Bill Hosie: Young Canadian Ballplayer Killed in WWII

March 30, 2011 by Gary Bedingfield · 1 Comment

Over the past ten years or so, I have scoured countless newspapers from the 1930s looking for references to ballplayers who were killed while serving with the armed forces during World War II. In addition to the 141 former professional players that Iâ€™ve uncovered I have found reference to hundreds of semi-pro, college and high […]

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Strasburg-by-the-Sea

September 28, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · 2 Comments

Strasburg Was Here Part Four: Strasburg-by-the-Sea Saturday, September 25: Atlanta 5, Washington 0 We have reached the last week of the season, and because Major League Baseball has instituted the “Dull Card,” not much is happening. Never mind that the Phillies and the Braves, the Rays and the Yankees might have played out historically exciting […]

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