by David Krell | Feb 28, 2017 | David Krell
Zack Wheat churned out hits with the reliability of Henry Ford’s assembly line, which débuted the Model T in 1908, a year prior to Wheat’s introduction to the major leagues. From 1909 to 1926, Wheat flourished as a member of Brooklyn’s National...
by David Krell | Jan 4, 2017 | David Krell
Roy Campanella was born in the same year as the team for which he played before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization. The Elite Giants débuted in 1921 in Nashville, where it stayed for a decade and a half before moving to Washington, D.C. After spending...
by David Krell | Dec 12, 2016 | David Krell
When John Fogerty débuted his 1985 hit song Centerfield, he reminded people of the joy inherent in baseball—the video produced for this musical, lyrical, and nostalgic homage to baseball depicts a collage of footage featuring baseball legends, including Hank Aaron,...
by David Krell | Nov 20, 2016 | David Krell
Though not technically the first black player in the major leagues—that distinction belongs to Moses Fleetwood Walker of the American Association’s Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884—Jackie Robinson destroyed the unspoken yet visible barrier constructed in the late...
by David Krell | Nov 1, 2016 | David Krell
Roy Campanella grew up in a section of Philadelphia called, appropriately, Nicetown. “He was like a little Santa Claus. Everybody loved Campy…This guy was just one happy, great, lovable baseball person. And that’s about the way I can describe...
