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Don Sutton of the Los Angeles Dodgers

Don Sutton Never Missed a Start in His Career?

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David Mikkelson
May 22, 2021 Few pitchers in baseball history were as reliable, and as healthy, for as long as Don Sutton.
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Was a Baseball Game Won by a Score of 2½-2?

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Dan Evon David Mikkelson
May 5, 2020 Just how much faith do you place in an unbelievable anecdote told by a wag known as "Wild Bill"?
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Did Mookie Wilson Say Belief in Dinosaurs Helped Him Out of Batting Slumps?

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David Mikkelson
Nov 4, 2019 One of the factors behind the Mets' 1986 World Series win may have been a lack of 'dinosaur poli ...
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Does This Photograph Show Nolan Ryan Pitching After an On-Field Fight?

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David Mikkelson
Sep 3, 2019 There's fighting tough, and then there's playing tough ...
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Moe Berg

Was Baseball Player Moe Berg a World War II Spy?

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David Emery
Apr 11, 2017 Washington Senators catcher Morris "Moe" Berg never made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but ...
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The Chicago Cubs and the Significance of '108'

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Dan Evon
Nov 3, 2016 A list of facts connected to the number 108 went viral shortly after the Chicago Cubs won their ...
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2014 Tweet Predicted Cubs-Indians Extra-Inning World Series?

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Snopes Staff
Nov 2, 2016 A Twitter user seemingly correctly anticipated an extra-inning Cubs-Indians World Series Game 7 ...
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1993 Yearbook Predicts Chicago Cubs Championship

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Dan Evon
Oct 25, 2016 A photograph shows a high school student's yearbook quote from 1993 predicting a Chicago Cubs Wo ...
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Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson: 'I Cannot Stand and Sing the Anthem. I Cannot Salute the Flag'

Written by:
David Emery
Aug 30, 2016 African-American baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson wrote in his autobiography that he couldn't si ...
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Kazuo Uzuki

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 7, 2009 Is teen Japanese pitching phenom Kazuo Uzuki poised to become a star in Major League baseball?
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1908 Pirates-Cubs Pennant Controversy

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Sep 28, 2008 A lawsuit brought by an injured fan purportedly revealed that an umpire blew an important call i ...
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Total Recall

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 2, 2007 Did Yankee second baseman Tony Lazzeri once pull an on-field practical joke using a doctored bas ...
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Mickey Mantle's Outstanding Event

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David Mikkelson
Jun 26, 2006 Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle sent a crude response when Yankees officials asked him to ...
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Did the Mets' Kevin Mitchell Kill His Girlfriend's Cat with a Knife?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 13, 2004 WARNING: This article includes strong language and account of animal abuse.
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Babe Ruth at bat

Did the Yankees Adopt Pinstriped Uniforms to Hide Babe Ruth's Girth?

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David Mikkelson
Aug 24, 2004 "No other person outside of public life so stirred our imaginations or so captured our affections."
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Maury Wills

How Often Did the 1960s Dodgers 'Steal' 1-0 Victories?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 21, 2004 The answer is probably surprisingly less often than you might think.
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Are Abbott and Costello Members of Baseball's Hall of Fame?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jan 12, 2004 For two men who never set foot on a professional baseball field in any official capacity, that w ...
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Don Drysdale

Did a Baseball Player Protest His Fine by Paying in Pennies?

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David Mikkelson
Aug 5, 2003 You can attempt to tender your fine payment in pennies, but you run the risk of being held in co ...
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Wally Pipp's Career-Ending 'Headache'

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David Mikkelson
Aug 3, 2003 Baseball folklore holds that Lou Gehrig's famous consecutive game streak began when the Yankees' ...
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Cal Abrams baseball card

Was Cal Abrams Tricked Into Insulting His Future Manager?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 2, 2003 Some of the national pastime's best revenge tales are those that never happened.
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