Bill Veeck Day

April 24, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Today is Bill Veeck Day. It is the day that Paul Dickson’s biography of Bill Veeck is officially released, the day “Sport Shirt Bill” is back with us once again. Like a bad penny, he has returned. It is something he himself said often, as he bounced between Wrigley Field and Comiskey, forever part of […]

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The Clark Griffith Monument

June 30, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 4 Comments

In 1956 a monument was dedicated to Clark Griffith outside old Griffith Stadium just months after the former owner of the team and stadium died. Â His passing was marked by every major newspaper, his funeral attended by every official of the game. Â He was recognized as a giant of the game whose place in Cooperstown […]

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