Marking the occasion: Ed Delahanty and Bill Terry.
Born in 1867, Delahanty was one of the games first superstars, plying his trade for the primarily for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1980s. In his 16 year career, he batted .346 with 101 home runs and 1,466 RBIs. He met his fate under odd circumstances that involved falling or being pushed from a moving train in 1903 (see below).
Delahanty was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1945 by the Old Timers Committee.
- Ed Delahanty in the Emerald Age of Baseball
, by Jerrold I. Casway
- July 2, 1903: The Mysterious Death of Hall-Of-Famer Big Ed Delahanty
, by Mike Sowell, author of The Pitch That Killed
(Sowell has a unique interest, it seems, for ballplayers who died under odd circumstances).
Bill Terry was the last National leaguer to hit better than.400 (.401 in 1930). In his 16-year career — all with the New York Giants — Terry batted .300 or better for 10 straight years, finishing with a .341 average, 154 homers, and 1.078 RBIs. he managed the ballclub from 1932-41, including serving as player/manager until 1936. Terry led the Giants to three pennants and a World Series title in 1936.
, by Peter Williams
is available on Amazon.com,
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