"He instinctively can find the shining greatness of our American culture and does a good job of highlighting it (although he also does have those rare lapses when he writes about hockey, but that is something caused by impurities in the Eastern waters or something)." Erik Keilholtz
Under the patronage of St. Tammany
Mark C. N. Sullivan is an editor at a Massachusetts university. He is married and the father of three children. Email
Since this year's salute coincides with the Sox-Phillies series, here is Lefty in Quaker togs, from a gallery of early Phils pics.
Lefty O'Doul actually started out as a pitcher, and in one dubious outing for the Red Sox in July 1923 he set a record for most runs allowed in a single inning, 13. He had better luck after switching to the outfield. In 1929, with Philadelphia, he hit .398 in winning the first of two batting titles, and set a National League record for hits in a season, with 254.
At Lefty O'Doul's restaurant, the barstools are made from baseball bats * He named the Tokyo Giants * An argument is made that he belongs in the Hall.
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