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Day 41

July 23, 2020 cosmath21 0

Week 11 ushers in some changes to starting pitching. Today Tom Seaver, Rube Waddell, and Addie Joss replaced Bob Feller, Christy Matthewson, and Robin Roberts. Detroit clubbed Birmingham, 13-5. Cool Papa Bell homered and had 4 RBI and Alex Radcliffe had 3 hits and scored 4 runs for Detroit. Birmingham’s […]

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Day 38

July 18, 2020 cosmath21 0

Newark beat New York 4-1 behind a solid pitching performance from Big Bill Foster. Foster improved to 7-3 by allowing 1 run over 7 innings. Ty Cobb went 2-3 to improve to .359 on the season, and Pop Lloyd added a hit. Satchel Paige took the complete-game loss. Chuck Klein […]

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Day 33

July 9, 2020 cosmath21 0

Newark beat Detroit 4-1. Newark scored 4 early runs and rode an outstanding effort by Walter Johnson to win. John Beckwith had a 2-run home run for Newark, and Ernie Banks added an RBI. Alex Radcliffe homered for Detroit’s only run. Pete Alexander went the distance, picking up only his […]

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Day 29 – May 28

May 29, 2020 cosmath21 0

Week 8 of the Buck O’Neil Project begins today.Kansas City beat Birmingham, 5-2. Johnny Mize delivered a big blow with a 3-run triple in the third inning. Quincy Trouppe had 2 hits, and Ghost Marcelle scored a run and drove one in. Josh Gibson went hitless but drove in a […]

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April 30 – Day 13

April 30, 2020 cosmath21 0

Here is the report from the first day of Week 4 in the Buck O’Neil Project.Birmingham took the opener from St. Louis 7-4. Babe Ruth hit his first homer, and Christy Matthewson could not get out of the first inning. Josh Gibson’s average dropped to .556 after a 2-4 performance.Detroit […]

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Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe

April 30, 2020 cosmath21 0

Ted Radcliffe was given the nickname “Double Duty” because he would often pitch the first game of a doubleheader and then catch the second game. His brother Alex Radcliffe was also a Negro Leagues legend. “I was the greatest of all-time.” Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe Radcliffe’s career spanned from 1928-1950. […]