This rare play MUST be added!

Leo_The_Lip · 10-08-2018, 02:38 PM

“St. Joe was playing Denver at St. Joe in the Western League. There were a lot of cowboys on hand who had bet on the game,” the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported. “Each carried a couple of pistols. The score was tied and the home team loaded the bases in the ninth with two out. The batsman raised a tall fly ball to center field. The outfielder was camped under it when these cowboys whipped out their guns and shot the ball into bits.”

The rest of a great article is here:

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/the-mo...eague-history/

Izz · 10-08-2018, 11:21 PM

Ha! Awesome!

Great article too

bwburke94 · 10-12-2018, 11:45 PM

Would that be called fan interference?

10-08-2018, 02:38 PM	#1
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,813	This rare play MUST be added! “St. Joe was playing Denver at St. Joe in the Western League. There were a lot of cowboys on hand who had bet on the game,” the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported. “Each carried a couple of pistols. The score was tied and the home team loaded the bases in the ninth with two out. The batsman raised a tall fly ball to center field. The outfielder was camped under it when these cowboys whipped out their guns and shot the ball into bits.” The rest of a great article is here: https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/the-mo...eague-history/ __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

10-08-2018, 11:21 PM	#2
Izz Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,469	Ha! Awesome! Great article too __________________ Not only do I play OOTP but I also write science-fiction: My Website A brief history of the Australia-New Zealand Baseball League (AUNZBL 2019-2119)--A Dynasty Report The National Penterham Four-Bases Association--A Dynasty Report

10-12-2018, 11:45 PM	#3
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,523	Would that be called fan interference?