Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Introduction to ‘Casey at the Bat’

Can there be a soul alive on these shores so culturally impaired…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Oakland Pitcher Jimmy Claxton Broke Color Line in 1916 Game

Editor's note: Reprinted courtesy of the Oakland Tribune. The…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Lefty O’Doul

Lefty O'Doul had a meteoric career as a big league ballplayer…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

The California League In Professional Baseball

The Class A California League is in its 55th season, but professional…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

St. Mary’s College Has Sent Players to Majors for 100 Years

Editor's note: Reprinted courtesy of the Oakland Tribune. Research…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

The Mightiest ‘Oak’: Buzz Arlett

In its "golden age" of the 1920s, Eastern baseball fans had the…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Seals Stadium

The deeply cynical among us understand that between the Boys…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Practice In Paradise: The 1946 San Francisco Seals in Hawaii

Most Mainlanders may not realize that the Hawaiian Islands are…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Fresno Shows the Japanese How To Do it: Baseball in The Making

One may wonder how baseball became so firmly entrenched in Japan.…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

The Original San Francisco Giants

The late baseball commissioner Bart Giamatti said that much of…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

Baseball’s Baby Bull The Bay Area’s Very Own

When Major League Baseball first came to the Bay Area in 1958,…
Northern California Baseball History (SABR 28, 1998)

No Place Like Home: Billy Pierce’s 1962 Season

Players wearing the uniform of the San Francisco Giants have…

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)

Joe McCarthy’s Ten Years as a Louisville Colonel

Unlikely as it may seem, a careful reading of Louisville's two…
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

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

Honus Wagner’s Major League Debut

Hall of Famer Cap Anson's hits total varies widely by source.…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Earle Combs: Louisville Colonel and Gentleman

Earle Bryan Combs had a career in professional baseball that…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

My Grandfather, Earle Combs

Craig Combs gets batting tips from grandfather Earle, "the…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Kentucky’s All-Time All-Stars

Ever wonder who were the best big leaguers to be born in Kentucky? …
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

The Six Lives of the Kitty League

They had names like the Pant Makers, the Railroader, the Hoppers,…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Branch B. Rickey: Reflections on the Minors

One of the surprising pleasures of my life was being elected…

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