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Most viewed[edit]

Created in 2014[edit]

The following shows articles created in 2014 with the most page views.

Rank Title Creation
date
Article
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Page
views
Description
1 Shamir 2014-07-21 22,453 527,969 Snger n songwriter from Las Vegas
2 De'Veon Smith 2014-08-30 14,944 178,790 UM running back 2013-2016
3 Mason Cole 2014-09-01 14,404 168,051 UM center 2014-2017
4 Chicago–Michigan football rivalry 2014-08-25 84,040 23,172 Football rivalry 1892-1939
5 Northtown (EP) 2014-07-21 4,511 18,045 Shamir album
6 Mike Anderson 2014-08-28 3,024 16,383 LSU linebacker, All-American 1970
7 Dick Bumpas 2014-08-28 17,905 16,178 Arkansas defensive tackle 1967-1970
8 Brian Robinson 2014-08-29 2,586 15,459 (12,292 + 3,167) Auburn safety, consensus AA (1994)
9 Forest K. Ferguson 2014-09-25 15,460 12,048 Florida end 1939-1941
10 Peter Hauser 2014-08-16 10,758 10,195 Fullback at Haskell and Carlisle, All-American 1907

Expanded in 2014[edit]

The following shows articles expanded in 2014 with the most page views.

Rank Title Article
Size
Page
views
Description
1 Sam Thompson 32,359 104,717 Right fielder (1885-1898), .331 career batting average, 166 RBIs in 1887 (127 games), Baseball HOF
2 Tip O'Neill 28,124 96,219 Left fielder (1883-1892), 1887 triple crown (.435 batting average), Baseball HOF
3 Martin Manulis 26,081 69,906 Producer Playhouse 90 (1956-1958)
4 Ned Hanlon 59,131 68,753 Outfielder (1880-1892), Baseball HOF
5 Len Ford 53,350 54,688 Defensive end at UM and in pros (1948-1958), Pro Football HOF
6 Nig Clarke 20,775 52,495 Catcher (1905-1920)
7 Will White 35,220 49,237 Pitcher (1877-1886), first MLB player to wear glasses
8 Dave Orr 25,870 40,544 First baseman (1883-1890), .342 career batting average, stroke ended career 1890
9 Charlie Bennett 49,607 33,848 Catcher (1878-1893), career ended in 1894 when train crushed his legs
10 Deacon McGuire 59,621 31,473 Catcher (1884-1912), set MLB record for games caught

Baseball[edit]

Detroit Wolverines[edit]

