From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Ottawa Lynx: The Ray Pecor Era (2000-2006)

In the spring of 2000, Ray Pecor, a prosperous Vermont businessman,…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Ottawa Lynx: Joseph Finley and Craig Stein (2006-2008)

In June 2006, news outlets in Pennsylvania reported that American…

2008 Ottawa Rapidz: A White-Knuckle Ride

Ottawa Rapidz center fielder Jared Lemieux watches the ball…

The Ottawa Fat Cats (2010-2012)

Fat Cats catcher Eitan Maoz leaps for a ball. (Michael Gauthier,…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Reflections on the Ottawa Champions Baseball Club

“The idea of community, the idea of coming together…in…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Ottawa Titans: Baseball Returns to Canada’s Capital

Jackie Urbaez congratulates an Ottawa Titans teammate during…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

An All-Time Ottawa All-Star Team

There are a number of approaches one could take to choosing…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Epilogue: Ottawa Baseball From 1865 to 2025

For a few years in the early to mid-1990s Ottawa fans thought…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

Introduction: When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963

When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust, produced by…

A Save for Minor-League Baseball: The 1963 Player Development Plan

John Galbreath, left, and his fellow Pittsburgh Pirate…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

Professional Baseball and Amusement Parks

Many amusement parks had seen their fortunes intertwined…

Back to the Farm: In-Season Minor-Major League Exhibition Games

Advertisement for August 19, 1963 exhibition game featuring…

The Saga of Players Who Hit Home Runs in the Same Park as Both Minor and Major Leaguers

Ted Kluszewski measures up Earl Averill Jr., 1961. (SABR-Rucker…

The Boom and Bust of Hope: The Pacific Coast League and What Might Have Been

Joe DiMaggio. (SABR-Rucker Archive)   Perhaps the…

Jackie Robinson and the 1946 International League MVP Award

George Shuba greets Jackie Robinson at home plate on…

Deadly Minor League Bus Trips Hard to Forget

A memorial program was conducted in Spokane in July to…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

Pete Hughes: Great Player, Bad Timing

A great quote sums up why most people—even dedicated baseball…

The Long and Short of It: W.C. ‘Bill’ Thomas and Antonio ‘Little Tony’ Freitas

Bill Thomas. (Minor League Stars, SABR, 1978)   This…
Comics Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform "Who's On First" in the film "The Naughty Nineties" (Library of Congress)

Legendary Comedy Duo Abbott and Costello Swings Open 1948 Atlanta Crackers Season

Comics Bud Abbott and Lou Costello perform "Who's On First"…

The Arrival of the Springfield Cubs Signaled the Demise of Newark’s Legendary Bears

Springfield Cubs official scorecard, 1950. (Courtesy Wood…

No Minor Matter: Mid-Century Greatness in the Tar Heel State

Wilmer “Vinegar Bend” Mizell. (SABR-Rucker Archive)   In…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

The 1950 Québec Braves

On September 20, 2002, the Los Angeles Dodgers played a doubleheader…

Life in the Bush Leagues of Baseball’s Past

Don Zimmer in Cuba, 1952. (SABR-Rucker Archive)   Cal…

Baseball Immortals Invade the Cotton Bowl for the 1950 Texas League Opener

1950 Cotton Bowl ticket. (Courtesy of C. Paul Rogers III)   The…

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