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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The Pitchers: The 4 Levels of Greatness – Part 2

October 1, 2011 by Michael Hoban · 6 Comments

The CAWS Career Gauge has identified only fifty-one (51) 20th century major league pitchers who have obvious Hall of Fame numbers. In Part 1, I introduced the thirty-nine (39) 20th century pitchers in Levels 1 and 2. These were the pitchers identified by the CAWS Gauge as having posted HOF numbers during their playing careers […]

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