Articles filed under MLB
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This Date in BaseballApr 13, 2020 7:00 am - April 14 1910 - William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. 1910 - Chicago's Frank Smith pitched ...
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A look back at 10 memorable Glenn Beckert gamesApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert was not Ryne Sandberg. He wasn't Billy Herman or Johnny Evers or Rogers Hornsby. But history does tell us Beckert was one of the best second basemen ever t...
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Rozner: Steve Stone remembers Ed FarmerApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - • Last in a series One booth, two pitchers and just enough oxygen to go around. As long as they weren't in Denver. When Steve Stone joined the White Sox radio booth just...
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Constable: Cubs hero Beckert still holds a place in my heart, cubicleApr 13, 2020 1:00 am - When I was 8 years old and the littlest kid on my Little League team, I pretended to be Glenn Beckert, the Chicago Cubs' All-Star second-baseman of my youth and patron s...
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This Date in BaseballApr 12, 2020 7:00 am - April 13 1914 - The first Federal League game was played in Baltimore and the Terrapins defeated Buffalo, 3-2, behind Jack Quinn. A crowd estimated at 27,000 stood 15 ro...
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This Date in BaseballApr 12, 2020 7:00 am - April 13 1914 - The first Federal League game was played in Baltimore and the Terrapins defeated Buffalo, 3-2, behind Jack Quinn. A crowd estimated at 27,000 stood 15 ro...
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Beckert, 4-time All-Star second baseman for Cubs, dies in FloridaApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Glenn Beckert, a second baseman for the Cubs from 1965 to 1973 and a four-time All-Star, passed away in Florida Sunday morning at the age of 79. Often overshadowed by Ha...
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Rozner: Stone pitches for expansion in baseballApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - • Second in a series A billion here, a billion there and soon you're talking about real money. No joke, Everett Dirksen, but like every other business, baseball will be ...
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Former baseball stars come to life in old-school board gameApr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Imagine playing a baseball game with a lineup that includes Honus Wagner, Rickey Henderson, Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Bill Madlock and Carl Yastrzemski. Randy Jo...
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This Date in BaseballApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - April 12 1906 - Johnny Bates of Boston became the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. Irv Young allowed one hit as Boston beat Brookl...