Fred The Felon
Fred Toney would be better remembered as a star pitcher of the Dead Ball Era if he had not missed part of one season while on trial for a felony, and part of another season while in prison for a different felony.
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Non-HOF Players
Stories that center around players not in the Hall of Fame.
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The Double No-Hit Game
The only major league game with both pitchers throwing a no-hitter for the first nine innings was billed as “The Battle of Giants” and settled only by an unearned run.
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Candy Maldonado’s Prophecy
Candy Maldonado had a dream that he recognized as a prophecy. He shared it with Mike Krukow and it came true a few months later.
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Fatty Fothergill
It was said that the 5-foot-10 Bob Fothergill had to go on a strict diet to keep his weight down to 256 pounds, but oh, he could hit!
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Harvard’s Best Baseball Player
W.C. Mathews, Harvard’s best baseball player, was coached in 1902 by a major league outfielder in the midst of a Hall of Fame career, but Harvard’s best was denied his own chance to play in the majors.
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Steve Barber
By age 22 Steve Barber was the hardest throwing pitcher in the majors. Wrestling with control problems, in 1966 he became the first pitcher to be removed from a game when he was one out away from a no-hitter.
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Ed Kranepool’s Ironman Performance
Ed Kranepool is the career leader in games played for the Mets and played a fascinating doubleheader as a teenager in 1964.
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Baseball’s Worst Hitter
Among players with at least 750 plate appearances in the majors, no one has been remotely as bad as Bob Buhl.
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The Other Larkin
The only player to make it to the majors with a pacemaker needed to assist his heart rhythm, was the brother of a Hall of Famer.
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The Other DiMaggio Streak
Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak is well-remembered, but few know that younger brother Dom DiMaggio had his own historic batting streak.
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