Tag Archives: baseball

History of the Minors: El Comandante on the Mound

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1959 Havana Sugar Kings Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, Camilo Cienfuegos, Che Guevara, Cookie Rojas, Cuba, cuban baseball, Fidel Castro, Gran Stadium, havana, International League, Junior World Series, Leo Cardenas, Luis Arroyo, Mike Cuellar, minor league baseball, Rochester Red Wings, sports | 10 Comments

History of the Minors: Rochester Fans Step Up to the Plate

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1957 Rochester Red Wings Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged 72 day miracle, baseball, International League, minor league baseball, Morrie Silver, Red Wing Stadium, Rochester, Rochester Community Baseball, Rochester Red Wings, Silver Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals | 3 Comments

History of the Minors: There’s No Equal Rights in Baseball

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Eleanor Engle and the 1952 Harrisburg Senators Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, baseball history, Eleanor Engle, George Trautman, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Senators, Island Park, minor league baseball, women in baseball | 13 Comments

History of the Minors: When the Mighty Babe Struck Out in Chattanooga

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Ken Dowell

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 | 5 Comments

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

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1926 Reading Keystones Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, baseball history, Charles Sweeney, Frank Sigafoos, International League, minor league baseball, reading, Reading Keystones | 14 Comments

History of the Minors: Ty Cobb’s Side Hustle

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Ken Dowell

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 | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Baseball, Sports | Tagged Alex Rodriguez, baseball, COVID-19, Dock Ellis, Ken Burns, MLB, No-No: A Documentary, pandemic, Pittsburgh Pirates, Portland Mavericks, Screwball, Ted Williams, The Battered Bastards of Baseball | 9 Comments

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 →

Posted in Baseball, Sports | Tagged baseball, Frank Hague, Jackie Robinson, Jersey City, Jersey City Giants, Johnny Temple, Minor leagues, New Deal, New Jersey, Roosevelt Stadium, Works Progress Administration | 4 Comments

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.
Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, Bloomer Girls, Edith Houghton, history, New York Bloomer Girls, Philadelphia Bobbies, Western Bloomer Girls | 7 Comments

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 →

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 | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: baseball

History of the Minors: Rochester Fans Step Up to the Plate

History of the Minors: There’s No Equal Rights in Baseball

History of the Minors: When the Mighty Babe Struck Out in Chattanooga

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

History of the Minors: Ty Cobb’s Side Hustle

With no baseball season in sight… Try these documentaries

Remembering Roosevelt Stadium, Jackie Robinson and Johnny Temple

The Bloomers: Baseball’s Barnstorming Women

Segregating Baseball: Little Giants and White Stockings

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