Alan D. Gaff

After the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants in the World Series of 1911, rumors began to appear in the press that the...

In response to the Houston Astros scandal, I will soon be posting a series of stories entitled: America’s “Favorite” Pastime—Cheating at...

Unknown to most of the American public, Babe Ruth did not read. Whenever Babe heard someone talk about a newspaper article that mentioned...

What’s better on a blog than a story about a story? This is one of my favorites! JOE MCCARTHY AND THE WORM Normally reticent around...

In his memoir, Lou Gehrig remembered getting his first major league base hit off Elam Vangilder, a right-handed pitcher for the St. Louis...

The story of Bootnose