Archive for the 'Baseball Urban Legends' Category

Was There a Bat “Autographed” by “Ken Griffey III” in a Scene Set in 2015 in Back to the Future II?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. Few films seem to spawn as many rumors, myths and legends as the Back to the Future franchise, particularly the [...]

How Did Joel Hanrahan Win a Game For the Washington Nationals While Playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: While he was on the Pittsburgh Pirates, pitcher Joel Hanrahan won a game on July 9, 2009…for [...]

Did Tommy John Really Once Make Three Errors on the Same Play?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Tommy John once made three errors on a single play. Tommy John might be the only baseball [...]

Did a Cubs Player Really Fall Into a Manhole While Trying to Make a Catch?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: A Cubs outfielder misplayed a ball in the outfield due to falling into an exposed manhole! In [...]

Did Wade Boggs Seriously Drink Over 50 Cans of Miller Lite on a Cross Country Flight?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Wade Boggs once drank 64 cans of Miller Lite on a cross-country flight (in the alternative, Wade [...]

Did the Atlanta Braves Have a Night Celebrating a Gay Group?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: The Atlanta Braves had a night celebrating a gay group. In August of 2001, before a game [...]

Did a Player Once Get Hits For Two Different Teams in Two Different Cities on the Same Day?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Joel Youngblood got a hit for two different baseball teams in two different cities all in a [...]

Was Dock Ellis Really Banned From Wearing Hair Curlers on the Field?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Dock Ellis was banned from wearing hair curlers on the field. Dock Ellis was a strange star [...]

The Remarkable Story of Ron Wright’s First (and Only) Major League Game

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Ron Wright had an extremely memorable (not in a good way) performance in his first, and only, [...]

Was Lou Piniella Once Thrown Out at Every Base in a Single Game?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Lou Piniella was the first major league baseball player to be thrown out at every base/plate in [...]