OTD in 1966, #Cubs legend Ernie Banks hit 3 triples in the Astrodome tying a modern #MLB record
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The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) inducted five baseball legends into its “Hall of Game.” on Saturday at the Gem Theater in Kansas City. This year’s class includes 1972 AL MVP Dick Allen, multi-year All-Star and Gold Glove honorees Kenny Lofton and Eddie ...
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Blessed to be able to spend some time with the great Eddie Murray today in Kansas City @nlbmprez
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Looking forward to the events at the Negro League Baseball Museum in KC this weekend! While I never played for the Homestead Grays… Pat Corrales & I did play for the Williamsport Grays in 1962 @nlbmprez @MiLB @crosscutters @phillies
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On this day in 1955, the great Roberto Clemente hit his first #MLB home run… a 450 foot inside the park blast at the Polo Grounds
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On Saturday February 10th, over 600 fans arrived at Spectrum Field in Clearwater Florida to take part in honoring the Class of 2018 Ted Williams Museum Inductees. Tony Perez, Dick Allen, Ron Guidry, J.R. Richard & Charlie Manuel were inducted on a beautiful night prior to the start of spring training. The Williams Hall of Fame was founded in February 1994 and is housed inside the Rays’ home ballpark, Tropicana Field, in St. Petersburg. Additionally, the Pitching Wall of ...
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Happy 75th Birthday to my friend & former teammate Fergie Jenkins @fergiejenkinsfoundation
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My friend Jim Bunning would have been 86 years old today. Please join me in sending good thoughts to his family today.
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Plaque hanging on the old Wampum High School building.
Dick’s brothers Coy, Hank, Caesar and Ron are all represented here remembering the Wampum High School Indians.
Editors note: The previous version of this post was incorrectly written with two errors:
1) The post failed to recognized Dick’s brother, CAESAR CRAINE.
2) The author ...
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