Alvin "Creepy" Karpis (Courtesy of FBI.gov)

Bill Davidson vs. the Barker-Karpis Gang

On April 4, 1933, the morning sun shone across the streets…
1905 Ogden Assembly Club Headshots

1905 Ogden Assembly Club Baseball Team

Introduction On Saturday, March 25, 1905, a small yet curious…
James J. Coogan

Harriet and James J. Coogan

From early July 1889 until the removal of the franchise to…
Zack Wheat (TRADING CARD DB)

Zack Wheat: Native American?

For over a century, it’s been an article of faith in baseball…
Jim Tugerson (Hot Springs (Ark.) Sentinel Record on March 31, 1953)

Tugerson v. Haraway: Civil Rights and the Cotton States League

On July 13, 1953, officials from the Cotton States League and…

Sam Malone

Near Boston Common and downstairs from Melville’s Seafood Restaurant,1…
Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys performs during the Streaming Outta Fenway performance with no live audience as the Major League Baseball season is postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 27, 2020, at Fenway Park in Boston. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox)

Dropkick Murphys

What possible reason would there be to include a Celtic-influenced…
1912 Hilldale Club. Back row: Bill Anderson, Alice Robinson, Lloyd Thompson, Marian Caulk, Devere Thompson, Mark Studevan, Clara Ivory, Ed Bolden, Helen Barrett, Charles Gaskins, Mary Ricketts, Hubert Jackson, Grace Ricketts, Sam Anderson and Leon Brice Front row: Hulett Strothers, Raymond Garner, Billy Hill, Frank "Chink" Wilson, George Kemp, Hugh "Scrappy" Mason and Clarence Porter. (COURTESY OF LARRY LESTER)

Hilldale (Daisies) Club team ownership history

1912 Hilldale Club. Back row: Bill Anderson, Alice Robinson,…

Indianapolis Hoosiers team ownership history

Federal League Park in Indianapolis, looking in from the right-field…

Newark Peppers team ownership history

On April 16, 1915, an overflow crowd jammed newly constructed…

Andy Coakley at Columbia

Columbia University went through six baseball coaches in eight…

Boston Braves team ownership history

The baseball team known as the Braves makes its home in Atlanta,…

Boston Brotherhood/Reds team ownership history

An ownership history for Boston's Players League franchise (1890)…

Boston Unions team ownership history

The Boston Unions were one of the few ballclubs to complete the…
1890 Brooklyn Players League team: Ward's Wonders

Brooklyn Players’ League team ownership history

Shortly before Christmas of 1889, about 20 men gathered at…

Montreal Expos team ownership history

Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman,…

New York Giants team ownership history

New York Giants manager John McGraw, left, and team owner Charles…
1882 New York Metropolitans (SABR-Rucker Archive)

New York Metropolitans team ownership history, 1883-1887

The 1882 New York Metropolitans were a strong independent professional…
Ottawa Lynx 1992 Skybox card (Trading Card DB)

Ottawa Lynx team ownership history

The story of the Ottawa Lynx baseball team begins in the late…

Providence Grays team ownership history

The 1882 Providence Grays. Back: Paul Hines, Jerry Denny, Hoss…
VBBC Stock Certificate, from Heritage Auctions

Richmond Virginias team ownership history

There was much ballyhoo when, in 1962, Major League Baseball…

Seattle Pilots team ownership history

Seattle Pilots spring training program from 1970. The franchise…

St. Louis Browns team ownership history

Sportsman's Park was home of the St. Louis Browns from 1902…

Troy Trojans team ownership history

The 1881 and 1882 Troy Trojans had three Hall of Famers: catcher…

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