Mysteries from Baseball's Past

This collection of nine essays looks into some of baseball's most elusive mysteries. Topics include: the discovery of the body of Ed Delahanty at the bottle of Niagara Falls, the suicides of Chick Stahl and serious death of National League president Harry Pulliam, the case of a game that may never have been played, gambling scandals involving Hall of Famers, the facts behind the legendary matchups of Satchel Paige and slugger Josh Gibson, and the reasons behind the Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles.