Season 3 kicks off with a look at baseball's little-known era of human mascots...with unusual physical attributes. Author Allen Abel stops by to discuss his new book about Hughie McLoon, a child with a hunched back who became one of the biggest names in Philadelphia during the 1920s. That is - until his untimely murder at just 20 years old.  

Watch our conversation on YouTube and see photos of Hughie McLoon and other team mascots. 

Purchase "The Short Life of Hughie McLoon: A True Story of Baseball, Magic, and Murder:

1. Amazon 
2. Barnes & Noble 
3. Sutherland House Books 

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