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From a Researcher’s Notebook (1984)

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Research of Minors Yields Major Finds

The search for data on nineteenth-century minor leagues to be…

Sam Streeter: Smartest Pitcher In Negro Leagues

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A Tale of Two Friends: Old Scout Expired as Protégé Larry Sherry Won in 1959 Playoff

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Millers Topped Minors in Odd Protested Games

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The National Pastime, Vol. 3 (Spring 1984)

Introduction: The National Pastime, Spring 1984 (19th Century Pictorial Issue)

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The Joe Wood Scrapbook

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Bowing Out On Top

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The Best Fielders of the Century

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William Ellsworth Hoy, 1862-1961

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The Freshman Class of 1964

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