catch.”