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• This Day in Braves History: Greg Maddux outpitches John Smoltz...in 1992.

Photo credit should read Kim BARTH/AFP via Getty Images The two future rotation mates square off in the old days. Braves Franchise History 1992: Bill Hohn ejects an Atlanta Braves fan for making obscene gestures in a game against the Cubs. Chicago wins 8-0 as Greg Maddux outpitches John Smoltz. 1997: The Expos retire Andre Dawson’s No. 10 prior to a game with Atlanta. The Braves spoil the...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: July 4

On this day 86 years ago, Eric McNair capped the greatest three-game, two-day run in White Sox history. | Chicago Tribune The greatest two-day hitting run in team history keys three wins 1911 Ty Cobb brought a 40-game hit streak into a game facing Ed Walsh, and the White Sox sace shut him down at 0-for-4 in a 7-3 win over the Tigers. Walsh earned his 14th win and chiseled his ERA down to 0...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 30

A mere 21 years after his final pro at-bat, on this day in 1993, Minnie Miñoso threw out what turned out to be his final first pitch for the White Sox, in 2014. | David Banks/Getty Images Minnie gets one final at-bat 1922 After a broken finger in a car accident delayed the start of his season, Ted Blankenship finally joined the White Sox to start his rookie season. The phenom had allowed j...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24

It only seemed like Frank Thomas was dragging two bats to the plate in 1991, but on this day 34 years ago The Big Hurt hit his first career grand slam. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images Frank Thomas hits a grand slam to help set the 1991 team back on course 1914 In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher Babe Rut...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 13

On this day 117 years ago, the White Sox won their 10th straight and stormed into first place. | Chicago Tribune The South Siders’ win streak hits 10, and first place is their reward 1908 Not to upstage the next Ed Walsh item on this day, but in a 5-1 win over the New York Highlanders (Yankees) the hurler not only tossed a complete game six-hitter, but stole home! The run was part of a dou...2025
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• Larry Doby

Larry Doby was one of the most significant figures in Major League Baseball history, not only for his accomplishments on the field but also for his groundbreaking role in integrating the American League. As the first Black player in the American League and only the second to break baseball’s color barrier after Jackie Robinson, Doby […]...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24
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• Chet Lemon Q&A

Steve Snowden/Getty Images Our historian, Mark Liptak, shares his 2004 conversation with the star center fielder With news of Chet Lemon’s passing on Thursday, our Mark Liptak was in touch quickly from the road, taking time out of his broadcasting work to share his interview with Chet from 2004. It follows here, in edited form. Chet Lemon is another one of those very good White Sox playe...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 3

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Peter Ueberroth becomes Commissioner, Jack Brickhouse goes under the knife, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 3

Yes, the leader of the punk band Pulley is also the all-time leader in appearances by a Jewish pitcher and also made a remarkable jump from Single-A to the majors with the White Sox: Scott Radinsky. | Aldara Zarraoa/Redferns Happy birthday to a true bullpen original, Scott Radinsky 1968Scott Radinsky, one of the most colorful characters in White Sox history — even by left-handed reliever s...2025
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• Remembering the career of Bobby Shantz

He was a lefty with the heart of a lion. My father used to regale me with stories about old baseball players and teams. I suppose that’s the reason I’m more interested in the old times than the modern game. Dad was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, so I heard a lot of stories about “Dem Bums” growing up, but he also had an appreciation for any player with talent. He admired stars like Stan Musial and Willie...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: December 3

White Sox trailblazers Minnie Miñoso and Larry Doby chat in the dugout in 1978. On this day 21 years earlier, Doby was traded away from the Sox, just as Miñoso had been. | Antonio Dickey/Getty Images Larry Doby leaves Chicago 1957 After just two seasons on the South Side (7.1 WAR, 38 homers, 181 RBI, 127 OPS+), outfielder Larry Doby was dealt to Baltimore in a seven-player blockbuster. Sen...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 21

Twelve years after Jackie Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier, Pumpsie Green took the field in Chicago against the White Sox. Pumpsie Green accomplishes a last “first,” on the South Side 1917 After splitting the first two of a five-game series at Comiskey Park, the AL-leading White Sox battled the second-place Red Sox over 15 innings, with the game declared a 5-5 tie on account of darkness...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 12

Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Disco Demolition, Cy’s 300th, and other tales of whoa. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unf...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 30

After a broken finger injury delay, phenom hurler Ted Blankenship finally joined the White Sox on this day, 102 years ago. A native southerner finally makes it to the South Side 1922 After a broken finger in a car accident delayed the start of his season, Ted Blankenship finally joined the White Sox to start his rookie season. The phenom had allowed just 44 runs over 140 innings for the C...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24

On this day 61 years ago, Pete Ward extended his hitting streak and helped the White Sox catch the first-place Yankees. A White Sox rookie makes his all-time mark 1914 In a telegram discovered in 2012, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey told scout George Mills that the asking price for pitcher Babe Ruth was too high at $16,000. At the time, Ruth was playing for the Baltimore Orioles. Comis...2024
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• A look back on Harry Simpson

Have Suitcase, will travel I don’t think there’s much debate that baseball players today are better than they were 50 or 100 years ago. For one thing, MLB is now integrated. It’s truly an international sport. The second thing is players at nearly all levels now play and work out year-round. With AAU and traveling teams, pre-teen ballplayers probably play more games in a summer than I played in the...2024
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• Being thankful for the Braves and life in 2023

It was historic and euphoric but also disappointing. It was 2023. | Photo by Todd Kirkland/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s time again to appreciate the things in life and baseball that happened this year and be thankful for the good times we had. Hello again, everybody. Here we are at that time of year again. It’s time for Thanksgiving and the holidays and lamenting how fast this year’s g...2023
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• Why we love baseball

Another gem by Joe Posnanski. You know how they say a child inherits his athletic ability from his mother? I’m going on record to say a child also inherits his love of reading from his mother. I know I did. My father taught me to love baseball. My mom showed me how to love reading. My mom is a world class reader, consuming upwards of 50+ books a year. She recently joined a club where she can bu...2023
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"That production was enough to earn him the Most Valuable Player award over such notables as Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Larry Doby."

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"Bill had his Lazy V Ranch out toward the Rincons and was familiar with the area, and he needed somewhere where his Black players (Like Larry Doby) could play without running afoul of Jim Crow laws."

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"I wish more people would talk about Larry Doby in the same way they talk about Jackie Robinson."

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"The crack-of-dawn call to Larry Doby that changed baseball"

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"With the Senate joining the House in passing legislation, Larry Doby, the AL's first black player, just needs President Donald Trump's signature to be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously."

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"The Rays standout also throws four other pitches, and he put his entire arsenal on display Sunday to secure the Larry Doby Award as MVP of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which Honeywell's U."

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"Larry Doby,” who became the first black player in the American League 69 years ago this week with the Cleveland Indians."

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"Eighty-one days separated the Major League debuts of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby."

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"In 1996, Belle was climbing the Tribe’s all-time home run list, passing the likes of Earl Averill (franchise leader at the start of 1996 with 226 career homers from 1929 to 1939), Rocky Colavito, Larry Doby, Andre Thornton and Al Rosen."

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• Today in White Sox History: May 13

LaMarr Hoyt and a boisterous White Sox offense ushered in the SportsVision era with a bang on this day, 43 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The SportsVision Era starts with a bang 1957 White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce became the first member of the team (and the first Chicago athlete) to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with the headline “Pride of Chicago.” In 19...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: March 3rd

Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1940 - The Boston Bees sell outfielder Debs Garms to the Pirates. Garms will lead the NL in hitting with a .355 average in the upcoming season despite receiving just 358 at-bats. 1953 - The Boston Braves, who own a minor league franchise in Milwaukee, invoke the territorial privilege and block a potential move by the St...2025
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• Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent has died

Getty Images His tenure was brief, but eventful. Former MLB Commissioner Francis T. “Fay” Vincent, who oversaw the sport in a tumultuous time from 1989 to 1992, died Saturday in Florida, aged 86. Vincent was a reluctant Commissioner. A deputy Commissioner under Bart Giamatti, he succeeded to the top job on Giamatti’s untimely death at age 50 in 1989. Very early in his tenure he had to navi...2025
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• A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1917

Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander with the Cubs in 1921 | Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images One of these deals helped solidify the Cubs for the following season. After dominating the National League for the first decade-plus of the 20th Century, the Cubs fell into disrepair around the time they left West Side Grounds for Wrigley Field. 1917 was their third straight losing sea...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 13
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• Today in White Sox History: October 30

On this day a dozen years ago, Jake Peavy was awarded some Gold. | Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images Jake Peavy, Gold Glover 1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958 season. In 1959, h...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 25

On this day 68 years ago, the White Sox stunned the baseball world by dumping their successful manager, Marty Marion. | Chicago Sun-Times Marty Marion is forced out as manager, paving the way for Al Lopez 1955 White Sox co-GMs Chuck Comiskey and John Rigney made their first trade — shortstop Chico Carrasquel and center fielder Jim Busby went to Cleveland for slugging center fielder Larry D...2024
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• Baseball TTM from Richard Billings (Dec 1972 Sport Grafica cover story)

How many of these Sport Grafica magazines are still around? At least one I picked up from eBay to feed my research into Grafica winter league photo sets. This 15-Dec issue sits about halfway through their 1972-73 season (set profile).Richard Billings (career stats) satisfied my autograph request in less than two weeks with this handwritten letter.Thanks for your letter. How did you get t...2024
• This Day in Braves History: Bases-loaded walk clinches 1999 NL Pennant for Braves

Thank you, Kenny Rogers! Braves Franchise History 1991: The Atlanta Braves fall to the Twins, 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series. Greg Gagne hit a three-run home run off of Charlie Leibrandt in the fifth inning while Jack Morris picked up the victory. 1999: Kenny Rogers walks Andruw Jones with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to send the Braves to the World Series with a, 10-9 win i...2024
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• Sunday Notes: Cole Ragans Got His Tight Cluster Back By Moving on the Rubber
Plus All-Star Game blues, Larry Doby, Steven Kwan's greatest games, Dave Meier, Bryce Rainer cites Santa, facts and stats galore, and more....2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones is named an All-Star in his final season

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1966 - Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams and drives in nine runs as the Braves blowout the Giants at Candlestick Park, 17-3. Cloninger is the first National League player to hit two grand slams in a game and is the first pitcher ever to drive in nine runs. 1967 - At Fulton County Stadium, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Randy ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 13

On this day 77 years ago, Dave Philley really enjoyed playing under the lights in Boston. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images The Pale Hose lose under the Fenway lights, but Dave Philley has fun 1946 He set records that will never be broken, including winning an incredible 40 games in 1908, and on this day White Sox star pitcher Ed Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Walsh played...2024
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• Identifying background photos in 1956 Topps baseball

IntroductionI spent this week inspecting 1956 Topps baseball cards in more detail than usual. Many cards with background action show actual games and some contain enough context to suss out date and situation.Play at the plate for ol' Puddin' Head, but which one?Today's post investigates several of them, seeking clear dates and situations. I rely on Baseball-Reference.com for box scores,...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 24
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• Former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent has died
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• Today in White Sox History: August 20

On this day 34 years ago, the White Sox surprised Harold Baines by retiring his No. 3. The final No. 3 in team history says goodbye ... at least until he came back again, and again, and again 1915 The White Sox acquired Shoeless Joe Jackson from Cleveland for $31,500 (almost a million today) along with pitcher Ed Klepfer, outfielder Braggo Roth and a player to be named later. Klepfer had s...2024
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• A look back on Harry Simpson
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• It’s time for the Royals to honor George Spriggs

Our only alumni The Royals have made some significant moves this spring, inducting Bo Jackson, John Schuerholz and Cedric Tallis into the team’s Hall of Fame. Now that Tallis has been inducted, I’ll need to find a new windmill to tilt at. Bringing attention to the Tallis oversight has been one of my main passions the last five years and I’m very happy for the Tallis family to see this long-overdu...2024
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• Identifying background photos in 1956 Topps baseball
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• Sharkey Week: A Deeper Look at Baseball's Colledge Brothers of Comiskey Park

