EPISODE · Jul 15, 2023 · 1 MIN
The First Recorded Hit | Pastball Podcast #34
from Past Ball Podcast · host Beard Laws Studio
James Henry O'Rourke was nicknamed "Orator Jim" because of his verbosity on the field, his intellect, and his law degree—uncommon in a game regarded as a rough immigrant sport at the time. on April 22, 1876 opening day.The Past Ball Podcast is a podcast that gives you a quick story on some of the craziest, wildest, funnies, or just plain informative on America's Past Time. Unlike a catcher in a passed ball, we will not drop the ball on give you the past.Do you have a topic or story you want us to cover? Feel free to email us at [email protected] to Collin Wood at Artota Records for the tunes you hear in this episode. If you are looking for custom tunnage email him at [email protected] Check out everything Past Ball Podcast at https://beacons.ai/pastball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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James Henry O'Rourke was nicknamed "Orator Jim" because of his verbosity on the field, his intellect, and his law degree—uncommon in a game regarded as a rough immigrant sport at the time. on April 22, 1876 opening day.The Past Ball Podcast is a podcast that gives you a quick story on some of the craziest, wildest, funnies, or just plain informative on America's Past Time. Unlike a catcher in a passed ball, we will not drop the ball on give you the past.Do you have a topic or story you want us to cover? Feel free to email us at [email protected] to Collin Wood at Artota Records for the tunes you hear in this episode. If you are looking for custom tunnage email him at [email protected] Check out everything Past Ball Podcast at https://beacons.ai/pastball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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