Matt Albertson

Hugh Daily headshot circa 1882

1. Going to share a few of the more mystifying MLB cold cases over the next few days.

First up, let's talk Hugh "One Arm" Daily, a mercurial and very memorable star hurler in the 1880s. He paced the Union Association with 483 SO in 1884, struck out 19 men in a game, and pitched a no-hitter.

Juan Berenguer at baseball-reference.com Career stats of Juan Berenguer

Juan Berenguer
Pitcher
Debut: 1978 - Retired: 1992
MIN - TOR - NYM - KCR - DET - ATL - SFG

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Mt Vernon Cemetery in Phila. is the final resting place of 5 MLB players and 3 managers, including Jake Virtue, Billy Sharsig, and Horace Phillips, co-founder of the Phillies.

A GoFundMe is underway to fund the storage and transcription of the cemetery's 30,000 internment cards.

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Tom Letcher headshot

1. Yesterday, I found another missing player. Tom Letcher played six games for the Milwaukee club in the 1891 American Association. He hung around the minors until 1912, relocating to Saskatchewan and becoming a Canadian citizen. He bought a homestead in the province and then just vanished.

Phillies prospect Andrew Painter is learning from Triple-A ‘rollercoaster’ post-Tommy John Painter is working hard to figure out what’s next, what he can do to become better. Each start is an opportunity.

It's been a "roller coaster" season for Andrew Painter, who reflected it on it all with @charlottevarnes.bsky.social. Lots of insight into the top prospect in this story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

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Depends on how long Game 1 takes. Games typically take about 2 hours. We'll take 10-15 mins between games to snack and hydrate then jump into Game 2.

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We will plan to be on Field 1. If there's a bounce house or something else on that field, we'll be on Field 2. Yellow highlights designate free parking areas.

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YO! We're playing Hoboken Nine this Sat 8/9 at Noon (two games). Feel free to join us if you'd like? Map below for ease. Field 1 is our typical preference, but if there are bounce houses or a picnic, we go to Field 2. Highlighted areas are where you can park, if you're driving.

Considering the era, it wouldn't surprise me. I'd have to do research on it. If true, he can stay off the Wall. I'm not interested in honoring people like that.

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Honestly, not sure.

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A Phillies trivia question at the ballpark asked who was the first Phillies player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Answer: Nap Lajoie (1937)

Lajoie is not on the team's Wall of Fame.

Watching Schwarber destroy a baseball in person is something to behold.

Mike Grace did 84 pitches in 9 innings.

So, everyone should be able to do it

Favorite player to play for Detroit and Philadelphia?

How about Big Sam Thompson, winner of the 1895 Favorite Phillie contest?

The Twins sent all of the digital assets they had — including the original song track. The trade was done.

Then Phillies had 36 hours to recreate Jhoan Duran’s entrance.

Here's how the teams collaborated to save one of the best experiences in baseball: http://dlvr.it/TMH1vX

Now this has my attention

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If you're going by compiler/counting stats, Rollins looks unbelievable. But, it's a resume the BBWAA is less interested in. The stats your posting are pretty eye-opening, but they're also selected to fit a narrative.