A few weeks ago, I explored some of the strange things that have happened in Major League history. This week, we look at some of the oddball occurrences surrounding the history of Kansas City baseball.
Before the Athletics moved to Kansas City, owner Connie Mack had his eye on a pitching prospect named Lou Brissie. Mack and Brissie reached an agreement that Brissie would pitch for the Athletics after he completed college. World War II interrupted those plans and while Brissie was fighting in Italy, he was struck by artillery shrapnel which shattered his tibia and fibula into more than 30 pieces. Doctors wanted to amputate the leg, but Brissie insisted on keeping it. Brissie endured 23…
