These people, teams, plays, and eras of the game of baseball that may not be in the Hall of Fame but are significant enough to have influenced the game. The actions and events have changed baseball enough that we rememebr them here as legends, legacy, and maybe even in infamy, but historic all the same.
Baseball at the Abyss - The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
Baseball Legend | Baseball at the Abyss - The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished GameBaseball at the Abyss - The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
Dan Taylor's book on the 1926 Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb scandal and its overshadowing story of Babe Ruth and the 1927 New York Yankees, with the compliments of Christy Walker, pro sports first agent.
Baseball at the Abyss - The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
A book by author Dan Taylor - Baseball at the Abyss:The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game
The story centers around the alleged scandal of MLB legends Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker, who were accused of fixing and betting on games and the scandal surrounding them and baseball. They were acquitted by the voice of an unlikely person, — Christy Walsh, the 1st modern sports agent and business manager for Babe Ruth.
May 19 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 8 - 6 - 30 May 19, 1942 - Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner, Number 8 became the third player in NL history at the tim...
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May 18 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 7 - 16 May 18, 1897 - Early MLB star of the New York Giants, Bill Joyce established a record of 4 triples in 1 ...
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May 17 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 44 - 36 May 17, 1925 - Cleveland Indians centerfielder Tris Speaker reached his 3,000th hit in his MLB career. In 1...
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May 16 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 5 - 9 - 22 May 16, 1927 - New York Yankee outfielder, Bob Meusel, wearing Number 5 stole 2nd base, 3rd base and&nbs...
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May 15 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. May 15, 1912 - Detroit Tigers star slugger Ty Cobb, let's an obnoxious fan get to him and the player leaped the rail...
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May 14 Numbers
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 3 - 37 - 7 May 14, 1913 - Washington Senator pitcher Walter Johnson, had his amazing MLB record of scoreless innings str...
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