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: 03/27/2023 9:40 PM
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Elmer Hanson 'The Big Swede'
Posted On: 03/12/2023 10:40 PM
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Ona Dodd 'Horned Frog to a Pirate'
Posted On: 02/10/2023 10:40 PM
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Pinch Hits 'A Farce in Asheville'
Posted On: 01/15/2023 7:10 PM
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Lincoln Boyd 'Alabama A&M'
Posted On: 12/21/2022 8:20 PM
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Cups of Coffee 'Phil Morrison'
Posted On: 11/23/2022 12:01 AM
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Posted on 03/27/2023 7:30 PM
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March 25, 1935 - Babe Ruth
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March 8, 1927 - Johnny Mostil
Posted on 03/03/2023 11:50 PM
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February 24, 1914
Posted on 02/10/2023 11:00 PM
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February 10, 1939
Posted on 01/29/2023 11:30 PM
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January 27, 1936 'George Blaeholder'
Posted on 01/15/2023 7:20 PM
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Diamonds In The Dusk