Baltimore Baseball, edited by Bill Nowlin

Foreword: Baltimore Baseball

The history of baseball in Baltimore is as deep- rooted and tradition-rich…
Baltimore Baseball, edited by Bill Nowlin

Early Black Baseball in Baltimore: 1865-1887

Baseball came to Baltimore in 1858 and grew in popularity over…
Baltimore Baseball, edited by Bill Nowlin

Early Baltimore Ballparks

  1. Flat Rock (a/k/a Druid Hill Park) 1858-1859 When…

Fred Odwell: The Oddest Home Run Champion of them All

This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…

Larry Dierker: A Look Back at the Astrodome

As a Little Leaguer in Southern California, I was thrilled when…

The Wall: A ‘69 Mets Quest

In early 1970, when I was a freshman at St.John's University,…

1969 Mets: Everyone Comes Home in October

A passion for baseball, like all passions, is a webwork of…

1969 Mets: A Cubs Eye View

I didn’t even know that it would be so at the time, but looking…

October ‘69: The Miracle at Willets Point

If you had asked fans prior to the 1969 baseball season which…

1969 Mets: Platoon … Halt!

The platoon system that became legend for the 1969 Mets was…

Beware of Moose: Buc No-Hits ‘69 Mets

As great a season as the Mets crafted in 1969, New York’s…

1969 Mets: Terrific Imperfection

George Thomas Seaver and George Herman Ruth shared the same…

Putting the Miracle in Miracle Mets

Even when the Mets were at their most mediocre, dramatic victories…

1969 Mets: A Season of Streaks, Shocks, and Shutouts

One of the key elements of drama for a baseball miracle is…

1969 Mets: Spring Ahead

Spring training in 1969 was one of the most disjointed preseasons…

Here’s Looking Up Our Old Address

“Shea Stadium continues to be a fun place, even in triumph." From…

Meet the Mets: From Birth to Rebirth

The New York Mets and Houston Colt 45s were the first new franchises…
When the Monarchs Reigned: Kansas City's 1942 Negro League Champions Edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin

The Kansas City Call and the Kansas City Monarchs

Were it not for the Chicago Defender, New York Amsterdam News,…
When the Monarchs Reigned: Kansas City's 1942 Negro League Champions Edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin

J.L. Wilkinson and the Rebirth of Satchel Paige

By the fall of 1938 Kansas City Monarchs owner J.L. Wilkinson…
When the Monarchs Reigned: Kansas City's 1942 Negro League Champions Edited by Frederick C. Bush and Bill Nowlin

World War II and the Kansas City Monarchs

The year 1941 marked the beginning of an unforgettable period…

The Three Broadcast Amigos: Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy, and Ralph Kiner

Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy are together on the wall…

1969 Mets: Ralph Kiner Q&A

  Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn, right, shakes hands…

Introduction: The Future According to Baseball

At the 2003 SABR national convention, SABR launched a survey…

Baseball Uniforms in the Future: What Might They Look Like Two Decades from Now?

The Kansas City Royals had so much fun on Turn Ahead the Clock…

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