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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