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Ross Barnes- 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 5
(1871 Boston Red Stockings) Ross Barnes was born Charles Roscoe Barnes and became one the stars of baseball from 1871-1881. In fact, many who saw him said he was just as good as Honus […]
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Bill Dahlen- 19th Century Baseball Star- Part 4
Bill Dahlen was born on January 5, 1870 in Nelliston, New York to a family of German descent. He attended Fort Plain High School and the Clinton Liberal Institute, where he began an amateur baseball […]
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Harry Stovey- 19th Century Baseball Player
Harry Stovey, pronounce Stowe. was the first player in major league history to amass 100 career home runs. He played for fourteen seasons and was a player and later a player-manager. He was the first […]
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Deacon White- 19th Century Baseball Star
Born James Laurie White in Caton, New York on December 2, 1847 He was given the nickname of “Deacon” due to his stellar behavior on and off the field. Deacon White Career […]
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Pete Browning 19th Century Baseball Star
Pete Browning- 19th Century Star I have taken a keen interest in old time baseball. The time frame I am referring to is from 1860-1900. The more I look, the more I find what I […]
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The Beauty of Small Ball in Baseball
Small ball is one of the oldest ideas in baseball but is quickly being replaced by the modern day ideas of what baseball should be. What are your thoughts on small ball? […]
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Why MLB Is Wrong Keeping Barry Bonds Out of the Hall of Fame
Major League Baseball gives the impression that it has the integrity of the game in mind when making decisions on who they believe deserves enshrinement into the Hall of Fame. They hold sway over the […]
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Robert Cotter 11-year-old kid- Jailed for Keeping Baseball in 1923
Robert Cotter Changed Fans Experience In a game on July 2, 1922 a young man whom was a frequent visitor to Phillies game was in attendance. He was well known around the ballpark and many […]
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Top 3 Teams in MLB History
The best team in MLB history is the 1998 New York Yankees. Check out the article to find out why. […]
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Josh Gibson-The Best That Ever Played The Game
Josh Gibson was born to Mark and Nancy (Woodlock) Gibson on Dec. 21,1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia. Later, his younger brother Jerry also became a baseball player. In 1923, the family moved to Pittsburgh to […]
