From the Archives: Harry Lunte—The Man Who Tried to Replace Ray Chapman

November 11, 2017 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

On August 16, 1920 the Cleveland Indians prepared to take the field against the New York Yankees to start a crucial three-game series at Yankee Stadium that pitted the first-place Indians against the third-place Yankees. Cleveland was a mere four percentage points ahead of the Chicago White Sox in the standings; New York stood within […]

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Wamby Pulls a Dandy

March 20, 2013 by Matt Nadel · 2 Comments

Hey baseball fans! I’m pretty sure you’ve all heard of a triple play before, but have you also heard of an unassisted triple play? If you haven’t, let me explain: an unassisted triple play is when one player on the field makes all three outs of a triple play without any help, for example no […]

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