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To hear that Casey tellin' of old Anson and his men; |
To hear that Casey tellin' of old Anson and his men; |
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Why home runs wuz so common that nobody waved a hat, |
Why home runs wuz so common that nobody waved a hat, |
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With Williamson, King Kelly, or Fred Pfeffer at the bat; |
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With Williamson, King Kelly, or Fred Pfeffer<ref>{{user annotation|note=Ned Williamson, third baseman and later shortstop for the White Stockings from 1879 to 1889, set National League records for doubles (49) and home runs (27) in 1883, aided by [[w:Union Base-Ball Grounds|Lakeshore Park]]'s unusually short fences; 27 would remain the major league single-season home run record until [[w:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]] hit 29 in 1919. [[w:King Kelly|"King" Kelly]], star catcher, outfielder, and baseball innovator, played for the White Stockings from 1880 to 1886. Later in his career, he performed in [[w:vaudeville|vaudeville]], frequently reciting "[[w:Casey at the Bat|Casey at the Bat]]"; he was rumored to have been the inspiration for the character of Casey, who in "The Man Who Played with Anson" claims to have been Kelly's teammate. [[w:Fred Pfeffer|Fred Pfeffer]], second baseman for the White Stockings from 1883 to 1889, a defensive star and one of the last players who refused to use a glove in the field.}}</ref> at the bat; |
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A man who didn't hit above .500 couldn't stick |
A man who didn't hit above .500 couldn't stick |
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With that old bunch, for Anson would release him mighty quick; |
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BASE-BALL BALLADS.
For Kankakee wuz lookin' round for people that could play,
And Pikeville wouldn't overlook this feller any day;
And we give him quite a contract, tho' it made the others swear,
Sayin' we had done 'em dirty and it wuzn't on the square;
But we laid back and cackled, for the pennant warn't no dream
With the man who'd played with Anson on the old Chicago team.
And Pikeville wouldn't overlook this feller any day;
And we give him quite a contract, tho' it made the others swear,
Sayin' we had done 'em dirty and it wuzn't on the square;
But we laid back and cackled, for the pennant warn't no dream
With the man who'd played with Anson on the old Chicago team.
It made our eyeballs nigh pop out and pop back in again
To hear that Casey tellin' of old Anson and his men;
Why home runs wuz so common that nobody waved a hat,
With Williamson, King Kelly, or Fred Pfeffer at the bat;
A man who didn't hit above .500 couldn't stick
With that old bunch, for Anson would release him mighty quick;
They handled ground balls with their teeth and often shut their eyes
While in the act of pullin' down the longest, hardest flies;
And after all the "fannin' bees" each night we used to dream
Of the man who played with Anson on the old Chicago team.
To hear that Casey tellin' of old Anson and his men;
Why home runs wuz so common that nobody waved a hat,
With Williamson, King Kelly, or Fred Pfeffer at the bat;
A man who didn't hit above .500 couldn't stick
With that old bunch, for Anson would release him mighty quick;
They handled ground balls with their teeth and often shut their eyes
While in the act of pullin' down the longest, hardest flies;
And after all the "fannin' bees" each night we used to dream
Of the man who played with Anson on the old Chicago team.
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