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This Week In Baseball History


Oct 6, 2023

120 years ago this week, Barney Dreyfuss's big idea came to fruition, as his Pirates took on the Boston Americans from the upstart American League to try to prove the NL's dominance. But a funny thing happened, as the Junior Circuit champs would turn the tables and legitimize the new enterprise with an underdog victory. How would they do it? Listen to this episode, and to  Mike and Bill hilariously try to pronounce Deacon Phillippe's last name to find out.

Plus, happy birthday to Jeff Reardon and Eddie Guardado!