Rank Title Article
Size
Page
views
Description
1 Sam Thompson 32,359 104,717 MLB 1885-1898, Baseball HOF
2 Ned Hanlon 59,131 68,753 MLB outfielder 1880-1892, Baseball HOF
3 Will White 35,220 49,237 MLB pitcher 1877-1886, first MLB player to wear glasses
4 Charlie Bennett 49,607 33,848 MLB catcher 1878-1893, career ended in 1894 when train crushed his legs
5 Deacon McGuire 59,621 31,473 Catcher 1884-1912, set MLB records for games caught
6 Chief Zimmer 35,341 26,104 MLB catcher 1884-1903, first president of Players' Protective Association
7 Dan Casey 18,669 16,441 MLB pitcher 1884-1890, claimed to be namesake of "Casey at the Bat"
8 Lady Baldwin 14,395 16,259 MLB pitcher 1884-1890, 42 wins for Detroit in 1886
9 Pretzels Getzien 29,696 15,342 MLB pitcher (1884-1892), known for his pretzel pitch
10 Hardy Richardson 32,107 14,034 MLB 1879-1892, part of the "Big Four" hitters in 1880s
11 Bill Watkins 51,787 11,474 (10,069 + 1,375) Manager (1884-1899
12 George Wood 14,408 10,935 Canadian-born MLB player 1880-1892
13 Dick Burns 26,595 9,801 Pitcher/outfielder (1883-1885)
14 Charlie Ganzel 15,691 9,216 Catcher/infielder/outfielder (1884-1897)
15 Frederick K. Stearns 4,333 8,848 Team owner, pharmaceutical business, founder of Detroit symphony Orchestra
16 Sy Sutcliffe 12,594 8,430 Catcher (1884-1892)
17 Stump Weidman 11,916 8,307 Pitcher/outfielder (1880-1888), NL ERA leader (1881)
18 Phenomenal Smith 14,737 7,629 MLB pitcher 1884-1891
19 Frank Ringo 10,739 7,218 Catcher (1883-1886)
20 Count Campau 25,508 7,213 Outfielder 1888-1890, led AA in home runs 1890
21 Joe Gerhardt 9,753 7,138 Second baseman (1873-1891)
22 Larry Twitchell 12,281 6,994 Outfielder (1886-1894)
23 Dupee Shaw 20,676 6,991 Pitcher (1883-1888), 451 strikeouts in 1884
24 Jack Rowe 19,025 6,855 MLB 1879-1890, part of the "Big Four" in 1880s
25 Joe Quest 18,372 6,276 2B (1871-1886)
26 Mike McGeary 17,751 5,705 Infielder (1870-1882)
27 Art Whitney 5,648
28 Jim Donnelly 5,644
29 Jumping Jack Jones 5,618
30 Yank Robinson 5,310
31 Sadie Houck 4,871
32 Mike Dorgan 4,811
33 Henry Gruber 4,737
34 1883 Detroit Wolverines season 4,624 40–58 record
35 Frank Mountain 4,606
36 George Derby 4,546
37 Dasher Troy 4,260
38 Frank Brill 4,084
39 Cal Broughton 3,783
40 Robert Leadley 3,777
41 Frank Scheibeck 3,529
42 Ed Beatin 3,163
43 Chub Collins 2,961
44 Bill Geiss 2,938
45 Sam Trott 2,874
46 Martin Powell 2,640
47 Mike Moynahan 2,609
48 Parson Nicholson 2,419
49 Walter Prince 2,325
50 Milt Scott 2,193
51 Joe Farrell 2,137
52 Ed Gastfield 1,940
53 Marr Phillips 1,632
54 Ted Scheffler 1,628
55 Billy Smith* 1,552
56 Frank Cox 1,482
57 Julius Willigrod 1,296
58 Edward Santry 994
59 Jim Manning

Detroit Tigers[edit]

Rank Title Article
Size
Page
views
Description
1 Nig Clarke 20,789 52,510 MLB catcher 1905-1920
2 Pete Fox 14,947 20,297 MLB outfielder 1933-1945
3 Joe Coleman (baseball, born 1947) 27,575 53,227 MLB pitcher 1965-1979, 23 wins in 1973
4 Donie Bush 27,553
5 Prince Oana 26,776 24,702 Hawaiian outfielder, World Series in 1945 with Detroit
6 Baby Doll Jacobson 23,414
7 John Mohardt 19,990
8 Gary Sutherland 16,281 18,577 MLB second baseman 1966-1978
9 Hooks Dauss 18,225 16,377 Detroit Tigers pitcher 1912-1916, holds Detroit record with 223 career wins
10 1901 Detroit Tigers season 16,269
11 Bun Troy 13,881
12 Tom Timmermann 8,252 13,808 MLB pitcher 1969-1974
13 Jimmy Outlaw 18,884 12,165 MLB 1937-1949, World Series champion 1945 with Detroit
14 Bill Armour 29,473 9,418 Detroit Tigers manager 1905-1906, Ty Cobb's first MLB manager
15 Slim Love 23,414 9,305 MLB pitcher 1913-1920
16 Skeeter Webb 9,277
17 Doc Casey 8,387
18 George Caster 7,899
19 Bill Zepp 7,265
20 Topper Rigney 6,701
21 Joe Hoover 6,451
22 Tex Erwin 6,227
23 Flea Clifton 5,855
24 Samuel F. Angus 4,905
25 Heinie Beckendorf 4,407
26 Jackie Tavener 4,211
27 George Maisel 4,172
28 John Eubank 3,429
29 Suds Sutherland 3,405
30 Delos Drake 3,286
31 Scat Metha 2,678
32 Bill Lelivelt 2,173
33 Gus Hetling 2,098
34 Lou Schiappacasse 1,954
35 Erwin Renfer 1,311

Others[edit]

