For many ball players, Philadelphia becomes merely a second home. What we aim to do with the "Philadelphia Baseball Ghosts" series is take a look at those who are born within Philadelphia city limits before they set off on their grand baseball adventure somewhere else in the vast, horrible world.
Past entries:
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Zeke Wrigley
DOB: January 18, 1874
What was happening in Philadelphia at the time: I routinely make light, in this section, of a particular threat to urban life in the 1800s, and that is fires.