Posting one random autographed crab shell from my collection every day until the lockout ends or until I run out of crabs: Day 1 (Tommy Lasorda)2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
My collection of baseball caps, collected from thrift stores over the last five years3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
BASEBALL ODDITY - The on-deck batter hits the rare and unresearched grander slam1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
DIES PITCHING CURVED BALL - The swing of his body snapped his leg and also caused internal ruptures.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
SNAKE KILLS BALL PLAYER - James Phelps of the Rayville, LA club wades into a bog to make a game saving catch, is bitten by a water moccasin, and dies. Strangely, this was not the first time this had happened.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
PRESIDENT PULLS BONER - Calvin Coolidge pulls a boner which baseball is not likely to forget for a long while by standing up in the wrong half of the seventh inning1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Rube Waddell excuses himself while on the mound, punches a heckler in the face, then returns to the rubber and strikes out Perry Werden (at the time, the all-classification HR king with 45 HR in 1895)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Chart of possible pitch combinations. Which one would you like to see a pitcher develop next?1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Jimmy Ryan of the Chicago Pirates sets the record for the longest distance home run - approximately 3,300 miles1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Germany Schaefer takes part in the twenty greatest craze that's sweeping the nation and provides a list of the twenty greatest ballplayers in history (The Macon Telegraph, 12 Jan 1912)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Rube Waddell becomes the first four-way player on record by umpiring the first couple innings of a game, pitching for the next two, playing first base for another, and then taking over the official scorer's duties for the remainder of the game (Salt Lake Herald, 01 Jan 1906)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
In 1930, former St. Louis Browns pitcher Jack Powell choked to death while attempting to swallow half a steak in one bite.2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
GRIM ODDITY - Dead Man Scored Tying Run in 1903 Game with Semi-Pro Nines1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Connie Mack has Rube Waddell arrested for attempted murder in order to get Waddell to show up on time each day for training practice (Chattanooga Daily Times, 15 Mar 1914)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
ONE BALL GOES FULL NINE-INNING GAME - An American Association match between Columbus and Kansas City uses only a single ball; the game features 27 hits and 15 runs as Columbus wins 11-41yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
HITS FOR SIX BASES, BUT FOUR DON'T COUNT (The Hamilton Daily News, 29 Jun 1929)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
LOSES PERFECT GAME - John McFarland loses a perfect game with two outs in the ninth when the 27th batter refuses to come to the plate, resulting in a forfeit (Monroe Morning World, 27 May 1951)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
On May 26th, 1959, Martians carrying ray guns landed at Comiskey Park and captured Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Jim McAleer of the Cleveland Spiders hits a ball into an empty tomato can, where it sticks. The can-ball conglomeration is eventually relayed to home plate where McAleer is tagged with the can, but ruled safe on a technicality1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Providence beats Rochester 1-0 in 9 innings, but since nobody for Providence kept score and the scoreboard boy forgot to record the 5th inning, the game moves on to the 10th, where Rochester ties it before the umpire is informed the game is over1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
After his uniform is destroyed by some mischievous person, Rube Waddell takes the mound in a gaudily striped bathrobe and pitches for two innings until a replacement nether garment arrives (The Richmond Item, 31 Aug 1907)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Umpire William Betts (best known for being the first umpire to use a broom to clean home plate) decides to exceed his authority and fines every single New York Giant who talks for any reason during a game1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
ATTEMPTS TO PUT WADDELL OUT - CRAFTY PITCHER TOO MUCH FOR HIM - George La Chance challenges Rube Waddell to a pre-game wrestling match with the intent of injuring his throwing arm, but Waddell pins him and then throws a 12K shutout1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
A dead-armed Seattle fielder chasing a fly ball startles a pair of wild mustangs pulling a wagon, makes the catch, falls into the wagon as the horses stampede towards the infield, then jumps out and tags a runner as he tries to avoid the horses1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Rube Waddell is arrested for standing his bride on her head and spinning her around, then punching her in the eye because she spun too slowly, which was more effective and better aimed than any of his recent shots at the plate1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
NO CONSCIENCE IN BASEBALL, SAY ENGLISH (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 06 Aug 1905)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Rube Waddell goes hunting with a new $45 gun and uses it to club a bear to death (Pittsburg Daily Post, 08 Jan 1900)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
The Chicago White Stockings show their complete lack of reverence for antiquity by throwing balls at the Sphinx and hitting it in the eye (Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb 1889)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Every unique pitcher W-L record in MLB history, and the last pitcher to accomplish each; or more simply: W-L Scorigami1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
From 1950-1952, the Hollywood Stars wore knee socks, t-shirts, and pinstripe shorts as their standard uniform1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
The Athletics had a hunchback mascot who would squat in front of of the dugout, with the players rubbing the hump for good luck before a plate appearance.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Baseball cartoon from the June 4th, 1909 Pittsburgh Post; following a 9-8 comeback win by the Pirates over the Boston Doves1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
