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On Aug. 16, 1930, something crucial to East Central Indiana history took root in Richmond.

PAYNESVILLE, Mo. — This month marks the anniversary of a beaning that cut short the Major League Baseball career of a Pike County Missouri man.

Monday Night Baseball. With the bases loaded in the seventh inning of a 1–0 game between the Mets and Braves, Kevin Pillar was hit in the face with a 94 mph fastball thrown by Braves reliever Jacob Webb. Blood immediately started gushing from Pillar’s nose as he helplessly crawled around the batter’s box and waited for medical help. The ensuing gore had to be powdered over and mixed into the dirt by the grounds crew before play could resume. The delay also felt necessary from an emotional standpoint. Every player appeared to be shaken up to some degree, and it sucked the life out of the...

Fargo-raised singer turns singles into homers with concept album about Roger Maris and other MLB players Matt Halvorson, who now lives in Seattle and releases music under performing name Cousin Wolf, knocks it out of the park with the Major League Baseball opening day release of “Roger Maris." Written By: John Lamb | × Fargo native Roger Maris is the subject of a song by Matt Halvorson. Forum file photo He recalls hearing ads for shops specifying they were “located in the Roger Maris Wing of West Acres.” When he started writing songs inspired by baseball, he...