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Henderson remembered as electrifying legend of the game
Henderson won two World Series during his career, in 1989 with Oakland and in 1993 with Toronto. He spent most of his career ...
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King Kelly
King Kelly played on eight pennant-winners over the course of his big league career, hitting better than .300 eight times. King Kelly played on eight pennant-winners over the course of his big league ...
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Sam Thompson
Sam Thompson led the NL in RBI three times and finished his career with a career batting average of .331. “No one ever quarreled with Sam. No one ever knew him with all his strength to be rough or ...
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AAGPBL shined a light at Wrigley Field in 1943
In July of 1933, a game of baseball’s biggest stars captivated a near sell-out crowd on the south side of Chicago as well as all those following the contest throughout the nation. Ten years later, on ...
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Hal Newhouser
In 1945, Hal Newhouser won the AL’s pitching Triple Crown en route to four 20-win seasons in 17-year long career. In 1945, Hal Newhouser won the AL’s pitching Triple Crown en route to four 20-win ...
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Bud Fowler’s life blazed a trail from Cooperstown
Jackie Robinson may have been the first Black player in the American or National League, but the first Black man to play professional baseball predated Robinson by more than 60 years. John W. Jackson ...