1929 All-Star Game: Junior Loop Wins Second Straight All-Star Tilt

March 29, 2014 by Mike Lynch · 2 Comments

JUNIOR LOOP WINS SECOND STRAIGHT ALL-STAR TILT, REGAINS LEAD IN SERIES Combs, Foxx Lead Swatsmiths TEAMS COMBINE FOR 17 RUNS AND 32 SAFETIES ST. LOUIS, July 9.—The Americans and Nationals battled to a 5 to 5 tie through four and a half frames before the juniors pushed four more across the dish in the bottom […]

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Greensboro’s Cardinal Finally at Peace

October 31, 2011 by Ed Hardin · Leave a Comment

GOSHEN COMMUNITY – Thomas Edison Alston is buried within sight of first base, resting peacefully after the tumultuous life of a baseball player who never quite lived up to his potential. At least, that’s how the story goes now. The story is a lot more complicated than that. Edison was the first African-American to play […]

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