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Neal Robinson
Cornelius “Neal” Robinson was a slugging outfielder from the 1930s and 1940s. His nickname, Neal, is found on some sites spelled as Neil. “Shadow” was another of his nicknames. “Neil Robinson was the kind of player you could build a team around.” Winfield Welch, Birmingham Manager Robinson played for the […]
Day 31 – May 30
The road team won all 4 games today – so much for home field advantage!Kansas City dominated Birmingham by a score of 7-2. Old Hoss Radburn went the distance to improve to 3-1. Mike Schmidt had a home run and 2 RBI, and Buck Leonard added 2 doubles and an […]
Day 29 – May 28
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 […]
Day 26 – May 22
One close game, followed by 3 blowouts today.Detroit edged Birmingham, 2-1, in 11 innings. Dick Redding allowed 1 run in 7-2/3 innings for the winners, and Smokey Joe Williams did the same in 9-1/3 innings. The winning rally began with a triple by Double Duty Radcliffe. Cool Papa Bell walked, […]
Day 23 – May 16
Kansas City beat Newark 7-3. Old Hoss Radburn picked up his second win, giving up 2 runs in 6 innings. Tris Speaker went 4-4 for Kansas City, and Fats Jenkins added 2 RBI. Buck Ewing and Sammy T. Jones each had 2 hits and an RBI for Newark. New York […]
Day 17 – May 7
The fifth set of 4-game series starts today, with the premiere match up featuring New York and St. Louis, tied for first place. Detroit blanked Newark 5-0 in its first road game of the season. Newark finally cooled off. Pete Alexander threw a complete game 4-hitter, Ralph Kiner blasted his […]
April 30 – Day 13
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 […]