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The Stolen Base Record for Catchers

The Question: My husband is a sports trivia enthusiast and wants to know who holds the all-time record for stolen bases by a catcher? The Answer…

Tracy Chapman

folk-rock singer, songwriterBorn: 3/20/1964Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Grammy Award-winning folk-rock singer and songwriter known for her rich alto voice and her socially conscious lyrics. Her…

Jim Brown

Born: Feb. 17, 1936Football FB All-America at Syracuse (1956) and NFL Rookie of Year (1957); led NFL in rushing 8 times; 8-time All-Pro (1957-61,63-65); 3-time MVP (1958,63,65) with Cleveland; ran…

Joe Dimaggio's Hitting Streak

The Question: Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak: When did it start? And what date did it end? The Answer: NY Yankees outfielder Joe…

Buck Buchanan

Born: Sept. 10, 1940Football played both ways in college at Grambling; first player chosen in the first AFL draft by the Dallas Texans who later became the KC Chiefs; missed one game in a 13-year…

Charles Ruff

Charles Frederick Carson RufflawyerBorn: 8/1/1939Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio influential Washington lawyer who defended President Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999. He served as special…

Garrett Morgan

Born: 1877 Safety Hood, Traffic Light. Morgan's first well-known invention was the safety hood, a forerunner of the gas mask. When 32 workers in Cleveland, Ohio, were trapped during a tunnel…

Larry Doby

  Born: Dec. 13, 1924Baseball OF   First Black player in the AL; joined the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson entered the Majors with the NL's Brooklyn Dodgers;…

Charles Francis Brush

engineer, inventorBorn: 3/17/1849Birthplace: Euclid Township, Ohio After studying mining engineering at the University of Michigan, he worked as a chemist and an iron merchant. He ultimately…

Chase, William Merritt

(Encyclopedia) Chase, William Merritt, 1849–1916, American painter, b. Williamsburg, Ind., studied in Indianapolis and in Munich under Piloty. In 1878 he began his long career as an influential…