Got a gift from a friend, a book called, “The Baseball Hall of Shame.” There are some very amusing stories in it pertaining to major league baseball. Some involve some of the better players who ever played the game. And some involve guys you might never have heard of. So here are a few just for laughs.
On April 6th, 1940, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., President Franklin Roosevelt was in attendance for opening day. And like five of his predecessors, FDR was set to throw out the first ball.