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

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Zack Wheat (TRADING CARD DB)

Zack Wheat: Native American?

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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

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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

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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 Brotherhood/Reds team ownership history

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Boston Unions team ownership history

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1890 Brooklyn Players League team: Ward's Wonders

Brooklyn Players’ League team ownership history

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

Providence Grays team ownership history

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Troy Trojans team ownership history

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Worcester Nationals ownership history

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Philadelphia Athletics batterymates, 1901-1914

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Charlie Brown

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Ahead of Their Time: Negro Leagues No-Hitters

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Boston Red Sox team ownership history

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1947 Dodgers: Ownership issues in Brooklyn

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Arizona Diamondbacks team ownership history

In the 21 years since Major League Baseball granted an expansion…

Cleveland Guardians team ownership history

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Chicago Cubs team ownership history, 1876-1919

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