This is the grave of Rube Waddell. Born in 1876 in Bradford, Pennsylvania, George Waddell, later known as "Rube" when he became a star baseball player, was a weird child and frankly remained a very odd person his entire short life. As a child, he...
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This is the grave of Ross Youngs. Born in 1897 in Shiner, Texas (yep, home of the famous bock), Youngs grew up fairly working class. His father had worked on.
Need to take a moment to congratulate Fred McGriff on getting into the Hall of Fame. He's kind of a marginal candidate really, but given that the Veterans Committee have.
This is the grave of Eddie Collins. Born in 1887 in Millerton, New York, Collins grew up wealthy. This made him very different than most other professional baseball players of the day, back when it really was a working class game. He went to Columbia...
This is the grave of Lefty O'Doul. Born in San Francisco in 1897, Francis O'Doul became a high school pitching star, known as Lefty for being, well, a lefty. He.
This is just sad given the history of baseball among Black Americans. Looking around Memorial Stadium before Game 1 of the 1983 World Series, Philadelphia Phillies star Gary Matthews saw.
This is the grave of Benjamin Shibe. Born in 1838 in Philadelphia, Shibe grew up poor and lame. He had a bum leg and there wasn't much anyone could or would do about that in pre-Civil War Philadelphia. He had to wear a steel brace...
Need a shoutout today to the great Albert Pujols, whose last year has been a wonderful victory lap back in a St. Louis uniform. Even better, he's returned to being.
This is the grave of Waite Hoyt. Born in 1899 in Brooklyn, Hoyt was such a great high school pitching prospect that Giants manager John McGraw signed him to a.
This is the grave of Buck O'Neil. Born in 1911 in Carabelle, Florida, O'Neil grew up in Sarasota. His father ran a pool hall, which made him pretty middle class for his time, place, and race. He was a smart kid who wanted an education....
This is the grave of Powel Crosley. Born in 1886 in Cincinnati, Crosley grew up in a well-off suburban household. He was one in a long line of American tinkerers.
This is the grave of Billy Meyer. Born in 1892 or 1893 (dates differ here) in Knoxville, Tennessee, Meyer had the great passion of baseball. He grew up with a.