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Umpires and Health – Society for American Baseball …

WEBBesides McSherry, other umpires were known to have weight or health problems. Perhaps most notably, Eric Gregg, a major-league umpire since the 1970s, stood 6-feet-3 and …

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Did Performance-Enhancing Drugs Prolong Careers

WEBImproved general health and life expectancy: The mean life expectancy at birth for US males varied between 40 and 45 years in 1870–90.19 Although this statistic was heavily …

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Catching science: The mind behind the mask

WEBCatcher is a unique position on the baseball field. Squatting awkwardly in heavy gear and using one’s body to block the baseball may appear brutish compared with the graceful …

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Ted Simmons – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBTed Simmons. He was an eight-time All-Star, batted .300-plus seven times, and upon his retirement after the 1988 season, held the major-league record for hits (2,472) and …

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How Climate Change Will Affect Baseball

WEBHealth concerns will foster a new industry for wearable pollution-detection devices. These are solid-state devices the size of a wrist watch that measure particles and gases in the …

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Bill Veeck – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBBill Veeck’s one-man carnival came blaring into Chicago on March 10, 1959. He and an investor group bought a majority interest in the Chicago White Sox from Dorothy …

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Danny Murtaugh – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBIn May 1943 the Murtaughs’ first child, a son, Timothy, was born. On the field Murtaugh blossomed by hitting .273 and helping the Phillies out of the cellar for the only time …

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The Response to Roberto Clemente’s Death

WEBThe death of Roberto Clemente on December 31, 1972, caused shock waves across the globe. He was just a few months removed from being the 11th player, and the first Latin …

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Nick Esasky – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBNick Esasky. This article was written by Bill Nowlin. Three times, Nick Esasky hit 20 or more home runs in the major leagues – in 1985, 1987, and 1989. His peak season came at …

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Grover Alexander with Two Flappers for Tuberculosis Day at …

WEBAlexander is wearing a St. Louis Cardinals home uniform and is looking at the camera with his hands behind his back. Both unknown women are wearing dresses and hats. They …

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Steve Stone – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBCaray was a mentor to Stone. He told Stone, “Be yourself on the radio, be human; that will help you identify with the fans more readily.” After Harry Caray died in February 1998, …

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Garry Roggenburk – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBGarry Earl Roggenburk was born in Cleveland on April 16, 1940. He starred in basketball and baseball at St. Ignatius High School (where he played with Mike Hegan, a future big …

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Jerry Koosman – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBThe Mets entered ’69 amid a player boycott, offensive personnel who hadn’t changed much, and a manager experiencing health problems. (Hodges had to give up smoking and …

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Willie Mays – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBThe elder Mays worked in the steel mills of Westfield, Alabama, outside Birmingham. Nicknamed “Cat,” he was a semipro baseball player for the Westfield team in the …

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Fred Lynn – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBThe American League won the game, 13-3, its first win since 1971. Lynn was named the game’s Most Valuable Player. During the regular season, Lynn hit .272 with 22 home …

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Harvey Kuenn – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBOh, and he had a leg amputated below the knee. Harvey Edward Kuenn Jr. was born on December 12, 1930, in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wisconsin. He was the only …

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Lenny Dykstra – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBThe 23-year-old Dykstra was an important cog on and off the field. He remained a platoon player in center field with Mookie Wilson, but saw his playing time increase as Wilson …

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Sadaharu Oh – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBIt was my life.”. – Sadaharu Oh, A Zen Way of Baseball (1984) Easily the most lionized athlete in the history of Japan’s professional national pastime, Sadaharu Oh also owns a …

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A Baseball Myth Exploded: Bill Veeck and the 1943 Sale of the …

WEBEditor’s note: This article was originally published in SABR’s The National Pastime, Vol. 18, in 1998.For additional commentary about this story, read “The Veracity of Veeck,” by …

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John Stearns – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBJohn Stearns was a stalwart on some of the worst New York Mets teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s. He earned the nickname Bad Dude, which he picked up while talking to …

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Mickey Mantle – Society for American Baseball Research

WEBMickey Mantle. Even before he was born into this world, Mickey Mantle was being prepared for life as a future big-league baseball player. His father, Elvin “Mutt” Mantle, a former …

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