Bill Hosie: Young Canadian Ballplayer Killed in WWII

March 30, 2011 by Gary Bedingfield · 1 Comment

Over the past ten years or so, I have scoured countless newspapers from the 1930s looking for references to ballplayers who were killed while serving with the armed forces during World War II. In addition to the 141 former professional players that Iâ€™ve uncovered I have found reference to hundreds of semi-pro, college and high […]

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At Home with the Browns

January 10, 2011 by Jeff Polman · 2 Comments

Hello. My name is Jeff and I’m a certified Brownsaholic. Don’t ask me why. The star-crossed franchise hasn’t existed in its St. Louis form since 1953, when the club was sent packing to Baltimore to become birds. George Sisler may be the only Brown that your average baseball fan can name. And I’m from New […]

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