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Jimmie Crutchfield: Missouri's Son
Again, hewing to the recognition of Black History month, here is a lesser known story about one of Bill Gatewood’s proteges.
Feb 18
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Big Bill Gatewood, one of the greatest pitchers no one knows.
In honor of Black History Month (2026), here is the story of a fantastic pitcher who ultimately retired in the Midwest.
Feb 3
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January 2026
"Kelly's Killers": Cincinnati Baseball in the Gilded Age
I originally posted this on a very small blog back in 2022, but given the potential for labor interuption in baseball next year, it seemed appropriate…
Jan 31
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Hal Trosky: After Baseball
Following the near-miss pennant chase of 1940, Trosky’s time in Cleveland soured.
Jan 29
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1936: Hal Trosky's Career Year
This is the next in the Trosky series - the final installment will chronicle the end of his playing career and his incredibly rich life afterward.
Jan 26
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Trosky's Incredible Rookie Season (1934)
“How about Trosky?” Walter Johnson enthused on the eve of the Indian’s departure for spring training in New Orleans in 1934.
Jan 22
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Hal Trosky: (Almost) Forgotten Cleveland Slugger
Out of respect and gratitude to one of the subscribers of this missive, will be running a few pieces on Hal Trosky, one of the greatest ballplayers to…
Jan 21
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Early Baseball in Cedar Rapids
The story of baseball in Cedar Rapids is far too long to tell in one sitting, and there is no full understanding of even the bones of the story without…
Jan 20
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Putting a Face on Small Town Baseball (part 2)
Boys growing up in and around Norway, Iowa, in the 1930s and 1940s – and earlier – were, almost without exception, introduced to baseball before even…
Jan 18
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Putting a Face on Small Town Baseball
Norway, Iowa: baseball grew here, Part 1 of 2
Jan 13
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Bill Hoffer - Cedar Rapids' First Homegrown Star
In the lineage of eastern Iowa baseball stars, a line that includes 1936 American League RBI champion Hal Trosky and 218-game winner Earl Whitehill, one…
Jan 11
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Bing Miller - One of Iowa's Forgotten Big Leaguers
Edmund John Miller was the second of eight children born to Norman and Philomena Miller, both of French and German descent, who had migrated to Iowa…
Jan 8
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