Two Strike Noise - A Baseball History Podcast
Episode 314 - Ken Williams - The Deaball Slugger Nobody Noticed
March 14, 202653 min · 8,800 words
Show notes
Jeff and Mark open this week’s episode with some unique baseball history notes, including Andre Dawson’s Hall of Fame plaque, Ramon Laureano’s scratched spring start due to his new best boy, a forgotten Jay Johnstone’s prank, a “Very Reverend” arrested for stealing baseball card packs, and the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp using “Honey Drippers” as an alternate identity.
Highlighted moments
having given him a new phonograph the fans expect williams to break all the old records
“a local photographer was sent to grab some shots of ken batting but they accidentally shot an entire roll of film on his teammate bill baby doll jacobson because they did not know what ken williams looked like”
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