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.

Harley Parker 'The Doctor is In'
Posted On: 03/09/2022 6:10 PM


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Cups of Coffee 'Rufus Meadows'
Posted On: 02/13/2022 2:10 PM


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Texas League Revision
Posted On: 01/26/2022 12:40 PM


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Beyond the Scorebook 'Bob Albertson and Les Mueller'
Posted On: 01/06/2022 10:50 AM


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Cups of Coffee 'Wedo Martini'
Posted On: 12/17/2021 5:00 PM


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10 Things to Know About Frank Sexton
Posted On: 11/28/2021 7:00 PM


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"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."

On This Date

October 10, 1932 - Hal Raether
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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