Enjoy a heaping slice of good ol’ baseball lore this holiday with the tale of Turkey Mike Donlin.

He hit .323 as a rookie in 1899 for the team about to become the Cardinals.

But first he had to get out of jail. And that’s just the beginning!

Happy Thanksgiving.

https://sabr.org/journal/article/turkey-mike-donlin-one-of-the-twentieth-centurys-first-sports-entertainment-figures/