Tag Archives: Ernest Hemingway

Babe Ruth Had the Spanish Flu Twice in 1918

Posted on June 11, 2020 by rightoffthebatbook

My (Evander’s) old friend and longtime supporter of the Right off the Bat project, Mike Katzmarek, reported a story he’d heard on a French-radio broadcast that started me on the slightly scattered subjects of this blog. Thanks also go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Right Off the Bat Book, Right Off the Bat Website | Tagged Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Black Sox scandal, Chicago Cubs, Christy Mathewson, Cincinnati Reds, Curse of the Bambino, Curse of the Billy Goat, Edward Grant Barrow, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hal Chase, home run, Literature, Major League Baseball, pandemic, Spanish Flu, Steve Bartman, Tillie Walker, World Series | Leave a comment

“Willie, Mickey, and the Duke” (and Probably in that Order)

Posted on March 3, 2011 by rightoffthebatbook

The New York Times obituary portrays a self-lacerating Duke Snider. I had no idea. Snider’s career (1947–64) overlapped my early following baseball only on the late side. I therefore had a slight connection to this member of the New York City … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | Tagged Brooklyn Dodgers, Duke Snider, Ebbets Field, Ernest Hemingway, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Polo Grounds, San Francisco Giants, Willy Mays, Yankee Stadium | Leave a comment

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Babe Ruth Had the Spanish Flu Twice in 1918

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