Did Abe Lincoln bat both ways?

He was Greek

That would put baseball history on its ear. Bob Ferguson was considered to be the first switch-hitter, in 1870.

:wink:

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A “long-standing” debate? How did I miss out on this? It’s remarkable how “academics” love to invent history and controversies.

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This isn’t new

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He liked to wrestle.

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I don’t think so. I didn’t see Lincoln in Paris last month.

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Would be interesting to see other things like this exist…

“When Mary was away, Lincoln’s bodyguard, David Derickson, would often share his bed, according to a diary entry by Elizabeth Woodbury Fox, the wife of Lincoln’s naval aide. An 1895 book by Thomas Chamberlin, an officer in the regiment that guarded Lincoln, also mentioned the sleeping arrangement, and that Derickson would wear Lincoln’s nightshirts.”

The original Bodyguard. He was assigned to guard the President, he thought he would lose his head for the President he didn’t know it would be his heart.

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FTFY

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