Archive for the 'Baseball Legends' Category

Did a Dead Runner Once Score During a Baseball 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 dead runner once scored in a baseball game. Probably the best hint that a story you’re […]

Was An Organist Once Ejected From a Game by an Umpire?

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: An organist was once ejected from a game by an umpire. Wilbur Snapp was the organist for […]

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. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: In Back to the Future II, a bat “autographed” by “Ken Griffey III” is used in a […]

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 64 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. Wade Boggs was one […]

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 […]