The Glory Days: Stocking the Angels and Senators

June 1, 2012 by Thad Mumau · Leave a Comment

On December 14, 1960, an expansion draft was held to stock the Los Angeles Angels and Washington Senators. The eight American League teams were required to pull seven players apiece from active rosters (as of August 31, 1960) and eight additional players from their 40-man rosters and make them available for the draft. The Senators […]

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Catching Up With Former Yankee Johnny James

December 9, 2011 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment

If there is anything more difficult in baseball than making it to the major leagues, it is making the roster of a successful team. Thus imagine the upward climb that pitcher Johnny James had as he worked his way through the New York Yankees farm system in the 1950’s, the golden age of the game’s […]

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