All posts by Kevin Larkin

The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#15-11)

We are now, after this column, just three columns away from the coveted number one spot in...
The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#20-16)

The countdown to #1 continues.
The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#30-21)

As the title of this series of columns says we are entering the “Cream of the Crop”,...
The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#40-31)

As with part six of this list there are other players who were stars in the major...
The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#50-41)

Now we are entering into who I believe are the top 50 players in black baseball/Negro League...
The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#60-51)

LOD's Top 100 Negro League Ball Players
The Cream of the Crop: Negro Leagues 100 Best Players (#70-61)

LOD's Top 100 Negro League Ball Players
1925 Pirates v. 1932 NY Yankees

Embed from Getty Images The 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Senators and Walter Johnson in a...
Tinkers to Evers to Chance Take on Duffy, Harry and The Babe: 1907 Cubs vs. 1916 Red Sox

Embed from Getty Images Two of the more maligned franchises in major league history are the Chicago...
Say Hey Kid and Hammerin Hank: The 54 Giants vs The 57 Braves

Embed from Getty Images This game would be a treat as two of the greatest ball players...

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Kevin Larkin has been going to all kinds of baseball amateur and professional since 1969. When asked he says he is a baseball fan who likes the Yankees. He was a police officer for 24 years in his home town of Barrington Massachusetts and helped on investigating most major crimes including murder, plane crashes and automobile crashes. He was certified as an expert witness in accident reconstruction and investigated almost 90 fatal automobile accidents. After retiring from the police force he renewed a love for baseball and as of now has authored three books on the subject: Baseball in the Bay State, Gehrig:Game by Game and Baseball in the Berkshires. He has authored articles for SABR and helps out there with research whenever possible. He has a coloection of almost 700 baseball books and enjoys pre 1900 and post 1900 baseball as well as the Black Sox Scandal and learning about the Negro Leagues. He also writes a column for CNY Baseball and loves giving back to the sport which has given him so much.