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.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Random Fact of the Day (6)
Joe Marshall of Grand Forks, arguably the best RRVL player in 1897 and a
future major leaguer, died at Norwalk State Hospital, a mental
institution in Santa Monica, California in 1931.
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