An exploration of the 1897 Red River Valley League with teams from Fargo, Grand Forks, Moorhead, and Wahpeton-Breckenridge. The league featured future major league players, local heroes, reckless characters, economic unrest, and spirited rivalries.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Random Fact of the Day (5)
Bill Zink and Fred Steele reunited as teammates in 1900, playing for the
Terre Haute (IN) Hottentots of the Central League. In the 1900 Federal
Census, both men were listed as boarders at the Bloomington, IL
residence of Albert Kohler, who housed several players that season.
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