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: 05/15/2024 9:40 PM
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Cups of Coffee 'Bill Bonness'
Posted On: 04/10/2024 5:10 PM
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Pinch Hits: 'A Week with the Paris Homeseekers'
Posted On: 03/19/2024 6:40 PM
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June 15, 1902 'Casketmakers as Good as Buried'
Posted On: 03/02/2024 6:40 PM
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Al Teft 'One-Year Wonder'
Posted On: 02/02/2024 5:10 PM
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Pinch Hits: 'The Eagle Has Landed'
Posted On: 01/08/2024 9:20 PM
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Posted on 09/19/2024 10:04 PM
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September 6, 1930 'Andy Bednar'
Posted on 08/25/2024 7:20 PM
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August 22, 1888 'Al Bashang'
Posted on 08/08/2024 11:20 PM
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August 9, 1911 'Leo Houck'
Posted on 07/13/2024 10:00 PM
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36 Innings
Posted on 06/27/2024 2:10 AM
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June 18, 1893 'Piggy Ward'
Posted on 06/03/2024 7:10 PM
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