The Mississippi Gentleman

By RICK CLEVELAND  •  Photography by JOHNNY JENNINGS Hailing from Greenwood, Cincinnati Reds second baseman  Hugh Critz is still known as one of the finest fielders in baseball history      It was the first week of April 1935. Greenwood—the self-proclaimed Cotton Capital of the World—was home to just over 11,000 folks, including one famous Major […]

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