Karl Lindholm: The Book

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Larrupin’ Lou Gehrig Bids the Fans Adieu in Kansas City

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‘The Czar is Dead — Long Live the Czar!’ How Kansas City Played a Role in Creating the Commissioner’s Office

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Leroy Robert ‘Satchel’ Paige

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Baseball in Kansas City

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Kansas City’s Contribution to the Jurisprudence of Foul Ball Injuries

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Only the Stars Come Out at Night: J.L. Wilkinson and His Lighting Machine

Star light, star bright, Black players overcome their forbidden…

Blues Barrage

"The Monsters of Missouri ... Caliphs of Catastroph ... Prehistoric…

A Trip Through the 1880s with the Kansas City Cowboys and Blues

On May 31, 1884 the Altoona Unions disbanded; club president…

Kansas City Diamond Specials

Three Outs for the Price of One Four different Kansas City teams…

Great Bend Baseball in the Kansas State and Central Kansas Leagues

The Beginning In May 1905, J.R. Lindsley proposed organizing…

Charley O: The Man, Not The Mule

In the history of Kansas City baseball ownership, Charles O.…

The All-Time Kansas City Area Baseball Team

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100 Dates in Kansas City Baseball History

February 12, 1885—The Western League was organized at Indianapolis,…

Arnold Johnson’s Railroad to New York

The 1955 season marked the beginning of a new baseball era in…

Bullet Joe and The Monarchs: Will Cooperstown Let Them In?

Little Bullet Joe Rogan may have been the greatest ballplayers…

Frank White: Smooth Operator

Frank White Jr. wore number 20 for the Kansas City Royals. The…

The Promise of the Future: Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy

In June of 1970, the Kansas City Royals unveiled the Baseball…

Bonnie Serrell: Monarchs Rule

After two years barnstorming with the Satchel Paige All-Stars…

All-Star Games in Kansas City

The first Major League All-Star game played in Kansas City featured…

The Kansas City Packers

Long forgotten by Kansas Citians, the 1915 Federal League gave…

The Road to Cooperstown Goes Through Kansas City

Many members of the Baseball Hall of Fame played, coached, managed…
From Unions to Royals (SABR 26, 1996)

Ballpark Sites in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Ball Park Tour: 18 miles Start at SW Blvd. &…
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A Long Week of Homers: Stunning Dale Long Achievement Detailed — Homer by Homer

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