Baseball History
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Remembering Bill Virdon’s Final Home Run
July 23, 1968. The Cincinnati Reds entered the bottom of the ninth inning at old Forbes Field with a 5-3…
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Gomer Hodge, Cleveland folk hero for a year
April 8, 1971. The Cleveland baseball team, then known as the Indians, hosted the Boston Red Sox in their home…
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The mystery of Billy Meyer’s retired number
His playing career was, to use my dad’s favorite expression, nothing to write home about. At age 20 in 1913,…
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Pittsburgh Pirates fans remember 1960 once again
On Friday afternoon, about 150-200 Pittsburgh Pirates fans did what they do every October 13. They gathered at what remains…
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Concert review: The Baseball Project in Pittsburgh
Dock Ellis felt his Pirates teammates were intimidated by the Reds. In turn, he thought the Reds disrespected the Pirates.…
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