Rank Title Article
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Page
views
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1 Tip O'Neill 28,124 98,859 Left fielder (1883-1892), 1887 triple crown (.435 batting average), Baseball HOF
2 Dave Orr 25,870 40,549 First baseman (1883-1890), .342 career batting average, stroke ended career 1890
3 Harry Glenn 4,209 10,673 One of eight in MLB to die while serving in military during WWI
4 Newt Halliday 3,673 8,970 One of eight in MLB to die while serving in military during WWI
5 Emil Gross 7,920 7,087 Catcher (1879-1884), set MLB record with 87 games at catcher (1880)
6 Cal Hawk 4,035 2,674 First baseball pitcher to receive a stated salary (1873)
7 Studs Bancker 3,736 1,643 Catcher (1875), jailed for "drinking-related offenses", died age 35

Football[edit]

Michigan[edit]

Rank Title Page
views
Description
1 De'Veon Smith* 178,764 UM running back 2013-2016
2 Mason Cole* 168,010 UM center 2014-2017
3 Len Ford 54,688 DE Michigan and Browns, PFHOF
4 Chicago–Michigan football rivalry* 23,164
5 Roy W. Johnson 8,560 Michigan center, guard (1916, 1919)
6 Jerry Quaerna 3,137 UM and Detroit Lions offensive line (1980s)

Detroit NFL[edit]

Rank Title Page
views
Description
1 1920 Detroit Heralds season 9,619 First NFL season in Detroit
2 Russ Finsterwald* 5,010 Detroit Heralds 1920
3 Hugh Lowery* 3,701 Detroit Heralds tackle (1920)
4 Steamer Horning 3,320 Detroit/Buffalo/Toledo (1920-1923), All-Pro (1922)
5 Pryor Williams* 2,267 Vanderbilt G/C, All-Souuthern (195-16), Detroit NFL (1921)
6 Joe Fitzgerald* 2,176 Detroit Heralds end (1920)
7 Charlie Carman 2,008 Detroit NFL G (1920-21)
8 Ray Whipple* 1,908 Notre Dame end, Detroit NFL (1920)
9 Eddie Moegle* 1,612 UD HB, Detroit NFL (1920-21)
10 Perce Wilson 1,611 Detroit Heralds QB (1913-1920)
11 Butch Brandau* 1,310 Detroit Tigers FB (1921)
12 Ty Krentler* 891 UD FB Detroit NFL (1920-21)

Florida Gators[edit]

Rank Title Page
views
Description
1 Forest K. Ferguson* 12,043 Florida end (1939-1941)
2 Charles Casey* 7,741 Florida end, AA (1965)
3 Larry Dupree* 7,206 Florida back, All-American in 1964
4 Red Bethea* 6,111 Florida halfback, All-Southern in 1930
5 Edgar C. Jones* 5,615 Florida football 1923-1924, athletic director 1930-1936
6 Vel Heckman* 5,330 All-American tackle at Florida 1958
7 Goldy Goldstein* 5,111
8 Tootie Perry* 4,732
9 Jimmy Steele* 2,631 Florida T/G (1928-1930)

Ivy League[edit]

