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  • A Bad Day at the Office

    On June 28th, 1907, Branch Rickey, then a 26-year old backup catcher for the New York Yankees, had 12 Washington Senator players steal safely on him. The Yankees, predictably, lost that day to the Senators 16-5. It is easy to forget that Branch Rickey, who is most famous for bringing Jackie Robinson to the Major Read more