by David Krell | May 13, 2017 | David Krell
For reasons passing understanding, Charles Ebbets is not a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is shameful at best and unforgivable at worst. Imagine a baseball lineage without Ebbets Field, which débuted in 1913, becoming the home for a team with various...
by David Krell | May 12, 2017 | David Krell
They might as well have called it basebrawl—Gilmore Field showcased fights disguised as baseball games between the Los Angeles Angels and the Hollywood Stars during two games in a three-day span in 1953. On July 31st, the Stars defeated the Angels 2-1 when Frankie...
by David Krell | May 11, 2017 | David Krell
The baseball traveled on its parabolic destiny, rising through the mid-October night and dropping a few dozen feet in front of the Manufacturers Hanover Super Checking billboard at 11:43 p.m. Eastern. It was a moment of exhilaration, followed nanoseconds later by...
by David Krell | May 10, 2017 | David Krell
Ty Cobb posed a danger on two occasions—in the batter’s box and on the base paths. On May 15, 1912, Cobb, legendary for his nastiness, pummeled on opponent who wore neither a uniform nor a baseball cap signifying membership on a ball club. It happened during a...
by David Krell | May 9, 2017 | David Krell
In a Hall of Fame Strat-O-Matic matchup between the Boston Red Sox and the American League, the former prevailed 10-3. The lineups were: American League Tony Lazzeri (2b) Larry Doby (CF) Al Simmons (LF) Hank Greenberg (1B) Reggie Jackson (RF) Harmon Killebrew (3B)...
