William Emory Nusz played a single game for Washington in 1884, he scored a run for the Union Association club on April 26, 1884 despite going hitless in four trips. He also made two errors in left…

Frank Monroe was literally the player to be named later. Twice. Which makes you wonder WHY he changed his name twice.

The tallest and probably the handsomest first baseman in the league is Walter Plock. Then, too, Plock is one of the best men in the south on the initial bag. He fills the position well and has good…

Elbridge Dam played a single game for Boston in 1909 – but inspired an Abbott and Costello-esque play on words that may not answer who’s on first, but will tell you what Dam player was …

Ellwood Otto Wagenhorst had a two-game test with the Phillies in 1888, appearing at third base on June 25 and June 26. However, the rest of his life was filled with plenty of more important things …

Marvin Hawley was five weeks short of his 29th birthday when he died of rheumatism, but that doesn’t tell the half the story of his quick decline from regionally known pitcher marrying a teen…

Playing out of position, a whim of his manager, Wellington “Wimpy” Quinn headed out to the mound for his major league debut to face the bottom of the Boston Braves order.  He was p…

Frank Zinn was an able catcher known for a strong throwing arm, and he was a long-time Philadelphia police officer credited with at least two heroic saves. Zinn appeared in just two major league ga…

Clipper Flynn was recruited by the Chicago White Stockings to defeat the previously undefeated Cincinnati Red Stockings. He was worth every penny.

A member of the Hartfords of Brooklyn nine for a single game in 1877, Bunce was pressed into duty as a left fielder when three players were either sick or injured.

Toby Lyons struggled on the baseball stage; his major league career ending after three rough starts for the Syracuse Stars. However, his comedic talent served him well on vaudeville stages from Bos…

(Originally published on April 17, 2017, I am republishing this in light of Tony Vitello’s hiring by the Giants. Bezdek, like Vitello, was hired to manage a MLB team without any prior MLB exp…

The only thing that stood in between Randy Kula and his decades-long quest to find the mysterious Shorty Gallagher? A typo.

Billy Blair grew tired of the regular insults coming from the Zanesville captain. When asked to share his uniform with another pitcher, Blair dared Patrick Welch to release him. So, Zanesville part…

Former Negro League pitcher Alexander Albritton was killed by Frank Lewis Weinand in a melee of sorts at the Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry – an insane asylum. Albritton’s Penns…

Author’s Note: Henry Youngman was a baseball player of some skill in the 1880s and 1890s. Henry (Henny) Youngman was a comedian of some skill for five decades or so during the 1900s. I can&#8…

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The answer to a number of fantastic trivia questions – Hugo Bezdek was a bruising fullback, a successful coach in three different sports at the collegiate and professional levels, and eventua…

The answer to a number of fantastic trivia questions – Hugo Bezdek was a bruising fullback, a successful coach in three different sports at the collegiate and professional levels, and eventua…