Hello baseball fans! These pages list general posts relating to the best sport in the world. Enjoy.
April 24. Andy Cooper is born in 1898.
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April 24, 1898 – Andy Cooper is born. • Nacionales cigarette card of Andy Cooper from Havana in 1924.
April 23. Warren Spahn is born in 1921.
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April 23, 1921 – Warren Spahn is born. • Photograph of Warren Spahn in action in Milwaukee.
April 22. Mickey Vernon is born in 1918.
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April 22, 1918 – Mickey Vernon is born. • Wire photo of Mickey Vernon with the Washington Senators in 1953.
April 21. Hardie Richardson is born in 1855.
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April 21, 1855 – Hardie Richardson is born. • Chromolithographic die cut of Hardie Richardson, 1887.
April 20. Dave Bancroft is born in 1891.
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April 20, 1891 – Dave Bancroft is born. • Dave Bancroft, left, and Irish Meusel at spring training with the Giants.
April 19. Roy Mitchell is born in 1885.
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April 19, 1885 – Roy Mitchell is born. • Wire photo of Roy Mitchell warming up for the Browns.
April 16. Paul Waner is born in 1903.
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April 16, 1903 – Paul Waner is born. • Wire photo of Paul Waner with the Boston Braves.
April 15. Willie Davis born in 1940.
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April 15, 1940 – Willie Davis born. • Postcard of Willie Davis in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
April 13. Claude Hendrix is born in 1889.
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April 13, 1889 – Claude Hendrix is born. • Wire photo of Claude Hendrix warming up.
April 12. Johnny Antonelli is born in 1930.
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April 11, 1930 – Johnny Antonelli is born. • Johnny Antonelli, left, and Dusty Rhodes celebrate a World Series win in 1954.
April 11. Jim Hearn is born in 1921.
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April 11, 1921 – Jim Hearn is born. • Bowman gum card of Jim Hearn from 1953.
April 10. Ross Youngs is born in 1897.
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April 10, 1897 – Ross Youngs is born. • Wire photograph of Ross Youngs in the outfield in the Polo Grounds in 1922.
April 8. Kirby Higbe is born in 1915.
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April 8, 1915 – Kirby Higbe is born. • Kirby Higbe is photographed with a baseball in 1941.
April 6. Smokey Joe Williams is born in 1886.
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April 6, 1886 – Smokey Joe Williams is born. • Photograph of Smokey Joe Williams in action.
April 5. Bill Dineen is born in 1876.
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April 5, 1876 = Bill Dineen is born. • Bill Dineen portrait on a 1903 candy card.
