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Cup of Coffee- Part 1

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments baseball, cup of coffee, Hiram Wright, Jess Cortazzo, one and done, Wagon Tongue Adams

Every Thursday I will feature a player or several players that made it to the major leagues for a cup

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Free Shoeless Joe Jackson!

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments Black Sox, Judege Landis.Hall of Fame, Shoeless Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson needs to get his lifetime ban from baseball lifted and considered for the Hall of Fame. This is

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Best DHs Ever: Top 5 Designated Hitters in Major League Baseball History

February 27, 2021March 3, 2021 Tanner Kern 0 Comments best hitters, david ortiz, edgar martinez, frank thomas, harold baines, hitters, mlb, paul molitor

Best DHs Ever: The designated hitter became a reality on April 6, 1973, when Ron Bloomberg stepped into the batter’s

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George Whiteman – Babe Ruth’s Replacement

February 26, 2021February 27, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments 1918 World Series, Babe Ruth, baseball, George Whiteman

George Whiteman Background George “Lucky” Whiteman was born on December 23. 1184 in Peoria, Illinois. His father moved from New

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How Cleveland Became the Indians due to Sockalexis

February 25, 2021February 27, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments Charles Somers, cleveland indians, Penobscot, Sockalexia, Spiders, Tebeau

This story begins on October 24, 1871, with the birth of Louis Sockalexis. He was a member of the Penobscot

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First Commissioner of Baseball- Kenesaw Mountain Landis

February 24, 2021March 3, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments commissioner of baseball. Judge Kenesaw Landis

Commissioner of Baseball The game of baseball didn’t decide they needed a commissioner until 1921 after the Black Sox Scandal.

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RIP Stan Williams

February 22, 2021March 3, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments Stan Williams

Former major leaguer Stan Williams passed away on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2020 at the age of 84. Williams died at

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All-Time Negro League All-Star Team

February 21, 2021 Tom Knuppel 0 Comments Cooperstown, Hall of Fame, Josh Gibson, Negro League, Oscar Charleston, Satchel Paige

All-Time Negro League All-Stars that you won’t want to miss! Our first article of many on baseball history and the Negro League.

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