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This Date In Baseball
_ John McGraw, only 26, made his managerial debut with the Orioles. He led them to a 5-3 victory over the New York Giants, a team he later managed for more than 30 years. 1916 _ Philadelphia’s Grover Alexander pitched his first of 16 shutouts of the season from Washington Times Read more »
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REWIND: A Weird Toronto Baseball Story
anyone else who crossed him — as hard as he hit a baseball. Yet his prowess with the bat and in the field was such that John McGraw, venerable manager of the New York Giants, took a chance on Koenecke when McGraw was rebuilding the faltering Giants organization from Canoe Read more »
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Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 2-26-2013
McGraw gets racist in an attempt to stop the Mexican Revolution. San Francisco Call, February 26, 1913: Manager McGraw has handed down his ultimatum and declares that if the Mexicans cut up any more capers he will send Jim Thorpe and Jeff Tesreau down there from Baseball Think Factory Read more »
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This Week in Baseball Season One Recaps: Episode 8
There's a segment on the very first All Star Game at Comiskey Park in 1933, where we're treated to shots of Connie Mack, John McGraw (who came out of retirement to manage the NL), and Babe Ruth, who hit the first ever home run in the midsummer classic. The from Amazin Avenue Read more »
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Primer Dugout (and link of the day) 2-13-2013
McGraw:] “Watch Burnham was a National league umpire when I played with the Baltimore Orioles. We called him Watch because he gave every player who disputed his decisions one minute to get back into the game or go to the bench, and he always pulled out his from Baseball Think Factory Read more »
