The Year is 1903 and Curtis “Captain” Weigand is leading York’s Penn Park ballclub until he is plucked away and held to his contract he had signed earlier that year with the Baltimore Eastern League Club nicknamed the Orioles.
Meanwhile, Baltimore had high expectations going into the season and is looking for anyone to help them climb up the standings. Is Curt the answer to their problems? Earlier that year even the legendary Connie Mack wanted him for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Welcome to Curtis Weigand’s Wild Week.
The Articles sourced for this podcast originated from:
The Baltimore Sun
The York Dispatch
The York Gazette
The Evening Journal from Wilmington
Daily Local News West Chester PA
The Baltimore World
and
The Baltimore News
The Photo on the Podcast cover:
1897 Media PA
http://oldchesterpa.com/sports_baseball_big_leaguers_dca_1942.htm
We also referenced Curt Weigand’s Baseball-Reference Page, though his playing stats from 1903 are not captured on the site.
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