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Game Notes

Game Notes – 05/15/2025

Roger Schlueter | Friday, May 16, 2025

When 1-0 games speed into this particular mind, a couple of classics share pole position.  The first arrived when Fenway Park was but six months into hosting ballgames.  September 6, 1912 … Washington is visiting, Washington is bringing Walter Johnson.  Boston has Smoky Joe Wood.  An overflow crowd contributes to […]


Game Notes

Game Notes – 05/05/2025

Roger Schlueter | Tuesday, May 6, 2025

In 1988, Kirby Puckett was the most Kirby Puckett of all:  more hits in a season (234) than any other in his career before or after; a higher batting average (.356) than in any other campaign across his 12-year career; a 3.33 walk rate that was (okay, fine) the second […]


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