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

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The Missions: San Francisco’s Other Team

This article was originally published in "Northern California…

Lifting the Iron Curtain of Cuban Baseball

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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

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Slow Tragedy: The Saga of Pete Browning

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

A. Ray Smith Comes to Louisville

Fate landed A. Ray Smith and his Springfield Redbirds on Louisville's…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Jim Fregosi Had an Edge: He Could Teach

Jim Fregosi was much more than a baseball tactician during his…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

The Most Tragic Day in Baseball

Carl Mays, a pitcher who won 208 games in his major league career,…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Fred ‘Dandelion’ Pfeffer: A Star from Louisville’s Early Diamond Days

A 16-year veteran whose professional tenure included four seasons…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

Home-grown Kentuckians in the Negro Leagues

Philosophically, socially and historically, Louisville and Kentucky…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

A Tale of Two Cities: Former Scribe Recalls High Jinks in Kansas City and Louisville

In an official visit to the town of the big bat factory in 1960,…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

The Silent World of Dummy Hoy

In 1992 I was invited to speak at the induction ceremonies of…
A Celebration of Louisville Baseball (SABR 27, 1997)

The 1877 Louisville Grays Scandal

This article was originally published in “A Celebration of…

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