Texas is Baseball Country: SABR 24 convention journal (1994)

Wherefore The Name: Hall-Ruggles SABR Chapter

The movement to bring the 1994 SABR 24 Convention to the Arlington…

Ex-mayor Tom Vandergriff recounts 13-year effort to bring baseball team to Texas

Editor's Note: This story, written by Sam Blair, was originally…

From .45 Caliber to Intergalactic: The National League Houston Astros

Look back 33 years, and it's easy to see what has happened to…
Nolan Ryan (Trading Card DB)

Nick Trujillo: Remembering Nolan Ryan

In the summer of 1972 I was a 16-year-old pitcher for my American…
Ross Youngs (TRADING CARD DB)

Forgotten Tragedy: Despite untimely death, Ross Youngs’ story often overlooked

Editor's Note: This story, written by Sam Blair, was originally…

Arlington Stadium’s Memorable Moments

Soon to be bulldozed into oblivion, that which once was Arlington…

All-Time Team of Native Texans

1B CECIL COOPER: This smooth-fielding first baseman was one of…

Tris Speaker Never Forgot His Texas Roots

Damon Runyon never forgot his roots. Neither did Tris Speaker. Bill…
Dr. Bobby Brown (Courtesy of the Texas Rangers)

Hitting Hard to All Fields: The Life of Bobby Brown

As a New York Yankee in the late-Joe DiMaggio, early-Mickey Mantle…

J. Alvin Gardner: Authority Symbol of the Texas League

Courtly, fastidious, wealthy, resolute, distinctive, dignified,…

George White: Texas League Media Voice

In the glory days of the Texas League, George W. White was one…

Paul LaGrave: Architect of a Fort Worth Baseball Dynasty

Paul LaGrave in a short span of 12 years became the architect…

The Start of the Texas League

Editor's note: This article was told to William B. Ruggles, June…

J. Walter Morris: Mr. Baseball of the Southwest

There was a bit of fluster about him, just enough to endear him…

College Baseball: A Lone Star Tradition

Collegiate baseball in Texas has one of the most illustrious…

Flem Hall: Favorites from Fort Worth

With the perspective of one who might have seen it all, the late…

Texas Baseball Personalities

The following sung and unsung heroes have added to the legend…

Baseball Road Mapper: Jimmy Adair

Lon Goldstein, who performed for some of baseball's top managers…

Bobby Goff: Baseball Pioneer

Bobby Goff was a hardy pioneer during the developing years of…

George Schepps Remembers Art Fletcher and Others

George Schepps, 95, witness to nearly a century of the game that…
Rube Foster (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Andrew (Rube) Foster: Gem of a Man

Editor's note: This article is updated from the original, published…

Locating Philadelphia’s Historic Ballfields

This article was originally published in SABR's The National…
A History of San Diego Baseball (SABR 23, 1993)

San Diego: A Rich Baseball Tradition

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt of an article that appeared…
A History of San Diego Baseball (SABR 23, 1993)

Down Memory Lane With San Diego’s Vintage PCL Padres

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt of an article that appeared…

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