Germany Schaefer, The Baseball Player Who Stole First Base

04/08/2021 3 min Temporada 3 Episodio 588

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Episode Synopsis

Today in 1911, a very strange thing happened in a baseball game: a guy on second base ran backwards and stole first base, the base he'd just been on. Here's his very unusual story. Plus: today in 1901 music legend Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, but if you want to take part in events to commemorate his birthday, you’re a month late.
Germany Schaefer (Society for American Baseball Research)
FAQ (Louis Armstrong House via Archive.org)
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