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Just a couple of interesting newcomers.
The next piece of Tinker-Evers-Chance.
Addie Joss, one of the great pitchers of all time, who tragically died before his career was over. PItched one of the great clutch games of all time. Near the end of the 1908 Joss' Cleveland team was playing the White Sox (both would finish within 2 games of 1st) Joss was matched against the Sox Ed Walsh, a 40 game winner that year. Walsh pitch a four-hitter, striking out 15 and giving up just 1 run. Joss won by throwing a perfect game. He was so well liked that when he died his team played an AL all-star team in a charity game to raise money for his family.
The other interesting name here is Germany Schaefer who caused a rules change due to his baserunning craziness. During a game Schaefer was on first and a teammate on third. On the first pitch he stole second. With no where to go and hoping, I suppose, to confuse the opposition, on the next pitch he "stole" first. Then he stole 2nd again. Shortly after baseball made it illegal to go backwards after safely reaching a base.
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