Today we have something a bit different. Guest contributor Matt Kastel returns with an interesting account of Phillies' Spring Training - 1919 style - at Charlotte's Wearn Park...
The baseball world was saddened to learn of the recent passing of Curt Simmons (May 19, 1927- December 13, 2022) at age 93. Simmons was the last surviving member of the 1950 "Whiz Kids"...
Black Saturday began innocently enough when a 13-year-old girl ran an errand for her aunt that took her past where the Phillies were playing a doubleheader...
As someone who has written extensively about the Black Sox scandal, I never thought I'd see a cheating scandal that had the potential to rock the game to its core again, as occurred in 1919. But I think it may have happened.
My post the other day about the wacky game last Friday in which the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 28-5, reminded me of the historic game between the Cubs and Phillies played on August 25, 1922...