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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Football and Baseball’s Ernie Nevers
Ernie Nevers played professional football as a fullback for the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals of the NFL. He started his sports career as a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Browns. In 1927, he overlapped sports by playing … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Bob Feller
Bob Feller was a great baseball pitcher that played 18 years for the Cleveland Indians. He was born and raised in Van Meter, Iowa and became know as “The Heater from Van Meter” for his high velocity fast ball. He … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Rifleman
Do you remember the 1950’s Western series, ‘The Rifleman’? We all remember Chuck Connors shooting that rifle like it was a six-shooter. Did you know that Chuck Connors played professional baseball and basketball? Born Kevin Connors, Chuck started out with … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Casey Stengel Comeback
The year was 1958 and the New York Yankees were at the top once again having easily won the American League pennant early on. This did not work to their advantage however, because as the season wound down, the Yanks … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s “The Natural”
We all remember the movie “The Natural” with Robert Redford portraying Roy Hobbs, the fictional baseball player who played for a team called the New York Knights. Did you ever wonder if there was any truth in the novel by … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball Umpire’s Hand Signals
In the late 19th century there was a DEAF baseball player in the Major Leagues named Dummy Hoy who was unable to hear the umpire calls of pitched balls, strikes and outs. This paved the way for the use of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baseball Hall of Fame, dummy hoy, MLB, Sports Archives, sports history, Umpire Hand Signals
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Infield Fly Rule
Tommy McCarthy, selected to be a member of Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1946, is credited with establishing baseball’s Infield Fly Rule. When there are fewer than two outs and with base runners on first and second McCarthy would purposely … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – 2010 SF Giants win World Series!
The San Francisco Giants have finally proved that they are a team to be reckoned with. Having never won the World Series while in San Francisco, the last time the Giants saw the trophy was when they were based out … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Batting Donut
The batting “donut” is a heavy circular lead weight encased in rubber which is slid up to the barrel of the baseball bat. Before this invention, players waiting in the on-deck circle would swing 2 or 3 bats at a … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball’s Hit and Run
The “hit and run” play originated in major league baseball back in the late 19th century. It is officially credited to a couple of players who played for the Boston Beaneaters in the 1890s. Tommy McCarthy and Hugh Duffy also … Continue reading
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