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Cap Anson

A haul of ‘Hall’ books: Hank Aaron to Earl Averill

January 27, 2011

As I mentioned in a previous entry, look for new bios about Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven to come out before the inductions (I wouldn’t be surprised if manuscripts are in prep already). I was wondering: out of all the personnel — players, executives, managers, etc. —  enshrined to the Hall of Fame, how many […]

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* Happy Birthday, Cap Anson

April 17, 2008

The Hall of Famer, Class of ’39, was born this day in 1852. The Amazon Report for Cap Anson: Howard Rosenberg has done an exhaustive study of Anson, compiling a four-volume biography. Cap Anson 1: When Captaining a Team Meant Something Leadership in Baseball’s Early Years Cap Anson 2: The Theatrical and Kingly Mike Kelly: […]

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