#baseball-history

#baseball-history

Jim Rice said, "[t]he Big 3 is not anything like us. Don't compare them with us. You look at opposing teams that we played, (they) were much better than what you see now."

William Jennings Bryan believes that John T. Scopes, defendant in the evolution trial, 'is doing more harm to the teachers of the country than to any other class.' This harm, he declared today, would be 'indefinitely increased if his (Scopes') views as to the independence of the teacher were established.' Bryan expressed the belief that the welfare of teachers is best preserved under the 'present system.' Under this system, he said, personal views of the teachers are left free, and the control of what is to be taught is left to those who employ the teachers.

Newcombe and Campanella had a bond, that Campanella knew how to pace Newcombe, and turned him into a complete pitcher. He also knew the stress on a man when he was one of only a few Negro ball players of his day.

Joe Adcock made history in 1956 by becoming the only player to hit a home run onto the roof at Ebbets Field, a feat that remains unmatched.

Weaver's play on the field, however, spoke a different story. He hit .324 at the plate, and did not make an error during the 8-game series.