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Bob Caruthers taking a team photo with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Bridging the Two-Way Gap

Bridging the Two-Way Gap: Bob Caruthers

In the earlier days of baseball two-way play was fairly common. The mound being closer, batters being able to call out the pitches they wanted, and more made it an era where players could pitch and be a position player more frequently. These circumstances are what gave us a player like Bob Caruthers. Good old […]

Posted on April 3, 2020March 26, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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