One of the best Missouri-born big league ball players ever, Zachariah Wheat, known as “Buck”, earned national Hall of Fame recognition a year after being tapped for state induction at Sedalia. Born in Hamilton in 1888, Zach moved to Brooklyn in 1909 and quickly became the teammate of Casey Stengel. The right-handed throwing, lefthanded-hitting outfielder… Read more »
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Glenn “Buckshot” Wright
Wright was born in Archie, Missouri, a tiny town not far from Kansas City. His father operated a hardware store and he helped out by running errands and servicing customers. Wright played no high school ball since there was no team, but he did play sandlot ball on an area club that scheduled games with… Read more »