Rube Foster

 


While he was known for his fastball, Rube was also credited with the invention of the screwball. He taught Christy Mathewson how to throw a screwball. Rube Foster seemed very brilliant. He owned, founded, and managed the Chicago American Giants, one of the most successful black baseball teams of the pre-integration era....

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