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Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, best known today for his unusual name and his more or less descriptive nickname of "Three Finger," was the ace right-hander of the great Chicago Cub teams of the first...

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Helene Britton

In March 1911, with woman suffrage a popular topic in the newspapers, a major league baseball club owner's death caused a stir in the worlds of sports and society. The will left by Stanley Robison...

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Roger Bresnahan

A versatile athlete who played all nine positions at the major-league level, Roger Bresnahan is generally regarded today as the Deadball Era's most famous catcher, as well known for his innovations in...

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Kitty Bransfield

UUID: 8e7fbbee-6b92-434c-9ebf-a0ae2b2b9300Short UUID: 8e7fbbeeBrief description: A smooth-fielding, hard-hitting first baseman, Kitty Bransfield helped form the nucleus of the juggernaut Pittsburgh...

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Eddie Brannick

John Drebinger once wrote of Eddie Brannick, "He has legions of friends, remembers the birthdays of many of them, yet once couldn't recall the date of his own. A gourmet of rare taste, he knows how and...

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Bob Bescher

Bob Bescher amassed 428 career stolen bases even though he played regularly for only eight seasons in the major leagues. The switch-hitting leadoff hitter and left fielder pilfered 81 bases in 1911,...

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Bill Bergen

The caption beneath Bill Bergen's image in a 1908 issue of The Sporting News stated that he "ranks with the best receivers in modern baseball. He is an intelligent student of the points of a batsman, a...

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Rube Benton

UUID: 36b8167d-9e0f-44aa-86f2-4c95f3b0cdafShort UUID: 36b8167dBrief description: A hard-throwing, fast-living left-hander, Rube Benton pitched professionally for 24 years, compiling a 150-144 record...

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Jake Beckley

When Jake Beckley gained election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, 53 years after his death, most baseball fans had no idea who he was or why he should be honored with a plaque in...

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Ginger Beaumont

If Ginger Beaumont is remembered today, it's usually for being the first batter in modern World Series history. In the early days of the Deadball Era, however, he was considered baseball's finest...

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Dave Bancroft

Dave "Beauty" Bancroft was Honus Wagner's successor as the National League's premier shortstop. A brainy on-field leader with tremendous defensive range, Bancroft was especially adept at scooping up...

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Jimmy Archer

Jimmy Archer was the regular catcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1911 through 1916, earning a spot on Baseball Magazine's "All-America Team" each year from 1912 to 1914. Renowned for popularizing the...

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Red Ames

Red Ames' curveball was one of the Deadball Era's most dramatic pitches. "Ames is without question almost the hardest pitcher to catch of the professionals," wrote The Sporting Life in 1906. "Players...

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Pete Alexander

Had Grover Cleveland Alexander been a writer, the French would have called him a poete maudit, a cursed poet. Alexander had within him the greatness and the frailty that make for tragedy. Except for...

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Babe Adams

UUID: 617bd0ad-1eee-40b5-9dfe-919f7a83a9e5Short UUID: 617bd0adBrief description: Best remembered for pitching three complete-game victories as a rookie to help the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1909 World...

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Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, best known today for his unusual name and his more or less descriptive nickname of "Three Finger," was the ace right-hander of the great Chicago Cub teams of the first...

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Helene Britton

In March 1911, with woman suffrage a popular topic in the newspapers, a major league baseball club owner's death caused a stir in the worlds of sports and society. The will left by Stanley Robison...

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Roger Bresnahan

A versatile athlete who played all nine positions at the major-league level, Roger Bresnahan is generally regarded today as the Deadball Era's most famous catcher, as well known for his innovations in...

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Kitty Bransfield

UUID: 8e7fbbee-6b92-434c-9ebf-a0ae2b2b9300Short UUID: 8e7fbbeeBrief description: A smooth-fielding, hard-hitting first baseman, Kitty Bransfield helped form the nucleus of the juggernaut Pittsburgh...

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Eddie Brannick

John Drebinger once wrote of Eddie Brannick, "He has legions of friends, remembers the birthdays of many of them, yet once couldn't recall the date of his own. A gourmet of rare taste, he knows how and...

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