Minor League Stories

The Everett AquaSox let fans on the warning track during Randy Johnson's injury rehab start in 1996. Quote from pitcher Brian Fuentes in The Daily Herald.

It's the 100-year anniversary of the wild 1925 World Series. It had a field lit on fire, spitball pitchers, home runs that bounced over the fence, a catch that remained a mystery for decades & a dramatic Game 7 in the rain. Read about it in my article in the new Baseball Digest!

The 1914 Class D Pendleton Buckaroos wore cowboy hats in their team photo.

Dan Lovallo was on the call for the Richmond Braves when they opened The Diamond in 1985. 40 years later -- by pure coincidence -- Lovallo was in the visitors' broadcast booth when the Richmond Flying Squirrels hosted The Diamond's last game: atmlb.com/4mHbiXv

The Class A Flint Arrows were 50.5 games out of first place in the Central League in early September of 1951 and they drew only two fans to their 16,000 seat stadium for a game. (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

Infielder Mike Dondero was traded from San Antonio to Dallas for a dozen doughnuts in 1930. (From: Dallas News)

On this day in 1899, the Toledo Mud Hens' manager protested Fort Wayne's win because he felt the player who got the winning hit wasn't wearing a uniform. (The Fort Wayne News)

On this day in 1982, Randy Bush of the Toledo Mud Hens hit a home run that might have traveled hundreds of miles. It landed on a moving train in Charleston, West Virginia. (From: Minneapolis Star and Tribune)

Sunday's Super Bowl will be played at a former Triple-A baseball stadium. My new article for @MLB & @MiLB about the 1977 New Orleans Pelicans' season in the Superdome, with interviews with Tony La Russa, Clint Hurdle and Jim Riggleman. mlb.com/news/minor-lea…

Ever heard of "Mardi Grass?" Before the #SuperBowl kicks off in New Orleans, check out the story of when the Superdome was the #STLCards' Triple-A team's turf: atmlb.com/42KpnwJ

On this day in 1906, the Class B Norwich Reds franchise was sold for $25. (From: Meriden Daily Journal)

On this day in 1968, a Venezuelan Winter League game was delayed by an earthquake in the second inning. (From: Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Heinie Heitmuller won the 1912 Pacific Coast League batting title after he died. sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/he…

In September 1954, the Class B Asheville Tourists signed 53-year-old groundskeeper and former professional pitcher Bud Shaney to join their pitching staff. (Knoxville News-Sentinel)

Fond du Lac Webfoots player/coach Albert Spanton was sent to jail for using vulgar language on the field in August of 1907. (From: The Daily Tribune)

President Taft watched a Denver Grizzlies game from a parked car on the field in 1911. amazon.com/gp/product/164…

On this day in 1926, Springfield beat Peoria 33-23. The Herald and Review called it "the wildest game in modern history" and noted that it "required three hours" to play.

There was a team named the Omaha Omahogs. baseball-reference.com/register/team.…

We are heartbroken to share the news that our beloved former broadcaster Steve Klauke passed away this morning. Steve was an incredible broadcaster, amazing friend and devoted husband and father. He will forever be "the voice of the Bees."

In 1906, a town ball player in Pennsylvania named B.F. Hicks was hit by a train while pursuing a fly ball. When his dead body was found, he was holding the baseball.