The National Pastime: Baseball on Lake Erie (2026)

Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2026

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The 1881 Cleveland Blues and a Trio of Canadian Baseball Pioneers

Edward “The Only” Nolan was beloved by his fans, especially…

Sport McAllister Starts at all Nine Positions in 1899

Sport McAllister, top left, continued being a super-utilityman…

Lost to Lake Erie: Early Canadian Baseball at Colchester’s Sunken Field

The ruins of old Christ Church in Colchester, Ontario, pictured…

Major League Clubs on Lake Erie During the Late Nineteenth Century

Many historians assign the 1884 Toledo club a special place…

The 1904 Cleveland Blues-Pittsburgh Pirates Postseason Series

The Cleveland Blues, seen here in 1903 or 1904, were part of…

Telling’s Strollers: 1914 World Amateur Baseball Champions

Photos taken during and after the Telling’s Strollers amateur…

The 1926 Cleveland Indians: A Bright Season During a Challenging Stretch

George Burns, who would end up as the American League’s…

George Uhle: The Bull Leads the Tribe in the 1926 AL Pennant Race

While Cleveland couldn’t catch the Yankees to win the 1926…

Cleveland Fans Could Root-Root-Root for Three Indians Teams in 1931

Pitcher Wes Ferrell was depicted in an illustration by Charles…

Cleveland’s Terminal Building and the 708-Foot Game of Catch

Cleveland’s 708-foot Terminal Tower has been the site of…

The Roger Maris Trade: Wrong Team, Too Soon

Roger Maris’s trade to the Athletics will remain one of…

Luke Easter: ‘Boundless Talent, Numerous Challenges’

Luke Easter’s career, with moments of glory and tumult, Is…
Bob Feller (Trading Card DB)

Bob Feller: The Johnny Appleseed of Home Run Derbies

Orchardist John Chapman, otherwise known as Johnny Appleseed,…

Ten Little-Known Indians Relievers

In five years with Cleveland, Ray Narleski racked up 53 saves,…

Baseball at Brookside Reservation in Cleveland

Sporting crowds at Brookside Park could be enormous, sometimes…

Randy Johnson’s Western New York Roots

During the summer of 1985, a towering, 6-foot, 10-inch tall…

Ontario Teams in the New York-Penn League: The PONY Rode Again

The origin of the New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) dates…

Jim Weber: The Voice of the Toledo Mud Hens

To fans of the Toledo Mud Hens, Jim Weber was their very own…
The National Pastime: Baseball on Lake Erie (2026)
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