Rank Title Page
views
Description
1 Alex Moffat 10,463 Football pioneer, CFHOF
2 1889 Yale Bulldogs football team* 6,826 Compiled 15–1 record, Walter Camp as coach, Amos Alonzo Stagg at end, Pudge Heffelfinger at guard
3 1890 Yale Bulldogs football team* 6,808 13–1 record, Walter Camp as coach, Thomas McClung at halfback, Pudge Heffelfinger at guard
4 1873–74 Harvard Crimson football team* 6,542 Harvard team played two games with McGill from Montreal
5 John Charlesworth* 6,224 (5,509 + 715) Yale center
6 1878 Yale Bulldogs football team* 5,006
7 1873 Yale Bulldogs football team* 4,936
8 1885 Yale Bulldogs football team* 4,824
9 1876 Princeton Tigers football team* 4,752 3–2 record, A. J. McCosh captain, lost to Harvard and Yale
10 1876 Princeton Tigers football team* 4,747
11 Dave Campbell 4,507 Harvard end
12 Clinton Black* 4,399 Yale guard
13 1914 Harvard Crimson football team* 4,369 7–0–2 record, Percy Haughton coach, four All-Americans (Huntington Hardwick, Walter Trumbull, Stan Pennock, Eddie Mahan)
14 Tim Callahan* 4,352 Yale guard
15 1882 Princeton Tigers football team* 4,119 7–2 record, lost to Harvard and Yale
16 1890 Princeton Tigers football team* 4,057 11–1–1, lost to national champion Yale, included All-Americans Sheppard Homans, Jr., Ralph Warren, Jesse Riggs
17 1897 Harvard Crimson football team* 3,925 10–1–1 record, lost by 15-6 score to national champion Penn, All-Americans Allan Doucette and Benamin Dibblee
18 Emerson Carey* 3,921 Cornell guard
19 1876–77 Harvard Crimson football team 3,881 3–1 record, lost by 1-0 score to national champion Yale
20 1888 Princeton Tigers football team* 3,754 11–1 record, lost to national champion Yale, players included Knowlton "Snake" Ames, Jesse Riggs, and Hector Cowan
21 1887 Princeton Tigers football team* 3,743 7–2 record, lost to Harvard and Yale
22 1883 Princeton Tigers football team* 3,720 7–1 record, Alex Moffat captain, lost by 6-0 score to national champion Yale
23 1934 Princeton Tigers football team* 3,666 7–1 under Fritz Crisler, outscored their opponents, 280 to 38
24 Edwin Harlan* 3,527 Princeton HB
25 1902 Harvard Crimson football team* 3,510 11–1 record, All-Americans [[Edward Bowditch, Thomas Graydon
26 1887 Harvard Crimson football team 3,483 10–1 record, lost by 17-8 score to national champion Yale
27 Hamilton Corbett* 3,480 Harvard FB
28 1888 Harvard Crimson football team* 3,458 12–1 record
29 1915 Harvard Crimson football team* 3,441 8–1 record, Percy Haughton coach, Eddie Mahan (fullback, captain, All-American)
30 1900 Harvard Crimson football team* 3,393 10–1 record, All-Americans Charles Dudley Daly, John Hallowell, Dave Campbell
31 1881 Harvard Crimson football team 3,299 6–1–1 record, lost by 1-0 score to national champion Yale
32 Tom Woods* 3,224 Harvard guard
33 1877 Harvard Crimson football team* 3,216 3–1 record, lost 1-0 to national champion Princeton
34 1882 Harvard Crimson football team 3,137 8–1 record, lost by 1-0 score to national champion Yale
35 James P. Lee* 2,947 Harvard HB
36 1892 Harvard Crimson football team* 2,934 10–1 record, lost by 6-0 score to national champion Yale, All-Americans Frank Hallowell, Marshall Newell, Bert Waters, William H. Lewis, Charley Brewer
37 1891 Princeton Tigers football team* 2,924 12–1, lost to national champion Yale, included All-Americans Philip King, Sheppard Homans, Jr., Jesse Riggs
38 Roy Randall* 2,900 Brown QB
39 1891 Harvard Crimson football team* 2,881 13–1 record, Bernard Trafford captain, All-Americans Marshall Newell, Everett J. Lake
40 1893 Harvard Crimson football team* 2,875 12–1 record, All-Americans Marshall Newell, William H. Lewis (first African-American All-American), Charley Brewer
41 Ed McMillan* 2,673 Princeton center
42 Eugene Neely* 2,528 Dartmouth guard
43 John A. Hall* 2,506 Yale end
44 1906 Harvard Crimson football team* 2,488 10–1 record, All-Americans Francis Burr and Charles Osborne
45 Phillip Stillman* 2,431 Yale center
46 Hal Broda* 2,338 Brown end
47 Richard Luman* 2,286 Yale end
48 Bill Webster* 2,143 Yale guard
49 William Goebel* 2,110 Yale guard
50 1932 Princeton Tigers football team* 2,061 First season under Fritz Crisler (2–2–3)
51 George Thayer* 1,912 Penn end
52 Fiske Brown* 1,892 Harvard guard
53 Ed Hake* 1,749 Penn tackle
54 Charles Nourse* 1,638 Harvard center
55 Dave Mishel* 1,603 Brown HB
56 George Lee* 1,594 Harvard guard
57 Bernard O'Rourke* 1,568 Cornell guard
58 Joseph Gilman* 1,453 Harvard tackle
59 Frederick Tibbott* 1,451 Princeton HB
60 Lew Palmer* 1,449 Princeton end
61 Armant Legendre* 1,420 Princeton end
62 John Wendell* 1,354 Harvard HB
63 Joseph Gilman* 1,317 Dartmouth guard
64 Patrick Grant* 1,288 Harvard center
65 Frank T. Hogg* 1,200 Princeton guard
  • Harvard: 1873, 1876-1884, 1886-1889, 1891-1897, 1900, 1902-1907, 1911, 1914-1918, 1921-1922
  • Princeton: 1876, 1882-1883, 1887-1888, 1890-1892, 1895, 1897, 1900-1902, 1904-1905, 1907-1910, 1912-1919, 1921, 1923-1932, 1934
  • Yale: 1873, 1875, 1878, 1885, 1889, 1890, 1896, 1898-1899, 1903-1904, 1908, 1910-1917, 1919-1926, 1928

