Remembering Bart Johnson

Remembering Bart Johnson

We lost a big part of our 1972 White Sox team yesterday. Bart was a great athlete with an unbelievable competitive streak. He will be missed. My prayers go out to Bart and his family. Obituary from the Chicago Tribune Bart Johnson, a former Chicago White Sox pitcher and longtime scout with the organization, dies…

Also on this day… Frank Robinson blazes a trail
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Also on this day… Frank Robinson blazes a trail

Before April 8, 1975 there had never been a black MLB Manager. On that day, Frank Robinson broke new ground in baseball’s long march to truly become the National Pastime. Robinson wasn’t just a manager for the Indians. He was batting second for Cleveland as their Designated Hitter. On that day, Frank crushed a first-inning…

Remembering Jimmy Wynn
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Remembering Jimmy Wynn

Jimmy Wynn passed away last night. This SABR article was written by Mark Armour in 2014. Sometime during the 1967 baseball season, Houston Chronicle sportswriter John Wilson first referred to Houston Astros’ center fielder Wynn as the “Toy Cannon.” Wynn did not like the nickname at first, believing, justifiably, that it was yet another reference to his small…