This is the grave of Gil Hodges. Born in 1924 in Princeton, Indiana, Hodges grew up in the working class, the son of a coal miner. The family moved to Petersburg, Indiana when Hodges was a kid and he became a star athlete, in many...
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With Willie Mays now passed, who is the greatest living baseball player? I will provide two lists to help us here. The first is from Joe Posnanski's The Baseball 100,.
This is the grave of Mel Ott. Born in 1909 in Gretna, Lousiana, Ott was a phenomenal athlete as a child and rose quickly in the world of baseball. He.
A request for a post on Major League Baseball now including Negro League stats in their all-time statistical measurements, meaning among other things that Josh Gibson is now the all time batting average leader, ahead of Ty Cobb. My only thought is this--anyone who is...
Baseball has had to adjust so much in recent years. One thing analytics has done is to make the game smarter, but another thing it has done is take a.
This is the grave of Harry "Suitcase" Simpson. Born in 1925 in Atlanta, Harry Simpson went into the Negro Leagues as a young man. He started with the Philadelphia Stars.
This is the grave of Johnny Mize. Born in 1913 in Demorest, Georgia, Mize didn't have the easiest childhood. His parents split up when he was a kid, then his mom bailed on him, moving to Atlanta for work while his grandmother raised him. Well,...
This is the grave of Miller Huggins. Born in 1878 in Cincinnati, Huggins grew up pretty middle class. His father ran a grocery store. His son got to go to.
Down this private corridor but slightly out of this terrible picture (I was bending over the rope, did the best I could!) is the grave of William Wrigley. Born in.
This is the grave of Al Cowens. Born in 1951 in Los Angeles, Cowens was a great baseball player and was drafted by Kansas City out of high school. He was a complete outlier though. The Royals didn't think much of him and took a...
This is the grave of Harry Wright. Born in 1835 in Sheffield, England, Wright grew up in a prominent sporting family. His father was a well known cricket player. The.
This is the grave of Joe Black. Born in 1924 in Plainfield, New Jersey, Black was a baseball star in high school. He started playing in the Negro Leagues in.