Remember the Northwest League Seattle Rainiers, 1972-1976?
August 31, 2010 by Arne Christensen · Leave a Comment
A couple months ago I saw a comment on a post I’d done about the infamous Portland Mavericks. I came to learn that the commenter, Bruce Baskin, remembered the Mavs because he’d grown up cheering on the Seattle Rainiers, the Mavs’ counterpart in the Northwest League, playing from 1972 through 1976. Bruce acknowledged that “people didn’t […]
Part One: The Story Of The 1888-1889 New York Giants
July 16, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · 1 Comment
March 8, 1888 was the day the New York Giants arrived in Jacksonville, Florida to begin preparation for the upcoming National League season. The team, entering its sixth year of play in professional baseball, was coming off an 1887 season which saw them finish 4th in the National League. There was, however, plenty of reason […]
Elmer Gedeon – A True Hero of World War II
July 13, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · 3 Comments
Elmer Gedeon, nephew of former American League infielder Joe Gedeon, was a three-sport star at the University of Michigan and a major league outfielder in the 1930s. He is one of only two players with major league experience to be killed while serving his country during World War II. Elmer J. Gedeon was born in […]
Trade Mate Hurls No-Hitter on Day Lima Died; Second Hurler Missed Gem by One Out
May 29, 2010 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
In an amazingly ironic twist, Kris Honel hurled a no-hit game for Chico, CA on the same day Jose Lima passed away. The two pitchers were traded for each other last season with Lima moving from Long Beach to Edmonton in the Golden League swap. Honel, a first-round draft choice of the Chicago White Sox […]
