In Major League Baseball, the game is played with a ball clean and white, free of cracks and blemishes, as clean as it came from the manufacturer. Many decades ago, a major league ball could be ragged, scarred, and grimy. It was that description of a baseball which led to a player's death, and it involved a Cleveland baseballer. More on that in a moment, but first, let's meet Scott Longert, a Cleveland baseball historian in love with the game.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 17 | .614 | 0.0 | |
26 | 19 | .578 | 1.5 | |
24 | 19 | .558 | 2.5 | |
21 | 22 | .488 | 5.5 | |
14 | 30 | .318 | 13.0 |