In 1976, Reds pitcher Pat Zachry burned shortstop Davey Concepcion in the Wrigley Field clothes dryer3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
In 1952, the Amarillo Gold Sox stadium burned down in the middle of the season - so they rebuilt the entire stadium in 10 days while the team was on a road trip.2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
BREWERS ON TOBOGGAN - Umpire Gifford forfeits the game to Indianapolis due to the Milwaukee battery plotting to hit him with the ball1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
The 1883 Athletics put today's World Series parades to shame with a pennant celebration featuring deaths, fights, more injuries than you can shake a stick at, and the complete neglect of the Postmaster General of the United States.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Map of MLB if every team relocated to where they held their 1939 Spring Training2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Yet another example of the automatic double rule being correctly applied.2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Johnny Ugly Dickshot had a metal plate put in to fix a skull fracture after older kids threw bottles at him for fun, which later came in handy when he was tossing a hammer in the air and hit himself in the head without being harmed1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
From 1964-1966, the Columbus Yankees wore a Confederate flag patch on their uniform. The team was known to fans as the Confederate Yankees.3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
The 7 runs allowed in a no-hitter tonight by Rocket City are the most in an Organized Baseball game since the Wellsville Red Sox allowed 7 runs over 11 innings of no-hit ball on October 31st, 1948, in a game where a skunk wandered onto the field in the third inning.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
MOBILE DEFEATS ATLANTA IN A 32-MINUTE GAME - This remarkable record was made possible by the two teams going on the field and coming to bat on the run. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 18 Sep 1910)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
The Niagara club demolishes the Columbia club by a score of 209-10, in a game that took an incredible three hours to play (The Buffalo Commercial, 09 Jun 1869)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Too much attention is given to the method of batting known as slugging for homers, a habit that marks what is called record batting, which takes the place of what is called teamwork at the bat - in other words, using the bat to play for the side, and not for a basehit record.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Base Ballists will enjoy the following, from an exchange, upon the all absorbing topic: (The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, 11 Sep 1867)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
ONE CATCHER FOR BOTH TEAMS - An ill-timed injury to the Columbus Joy Riders catcher leads to the Yazoo City Zoos catcher being behind the bat for both teams in both games of a doubleheader.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
CALIFORNIA TOWN BOASTS NERVIEST UMPIRE IN WORLD - ...and with his first decision was shot twice in the breast by a spectator. [...] He then finished the game, but declined to officiate any more.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Braves phenom Michael Harris II vs. Braves phenom Jeff Francoeur in their age-21 seasons1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Player-Manager Lute Boone of the 1935 Crookston Pirates disagrees with a call so violently that he is ejected. The umpires then submit a written report of the incident to the league president Lute Boone, who fines himself $10 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11 Jun 1935)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
LARRY DOYLE'S CLASSIC BONER - Laughing Larry Doyle delivers what would have been a game winning sacrifice fly, but inexplicably catches the throw back into the infield and negates the run due to interference1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
RULE CHANGES IN BASEBALL ARE FORESEEN - Two radical rule suggestions are made in order to speed up the game (average times over 1:50!) (Great Falls Tribune, 06 Mar 1929)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
In a San Gabriel Valley townball game, a runner stealing second delivers a flying spike kick into the second baseman, whereupon the umpire/justice of the peace calls the runner out, puts him under arrest, and holds court on the field (Jackson Daily News, 11 May 1907)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Rube Waddell and boxer Sandy Ferguson espy a pile of donuts at a nearby diner, which Sandy challenges Rube to throw at a waitress's hairdo. Waddell does so until out of donuts, then he throws plates and saucers at the lights, then both Rube and Sandy are arrested (The Butte Miner, 15 Mar 1919)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
BASEBALL FANS DO QUEER THINGS - One Game Stopped To Decide Bet (Tacoma Daily Ledger, 18 Dec 1910)1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Baseball Umpire Gets 'Blind' Aid - The umpire was an Indian who was receiving aid for the 'needy blind' from the state social security department.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Day 1 of posting a Baseball themed picture puzzle that I found in the 1912 Detroit Free Press1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Found at a thrift store for $5.50 - cards are still in the plastic wrap!3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseballcards
Cleveland's Kickers Make A Show of Themselves And Disgust the Spectators on the Island, Yesterday Afternoon. Captain of the Team Arrested.3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
A comparison of Nolan Ryan's yearly value between the four major value statistics2yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
On June 21 of 1885, Chickering & Sons just absolutely slobberknockered the Telegraph Operators, 44-1. The game lasted an eonic 2 hours, 45 minutes.3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Found a good summary of the Nerevarine's power for those who haven't played Morrowind3yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/TrueSTL
Guess the player based off an awkwardly cropped picture of their BaseballReference page: day 42yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
Guess the player based off an awkwardly cropped picture of their BaseballReference page: day 32yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
ODDITIES OF BASEBALL PLAYERS - In crossing a street, should an auto approach him at high speed, 'Big Chief' Bender will be sure to get out of its way.1yr ⋅ SirParsifal ⋅ r/baseball
