Hello baseball fans! These pages list general posts relating to the best sport in the world. Enjoy.
June 24. Billy Nash is born in 1865.
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June 24, 1865. Billy Nash is born. Tobacco premium of Billy Nash, the Boston second baseman, 1894.
June 23. Carl Spooner is born in 1931.
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June 23, 1931. Carl Spooner is born. Portrait of Carl Spooner during his two seasons with Brooklyn, 1954 and 1955.
June 22. Carl Hubbell is born in 1903.
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June 22, 1903. Carl Hubbell is born. Butterfinger baseball premium of Carl Hubbell from the early 1930s.
June 21. Oliver ‘Ghost’ Marcelle is born in 1895.
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June 21, 1895. Oliver ‘Ghost’ Marcelle is born. Billiken cigarette card of Ghost Marcelle in the Cuban winter league in 1923-24.
June 20. Bill Werber is born in 1908.
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June 20, 1908. Bill Werber is born. Goudey gum card from 1934 featuring Bill Werber.
June 17. Pete Browning is born in 1861.
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June 17, 1861. Pete Browning is born. Grainy photograph of Pete Browning with the Louiville BBC in 1887.
June 16. Eddie Malone is born in 1920.
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June 16, 1920. Eddie Malone is born. Photo of Eddie Malone by Scotty Bjurstrom agency of Chicago in his only year of service, 1949.
June 15. Monte Weaver is born in 1906.
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June 15, 1906. Monte Weaver is born. Wire photo of Monte Weaver in action circa 1933.
June 14. Don Newcombe is born in 1926.
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June 14, 1926. Don Newcombe is born. Action sequence of Don Newcombe pitching for the Dodgers in 1956.
June 11. Jack Calvo is born in 1894.
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June 11, 1897. Jack Calvo is born. Aguilitas cigarette card from Havana, featuring Jacinto Calvo, portrait, from 1926.
June 10. Mike Kreevich is born in 1908.
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June 10, 1908. Mike Kreevich is born. Mystery shot. Mike Kreevich is wearing a Chicago Cubs road uniform from 1933 or 34, while he was under contract to the White Sox…
June 9. Frank Norton is born in 1850.
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June 9, 1850. Frank Norton is born. Carte-de-Visite photographic portrait of Frank Norton in the days when he caught for the Brooklyn Atlantics, c.1868.
June 6. Bill Lange is born in 1871.
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June 6, 1871. Bill Lange is born. National Copper Plate premium portrait of Bill Lange.
June 5. Jack Chesbro is born in 1874.
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June 5, 1874. Jack Chesbro is born. Rose postcard from 1909 with portrait of Jack Chesbro.
June 3. Jim Gentile is born in 1934.
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June 3, 1934. Jim Gentile is born. In a snapshot at the American League All-Star game in 1960, (L-R) Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Jim Gentile are present.
