Last week we learned about the strange case of Jimmy Freeman and his 11-walk, complete game debut for the 1972 Atlanta Braves, but this week Parker Coleman joins me to talk about the weirdness of the season Atlanta had that year and some of the characters who played, managed and surrounded the team.Some of the stories detailed are Manager Lum Harris and his firing, Mike Lum, Earl Williams, Hank Aaron, Dusty Baker, Denny McClain, Tom House, Roland Office, and oh yeah, a game that ended in a tie.Sources for this episode include:The 1972 Atlanta Braves on Baseball-Reference.comTom House via WikipediaJuly 4, 1972: Durocher, Cubs full of fireworks after sudden rain ends game in a tieLum HarrisTrue Tails of the Big Leagues is a Seldom Used Reserve Podcast and is narrated by Marty Coleman and he is joined this week by Parker Coleman. Co-executive producers are Parker Coleman and Marty Coleman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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