Civil War Baseball

Here’s a great article from 1965: <a href=”http://www.civilwarhome.com/allstars.htm”>Civil War baseball all-star team</a>. An excerpt:

Middle Relief - A.P.”Red” Hill. Good set-up man when his temper doesn’t get in his way. Refuses to pitch when Longstreet is catching. [Modern aside: Sounds like Randy Johnson and Jorge Posada on the Yankees] Sometimes feuds with other pitchers.

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Second Base - George Meade. Good pivot man. Team captain. Always dangerous at the plate. Would attract more attention with a favorable press.

Its great. If you like history and you like baseball, you’ll love it.

Tags: A.P. Hill, baseball, civil war, history, Meade