Podcast Episodes

266 - Benny Kauff: "An Apparent Injustice Has Been Done"

Season 6 Episode 266

Ohio native Benny Kauff made his Major League debut in 1912. He jumped to the Federal League in 1914 where he emerged to stand among that circuit's b…

7 months ago

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265 - "They All Though I Was Crazy Anyway" w/ Scipio Spinks

Season 6 Episode 265

Scipio Spinks rose from junior college ball in Chicago to the Major Leagues with Houston and St. Louis. He pitched 5 seasons before injuries derailed…

7 months, 1 week ago

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264 - Texans in the Hall: Joe Morgan

Season 6 Episode 264

Joe Morgan, a native of Bonham, Texas, a small town near the Oklahoma border, is generally regarded as baseball's greatest second basemen in the post…

7 months, 2 weeks ago

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263 - The Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker Gambling Scandal of 1926 w/ Dan Taylor

Season 6 Episode 263

The fallout from the 1919 World Series gambling scandal rocked the baseball world when the affair broke into the public's view late in the 1920 seaso…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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262 - Rube and Bill Foster: Texans in the Hall

Season 6 Episode 262

Andrew "Rube" and William "Bill" Foster were half-brothers born in Calvert, Texas, 25 years apart. Rube (b. 1879) left home in the late 90s to pitch …

7 months, 4 weeks ago

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261 - The Bill Bevens Story: As Close as you Can Get

Season 6 Episode 261

Bill Bevens came within one out of throwing the first World Series no-hitter in Game 4.  Also, a look at the pennant and wild card races plus some 19…

8 months, 1 week ago

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260 - Bo Belinsky: Everything Has a Price w/ David Krell

Season 6 Episode 230

David Krell is a returning guest and the author of "Bo Belinsky: The Rise, Fall and Rebound of a Playboy Pitcher," (McFarland & Co., 2025) the first …

8 months, 1 week ago

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259 - Texans in the Hall: Eddie Mathews

Season 6 Episode 259

Eddie Mathews played 17 seasons in the big leagues and is the only player to play for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta. He hit 512 home ru…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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258 - "I Was a Kid Too Back Then" w/ Rick Wise

Season 6 Episode 258

Rick Wise pitched 18 seasons in the big league, beginning with is rookie year for the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies. He won 188 games in that span and a…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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257 - MLB's Microbet Investigation Snares an All-Star.

Season 6 Episode 257

Colorado of all teams highlights the week with a wild come-from-behind win at home against Pittsburgh. Hooks & Runs' favorite teams made big splashes…

9 months ago

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