JOE OVERFIELD: 100 Year Celebration!
By: Brian Frank Joseph M. Overfield was born on April 7, 1916. When he was nine years old, he clipped a newspaper coupon for a free...
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Who's Behind The Blog
Brian Frank is a lifelong baseball fan, who grew up going to Bisons games at The Rockpile.
Brian is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and is currently writing a book on the early history of the Bisons.
Books Brian Has Contributed to:
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Opening Day at Tiger Stadium & Game Six of ALCS.
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Millers win second consecutive AA Championship, and Clutch homers by Hatcher and Smalley lead Twins.
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Two stories about great pitching performances by Lefty Grove.
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Three stories featuring Jim Palmer, Tippy Martinez, and Dave McNally.
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Two stories about great games Robinson played in the 1952 and 1956 World Series.
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Blue Jays comeback in Game 4 of the 1993 World Series, 1950 game at Ebbets Field, and 1923 Tigers game.
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Joe DiMaggio hit three home runs in a game, Sept. 10, 1950.
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Assistant Editor and contributed articles on Billy Milligan, Ray Schalk, Terry Collins, Jeff Manto, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and 2010-2019 season summaries.
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Three different stories, including two about the Blue Jays and one about the Pirates.
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Three different stories on significant games Buffalo's Federal League team played in.
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Jimmy Collins' Grand Slam Helps Beaneaters Score Six Runs in Ninth to Beat Phillies
Beaneaters vs. Phillies
Sept. 29, 1898
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Carl Mays Outduels Hippo Vaughn in Game Three of the World Series
Red Sox vs. Cubs
September 7, 1918
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Don Zimmer's Game-Winning Hit in 14th Overcomes Dominant Performance by Sandy Koufax
Cubs vs. Dodgers
May 28, 1960
Herd Chronicles' Brian Frank joins the Power Alley Podcast
Our First Blog Post!
Joe Overfield: 100 years!
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