
Matt Williams’ Four-Homer Night in the Pacific Coast League
Matt Williams has had many highlights in his baseball career.
There…

‘Murdered Horsehide’: Douglas Copper Kings hit nine home runs — one by each player
On August 19, 1958, the Douglas Copper Kings of the Class-C Arizona-Mexico…

The Phoenix Giants’ First Campaign in 1958
It was a familiar scenario; a city becomes "Big League" and its…

The Arizona State League of 1929
The Arizona State League, a Class D minor league, was entering…

A Short Season: Arizona’s First Pro Baseball League
John J. "Honest John" McCloskey, one of the legendary figures…

John Ford Smith: Arizona’s Black Baseball Pioneer
John Ford Smith, the son of a pioneer Arizona family, was a pioneer…

Prince Hal Chase and His Arizona Odyssey
In 1923, former major leaguer Harold Homer Chase was chosen…

Bisbee’s Warren Ballpark: America’s Oldest?
A bronze plaque erected by the City of Bisbee in May 1994 proclaims…

Baseball in the Arizona Territory, 1863-1912
Between the founding of Arizona as a territory in 1863, when…

Gary Gentry’s Gem
On October 14, 1969, Gary Gentry pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings…

Cal McVey Goes West
This article was originally published in "Northern California…

The Colorado Silver Bullets: Can Promotion Based on ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Be Successful?
The year 1997 marked the fourth season of operation for the Colorado…

Renaissance Baseball: Lefty and Casey Collide
This article was originally published in "Northern California…

The Missions: San Francisco’s Other Team
This article was originally published in "Northern California…

Lifting the Iron Curtain of Cuban Baseball
This article was originally published in SABR's The National…

And the Last Shall Be First: Louisville Club Zooms From Cellar To Pennant in 1890
This article was originally published in “A Celebration of…

Slow Tragedy: The Saga of Pete Browning
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The 1877 Louisville Grays Scandal
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Tony Lupien: Personal Memories of the 1941 Louisville Colonels
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Bourbon, Baseball and Barney: Barney Dreyfuss, ‘Last of the Baseball Squires’
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Baseball’s Most Colorful Commissioner: Happy Chandler
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Cricket and Mr. Spalding
This article was originally published in SABR’s The National…

Karl Lindholm: The Book
This article was originally published in SABR's The National…

Larrupin’ Lou Gehrig Bids the Fans Adieu in Kansas City
This article was originally published in “Unions to Royals:…