All posts tagged "New York Yankees"
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11.9K1Politics and MilitaryRhode Island’s Little Annapolis: The PT Boat Training Center at Melville
During World War II, Rhode Island residents could hear the roar of PT boat engines from Narragansett Bay all day and see...
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20.0K8Arts and LeisureBabe Ruth Throws a Piano Into a Pond: The Truth Behind the Legend
Babe Ruth once got drunk while in Sudbury, Mass., and threw a piano into Willis Pond to show off his strength. That,...
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7.6KArts and LeisureHappy Jack Chesbro, the Yankees’ Bill Buckner of 1904
In 1904, Happy Jack Chesbro threw a wild pitch as painful to New York Yankees’ fans as Bill Buckner’s error was to...
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20.6K2Arts and LeisureYogi Berra Hits His Way Through New England (Sometimes Under an Assumed Name)
Yogi Berra might never have starred for the New York Yankees had he not talked his way onto the Navy team based...
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4.3K7Arts and LeisureBabe Ruth: ‘A man ought to get all he can’
When Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announced he’d sold 24-year-old Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees on Jan. 5, 1920, The...
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17.3K10Arts and LeisureThe Royal Rooters Win the World Series for the Red Sox With ‘Tessie’
The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 1903 with the musical help of a raucous fan club called the...
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