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Month: December 2021

NY Bakers Team Meeting Notes

Posted on December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by andrew.visscher

By Steve Meyers Date:  May 13, 1901, 9:00 AM The poorly lit locker room was the site of the Bakers team meeting.  The players were scattered around the rectangular room in a U shape.  Julien Henri stood at the front and prepared to address the team. A visual aid consisting of one large wooden chalkboard…

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From the Archives: The Hershey Memo, 1901

Posted on December 24, 2021December 25, 2021 by andrew.visscher

Transcript: MEMORANDUM: RESPONSE TO MADIGAN HALL PROPOSAL 1901.1: FRANCHISE CAP AMENDMENT In response to the posting of Proposal 1901.1 at Madigan Hall, for review preceding vote in general assembly at the 1901 Winter Meetings, let the following be known:  The Player’s Union accepts the salary cap, as expressed in the board-approved Proposal 1901.1, set at…

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Madigan Hall

Posted on December 24, 2021December 24, 2021 by andrew.visscher

The Richmond Saga, 1.4 #9 Barrow Street At the corner of Barrow and Washington, Manhattan Madigan Hall—The Headquarters of the Legacy Baseball league May 1st, 1901 The large wheels of the elegant Hansom Cab conveyed the couple down Barrow Street, gleaming against a city after rain. Annette was quiet.  Her pale, ungloved hands were folded…

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Iron Horse

Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 by andrew.visscher

The Richmond Saga, 1.3 Written by Andrew V. Saturday, May 4th, 1901 Frank Selee, among the most storied men in American baseball, leaned against the whitewashed rails of the Richmond dugout and spit a shimmering salvo of Monroe’s Finest into the gleaming grass of Libby Hill.  The roar of the crowd was palpable—before 6,000 roaring…

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Team Introduction: Cleveland Athletics

Posted on December 13, 2021December 16, 2021 by andrew.visscher

Written by Andrew V. “The Best Great Lakes Team not in the Great Lakes,” as the rooters of Bozeman Municipal Park might jaw at an out-of-towner when a Chicago or Detroit team come to play. Nestled near the shores of Lake Eerie, the tall, elegant ballpark looms large against the dockyards that convey trade across…

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