The guys go old school this week as they look back at the 1800s to find some true tales of the big leagues.

Parker regales us with some of the crazy rules from the early days of baseball, which helps explain the wild scores and then he tells us about the 1871 Chicago White Stockings.

Marty then shares the story of Guy Hecker, who would "unfortunately" win 50 games in one season, but was the Shohei Ohtani of his time (except he played first base when not pitching).

Sources:

Guy Hecker

1871 Chicago White Stockings

True Tales of the Big Leagues is a Seldom Used Reserve Podcast and is narrated by Marty Coleman and Parker Coleman. 

Co-executive producers are Parker Coleman and Marty Coleman.

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