IntroductionIf you're like me, Roy Carlson's Topps team card analysis for Sports Collectors Daily started a wave of enthusiasm for vintage player identification that's yet to crash. Discovering pre-rookie Tim Raines on Montreal's 1980 team card justifies his work all by itself.I turned back our hobby clock to prewar for a related investigation of Goudey's All-Star team premiums, cataloged R30...2023
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• Today in Cubs history: Tony La Russa’s single Cubs appearance
The longtime MLB manager was a Cub... for one game. This article originally ran three years ago when I was looking for material to publish during the pandemic shutdown. Since today is the 50th anniversary of this game, I thought I’d run it again. Of course, Tony La Russa had an, uh, interesting managerial stint since this article was last published. With a couple of minor changes acknowledging th...2023
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• Statue another long-deserved tribute to Doby
Eighty-one days separated the Major League debuts of Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. But the difference in our collective appreciation for what those two great men meant for the game -- and the nation -- is incalculable....2015
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• Honeywell 1st pitcher to win Futures MVP
Yes, Brent Honeywell throws a screwball, though he bristles when people view his mound artistry as some kind of novelty act. The Rays standout also throws four other pitches, and he put his entire arsenal on display Sunday to secure the Larry Doby Award as MVP of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which Honeywell's U.S. squad won over the World, 7-6. Honeywell became the first pitcher in the game...2017
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• Red Sox's Bradley, Betts, and Bogaerts Give MLB a New-Age 'Killer B's'
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• Cleveland Indians in 1948: A Story of Integration
Larry Doby and Satchel Paige were the first black players to be part of a major league championship....2016
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• The crack-of-dawn call to Larry Doby that changed baseball
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• Cub Tracks’ Yu who?

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Javier Assad ran out of gas and a Tatis tater ruined the night. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheate...2024
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• Our Team

The summer that changed baseball Baseball is one sport that has provided a plethora of excellent books. Some are all-time classics like The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn and The Glory of their Times by Lawrence Ritter. Another all-time favorite of mine is the John Updike essay called Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu. More recently, former Kansas City Star columnist Joe Posnanski has scored with The Soul of ...2023
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• Twenty Great Biscuits Moments, Willie Mays All Stars, Offseason News

Ensberg at Rickwood ClassicWe start with a bang as the Montgomery Biscuits stand a strong chance of getting a new manager for next season. Current skipper Mo Ensberg, along with current Durham Bulls manager Michael Johns, have both interviewed for the Tampa Rays open first base coaching position. While the Rays are yet to interview "outside candidates" its been the practice of the Tampa brass to p...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: August 20

It was a weak hit, but still one that stopped Bobby Jenks’ record-tying streak on this day, 16 years ago. | Chuck Rydlewski/WireImage Big “Days” for two legends — 60 years apart 1915 The White Sox acquired Shoeless Joe Jackson from Cleveland for $31,500 (almost a million today) along with pitcher Ed Klepfer, outfielder Braggo Roth and a player to be named later. Klepfer had seen scant tim...2023
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• The two John Donaldsons

Both played in KC Recently, my wife, daughter and I were on a short road trip and drove through Lehigh, Iowa, a small burg of 395 people located in central Iowa which was founded in 1881. Lehigh sits in a steep valley of the Des Moines river which cuts through the center of what is left of the town. The east part of Lehigh has 10-15 houses plus the local bar and grill. Most residents live in west ...2023
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• Outside The Confines: We were on an (All-Star) break!
Photo by Sam Navarro/Getty Images MLB heads into its last games of the first half. It’s the last Friday before the halfway mark of the season hits. With that in mind, and so-called experts predicting the award winners already, let’s have a little fun and try to predict some of the biggest stories of the second half. I think the Luis Arraez .400 story will go on until at least early Septemb...2023
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for February 4, 2023
Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images He’s back! Anne Rogers writes about the return of Zack Greinke. “We’re really happy to announce Zack’s signing,” general manager J.J. Picollo said. “I think it’s something we all knew was coming and were hopeful about, going back to the end of the season last year. We had a really good conversation with Zack, he was very clear about how much he liked Kansas ...2023
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