Indy Neidell's Baseball History Time Machine

This excellent mini series continues, covering two more pitchers who struck out 19 or more players in a single major league game, Tom Cheney and Luis Tiant, but there also sidetracks as usual. In fact, there are more sidetracks than ever! Indy and Berns veer off into Fidel Castro and Cuban amateur baseball, the history of Indy's last name, the career of the elder Luis Tiant... and plenty more. (.....

The second in the mini series covering those players in MLB History who have struck out 19 or more batters in one game. Today we start off still in 1884 with Charlie Sweeney, but we have the usual sidetracks into things like Sloppy Thurston, Old Hoss Radbourn, and winning games out of spite. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

Because of illness and daily life just getting a little overwhelming, we unfortunately can't release an episode today, but we'll be back next Sunday, and then continue all summer long every other week like always. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The first episode in a mini series on those pitchers who've struck out 19 or more batters in a major league game, but it also has several cool sidetracks into other things- like Prince Hal Newhouser and his grand nephew's kindness, the Independent 1880 New York Mets, and pitchers who won 180+ games before they turned 30. Another instant classic! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Another installment of the 1970s Sluggers mini series for you, kicking off with a long look at Jeff Burroughs, but also featuring loads of sidetracks into things like how to steal home according to Billy Martin, the etymology of Vic Power's name, Cleveland's 10c beer night- and also Cleveland's 5c beer night (which often gets overlooked), a surprising Joe DiMaggio stat, and more! See Privacy Polic...

After sidetracking on everything under the sun the past two episodes, Indy finally tells us the incredible thing Rogers Hornsby did NOT do, but someone else did. Not to worry, though, there are still plenty of sidetracks into Harry Heilmann, interesting facts about Wahoo, Nebraska, the 1925 American League batting race, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

There's something that Rogers Hornsby did NOT do that Indy was supposed to talk about in the first episode of season two. That's on the agenda today, but there are the usual sidetracks- this time about the 1926 World Series, Bubbles Hargrave, the McDLT, and a bit of an homage to Grover Cleveland Alexander. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

Indy and Berns kick off Season 2 of this weirdness in top Time Machine form: Indy sets the scene for what the episode is about, and then spends the rest of the entire episode side tracking about... well, loads of things... let's see... the most important game ever played, Chicago single season batting average leaders, Guy Hecker, leaving the game for love, rule changes in 1876- Lord, where do thes...

Indy and Berns get back to the Sluggers of the 1970s Mini Series, today covering a pair of early 70s White Sox homer champs. Also the usual sidetracks into things like Ed Walsh's clutch run at the end of the 1908 season and a guy who played for nearly every team in his league. Same old great stuff as always. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a...

Just after the last episode was recorded- which was about the death of former Pirate star Roy Face- another Pirates legend, Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, also passed away. This episode is an homage to him, but also covers those two former major leaguers who are still alive at over 100 years old, and also, of course, Indy's usual sidetracks into things like the Homer in the Gloamin', Game 7 of the...

Instead of continuing the sluggers of the 1970s mini series, Indy and Berns spend the episode talking about the late great Roy Face, and some pretty impressive relief wins and winning percentage records from the 1960s and 1970s. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We continue this fabulous 70s sluggers mini-series, this week talking about the first team to ever have three guys hit 40 homers the same season before going into dives into George Foster and Dave Kingman, as well as side tracks into things like the 80s collusion scandal. Another instant classic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/pri...

This 70s sluggers mini series continues, today featuring numbers 3, 4, and 5 on the most homers of the 1970s list, as well as the usuall side tracks into things like Dave Nocholson's strikeouts, Rosie Bonds and the 1964 Olympics, and Catfish Hunter's name. Another tour de force! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m...

The response to our recent series 'Sluggers of the 1940s' was really positive, so here's the start of new Sluggers series! Today featruing Reggie Jackson, Willie Stargell, and... Mike Epstein? Also sidetracks into Craig Morton and Super Bowl 12, group two Latin nouns, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-se...

Here's something of a holiday special for you all- a stand alone episode on 'the Three Heinies', the greatest three major leaguers who were known as 'Heinie' (short for Heinrich or Henry), one a Hall of Famer, one banned from baseball, and one a curiosity who deserves more respect than he gets. Also side tracks into the 1924 World Series, two very close batting races, 'Zimmerman's Boner', and much...

Today Indy and Berns finish off their two part coverage of the Emery Ball with a deep dive into the careers of its two foremost practicioners, Russ Ford and Cy Falkenberg. Also, sidetracks into Federal League teams, Claude Hendrix throwing a game, and suspicions about the 1914 World Series. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#d...

This week we get into how the emery ball, the most devastating pitch of them all, was revealed to the general public. Of course, Indy and Berns go off on side tracks about Billy Evans, Jimmy MacAleer, Walter Johnson defacing a baseball, a recent cricket scandal, whether Berns is related to Johnny Vander Meer, Joe Niekro's embarrasing sleight of hand, and more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.c...

Today, Indy and Berns talk about a couple of mind boggling 20th century complete games record, and Indy spends some time talking about Hall of Famer Ted Lyons. There are also sidetracks on the deft Johnny Mostil, Charlie Robertson's perfecto, and 'the Brakeman'. Another instant classic! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no...

Indy and Berns look at a few records that are either techically impossible or extremely unlikely to break, and there are some side tracks like always into things like the great Louisville gambling scandal of 1877 and why Owen Wilson was called Chief. Great stuff as always! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Is this going to be Sluggers of the 1940s part 5 or something else? We asked the piublic, and the puiblic responded- and here it is! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Yep, we're still in the 1940s, and this time there's an awful lot about Stan Musial, with side tracks into the 'lost homer', Nate Colbert, Alex Johnson, and more close batting races. NOTE- we are aware there are some volume issues. The cable on Indy's mike was cutting in and out, and we didn't disover it until it was too late to re-record and still get the episode out on time. See Privacy Policy a...

More tales and numbers about Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams and the sluggers of the 1940s, but also- sidetracks into Joe Wilhoit and the longest hitting streak, Dick Wakefield, Joe McCarthy and the 1948 pennant race, and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Picking up where we left off last time, we get into a couple of DiMaggio brothers this week, and talk a bit about Ted Williams. There's also side tracks about Dale Alexander and the two closest batting title races ever. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Today we look at those mighty power hitters of the 1940s- prewar, postwar, and during the war- and talk about how slugging in that decade was different from in the 1930s and the 1950s. Also, sidetracks on the Balata ball and Lip Pike. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Since Indy went off on so many sidetrcks last week, we'll finish the list of those pitchers who threw shutouts in 10% or more of their career starts this week. Still plenty of sidetracks, Jack Powell, Walt Dropo and the 1950 Red Sox, the 1939 World Series finale, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...