The New York Daily News, Christmas Eve, 1940, and fans of the three teams of Gotham can hardly sleep a wink waiting for Santa to come and… Read more “Art of the Game: Merry Christmas!”
Category: Art of the Game
Art of the Game: Ty Cobb, by Clare Briggs of the Chicago Tribune
Wednesday, May 10, 1911, the Chicago Tribune, and cartoonist Clare Briggs expresses the Chicago fans’ displeasure at Ty Cobb’s recent dominance of their local heroes, and of… Read more “Art of the Game: Ty Cobb, by Clare Briggs of the Chicago Tribune”
Art of the Game: Monte Irvin, by Ric Roberts of the Pittsburgh Courier
A large part of the enjoyment of the classic baseball era is in reading and researching newspapers of the day – columns detailing the action, a press… Read more “Art of the Game: Monte Irvin, by Ric Roberts of the Pittsburgh Courier”
Art of the Game: The debut of Willard Mullin’s Brooklyn “Bum”
Tuesday, June 6th, 1939 – the Brooklyn Dodgers, under new player-manager Leo Durocher, beat the Pirates 5-2 at Ebbets Field behind a complete-game victory by Freddie Fitzsimmons,… Read more “Art of the Game: The debut of Willard Mullin’s Brooklyn “Bum””
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