Players[edit]

Rank Title Page
views
Description
1 Bum Day 19,124 Georgia Tech center
2 Edgar Garbisch 17,964 Army center
3 Kelan Luker 16,882 AfD (SMU QB, bass guitarist)
4 Mike Anderson* 16,378 LSU linebacker, All-American 1970
5 Dick Bumpas* 16,166 Arkansas defensive tackle 1967-1970
6 Brian Robinson* 15,459 (12,292 + 3,167) Auburn safety, consensus AA (1994)
7 Vince Banonis 10,918 Detroit center
8 Peter Hauser* 10,191 Fullback at Haskell and Carlisle, All-American 1907
9 Chris Smith* 10,184 BYU tight end, 2x AA (1989-1990)
10 Zygmont Czarobski 9,601 Notre Dame tackle, AA (1947)
11 Buck Flowers 9,134 Georgia Tech HB
12 Peter Demmerle* 8,884 Notre Dame wide receiver, All-American in 1974
13 Peter Anderson* 7,383 Georgia center, All-American in 1985
14 Eddie Tryon* 7,097 Colgate halfback, 1925 All-American, CFHOF
15 John Provost* 6,629 Holy Cross DB
16 Brian Ottney 6,510 AfD rescue (MSU center 2000-2002)
17 Jeff Beard* 6,211 Auburn athletic director 1951-1972
18 Esco Sarkkinen* 6,071 Ohio State end, All-American in 1939
19 Carlton McDonald* 5,861 All-American defensive back at Air Force 1992
20 John Roush* 5,739 All-American offensive guard at Oklahoma 1974
21 Ted Payseur* 5,598 Athletic director at Northwestern 1945-56
22 Lee Hayley* 5,532 Athletic director at Auburn 1972-81
23 Frank Larson* 5,367 All-American end at Minnesota 1934
24 Marty Below 5,273 Wisconsin tackle
25 Tom Brzoza* 4,992 All-American center at Pitt 1977
26 Neno DaPrato* 4,545 Michigan Agr. FB
27 Tony Blazine 4,467 NFL OT (1935-41)
28 Phil White* 4,436 Oklahoma HB
29 Joe Kristosik* 3,913 UNLV punter, AA (1998)
30 Chalmers Tschappat 3,872 AfD rescue (Dayton tackle 1921)
31 Dick Hightower* 3,848 SMU center
32 Brian Lee* 3,822 Wyoming DB, AA (1997)
33 Gene Goodreault 3,708
34 Bill Adamaitis 3,480 AfD rescue (Catholic U 1933-1936)
35 Elmer Wilhoite* 3,440 USC guard
36 Andy Bershak* 3,412 North Carolina end
37 Charles Bolen* 3,214 Ohio St. end
38 David Rankin* 3,200 Purdue end
39 Herdis McCrary* 3,155 Georgia FB, Packers (1929-33)
40 Lester Lautenschlaeger 3,117 Tulane QB (1922-1925)
41 Bill Bevan* 3,033 Minnesota guard
42 Peggy Flournoy* 3,023 Tulane HB
43 Charlie Guy 2,916 NFL G/C (1920-1924)
44 Jack Robinson* 2,759 Notre Dame center
45 George Bogue* 2,631 Stanford HB
46 Lyman Perry* 2,629 Navy guard
47 Ted Beckett* 2,567 Cal guard
48 Paul Geisler* 2,510 Centenary end
49 Dallas Marvil* 2,507 Northwestern tackle
50 Ed Hess* 2,486 Ohio St. guard
51 Polly Wallace* 2,396 Iowa St. center
52 Warner Mizell* 2,388 Georgia Tech HB (1927-1928)
53 Chuck Hartwig* 2,377 Pitt guard
54 Arthur Tipton* 2,175 Army center
55 Don Dohoney* 2,048 Michigan St. end
56 Carl Bacchus* 1,894 Missouri end
57 Milton Summerfelt* 1,814 Army guard
58 Irvine Phillips* 1,689 Cal end
59 Wendell Taylor* 1,687 Navy end
60 Charles Romeyn* 1,553 Army FB
61 Orland Smith* 1,460
62 Waddy Kuehl* 1,430 NFL back (1920-1924)
63 Harry Connaughton* 1,403 Georgetown center
64 Joe Pondelik* 1,223 Chicago guard
65 Redman Hume* 1,123 SMU HB
William Erwin* Kansas guard
Ed Lange* Navy QB
Charles Carpenter* Wisconsin center
Leonard Hilty* Pitt tackle
Ray Keeler* Wisconsin guard
John Logan*
Edward Burke* Navy
Jim Dixon* Oregon St. tackle
Bertrand Gulick* Syracuse tackle
Danny McMullen* Nebraska guard
Pete MacRae* Syracuse end
Jim Barnes* Arkansas guard
Robert Popelka* SMU WR
Don Popplewell* Colorado center
Ron Rusnak* North Carolina OG
Bill Wyman* Texas center
Keith English* All-American punter at Colorado 1988


