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This Week In Baseball History is a weekly podcast devoted to the history of baseball, hosted by Mike Bates and Bill Parker, the co-founders of The Platoon Advantage and writers on many fine websites.

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This Week In Baseball History is a weekly podcast devoted to the history of baseball, hosted by Mike Bates and Bill Parker, the co-founders of The Platoon Advantage and writers on many fine websites.

    Episode 336 - Honus Wagner Can't Count to 3000, Apparently

    Episode 336 - Honus Wagner Can't Count to 3000, Apparently

    We only have ten fingers and ten toes, so it's somewhat forgivable that, somewhere north of 20 you might forget how many hits you have. It's more strange for an entire baseball loving nation to do that, but that's what happened 110 years ago this week when the great Honus Wagner was celebrated for becoming the second player to reach 3,000 hits...weeks before he actually did so.
    What accounted for this accounting error? And why do we not really care? And what makes this oddly shaped German man so damn lovable a century later? Mike and Bill look back at his life and career to find out.
    Plus happy birthday to Dave Brown and patron request Fred Mitchell!
    And farewell to Kevin Batiste and Pat Zachry.

    • 1 小时 19 分钟
    Episode 335 - Some Very Impressive Busts

    Episode 335 - Some Very Impressive Busts

    While the MLB draft has been moved to July, it's the 58th anniversary of Steve Chilcott being taken first overall by the Mets in 1966, over Reggie Jackson. This was, of course, one of the great draft blunders in history, as Chilcott wouuld never make the majors and Reggie...did. In honor of this very Metsian mistake, Mike and Bill look back at other first overall picks who were complete busts for their clubs.
    Plus, happy birthday to Bryan Harvey and Merv Rettenmund!

    • 1 小时 21 分钟
    Episode 334 - An Only Very Slightly Abridged Holiday Edition

    Episode 334 - An Only Very Slightly Abridged Holiday Edition

    After a long weekend, Mike and Bill are back with an only slightly shortened episode. Don't worry though, there's still over an hour of birthdays, memorials, and emails from listeners with stories and lots of additional geological baseball names. We'll be back next week with a full episode.
    So happy birthday to George McQuinn and Gary Nolan!
    And farewell to Wayne Schurr, La Schelle Tarver, Odell Jones, and Chuck Seelbach.

    • 1 小时 2 分钟
    Episode 333 - Racing the Clock

    Episode 333 - Racing the Clock

    On the 81st anniversary of the shortest nine-inning game in American League history, an 89 minute affair between the White Sox and Senators, Mike and Bill try to finish their episode about it before the game itself would have ended. Along the way, they talk about Luke Appling, knuckleballers, exactly what the Washington baseball team's nickname was at any given time, and whether Mickey Vernon is the gateway to getting Al Oliver into the Hall of Fame.
    Plus, happy birthday to Gil McDougald and Newt Allen!
    And farewell to Bill Plummer and Jim McAndrew.

    • 1 小时 9 分钟
    Episode 332 - Stan Really Is The Man

    Episode 332 - Stan Really Is The Man

    There is no arguing that Stan Musial is one of the finest players, and people, in baseball history, and this week marks the 66th anniversary of Baseball's Perect Knight collecting his 3,000th hit. Mike and Bill look back at one off the least controversial inner-circle hall of famers of all time, and document his Horatio Alger-esque journey to achieving the American Dream.
    Plus, happy birthday to Lave Cross and Hank Borowy!
    And farewell to U.L. Washington and Ed Ott

    • 1 小时 33 分钟
    Episode 149 (Re-run) - Damn Yankees Take Broadway

    Episode 149 (Re-run) - Damn Yankees Take Broadway

    With our heroes sidelined this week for one last time, why don't we all kick back, relax, and take in a show. Baseball has inspired dozens of films, but thusfar only one major Broadway musical, the classic Damn Yankees, which debuted 65 years ago this week. Mike and Bill, both theater fans, dig into its history, and the legendary artists who brought it life on stage and screen. Plus, happy birthday to Mike Cuellar and Patron request Lennie Merullo!

    • 1 小时 2 分钟

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