Out Of The House That Ruth Built Emerges The Modern NFL: Giants vs. Colts, 1958

The first of back-to-back NFL Championships for Baltimore…

Vince Lombardi Triumphs In His Hometown: The 1962 NFL Title Game

Even most casual sports fans are aware of the 1967 NFL title…

Concerts At Yankee Stadium

During the late 1960s and the ’70s, stadium concerts became…

Bad Moon Rising Over The Bronx And Other Unusual Events At Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium prepares to host its first Papal visit in…
Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1907-1958 (Volume 1)

Introduction: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan 1907-1958

The year 2022 marks the official 150th anniversary of Japanese…

Foreword: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan 1907-1958

Throughout my tenure as Commissioner of Baseball, I often…

1907 St. Louis Baseball Team From Hawaii Tours Japan

The 1907 St. Louis of Hawaii team. (Rob Fitts Collection)   Located…

The 1908 University of Washington Tour of Japan

1908 University of Washington and Waseda teams. (Rob Fitts…

The 1908 Reach All-American Tour of Japan

1908 Reach All-Americans with Mike Fisher (Rob Fitts Collection)   The…

Restart of Legend: The Waseda-Chicago Rivalry 1910-2008

1930 University of Chicago team in Japan. (Rob Fitts Collection)   On…

The 1913-1914 Chicago White Sox-New York Giants World Tour

Keio University with the New York Giants and Chicago White…

Returning Home: The 1914 Seattle Nippon and Asahi Japanese American Tours

Seattle Nippon and Keio University in 1914. (Rob Fitts…

All-Stars, Amateurs and Acrimony: Gene Doyle’s 1920 Tour of Japan

Gene Doyle’s 1920 All-Americans. (Rob Fitts Collection)   It…

The 1921 Native American Tours of Japan

This article was selected as a winner of the 2023 McFarland-SABR…

1921 Vancouver Asahi’s Tour to Japan

Vancouver Asahi players bound for Japan on the SS Kashima…

Roberto Clemente and the Latino Ballplayer Experience

(Les Banos photograph courtesy of The Clemente Museum.)   About…

Roberto Clemente’s Year in the Dodgers Organization

Roberto Clemente with the Montreal Royals in 1954. (Courtesy…

Roberto Clemente’s Puerto Rico Winter League Career, Part I

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Roberto Clemente’s Puerto Rico Winter League Career, Part II

Click here to read Part I of this article on Roberto Clemente’s…

‘The Writers Are Bad’: Roberto Clemente and the Press

Roberto Clemente speaks with reporters. (Les Banos photograph…

‘I Will Catch the Bleeping Ball’: Roberto Clemente’s Defensive Skills

Roberto Clemente and Bill Virdon receiving Gold Gloves in 1962…