In 1910, the sheriff of Rawlins, Wyoming, helped death row inmates start a prison baseball team that led to rumors they would have their executions delayed or stayed as long as they continued to win.
It started when Sheriff Felix Alston took over from his predecessor, allowing inmates to leave their cells and get some fresh air outside on the prison grounds – the first time they had been outside since the Wyoming State Penitentiary opened 10 years earlier. Outside, the group played baseball, and Alston noticed that some of the prisoners were extremely talented.
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