| 1970 Trial of Curt Flood |
| http://www.walnutparkgroup.com |
 | Website summarizes the content of the book published in 2006 entitled "Baseball's Reserve System: The Case and Trial of Curt Flood v. Major League Baseball" |
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| 19th Century Base Ball History |
| http://www.19cbaseball.com |
| Eric Miklich. A 250 page, soon to be 350 page, web site dedicated to many subjects regarding 19th century base ball. Rules, field diagrams and player bios are a few of the subjects covered as well as modern vintage baseball. Site also offers three styles of playable 19th century base balls, 1859-1860, 1861-1867 and 1872-1900.
A must browse for all 19th century base ball fanatics. |
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| Agate Type |
| http://agatetype.typepad.com/agate_type/ |
| A baseball research blog on the Negro Leagues, Latin America, the 19th Century, Minor Leagues, and Asian Baseball. Statistics are occasionally compiled and posted, especially for the Negro Leagues and Cuban League. |
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| Baseball Almanac |
| http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ |
| Sean's built an interesting and ambitioussite whose scope is all of baseball. The Almanac includes Cartwright's rules, a poem for Junior Gilliam, a quick look at Boston's Huntington Avenue Grounds, a Sparky Anderson comment about Tom Seaver, and hundreds of other delights. |
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| Baseball History |
| http://www.HaroldSeymour.com |
| This link is the official link for Dr. Harold Seymour,the first historian of baseball, and includes information on the Seymour Medal as well as reviews of the books that have won or placed among the finals for this annual award. |
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| Baseball History and Other Writing of Dorothy Mills |
| http://www.DorothyJaneMills.com |
| Dorothy is the widow and lifetime collaborator with Dr. Harold Seymour on his baseball histories, the first ever published by a historian. Here she presents the baseball books that she and Harold worked on together, as well as her other writing in various fields and genres. |
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| Baseball History on the Web |
| http://www2.tltc.ttu.edu/Harper/3339BB/WebStuff/baseball.htm |
| This page serves as a guide to Internet sites on the history of baseball and to display some of the representative images of the game's rich past. The site stems from the course (History 3339: Baseball: A Mirror on American History) which Dr. Joseph E. King and I started at Texas Tech in 1979 and which I have taught for more than twenty years. My hope is to use my years as a teacher and student of baseball to guide visitors to the best Internet resources on baseball history. "Baseball History on the Web" is provided not only for students in my courses, but for anyone interested in the history of the National Pastime.
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| Baseball In New Orleans |
| http://www.neworleansbaseball.com/ |
| SABR member Derby Gisclair's site pays tribute to New Orleans' rich baseball history both past and present. The PHOTO archive covers the city's minor league teams -- the New Orleans Zephyrs and the old New Orleans Pelicans -- as well as college, high school, and amateur teams.
The ARTICLES archive covers a wide variety of New Orleans related baseball writing. The HISTORY archive provides a basic timeline of baseball in the Crescent City. The FORUM allows for fans to leave their personal baseball memories or to make research requests. |
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| Baseball in Wartime |
| http://www.baseballinwartime.co.uk/index.htm |
| This website attempts to cover every aspect of baseball in relation to its links with the US Army, US Navy, USAAF, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard, Canadian Army and RCAF in WWII, including an in-memoriam section on baseball players from all walks of life who lost their lives while serving their country in the Second World War. |
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| Baseball: History & Spirit |
| http://members.tripod.com/~jhurd/bb1.html |
| The site is a "work in progress" that offers premise that baseball is based not only in historical fact, but also in folklore, myth, and spirit. Site provides, in simple format, links to other resources which reflect this notion (resources - online/in film/in text and literature/in oral history). |
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| Black Baseball's Negro Baseball Leagues |
| http://www.blackbaseball.com/ |
| A fine, fine site commemorating Black Baseball, with an introductory essay, player profiles, team write ups, and other information. There's even a current events section. |
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| Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |
| http://www.baseballhalloffame.ca |
| The link contains information about the Hall of Fame and its Inductees. Also find information about current Canadian ball players and events the Hall of Fame will host. |
