Player Spotlight: Larry Doby
Larry Doby was the first African-American baseball star to play in the American League (AL). In 1947 — three months after Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Doby signed […]
Category Archives: American History
Memorial Day: Roots In Times Of Peril
The Memorial Day we celebrate is different from the first Memorial Day celebrated over 150 years ago honoring Civil War casualties. It wasn’t even about all who died in the […]
1883 — The Season That Saved Baseball
The St. Louis Browns trailed the arch rival Philadelphia Athletics by 1/2 game entering the one-year-old American Association’s season determining series, played between September 3-6, 1883. The American Association was […]
The Infamous Bombing of St. Louis Cathedral
Originally posted on Chris Dier:
New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral faced a myriad of obstacles through its circa 300 years of existence. It was first built in 1718, the same…
The 1912 Triple Crown: And The Retro-Active Winner Is…
It is said to be one of baseball’s most coveted titles. The player who leads the league in HR, RBI and AVG at the end of a season wins it. […]