  1. Category:American football guards*
  2. Category:American football tackles*
  3. Category:American football ends*

AfD rescue[edit]

  1. Mark Dodge
  2. Mitch Taylor
  3. Bob Ufer

Miscellaneous[edit]

Rank Title Article
Size
Page
views
Description
1 Shamir (musician)* 23,161 516,144
2 Martin Manulis 26,109 69,926
3 Victor Orsatti 14,615 29,007
4 Northtown (EP)* 4,511 18,045
5 If It Wasn't True* 7,630 5,397
6 June Krauser* 6,182 3,902
7 Brinley Avenue Historic District* 6,300 2,208
8 Frank Meinke 4,813 1,716

DYKs[edit]

Article (DYK date) Image DYK views DYK hook
1056-1059. Tootie Perry, Goldy Goldstein, Red Bethea, Larry Dupree (11/24/14) 3,095 (Perry) ... that the American football players inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as "Gator Greats" include "All-American Waterboy" Tootie Perry, attorney Goldy Goldstein, and halfbacks Red Bethea and Larry Dupree?
1055. Buck Flowers (10/11/14) na ... that after College Football Hall of Fame inductee Buck Flowers returned two punts for touchdowns, a writer suggested that the opposition Auburn Tigers made a dying request: "Please omit Flowers"?
1054. Len Ford (10/3/14) 10,233 ... that in his NFL debut season, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Len Ford (pictured) was injured so severely in a game he required plastic surgery to "virtually rebuild" his face?
1053. Martin Manulis (9/26/14) na ... that Martin Manulis was the producer of Playhouse 90, voted the greatest television series of all time in a 1970 poll of television editors?
1052. Dick Burns (9/20-9/21/14) 3,781 ... that the baseball player Dick Burns's "up-shoot" was called "a beauty"?
1051. Vince Banonis (9/19/14) 2,888 ... that College Football Hall of Fame inductee Vince Banonis (pictured) was an All-American center for the University of Detroit and All-NFL for the Chicago Cardinals?
1050. Charles Romeyn (9/14/14) na ... that Charles Romeyn, an All-American fullback for the Army football team, was sent to Montana in 1902 with the charge of "quieting" the Cheyenne Indians?
1049. Arthur Tipton (9/13/14) na ... that 1898 All-American football player Arthur Tipton prompted a rule change when he kicked a loose ball down the field and fell on it for a touchdown after it crossed the goal line?
1047-1048. If It Wasn't True, Shamir (9/1/14) na ... that "If It Wasn't True" from countertenor Shamir's 2014 Northtown EP was called "Your Favorite Breakup Song" by Vogue and "semidissonant pulses tickled by antsy snares and hi-hats" by Dazed?
1046. Will White (9/1/14) 1,786 ... that Will White, the first Major League Baseball player to wear glasses, holds the records of 75 complete games and 680 innings pitched in one season?
1045. Eugene Neeley (8/31/14) 1,750 ... that the one-armed football player Eugene Neeley became a consensus first-team All-American?
1044. Charlie Guy (8/30/14) 1,232 ... that Charlie Guy, who served in the Ambulance Corps during World War I, sent Cleveland's star halfback to the hospital with a broken shoulder and ribs in the first game of the 1920 NFL season?
1043. Neno DaPrato (8/26/14) 1,700 ... that Michigan State halfback Neno DaPrato was called "the greatest scoring machine of the year" after scoring 130 points, in just six games, during the 1915 season?
1042. Jim Manning (8/26/14) 623 ... that baseball's Jim Manning was one of the organizers of both the Western League and its successor the American League?
1041. Lynn Bomar (8/29/14) 9,013 ... that "The Blonde Bear" supervised the ransacking of black households in the 1946 Columbia Race Riot?
1040. Peter Hauser (8/27/14) 3,700 ... that Native American football player Peter Hauser has been credited with throwing the first spiral pass?
1039. Joe Quest (8/24/14) 2,300 ... that stories involving Joe Quest are among the many theories about the origin of the term "Charley horse"?
