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Ernie Banks with the Kansas City Monarchs

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The Hall of Fame remembers Royals, Expos and Pirates shortstop U L Washington, who passed away Sunday.

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March 4, 1956 - "Clemente Wows Bucs; Outfielder Amazes New Boss, Crowd With Fly-Chasing." Pittsburgh's sophomore star-in-waiting blows away both his rookie manager and the Fort Myers, FL faithful in this spring's first intra-squad game. "Bobby Bragan didn't hesitate when he picked out Roberto Clemente's spectacular fielding as the most impressive thing he saw in yesterday's game," reports Pittsburgh Press writer Les Biederman. "Until yesterday, Bragan never had seen Clemente play and was amazed at the way he runs down fly balls and turns them into tumbling catches. 'I know he doesn't do that all the time because even Willie Mays doesn't, but I thought for sure he'd drop a couple of those he lunged for,' Bragan added. 'He seems to have sure hands.' Clemente also contributed a single that scored a run, but his best work was saved for the field. He was all over the premises in right field, came in, went back, and to either side to spear fly balls that might have been base hits. He threw out one runner at third and almost nipped another. The fans in the stands ate it up too and when Clemente came to bat for the last time, they applauded him. He was the only Pirate who drew applause from the free-loaders."

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MC Hammer, Oakland A’s batboy.

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Harmon Killebrew with his 500th and 501st home run balls, 1971

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LOOKING BACK AT THE 1914 "MIRACLE" BOSTON BRAVES ...
THE GREATEST COMEBACK IN MLB HISTORY ... 110 YEARS AGO
Braves left fielder, Joe Connolly reported that x-rays of his left leg, broken last September when he overslid a base in St. Louis, have come back negative and that he has been given a clean bill of health to report to spring training.
Joe Connolly was a prominent member of the 1914 Boston Braves World Champions. He was an excellent defender in left field and the Boston Sunday Post wrote, "he is fairly fast, the possessor of a strong wing (arm) and he covers a good extent of territory."
Connolly made his professional debut as a pitcher in 1906 with the Putnam, Connecticut team of the New England League. From 1908 to 1912, he divided his playing time with Class-A Little Rock and Class-B Zanesville teams, playing some outfield when he was not pitching. In 1911 he led the league hitters with a .355 batting average,.
Joe was sold to the Boston Braves in 1913 and became the team's regular left fielder. The sportswriters often referred to him as the Braves' “slugger” or “star.” His rookie season ended prematurely when he broke his ankle, but he led the team with a .281 BA, 57 RBIs, and a .410 slugging percentage.
In 1914, Connolly was the offensive star of the Braves and usually hit third in the batting order. He led the team with a .306 BA and finished second in the NL batting race to Brooklyn's Jake Daubert. He also led the team with nine home runs and 28 doubles.
Joe, however, went just 1-for-9 with one RBI, during the World Series. Nevertheless, the respect for him was further highlighted by a comment made during the World Series by his manager George Stallings. "Connolly showed a remarkable instance of pure grit when he went head-first into the left-field bleachers in a fruitless attempt to snag a line drive that went for a double."

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Brooklyn Dodgers spring training in Cuba, 1942