The greatest pitcher you've never heard of...

[familytoad]

http://www.thepostgame.com/features/...ve-never-heard

Interesting article, although short read.

[Kawika]

Anybody who cares about the breaking of the color barrier by Jackie Robinson or who covets a Satchell Paige baseball card or who is interested in either vintage baseball beyond the confines of the big leagues or pre-Civil Rights America would do well to read this article that Brian has posted. It is an important story and a terrific read.

[Jason]

Its good to see forgotten players get there dues.He had quite a stat line.Thanks for sharing the story.

[novakjr]

This is on ebay, if anyone's interested.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1927-newspaper-N...item56420cce30
The seller has a nice blown up photo of the article to read.

[D. Bergin]

That was fascinating. Thanks for posting it.

[Jay Wolt]

Brian - Great Read!

[Steve D]

Amazing!

Thank you Brian and David both, for sharing this story.

Steve

[bbcard1]

Good story...but I first ran across Donaldson's record and story when I was a teen.

[vargha]

Cool article -- thanks for posting it.

[brass_rat]

That was an awesome article, thank you for sharing.

Steve

[SlugSports]

Awesome article! Great info. Thanks for posting.

[thegashousegang]

Great article, thanks Brian.

[Orioles1954]

My immediate thought was Victor Starffin....however, that is a great read!

[kcohen]

Yes, a great read. As to his prowess, I suppose Mugsy's comment say it all.

[Mikehealer]

31 strikeouts in an 18 inning game, now that's amazing!!!

[ChiefBenderForever]

Wow what a crazy story, I played high school basketball against Peter Gorton, his team beat ours in the regionals and went to the State. I had never heard of Donaldson until now what a story.

[almostdone]

Cool story!
Always great to learn more. Thanks for sharing.

This is a great article. I have been looking to contact you (familytoad) via PM for a while as a fellow collector in Washington state.

Although unrelated to the article, I have been working on a history of Kittitas County, Washington baseball for a few years. The unique thing about the teams in Kittitas County, especially Roslyn, is they were integrated well before the color barrier was broken (except the short-lived Western International League 1921-23). The first teams in Roslyn took the field in 1910, and continued until the late 30's. After reading this I'd love to send you a rough copy to spark your interest in rural Washington baseball, and the controversy surrounding integration.

Thank you for the great story, Ty

[ethicsprof]

great story.
many,many thanks for sharing.

all the best,
barry

[familytoad]

Ty (pariah)
I'm all ears
You can write to me via email
{Familytoad at comcast dot net}

I have occasional business in Ellensburg (more in Kennewick or Yakima but occasionally Eburg) so maybe we can meet up this summer.

History is the real reason I collect baseball cards...and I'm pretty certain that dozens of others here on this board feel the same. I would enjoy discussion on Kittitas baseball!!!

[theuclakid]

John Donaldson is great, not just as a pitcher but also as a very good hitter...I can't even count how many times he has homered as a pinch hitter for me on my teams..I would rank him in the top 10 left handed pitchers of all time

here is the fantasy classic baseball league web site

http://www.imaginesports.com/