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History of the Minors: There’s No Equal Rights in Baseball
Eleanor Engle and the 1952 Harrisburg Senators Continue reading
History of the Minors: When the Mighty Babe Struck Out in Chattanooga
Jackie Mitchell and the Chattanooga Lookouts Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackie Mitchell, Joe Engel, Lou Gehrig, minor league baseball, Minor leagues, New York Yankees, Tennessee
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History of the Minors: Was This the Worst Team Ever?
1926 Reading Keystones Continue reading
History of the Minors: Ty Cobb’s Side Hustle
The New Haven Colonials Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, Eastern Leag;ue, George Weiss, history, minor league baseball, New Haven Colonials, sports, Ty Cobb
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With no baseball season in sight… Try these documentaries
Reviews of Screwball, No-No, the Battered Bastards and more Continue reading
Remembering Roosevelt Stadium, Jackie Robinson and Johnny Temple
Organized baseball’s color barrier was torn down here. Continue reading
The Bloomers: Baseball’s Barnstorming Women
The Bloomer Girls didn’t always win, but they filled the ball parks wherever they played.
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Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Bloomer Girls, Edith Houghton, history, New York Bloomer Girls, Philadelphia Bobbies, Western Bloomer Girls
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Segregating Baseball: Little Giants and White Stockings
The 1887 exhibition game that defined race relations in baseball. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Cap Anson, Chicago White Stockings, Fleet Walker, George Stovey, International League, major leagues, Minor leagues, MLB, Newark, Newark Little Giants, racism, segregation
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One and Done: The Newark Peppers
A relocated team in an outlaw league playing in a city never considered major league. Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, Bill McKechnie, Edd Roush, Federal League, Harrison Park, Harry Sinclair, MLB, New Jersey, Newark, Newark Peppers, Rupert Mills
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The History of College Basketball Happened Here
The Palestra has hosted more college basketball games than any other facility. Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged basketball, Big 5, college basketball, NCAA Tournament, Palestra, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Princeton University, sports, University of Pennsylvania
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