1038. Bill Watkins (8/24/14) 545 ... that Bill Watkins led Detroit to the 1887 World Series and by 1894 had won more pennants than any other manager?
1037. Steamer Horning (8/23/14) 800 ... that Steamer Horning was an All-American football player for Colgate and a two-time All-NFL player for Toledo?
1036. Jumping Jack Jones (8/23/14) 3,900 ... that baseball pitcher, dentist, and voice trainer Jumping Jack Jones (pictured) leapt into the air before throwing, making him "the twirling marvel of his time"?
1035. Dan Casey (8/21/14) 3,500 ... that in later life, baseball player Dan Casey claimed he was "Casey at the Bat"?
1034. Hugh Lowery (8/20/14) 2,000 ... that Hugh Lowery taught formation flying in World War I and later played in the National Football League's first season?
1033. Joe Fitzgerald (8/19/14) 2,300 ... that Joe Fitzgerald was the first player in NFL history to return an interception for a touchdown?
1032. June Krauser (8/16/14) 1,700 ... that swimmer June Krauser set 154 American records and 73 world records? August 16, 2014
1031. Eddie Moegle (8/16/14) 800 ... that halfback Eddie Moegle scored the first touchdown for Detroit in the first season of the NFL? August 16, 2014
1030. Cal Broughton (8/15/14) 3,128 ... that baseball catcher Cal Broughton later became a police chief who captured a gang of train robbers after a gun fight in Wisconsin? August 15, 2014
1029. Bill Adamaitis (8/13/14) 1,337 ... that Catholic University's Bill Adamaitis was hailed as the "hero of the Orange Bowl" after both catching and throwing touchdown passes in the 1936 game?
1028. Frank Brill (8/9/14) 554 ... that Frank Brill was a pitcher in Major League Baseball and later won the United States' first national bowling championship? August 9, 2014
1027. Tip O'Neill (8/7/14) 5,200 ... that Tip O'Neill won the triple crown and set at least eight Major League Baseball batting records?
1025-1026. Jack Rowe, Hardy Richardson (8/3-8/14/14) 3,270 (JR only) ... that baseball players Jack Rowe (pictured) and Hardy Richardson were two of the "Big Four", a group "regarded for many years as the greatest quartette in the history of the national pastime"?
1024. Ned Hanlon (7/28/14) 6,628 ... that "Foxy Ned" Hanlon (pictured), inventor of the "Baltimore chop", was "The Father of Modern Baseball"? July 28, 2014
1023. Art Whitney (7/26/14) na ... that Art Whitney helped the New York Giants win the 1888 and 1889 World Series? July 26, 2014
1022. Deacon McGuire (7/24/14) 17,330 ... that an x-ray of catcher Deacon McGuire's gnarled left hand (pictured) showed "36 breaks, twists or bumps all due to baseball accidents"?
1021. Emil Gross (7/23-7/24/14) 25,861 ... that Emil Gross set a Major League Baseball record by appearing in 87 games as catcher?
1020. Jim Donnelly (7/22/14) na ... that in 1896 The Sporting Life wrote of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jim Donnelly that a "prettier or headier fielder ... would be difficult to find"? July 22, 2014
1019. Charlie Bennett (7/15-7/16/14) 20,537 ... that the baseball career of Charlie Bennett (pictured), who reportedly invented the chest protector, ended when both legs were run over by a train?
1018. Mike McGeary (7/13/14) na ... that 19th century baseball player Mike McGeary was suspected of game-fixing and using a yellow umbrella to communicate with gamblers in the stands? July 13, 2014
1017. Sy Sutcliffe (7/13/14) na ... that catcher Sy Sutcliffe, who reportedly "threw like a catapult", died of Bright's disease four months after his final major league game?
1016. Milt Scott (7/12/14) na ... that professional baseball player "Mikado Milt" Scott gained his nickname amid a "Mikado" craze that invaded the sport in 1886?
1015. Dasher Troy (7/11/14) na ... that in 1888 baseball player Dasher Troy hit a game-winning home run after his manager fulfilled his request for a beer from the bar beneath the field's grandstand?' July 11, 2014
