dead ball - tragedies in baseball history

in 1955, Sandy Amaros made one of the greatest catches in World Series history.  A few years later, he was out of baseball and his world began to fall apart.

Hosted by: Nina Innsted

Written by: Tim Scott 

Audio Engineer: Thadd Scott 

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Tyler Skaggs was on his way to becoming a big name in Major League Baseball, he had all the tools and opportunities any young player could ask for. But Tyler's story ended all too abruptly when a drug overdose took his life.

Deadball -Tragedies in Baseball

Created by Tim Scott Written and Produced by Thadd Scott Voiced by Nina Innsted

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On August 8, 1903, a large crowd gathered at Shibe Park in Philadelphia to watch a doubleheader between the Braves and Phillies.    During the second game, a balcony collapsed, leading to the worst disaster in American Sports history.

Hosted by: Nina Instead 

Written by: Tim Scott

Sound Engineer: Thadd Scott

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On June 2, 2010, Detroit Tigers Starting Pitcher Armando Galarraga came within one out of tossing a perfect game.  The perfect game was broken up due to a bad call by first base umpire Jim Joyce.  

What happened next, can teach us all something about forgiveness and sportsmanship.

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Rube had a career 2.16 earned run average, with 50 shutouts and 261 complete games.  He also behaved erratically and had a huge drinking problem. 

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John Patrick McSherry (September 11, 1944 – April 1, 1996) Eric Eugene Gregg (May 18, 1951 – June 5, 2006)

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Lucky Lohrke managed to be in the right place at the right time. His teammates were not so fortunate.

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In this episode, we discuss baseball’s first 300 game winner and PED User..Pud Galvin

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The career of Terry Donahue!

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Eddie Waitkus was known as "The Natural".  He had a promising career interrupted by a Baseball Annie.......Oakley

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