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Throwback Thursday: One Last Slam for the Philadelphia A's, a Baseball Team That Died
Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's were once one of baseball's great franchises. By the time they finally left Philadelphia, they were a dark lesson in complacency.
Steven Goldman
5.26.16
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Throwback Thursday: Sam Crane, Forgotten Major League Murderer
Sam Crane was a marginal player on some of the worst Major League teams ever, but he later managed to find a place in history in the bleakest way possible.
Steven Goldman
1.28.16
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Routine Moments in Baseball History: July 22, 1917
Ping Bodie walks to the plate at Dunn Field.
Harry Cheadle
7.22.14