Stories that focus more on an odd or funny event in history.
The most fascinating game in minor league history was the Corsicana-Texarkana game of 1902, with a reported score so wild — 51 to 3 — that some assumed it had to be a typo.
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Story of the incredible link between Bobo Newsom and Bobo Holoman.
There was a time when triskaidakaphobia (fear of the number 13) was rampant in the major leagues. It was partly fueled by the hard experiences of one of the few players who wore #13.
Not every trade is about just players and/or cash. This story covers players who were traded for food – oysters, turkey, prunes – and for a suit of clothes and an outfield fence!
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 home run explosion in Atlanta in 1973 was suspicious, and this story examines the theories about what happened. This is #2 in a 2-part series.
Understanding What Happened in Atlanta in 1973 (#2 of 2) Read Post »
This team saw an astonishing leap forward in its home runs. Eight of their players hit their career-high in homers that year, and a ninth significant player had his career-best homer rate. This is #1 in a 2-part series.
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W.P. Kinsella’s character Moonlight Graham seems fictional, but he more closely resembles the real person he is based on than any of the characters in the classic film Field of Dreams.
The “Team Triple Play” is only a hypothetical in major league baseball, but it actually did happen in the minor leagues.
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When concert violinist Edward Basinski made his big league debut as an infielder, he had never before played professionally or even with a high school or college team!
