"Cleveland, OH"

The Mistake by the Lake! (We may rag on Cleveland, since we’re based in Pittsburgh, but it’s a lovely city with a fascinating history.)

Triple Jumper

the mysterious death of baseball superstar Ed Delahanty (1867-1903)

On July 2, 1903 Washington Senators outfielder Ed Delahanty walked out of the team's hotel in Detroit and disappeared. Read More...

Categories: Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, Series 7, Sports & Leisure

Tags: American League baseball Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson Cleveland, OH Colonel John Ignatius Rogers Detroit, MI Ed Delahanty National League New York Giants Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13 Washington, DC

Published: June 21, 2021
Edited: June 18, 2021

Burchianti Gang is sought in dynamating, robbery of pay armored auto at Coverdale

The Terror of Gillikin Country

they terrorized the rust belt for years, and the cops were none the wiser

For years the Monongahela Valley was terrorized by the Torso Burchianti Gang. Except maybe that gang wasn't quite as fearsome as the cops thought... Read More...

Categories: People & Places, Series 6

Tags: Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH crime Detroit, MI Michigan Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13

Published: December 28, 2020
Edited: January 3, 2021

French Leave

a baseball superstar, an irate owner, and a clever workaround

In 1902 baseball player Nap Lajoie was prohibited by law from entering the state of Pennsylvania. How did this weird state of affairs come to pass? Read More...

Categories: Series 4, Sports & Leisure

Tags: American League baseball Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson civil law Cleveland, OH Colonel John Ignatius Rogers Cornelius "Connie Mack" McGillicuddy Ed Delahanty National League Oakland Athletics Pennsylvania Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13

Published: June 15, 2020
Edited: September 21, 2021