“The Iron Lady” by Charles Moore

  Earl Hamilton      Earl Andrew Hamilton was born on July 19, 1891 in Gibson City, Illinois He was a left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1911–16, later in 1916–17), Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924). He played his first major league game on April 14, 1911. Through…

Continuing my series on Illinois Born Players- “Boys of Summer” Series      William George “Billy” Rogell was born in Springfield, Illinois on November 24, 1904.  He played in the Southwestern League for 2 years and ws discovered and signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1925. They liked his bat and convinced him to…