Great article about former Yankee batboy... Topic

Good read, thanks for posting. Man, those were rougher, more colorful times.

In May 1932, a taxicab pinned him against a pillar, breaking one of his legs and sending him to the hospital. Hobbling about on crutches, he tried to return to the dugout but was soon replaced by Jimmy Mars, an ambitious youngster who ran away from his Chicago home as soon as he heard about the mascot vacancy.

Also, I think Happy Felsch must have been rubbing the kid's lump all wrong. He was banished from baseball with the rest of the Black Sox shortly thereafter.

4/4/2021 11:50 AM
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And then there's another story about yet another Yankee batboy...this one a bit more famous...

https://m.thepostgame.com/blog/throwback/201111/lou-gehrig-kurt-russells-dad-and-home-run-bat-grand-story-tell

You might need to complete the story by watching "The Battered Bastards of Baseball", the story of Bing's Portland Mavericks.
4/9/2021 2:59 AM (edited)
Great article about former Yankee batboy... Topic

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