History - Baseball Spotlight

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

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

Best DHs Ever

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

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

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

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.

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.