Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Today in 1911, a very strange thing happened in a baseball game: a guy on second base ran backwards and stole first base, the base he'd just been on. Here's his very unusual story. Plus: today in 1901 music legend Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, but if you want to take part in events to commemorate his birthday, you’re a month late. Germany Schaefer (Society for American Baseball Research) FAQ (Louis Armstrong House via Archive.org) Our Patreon backers have stolen our hearts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message