RIP Baseball mentioned in Star-Tribune

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 ~ Sam Gazdziak ~ Leave a comment

Minneapolis Star-Tribune history columnist Curt Brown has written a really nice article about the life of Elmer Foster, the 19th-Century baseball player/actor/hell-raiser. He references this blog and includes a quote from me in his story, which marks the first time I've ever been mentioned in a newspaper since the time I got a scholarship in … Continue reading RIP Baseball mentioned in Star-Tribune

Grave Story: Elmer Foster (1861-1946)

July 27, 2019August 15, 2022 ~ Sam Gazdziak ~ 2 Comments

Here lies Elmer Foster, an outfielder for three teams in the 1880s & ‘90s. He was, in the words of the great Chicago newspaperman Hugh Fullerton, the greatest disturber and enemy of peacefulness that the game had ever seen. Foster played for the New York Metropolitans of the American Association (1886), New York Giants (1888-1889) … Continue reading Grave Story: Elmer Foster (1861-1946)