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| Doc Lawson's Vintage Base Ball Page |
| http://home.columbus.rr.com/doclawson/vintage.html |
| Bob plays with the Ohio Village Muffins, who play by 1860 rules and appear to be the original vintagebase ball club; they've been doing this since 1981. Bob's page has links to sites which should help satisfy an interest in vintage ball. Doc also serves as webmaster for the Vintage BaseBall Association. |
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| Doubleswitch.com |
| http://www.doubleswitch.com/ |
| A year-by-year survey of MLB history since 1901, including major award selections for each year. Also features articles written during the current season on a variety of topics. Some history, some commentary, some statistics, and some fun. Written and maintained by lifelong baseball fan Brett Smith since March of 2000. |
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| Golden Baseball Magazine |
| http://members.cox.net/bngolden1/baseballpage.htm |
| Items from baseball history in an e-zine format: Odd Baseball Facts, Baseball Firsts, Did You Know?, Baseball Vignettes, Bits of Baseball Lore, Even Greats Have Bad Days, Fantastic Finishes (pennant races), How Would You Rule?, One Great Year, Remarkable Rookies, Post-Season Surprises
Published several times per month as the author's schedule permits. |
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| Hello Baseball Fans |
| http://www.hellobaseballfans.com |
| Interviews conducted live with the retired ballplayers from the golden age of baseball, published on the internet - a not for profit web page. |
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| Henry Chadwick - Father of Baseball |
| http://www.henrychadwick.com |
| Dedicated to the Man Who Helped Bring Baseball to the World; Sports Journalism Pioneer, Chairman of Baseball's Rules Committee, Product of Enlightenment Thought,
Reformer, Inventor of Baseball's Statistics and
Author of Numerous Sports Guides |
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| Historic Baseball |
| http://www.historicbaseball.com/ |
| Every player has a story! Site includes a growing database of player and team profiles; up-to-date baseball obituaries; and an in-depth section on players with ties to South Carolina. |
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| Minnesota Town Team Baseball |
| http://www.minnesotatownball.com |
| Minn Town Team Baseball is devoted to amateur and semi-pro baseball in Minnesota in the 1945-1960 era, and contains stories and anecdotes of the colorful players and teams who made this such a fascinating era. A book based on this research, "Town Ball: the Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball," will be published in September 2006 by the University of Minnesota Press. |
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| New York Mutuals Vintage Baseball |
| http://www.nymutuals.com/ |
| The original New York Mutuals existed form 1857-1876 and were one of the original 8 teams in the National League. The current Mutuals play vintage base ball all over the country informing people about the roots of our national pastime, baseball. We play by the rules of any year and if possible for charity. |
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| Nisei Baseball Research Project |
| http://www.niseibaseball.com/ |
| The Nisei Baseball Research Project (NBRP) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization founded by Kerry Yo Nakagawa to preserve the history of Japanese American Baseball. In Cooperstown, they have a saying that Baseball is a game of Dreams and Memories. It is for both those reasons that the Nisei Baseball Research Project was developed.
The NBRP's ultimate goal is the permanent inclusion of Japanese Americans in Baseball into the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. |
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| Obituaries and Cemetery Photos |
| http://www.thedeadballera.com |
| Frank Russo's site The Deadball Era contains a collection of baseball player obituaries, cemetery locations and photos, and a variety of interesting articles about players who have tossed their heater, fielded their last bunt, or taken their final swing in the game of life. |
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| Peter Morris, Baseball Historian |
| http://www.petermorrisbooks.com/ |
| Peter Morris's website describes his books about early baseball history and his research interests, which primarily involve biographical research and baseball prior to 1920. He also includes helpful research tools, such as lists of online, text-searchable historical newspaper archives and of web- and non-web sources, and descriptions of how the SABR Biographical Committee has gone about solving some longstanding baseball mysteries.
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| Radatz vs. Mantle and Other Dubious Memories |
| http://tinyurl.com/4tjof |
| With the accidental death of Dick "The Monster" Radatz on Wednesday, stories of his dominance over Mickey Mantle are resurfacing. There are a lot of exaggerated numbers about Radatz striking out Mantle 60 or more times. Here are the career numbers when Mantle faced Radatz, courtesy of Retrosheet.
