Those who share my birthday include:
- The late Mike Coolbaugh, whose death from a line drive in a minor league game was achingly chronicled by S.L. Price in Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America.
- Lou Brissie, whose amazing comeback from devastating injuries suffered during World War II was the subject of Ira Berkow’s The Corporal Was a Pitcher.
- Jack Chesbro, the Hall of Fame pitcher who won 41 games for the Highlanders/Yankees in 1904 and is a staple in any decent history of the team. He also pitched for the Red Sox to close out his career.
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