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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Teddy Ballgame To Be Honored By USPS With Postage Stamp

September 2, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment

Red Sox Hall-of-Fame OF Ted Williams was larger than life and possessed the stuff of legend. He was both a baseball hero and a war hero, serving as a naval aviator (USMC pilot) during WWII (1942-46) and the Korean War (1952-53). He was the last baseball player to hit .400 during the regular season while […]

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