AB 16
H 3
2B 1
3B 0
HR 1
BB 3
SO 12
RBI 2
BA .188
OB .316
SA .438
While Radatz did NOT strike out Mantle 60+ times, Radatz certainly dominated Mantle in their battles. Mantle struck out 75% of the time against Radatz.
They only faced each other in 19 plate appearances, which is a much more reasonable number given their careers.
These numbers were developed by Dave Smith for a SABR presentation.
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| SouthCoast Vintage Base Ball |
| http://www.scvbb.org |
| SouthCoast Vintage Base Ball seeks to promote local baseball history in southeastern Massachusetts (New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Dartmouth, Westport, Acushnet, Wareham, Rochester, Marion, Fall River and other nearby communities). |
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| The Alabama-Florida League Historical Web Site |
| http://www.alabama-florida-league.com/ |
| The AFL Web Site has been up since February of 2000. This is a constant work in progress, but eventually it will include just about everything there is to know about this Class D league which existed from 1936-1962, and it's neighboring Class D and Semi-Pro leagues. I'm always interested in information contributions, corrections, etc. Currently, this web site has a couple hundred pages with hundreds yet to be built. It's all free, so if your interested in minor league history, take a peek. |
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| The Baseball Page |
| http://www.thebaseballpage.com/ |
| TheBaseballPage.com has player bios, research lists, player rankings, and stats, including individual career stats broken down by era, decade, team, and age. You'll find the Today in Baseball History archive and a Baseball Quotes Database, as well as the popular Ask the Baseball Expert service. Online since 1995. |
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| The Scott Simkus Blog |
| http://www.scottsimkus.wordpress.com |
| A collection of essays and original research dedicated mostly to outsider baseball, including the Negro Leagues, semi-pro, Asian, and independent professional hardball. Oh, there's other stuff there, too, including some original baseball-related fiction and humor. Stop on by. |
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| The South Texas MInor Leagues, 1910-1977 |
| http://www.ghostleagues.com/ |
| Soldiers stationed along the Texas border with Mexico in the late 1800s introduced the thrilling new game of baseball to the region. Interest in the game quickly exploded among the predominantly Hispanic population, and by 1910, the area had its first NAPBL club, the Brownsville Brownies. My specific area of interest are the leagues falling within the area from Corpus Christi to the Rio Grande Valley and up to Laredo (comprising the southernmost tip of Texas), as very little has been written or published about the many NAPBL teams in this area. This Web site includes links for obtaining a copy of the author's book about South Texas minor league baseball history. |
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| This Great Game, The Book of Baseball on the Web |
| http://www.thisgreatgame.com |
| "The Book of Baseball on the Web; a comprehensive written, oral and
visual history of big league baseball from 1900 to the present. Includes interviews with former players."
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| Thorn Pricks |
| http://thornpricks.blogspot.com |
| Mostly baseball but plenty of other playful stuff from John Thorn and his sons Jed, Isaac, and Mark. John writes a biweekly column for the Woodstock Times called "Play's the Thing," which is posted here along with other stray writing on sport. Nineteenth century baseball devotees in particular may find much that appeals. |
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| Today in Baseball |
| http://www.todayinbaseball.com/ |
| Find out what happened on that date in baseball history. www.TODAYinBASEBALL.com has a new story EVERYDAY from the game's rich past. It's not just a one-liner, it's a well-researched story! Makes a great homepage. |
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| Vintage Base Ball Association |
| http://www.vbba.org/ |
| The mission and purpose of the Vintage Base Ball Association shall be to preserve, perpetuate, and promote the game of base ball as it was played during its formative years in thenineteenth century and other historic eras. |
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| Vintage Baseball Federation |
| http://www.vintagebbf.com/ |
| The VBBF is committed to spreading the charms and values of vintage base ball, and accelerating the formation of vintage clubs and leagues around the world. |
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| Walter O'Malley |
| http://www.walteromalley.com/ |
| Includes detailed information about the extraordinary life of former Dodger President Walter O’Malley. With more than 700 pages of information and 1,000 photographs, the site also provides information about O’Malley’s desire to build a domed stadium in Brooklyn in the mid-1950s; historic documents; extensive correspondence (business and personal) and much more. |
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