Some of you will remember my post from the other day about the trade of the Phillies’ great pitcher, Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander to the Cubs on December 11, 1917. I called it one of the most lopsided deals in baseball history.
Birthday Tribute to the1937 MVP and Triple Crown Winner, Joe “Ducky” Medwick!
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Another Edition of “Baseball’s Eccentrics and Zany Characters!”: “Frenchy” Bordagaray
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We’re Contacted by Relative of Former Major Leaguer, “Sad” Sam Jones!
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We’re Contacted by Son of Former Major Leaguer, Don McMahon!
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Sometimes Minor Trades Can Have Major Consequences! The Dodgers Sign Sanford Braun! (Who??)
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Another Edition of Baseball Odds and Ends: Talk About a “Bad Day at the Office!”
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Spotlight on the Hall of Fame: An Often-Overlooked Hall-of-Famer, “Sunny Jim” Bottomley
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Let’s Remember Gil Hodges!
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Another Edition of Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Sammy Byrd, The Greatest Baseball Golfer Ever!
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Another Edition of “Baseball’s Forgotten Stars!” Let’s shine the spotlight on Bill “Swish” Nicholson!
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Another Edition of “Baseball’s Forgotten Stars!” Let’s Remember Elden Auker!
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We Say Goodbye to the “King of Wrigley Field”: Yosh Kawano, RIP
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The Amazing Story of Jack “Lucky” Lohrke!
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We’re Contacted by a “Real Live” Former Major Leaguer: Bill Nahorodny
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Another Edition of Baseball’s Great Nicknames: “Baby Doll” Jacobson!
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Let’s Remember The Great Rogers Hornsby On His Birthday, April 27, 1896
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We’re Contacted by Descendant of Dead Ball Era Slugger, “Socks” Seybold!
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The Latest From Our Resident Baseball Artist, Don Stokes!
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Ossie Bluege for the Hall of Fame!
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A Birthday Tribute to “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron
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Beautiful Don Stokes Colorization of Jimmie Foxx!
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Here’s one Red Sox fans will remember: Jackie Jensen Retires 58 Years Ago Today!
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Follow Up To My Paul Gillespie and “15-Minutes of Baseball Fame” Post!
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Salute to Roberto Clemente
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Cardinals Trade Player-Manager Rogers Hornsby Shortly After Winning the 1926 World Series!
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Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Ossie Bluege, “The Brooks Robinson of the 1920s and ‘30s!”
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Urban Shocker Returns to the Yankees!
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“The Best Ballplayer Few Fans Have Ever Heard Of,” George Burns!
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1949: Another First for Jackie Robinson!
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We Say A Sad Good-Bye to Hall-of-Famer Bobby Doerr
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We’re Contacted by Grandson of Former Major Leaguer, Ken Lehman!
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This Week Marks the Anniversary of a Real Baseball Milestone!
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We’re contacted by Relative of the Great Dead Ball Era Catcher, Wally Schang!
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Jim Creighton: “The Man Who Saved Baseball” …And martyred himself in the process!
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The Great Hall-of-Famer Whitey Ford Turns 89, October 21, 2017! Happy Birthday Whitey!
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Baseball’s Great Nicknames: “Sloppy” Thurston
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When You Survive a Torpedo Attack, I Guess Everything Else Is Easy!
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More 15-Minutes of Baseball Fame!
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Fred Snodgrass and the ‘$30,000 Muff” in the 1912 World Series
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