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: 04/25/2021 9:40 PM
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Bud Weiser 'King of Beers'
Posted On: 04/09/2021 10:40 PM
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Team Snapshot: 1942 Hickory Rebels
Posted On: 03/26/2021 9:20 PM
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Cups of Coffee Jess Buckles
Posted On: 03/06/2021 10:40 PM
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1900 Montana State League 'Badlands & Bloodshed'
Posted On: 02/22/2021 9:40 PM
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Wade Lefler 'The Luckless Larruper'
Posted On: 02/01/2021 10:50 PM
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Posted on 09/21/2023 6:00 PM
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September 20, 1944 'War Time Debut'
Posted on 09/04/2023 5:10 PM
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September 2, 1925 'Gale Staley'
Posted on 08/20/2023 1:00 AM
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August 17, 1915 Walter Ancker
Posted on 07/31/2023 11:00 PM
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July 24, 1947 '13 in a Row'
Posted on 07/15/2023 5:10 PM
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July 15, 1925 'Earl Waltz'
Posted on 06/27/2023 10:10 PM
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Diamonds In The Dusk