Archive for the 'Baseball Legends' Category

Did Hank Aaron Really Bail Out the Young Men Who Ran On to the Field When He Broke Babe Ruth’s Home Run Record?

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 past baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Hank Aaron bailed out the young men who ran on to the field when he broke Babe Ruth’s home run […]

Did the Cincinnati Reds Change Their Name at the Height of Anti-Communism in the U.S.?

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 past baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Did the Cincinnati Reds change their name during the height of anti-Communism in the United States? The Cincinnati Reds, taking […]

Why Won’t Josh Gibson Be the All-Time Home Run Leader in Major League History?

BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Once Major League Baseball adopts the Negro Leagues as official Major Leagues, Josh Gibson will be the new home run leader. In a major piece of news, Major League Baseball recently announced that they would be adding the Negro Leagues to the list of official “Major Leagues.” You see, what we now […]

Did the Yankees Accidentally Leave Tim Belcher Unprotected in the 1984 Free Agent Compensation Draft?

BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: The Yankees accidentally left Tim Belcher unprotected in the 1984 Free Agent Compensation Draft. Few Major League Baseball players have had as strange of a road to the Major Leagues as Tim Belcher did (Danny Goodwin is one of the few who could compare). Drafted number one overall in the 1983 amateur […]

Did a Catcher Once Pick a Runner Off Third Base…With a Potato?

BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: A catcher once picked off a runner at third with the use of a potato! One of the most legendary plays in the annals of baseball history is the so-called “Hidden Ball Trick.” It is when an infielder pretends to hand the baseball back to the pitcher but instead secretly holds on […]

Was a Pitcher Once the Winning Pitcher and Losing Pitcher…in the Same 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: A pitcher once was both the winning pitcher as well as the losing pitcher in a baseball […]

Did Rickey Henderson Really Frame His First Million Dollar Check Rather Than Cash It?

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: Rickey Henderson framed his first million dollar check without actually cashing it. NOTE: This is a guest […]

Did a Convict Sign a Professional Baseball Contract…While Still in Prison?

Was a con almost a pro baller?

Was Maury Wills Such a Longshot That Topps Wouldn’t Even Sign Him to a $5 Contract?

Did Topps seriously not want to even give him $5 to get him under a baseball card deal?

Were the Boston Braves Named After Members of the Boston Tea Party?

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 Boston Braves were named after the members of the Boston Tea Party. An interesting part of […]