1014. Ed Beatin (7/10/14) 2,959 ... that pitcher Ed Beatin, who had "the most astonishing slow ball that was ever offered up to a batter", was twice a 20-game winner? July 10, 2014
1013. Jerry Dorgan (7/10/14) 4,774 ... that professional baseball player Jerry Dorgan suffered from an "unconquerable appetite for liquor" and died after being discovered inebriated in a barn with an empty liquor bottle by his side?
1012. Frank Ringo (7/9/14) 7,125 ... that baseball player Frank Ringo, who was "inordinately fond" of whiskey, married in January 1889 and killed himself in April of that same year? July 9, 2014
1011. Larry Twitchell (7/5/14) na ... that in 1889 Cleveland Spiders baseball player Larry Twitchell hit for the cycle, hitting a single, a double, three triples, and a home run in six at bats?
1010. Yank Robinson (7/2/14) na ... that Yank Robinson, who set a major league record for single-season walks, died of tuberculosis at 34?
1009. George Derby (6/30/14) ... that in his first season playing Major League Baseball, Detroit Wolverines pitcher George Derby pitched 55 complete games, won 29 games, and led the National League in strikeouts? June 30, 2014
1008. Count Campau (6/25/14) 3,485 ... that 19th-century baseball player Count Campau could reportedly run the bases in 14 seconds, and once converted an infield popup into a home run?
1007. Martin Powell (6/25/14) na ... that rookie baseball player Martin Powell finished second to Cap Anson for the 1881 batting title, but retired three years later and died of consumption at age 31?
1006. Robert Leadley (6/22/14) na ... that Bob Leadley managed Major League Baseball teams in Detroit and Cleveland, and later lived in Mexico City as a fugitive from embezzlement charges?
1005. Chief Zimmer (6/21/14) na ... that Chief Zimmer set multiple catching records, was the first president of the Players' Protective Association, and invented a popular mechanical baseball game?
1004. Bun Troy (6/20/14) 2,302 ... that baseball pitcher Bun Troy, who won a doubleheader while pitching all nine innings of both games, was killed in action during World War I?
1003. Dupee Shaw (6/16/14) 4,520 ... that Dupee Shaw's delivery may have been the first pitching wind-up, created "a genuine sensation" and led baseball writers of his day to call him "a monkey, a mountebank and other harsh names"?
1002. Jackie Tavener (6/15/14) na ... that Jackie Tavener is one of only four players in Major League Baseball history to steal second, third and home in the same inning on more than one occasion? June 15, 2014
1001. Prince Oana (6/13/14) 1,726 ... that professional baseball player "Prince" Oana was falsely advertised by his promoters as a full-blooded Hawaiian royal?
1000. Sadie Houck (6/9/14) 5,703 ... that Sadie Houck was blacklisted by the National League for being "addicted to drink" despite being acknowledged as "one of the best short stops in the country and a thorough ball player"?
999. Baby Doll Jacobson (3/1/14) 2,372 ... that Baby Doll Jacobson (pictured) received his nickname after hitting a home run while a band played "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" on opening day of the 1912 season?
998. Bill Armour (1/29/14) 3,488 ... that Bill Armour (pictured) was manager of the Cleveland Bronchos when they signed Nap Lajoie to the most lucrative contract in baseball up to that time, and of the Detroit Tigers when they signed Ty Cobb?
997. John Mohardt (1/19/14) na ... that John Mohardt played baseball for the Detroit Tigers with Ty Cobb and football for the Chicago Bears with Red Grange?
996. Frank Scheibeck (1/16/14) ... that Frank Scheibeck played professional baseball in Detroit in three different decades and three different leagues between 1888 and 1906?
995. Gus Hetling (1/15/14) na ... that Gus Hetling was awarded an automobile in 1912 as the most valuable player in the Pacific Coast League?