A Month of Billys

was Billy Sunday good at baseball?

Billy Sunday was America's foremost evangelist, whose admirers included young men, ex-presidents, and titans of industry... but how was his baserunning?

Categories: Biography, Series 13, Sports & Leisure

Tags: baseball Chicago, IL Christianity Iowa National League Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13 religion

Published: April 3, 2023

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.

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 Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls, ON Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13 Washington, DC

Published: June 21, 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?

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 Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie National League Oakland Athletics Pennsylvania Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, PA Presented by #13

Published: June 15, 2020