Billy Hamilton, whose major league career spanned 1888-1901, holds the all-time record for runs scored in a season (196 in 129 games), number of consecutive games scoring a run (24), and career runs
" This comprehensive biography of Dan Brouthers examines his life and career from his youth to his final years as an attendant at the Polo Grounds. It corrects numerous errors that have crept into ear
Buck Ewing (1859-1906) was regarded by contemporaries as the greatest catcher and all-around player of his era. A lifetime .300-hitter, he played every position on the diamond and led the league in fi
"'The Babe Ruth of the 1880s,' Hall of Famer Roger Connor was the greatest of the nineteenth-century home run hitters. His career total (138) stood as the major league record nearly 24 years--until br
Forgotten today, Sam Thompson (1860-1922) was one of the most dominant five skills players of his era. At the plate, he batted .331, was second among 19th century players in home runs, and ranks first
Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity describes the effect of gravitation on the shape of space and the flow of time. But for more than four decades after its publication, the theory r
