Tag Archive: Stars and Strikes

Calling All Baseball Fans: Books to Read for Opening Day

Posted on April 1, 2021 9:00 am Published by hradmin

By The History Reader

Major League Baseball’s Opening Day has long been a symbol of rebirth for baseball fans, a day where the previous season’s slate is wiped clean as records reset to 0-0. From the first Opening Day on

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Bill Veeck and the Chicago White Sox

Posted on January 27, 2016 5:24 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Dan Epstein

Excerpt From Chapter 1: Let’s Do It Again (Bill Veeck)

Bill Veeck buys the Chicago White Sox. Over 29.7 million fans bought tickets to major league ballgames in 1975, the third-highest attendance figure in history, and the … Read the article