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Andruw Jones Number 25 Retired by Braves
The Atlanta Braves make plans to retire Andruw Jones’ No. 25 during 2023 season; Gold Glover is 11th Atlanta player to receive honor
Bill Burgess records info on the gambling scandal
The Baseball Guru fills us in on the 1926 scandalous Leonard, Ty Cobb, and Tris Speaker Affair by Bill Burgess. MLB 1926 Scandal
Who invented baseball
Baseball’s official historian, John Thorn, sets the record straight on the game’s earliest days ... in the 1700s. Yes, that’s right, baseball started decades before Abner Doubleday supposedly created the game at Cooperstown — and it only became popular when professional gamblers took an interest. — www.npr.org
The ’Secret History’ Of Baseball’s Earliest Days by NPR interviews Official Baseball historian John Thorn as he reveals that the April 2, 1907 decision of the Mills Commission to Christin Abner Doubleday as the founding father of baseball was flat-out wrong.
Pedro Guerrero
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Pedro Guerrero. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com
Guerrero was a 5 time All-Star, 1981 World Series MVP, a Silver Slugger, and wore Number 57 and Number 28
Kirk Gibson
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Kirk Gibson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com
Gibson was a World Series hero, 2x World Series, Silver Slugger, ALCS MVP, Mgr of the year, wore Number 23, Number 30, and Number 25
Kenny Lofton career stats
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Kenny Lofton. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com
Stats and information on the legendary baseball player Kenny Lofton, supplied by Baseball-Reference.com
Steve Yeager
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Steve Yeager. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com
Yeager wore number 7 and was a World Series MVP
Baseball Reference Stats
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Graig Nettles. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com
Graig Nettles career Stats, Position, & More from Baseball-Reference.com
Career Stats
Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bill Freehan. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com
Baseball-Reference.com career numbers and more of Bill Freehan.
Charlie Bidwill’s First Love, the Chicago Bluebirds
It was truly a united front with the involvement of all of the gridiron greats of the era focusing on a single, specific objective. Cardinals’ owner — sportshistorynetwork.com
The story of Chicago Cardinals owner Charlie Bidwill and his first sports investment, the Chicago Bluebirds baseball team
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