I am extremely unexcited by a Yankees-Dodgers World Series, but beating the Yankees is all that matters and I know that one of the all time great baseball personalities and.
This is the grave of Frank Chance. Born in 1876 in Sailda, California. Chance grew up in Fresno. He was well-off, the son of a bank president. He didn't need.
This is the grave of George Weiss. Born in 1894 in New Haven, Connecticut, Weiss was a middle class kid. His family ran a grocery store. He was a great.
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.
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.
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.
