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12 hours ago · Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Cobb, and Babe Ruth, 1928. Leonard accused former pitcher and outfielder Smoky Joe Wood and Cobb of betting on a Tigers–Indians game played in Detroit on September 25, 1919, in which they allegedly orchestrated a Tigers victory to win the bet. Leonard claimed proof existed in letters written to him by Cobb and Wood.
3 hours ago · Baseball’s record-book integration restored Oscar Charleston’s rightful place in the game’s history. Charleston, whose playing career included stints in Philadelphia, is now third all-time in batting average. As a player, he was compared to Willie Mays. A display honoring Negro Leagues players at PNC Park in Pittsburgh includes statues of ...
12 hours ago · Tristan da Cunha (/ ˌ t r ɪ s t ən d ə ˈ k uː n (j) ə /), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa, 2,437 kilometres (1,514 mi) from Saint Helena, 3,949 kilometres (2,454 mi) from Mar del Plata in ...
