Tales about umpires in 19th Century
Umpiring was a major issue in Major League Baseball during the 19th Century. With only 1, then 2 umpires, calls frequently were missed and often disputed. Back then, as now, some of the umpires...
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Umpiring was a major issue in Major League Baseball during the 19th Century. With only 1, then 2 umpires, calls frequently were missed and often disputed. Back then, as now, some of the umpires...
During their 146 seasons in the National League, the Cubs have played 1,834 doubleheaders, 867 at home and 967, exactly 100 more, on the road. They played 153 of those twin bills in 1876-1900, the...
Much of Major League Baseball's record-keeping is restricted to the game's Modern Era. The first season of that era, 1901, was the first in which the American League was a second Major League. B...
In life, Sam Moy was alternately known as the king and mayor of Chinatown, and though the titles were honorary, when he died, his body lay in state in the middle of South Clark Street.