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19th Century

Jim Creighton

James Creighton, Jr. was born on April 15, 1841, in lower Manhattan to Irish immigrant parents. When Creighton was just eight years old, his mother passed away. Then, in late 1857, his father moved the family to Brooklyn, and by the time he was sixteen, young James had become recognized for his superior athletic skills…

20th Century

This day in baseball: Gil Hodges hits four home runs

In a game against the Boston Braves on August 31, 1950, Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman Gil Hodges hit four home runs in front of a crowd of 14,226 fans. Hodges joined Lou Gehrig as only the second player since 1900 to hit four home runs in a game without the benefit of extra innings, and…

Quote of the day

Quote of the day

I have already written a treatise and it reads like this: Keep your eye clear and hit ’em where they ain’t; that’s all. ~Wee Willie Keeler 

19th Century

“Cap” Anson’s Age, by Richard L. Cary, Jr. (Hyder Ali)

This piece was written by one Richard Leander Cary, Jr., a well-known Chicago sportswriter who wrote principally about horse racing. Cary chose to scribble his musings under the name of an Indian warrior and long-ago Sultan of Mysore, Hyder Ali. And though Cary wasn’t usually much of a baseball writer, Cap Anson apparently caught his…

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~Walt Whitman

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