George Kirksey, Craig Cullinan, and Houston’s Quest for a Major-League Team

For the Astrodome to be built, many intricate pieces had to fall…

Houston Astrodome: Engineering the Eighth Wonder of the World

In order to bring the Astrodome to fruition, given the project’s…

By the Book: Writings By and About Umpires

The annals of baseball prose include several memoirs and…

The Fates of the 22: MLB Umpire Resignations in 1999

In July 1999, as part of Richie Phillips’ strategy to gain…

Major League Umpires and Unionization

Major-league baseball players and umpires are sometimes at odds,…

Retired (and Un-Retired) Umpire Uniform Numbers

Most major-league teams have retired one or more numbers…

The Stained Grass Window

"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our…

The Making of Legends

Before King George took over the Bronx, Before the Dodgers…

New York’s First Base Ball Club

Recent study has revealed the claim of the Knickerbocker Base…

Captain John Wildey, Tammany Hall, and the Rise of Professional Baseball

“On Monday morning, before accepting of any civilities at the…

The First and Last Games at the Polo Groundses

Examining the life span of a baseball stadium by profiling…

The Asylum Base Ball Club: The Great Reunion Game, September 29, 1905

The center of the baseball world had been New York City, but…

Wilbert Robinson and the 1920 Brooklyn Robins

The Brooklyn Robins reached the World Series for the third…

Graham McNamee: Broadcast Pioneer

The excitement was electric, as crowds filled Yankee Stadium…

The Day Babe Ruth Came to Sing Sing

On September 5, 1929, Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees played…

Roosevelt Stadium: The Forgotten Ballpark

Bordering Hoboken — which dubs itself the “birthplace of…

From Mexico to Quebec: Baseball’s Forgotten Giants

1946 In 1946, 22 major leaguers—11 of whom were under contract…

The Remaking of Casey Stengel

Until the Dodgers and Giants come to their senses and return…

Brooklyn, The Dodgers … and The Movies

As major league ballyards across America were celebrating the…
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