Today Mike Janacek returns with a “deep dive” into the shooting of former Cub Eddie Waitkus by stalker, Ruth Steinhagen in Chicago’s Edgewater Beach Hotel. Eddie is believed by many to be the character portrayed by Robert Redford in the movie, “The Natural.” Whether or not you’re familiar with this incident, I think you’ll find Mike’s essay interesting…
Shootings, Murders, Near-Tragedies, Part V: 1913-14 World Tour, Near Disaster Strikes – Twice!
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Baseball Shootings and Murders, Part III: The Tragic Demise of Bugs Raymond
“Bugs Raymond took seven years off my life” – Giants’ manager John McGraw…
Baseball Shootings, Part Two: Eddie Waitkus Shot by an Obsessed “Femme Fatale”
“If I can’t have you, nobody else can either!” –Ruth Ann Steinhagen to the object of her obsession, Eddie Waitkus, just before shooting him…
Cub Players Shot by Scorned Lovers, Part I: “The Showgirl and the Shortstop!”
“Billy Jurges was one in a hundred thousand. I met him at a party…and I fell hard.