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,...
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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.
This is the grave of Zack Wheat. Born in 1888 in Hamilton, Missouri, Wheat has an evidently unexceptional childhood, except for being very good at baseball. In 1906, he got a contract to play for Enterprise in the Kansas League. This led to a rise...
Any baseball fan really needs to read this long appreciation of the great Peter Gammons, one of the few people in the world about whom no one ever has anything.
This is the grave of Willie McCovey. Born in 1938 in Mobile, Alabama, McCovey grew up as part of the Black working class trying to survive in the era of.
This is the grave of Jim Bunning. Born in 1931 in Southgate, Kentucky, Bunning grew up Catholic and went to Xavier University in Cincinnati. He was also a star pitcher for the Musketeers. He was so good that in 1950, after his freshman year, he...
This is the grave of Joe DiMaggio. Born in 1914 in Martinez, California, DiMaggio grew up in the Italian working class of the Bay Area, one of the largest migrations.
Back when Ichiro was rising rapidly up the all time hit ladder, I started to pay attention to the career hit list. It's just a fun diversion during the season..