December 2010
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Dec 31st
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Dec. 29: On this day in 1878, the Cuban League was...
An eight-run eighth inning propelled Habana to a 21-20 victory against Almendares in the first game in Cuban League history. Habana would go undefeated that season, 4-0-1, beating Almendares and Matanzas for the pennant in a season that lasted from Dec. 29, 1878 to Feb. 16, 1879 with Leopoldo de Sola serving as president of the league. Habana was led by Cuban baseball luminaries such as Esteban...
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 20th
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Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Happy Chandler blocked Bob Feller from playing in...
Hall of Fame pitcher, Bob Feller, who died Wednesday night of acute leukemia at age 92, never played in the Cuban League … but he almost did. According to Jorge S. Figueredo’s book Beisbol: A Un Paco de las Grandes Ligas, 1878-1961, Feller had agreed to play with Almendares in 1947 but was blocked by baseball commissioner Happy Chandler. The story is recounted in several websites,...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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