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Baseball rules corner: some colorful stories about players from the 1950s.
I RECENTLY CO-AUTHORED A BOOK titled Baseball Players of the 1950s (McFarland & Co.). The book profiles all 1,560 players who appeared in a the major leagues from 1950-1959.
Because of my penchant for umpires and the rulebook, I especially enjoy the following entries.
Don Hoak had a colorful 11-year hitch with the Dodgers, Cubs, Reds, Pirates and Phillies. Boisterous and crude to a fault, the ex-marine and professional boxer sent shock waves throughout the baseball establishment that led to a rule change.
In a game against the Milwaukee Braves on April 21, 1957, the Reds had Hoak on second and Gus Bell on first when Wally Post, the batter, ...
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- Magazine article from: Credit Union Journal May 23, 2005 700+ words
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- Series Vignettes.
- The Baseball Research Journal Bailey, Bob January 1, 2000 700+ words
...Dixie Series in 1920. The Texas League had been agitating for a series...accepted the proposal of the Texas League and the Fort Worth Panthers to meet in 1920...participating, but over the winter the Texas League was elevated to "A" status...
- Career Centers of Texas - Fort Worth to Host Graduation Ceremony for 364...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 6, 2006 700+ words
...Commerce Board Member, to Keynote Ceremony FORT WORTH, Texas -- Career Centers of Texas - Fort Worth announced it will host a graduation today...Memorial Center at 3401 West Lancaster in Fort Worth, Texas. The ceremony will recognize 364...
- Fort Worth, Texas, Wins Round in Fight over Dallas' Love Field.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Baker, Max B. June 12, 1998 700+ words
...District Judge Jerry Buchmeyer gave Fort Worth its biggest legal victory to date yesterday...Southwest Airlines' request to dismiss Fort Worth's lawsuit. He made a narrow interpretation...federal court injunction that prohibits Fort Worth from filing any more lawsuits against...
