The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Baseball on the Lake

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

The Doubledays vs. the Cartwrights

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Good Enough to Dream in Upstate New York

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

A Playoff to Remember: Schenectady vs. Amsterdam, 1947

Schenectady had fielded a professional baseball team in three…
The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Upstate New York’s Ballparks

Upstate New York has always thrived as a hot bed of baseball…
The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Silent George Burns: A Star in the Sunfield

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Why Cooperstown?

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

The Canadian–American League

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Johnny Evers: The Find of the 1902 Season

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

The 1878 Buffalo Bisons: Was It the Greatest Minor League Team of the Game’s Early Years?

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The Empire State of Baseball (SABR 19, 1989)

Bud Fowler, Black Baseball Star

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Jackie Robinson’s Signing: The Real Story

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Diamonds Are a Gal’s Worst Friend: Women in Baseball History and Fiction

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The Business of Baseball

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The Cubs as Literature

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An Interview With John Sayles

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The National Pastime, Spring 1988

Napoleon Lajoie: Baseball’s First Modern Superstar

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Introduction: The National Pastime, Spring 1988 (Napoleon Lajoie Special Issue)

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Spitball: Baseball’s Literary Journal

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Dissertations on the Subject of Baseball

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The Voices of Fans: Fathers Playing Catch with Sons and The Neighborhood of Baseball

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A Survey of Minor League Literature

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Where Baseball Literature Begins: Casey At The Bat

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An Interview With Roger Angell

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