*sponsored by the Kansas City Baseball Historical Society, the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, & Play it Again Sports
For a number of years Marie Smith provided us with info on players, ballparks, and events of the eras we played in each year. Marie was grandmother to three Metro players in the past. Marie passed away in 2021 and in her honor we will continue this page as a way to teach our players a little history over the course of each season. This year coach Coe of the Highlanders and player/ump Jason Williams will help us with our info again. Check in twice each week from April to August, learn and remember, and if you are picked out at the park and answer correctly you may win a nice prize.
Ty Cobb at 38
To prove that he is just as comfortable in the age of Babe Ruth as he was during the deadball era, Ty Cobb tells reporters before a May 5 game at St. Louis that he would “deliberately” go out and try to hit home runs; before the day is done, Cobb will connect on six hits—including three homers. The next day he hits two more shots over the fence—an attempt for a third is caught at the wall—and sets a major league mark by hitting five home runs over two straight games. Cobb hits just seven over the other 119 games he plays on the year, but his 12 long balls for the 1925 Tigers represent a career high.
How it works: About twice each week info will be posted on a player, a ballpark, or an event. Players will be randomly asked a question on the page at the park and if they answer correctly they win a small prize (giftcards, old baseball cards, etc.)
So stay up on your history.