Matt Williams with the Phoenix Firebirds (Arizona Historical Society)

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…
Hal Chase (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Prince Hal Chase and His Arizona Odyssey

In 1923, former major leaguer Harold Homer Chase was chosen…
Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball since it was first built in 1909. (Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

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 (Trading Card Database)

Gary Gentry’s Gem

On October 14, 1969, Gary Gentry pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

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…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

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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A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

The 1877 Louisville Grays Scandal

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A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Tony Lupien: Personal Memories of the 1941 Louisville Colonels

This article was originally published in “A Celebration of…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Bourbon, Baseball and Barney: Barney Dreyfuss, ‘Last of the Baseball Squires’

This article was originally published in “A Celebration of…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

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

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From Unions to Royals (SABR 26, 1996)

Larrupin’ Lou Gehrig Bids the Fans Adieu in Kansas City

This article was originally published in “Unions to Royals:…
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