DIAMONDS IN THE DUSK
Dedicated to the proposition that baseball history should be far more than a chronicle of superstars and championship teams. Diamonds in the Dusk is a celebration of the amazing diversity of America's National Pastime -- spotlighting the characters and the oddities (and the odd characters!) that have populated the game at both the major league and minor league level.
For every Babe Ruth there is a Bunny Brief. For every Willie Mays, a Bris "The Human Eyeball" Lord. For every Sandy Koufax, an Astyanax Douglass. The 1927 Yankees are justly famous, but the Longview Cannibals, the Raton Swastikas, the Texarkana Casketmakers and the Staunton Lunatics should not be forgotten either.
Coming soon, stories on Steve (Wild Thing) Dalkowski, Jack Elkins, Ed Fallenstein, Herman Fink, Elmer Hansen, Lyman (Tulsa Two Base Terror) Lamb, Bill (Not Quite Grover Lowdermilk) Kennedy, Douglas (Five Star) MacArthur, Walter Malmquist, John Neuer, Ovid Nicholson, Archie Persons, Art (The Chief) Rooney, Shine Rumple, Luke Stuart, Al Teft and Jimmy Wiggs among others. A veritable smorgasbord of All-Stars.
Posted On: 06/30/2022 10:00 PM
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They Played the Game - 3
Posted On: 06/10/2022 10:10 PM
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Rolla Mapel 'Lefty from St. Looey'
Posted On: 05/28/2022 12:10 AM
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13 Things to Know About Slim Love
Posted On: 04/27/2022 11:45 PM
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Pinch Hits: Paris, Texas
Posted On: 04/13/2022 11:00 PM
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They Played the Game 2
Posted On: 03/27/2022 9:30 PM
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Posted on 06/29/2022 11:10 PM
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June 27, 1936 - Ted Williams debut
Posted on 06/10/2022 10:15 PM
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June 10, 1934 'Jesse Finch'
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May 17, 1949
Posted on 04/27/2022 11:05 PM
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Perfect Game April 27, 1907
Posted on 04/12/2022 7:00 PM
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Doc Crandall - April 7, 1918
Posted on 03/27/2022 8:30 PM
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Diamonds In The Dusk