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: 06/06/2019 6:00 PM
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Steve Dalkowski 'Wild Thing Redux'
Posted On: 05/30/2019 10:25 PM
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1902 Texas League 'Corsicana Rout'
Posted On: 05/17/2019 6:30 PM
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John 'Tacks' Neuer 'First and Last'
Posted On: 04/27/2019 11:44 PM
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Barney DeForge 'Luckie No More'
Posted On: 04/10/2019 11:02 PM
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Cups of Coffee: Olaf 'Sam' Brenegan
Posted On: 03/19/2019 2:25 PM
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Posted on 05/30/2023 10:10 PM
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May 31, 1926
Posted on 05/12/2023 11:10 PM
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May 6, 1945 '32-0'
Posted on 04/22/2023 8:20 PM
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April 16, 1915 - Umpire Shot
Posted on 03/27/2023 7:30 PM
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March 25, 1935 - Babe Ruth
Posted on 03/12/2023 10:40 PM
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March 8, 1927 - Johnny Mostil
Posted on 03/03/2023 11:50 PM
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Diamonds In The Dusk