As baseball teams go, the Wyoming State Penitentiary All-Stars looked a lot like any other from the era. A team photo from their 1911 season shows a sharp-looking ball club decked out in spiffy uniforms, matching caps, gloves and bats proudly displayed.

Closer examination reveals a darker side.

The lineup included a murderer at shortstop, a burglar at third and manning first base was a convicted rapist. If that’s not enough, the team’s star player in right field had a date with the hangman before the season was scheduled to end.

It sounds like a twisted version of the old Abbott & Costello comedy routine “Who’s On First?” Call it “Field of Nightmares.” Never mind the 1927 Yankees, this was the original “Murderers’ Row.”

It’s hard to believe, but this tale is 100% true. A team of prison

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