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 4, 2017 | David Krell
It was the best of baseball. It was the worst of baseball. On the 9th day of the 10th month of the 66th year of the 20th century, it ended—the subject being the World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Baltimore emerged as champions,...
by David Krell | Apr 22, 2017 | David Krell
In 1956, Mickey Mantle won the American League Triple Crown, Don Larsen pitched a perfect game in the World Series, and Whitey Ford led the major leagues in Earned Run Average. It was also the year of another World Series championship for the Bronx Bombers, further...
by David Krell | Apr 17, 2017 | David Krell
Boosted by cheers from Hollywood stars supporting the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League, Gilmore Field débuted as a ballpark on May 3, 1939. Among the famous fans: Buster Keaton, Jack Benny, and Rudy Vallee. “Glamour was furnished in the person of...
by David Krell | Apr 16, 2017 | David Krell
Before he received tomorrow’s newspaper today in Early Edition, before he coached the Dillon Panthers in Friday Night Lights, and before working for the Monroe County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office in Bloodline, Kyle Chandler portrayed the All-American...
