287: An Historic 24 Innings in Boston w/ John McMurray plus Blue Dot Fever Hits the Music World
About this episode
The episode features an interview with John McMurray discussing a historic 24-inning baseball game and its significance in the Deadball Era.
Our guest for Chapter 1 is John McMurray, chair of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)'s Deadball Era Research Committee. His essay, "September 1, 1906: A Pivotal Game Early in the Deadball Era," appeared in the Committee's newsletter, "The Inside Game," earlier this year. The game between the Philadelphia A's and the home team Boston Americans (now Red Sox) lasted 24 innings with the A's winning 4-1. The game featured many deadball era baseball features including speed, d...
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