Stan Musial, John F. Kennedy, and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness

Stan Musial visits the JFK White House in 1962, along with…

Stan Musial: A St. Louis Baseball Icon

Stan Musial held several business interests, including a…

Baseball, the Pope and Politics: Stan Musial and Poland

In 1987, Stan Musial traveled to Poland. He is shown here…
SABR Digital Library: Stan Musial, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

Stan Musial Breathes Joy into a Somber Night in 1993

On a bitterly cold winter’s night, almost 30 years after…

Stan Musial: When Heroes Become Friends

Back in 1985, while I was living on a 5,000-acre cattle ranch…
From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

1945 Cleveland Buckeyes Season Timeline

As 1945 dawned, World War II was winding down toward its conclusion…
From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes and the African American Community

As World War II came to a conclusion, the African American community…
From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

The Cleveland Buckeyes and the Wider Orbit of Organized Baseball

The Cleveland Buckeyes had their share of decent, even very…
From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

Introduction: From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes

From Setbacks to Success: The 1945 Cleveland Buckeyes is the…
The National Pastime: Baseball in Texas and Beyond (2025), edited by Steve West and Cecilia M. Tan

Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2025

When I was asked to edit this book to accompany SABR's 53rd…

Deadball Era Major League Baseball Comes to Waxahachie, Texas

From left, Harry Heilmann (HOF), George Burns (1926 AL MVP),…

Nokona Baseball Gloves: America’s Pastime, American Made

“Everybody thinks it’s just whatever glove you have on your…

From Athens, Texas, to the Cincinnati Reds: The Saga of Pete Donohue

A top Texas high school, semipro, and college pitcher, Pete…

Semipro and Collegiate Baseball in Enid, Oklahoma

Luis Olmo played for Guayama against Enid in 1940. By 1943,…
Image of the Fort Hood Student Regiment Team in 1943. Retrieved from tankdestroyer.net

The 1943 Camp Hood Baseball Season

Fort Hood's Student Regiment Team, from the September 23, 1943…

When the Babe Came to Dallas, 1947

Babe Ruth is handed a 10-gallon Stetson hat by Dallas Mayor…

Bobby Layne, 28-0: Hall of Fame Caliber Pitcher for the Texas Longhorns

Bobby Layne is the only Longhorns pitcher to throw two nine-inning…

Integration Comes to the Texas League: 1952-58

Willard Brown debuted with the Kansas City Monarchs at age…
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