The Time A One-Armed Baseball Team Took On A One-Legged Baseball Team

Billy HaisleyBilly Haisley|published: Wed 26th November, 15:13 2014

Back in olden times, novelty barnstorming baseball teams were all the rage. While squads of all women, all Asians, and all blacks were popular, maybe no game was as indelibly memorable as the Snorkeys vs. the Hoppers: the former, a team of one-armed players; the latter, a collection of one-legged opponents.


Josh Levin of Slate's Hang Up And Listen has the details on this late-19th Century matchup.


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