Posts By Tom Knuppel
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1.7KBlogHarry Frazee- Red Sox Owner That Sold Babe Ruth
Harry Frazee Early Life Harry Herbert Frazee was born on June 29, 1880 in Peoria,Illinois to William and Margaret Frazee. He attended...
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First Players Union and John Montgomery Ward
First Players Union in Baseball History John Montgomery Ward in 1885 wasn’t like many other players. Ward graduated from Columbia Law School ...
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8 Historic Ballparks Across America: Forgotten, Abandoned, Demolished
We have put together some of the most historic ballparks across America — many of these fields have been forgotten, abandoned or...
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Jim Creighton-First Paid Player also Died After Hard Swing
Born on April 15, 1841, Jim Creighton was baseball’s first real star and made his pitching debut with the Brooklyn Niagaras at...
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Jim Deacon McGuire – Possibly the Best Catcher Ever
Jim Deacon McGuire was a strong armed catcher that played pro baseball for 26 years until his retirement in 1912. Some of...
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Moses Fleetwood Walker-Biography
Moses Fleetwood Walker was born in 1856 in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. It as a town in the eastern part of the state...
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Eddie Robinson- Oldest Living Former Major Leaguer
Eddie Robinson Early Life Born on December 15, 1920 was born in Paris, Texas to William Edward Robinson. His father was an...
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Best Baseball Resources for Analytics
Baseball Resources- Looking for more information all the time during baseball season? Let me convey some of the places I find helpful...
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Barrel Zone
What is a Barrel Zone? It starts out with launch angle which we covered here. Batter would like to see their be...
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Weighted Runs Created Plus
Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) wRC+ takes the statistic Runs Created and adjusts that number to account for important external factors...