Category Archives: Baseball

History of the Minors: Was This the Worst Team Ever?

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1926 Reading Keystones Continue reading →

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History of the Minors: Ty Cobb’s Side Hustle

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The New Haven Colonials Continue reading →

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With no baseball season in sight… Try these documentaries

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Reviews of Screwball, No-No, the Battered Bastards and more Continue reading →

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Remembering Roosevelt Stadium, Jackie Robinson and Johnny Temple

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Ken Dowell

Organized baseball’s color barrier was torn down here. Continue reading →

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The Bloomers: Baseball’s Barnstorming Women

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Ken Dowell

The Bloomer Girls didn’t always win, but they filled the ball parks wherever they played.
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Segregating Baseball: Little Giants and White Stockings

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Ken Dowell

The 1887 exhibition game that defined race relations in baseball. Continue reading →

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One and Done: The Newark Peppers

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Ken Dowell

A relocated team in an outlaw league playing in a city never considered major league. Continue reading →

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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 3, Barnstorming Montana

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Ken Dowell

The Kansas City Monarchs and House of David baseballers come to town. Continue reading →

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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 2, The World Series of the West

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Ken Dowell

An integrated baseball tournament in a segregated age. Continue reading →

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Of Cults, Baseball and Equal Rights: Pt. 1, St. Louis Cardinals vs. House of David

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Ken Dowell

When a 19-year old female pitcher took the mound against a team with eight future Hall of Famers. Continue reading →

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