1923-29 Winter Meetings: The Negro Leagues Come East

1923 Eastern Colored League After the initial success in the…

1857 Winter Meetings: The First Baseball Convention

Early 1857 saw the first baseball convention, beginning a series…

1924 Winter Meetings: Big Drama in the Big Apple

Introduction and Context As the American and National Leagues…

1858 Winter Meetings: Building on the Foundation

For baseball, 1857 had been a momentous year in its development…

1925 Winter Meetings: Different Script, Same Cast

Introduction and Context Once again the American and National…

1926 Winter Meetings: Changing of the Guard

National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues The…

1927 Winter Meetings: A Little on the Drafty Side

Introduction Deep in the heart of Texas, the National Association…

1859 Winter Meetings: Growing Pains

On February 20, 1859, William Cauldwell, National Association…

1860 Winter Meetings: Convention of the National Association of Base Ball Players

Baseball had experienced tremendous growth during the 1859 playing…

1928 Winter Meetings: The Draft Mess and Glimpses into the Future

Introduction The annual baseball winter meetings of 1928 took…

1861 Winter Meetings: The National Association of Base Ball Players

When the National Association of Base Ball Players voted unanimously…

1929 Winter Meetings: Let’s All Play by the Same Rules

Introduction The National Association of Professional Baseball…

1930 Winter Meetings: The Judge and the Mahatma Debate the Chain Store System

Prologue The American National Leagues each held individual…

1862 Winter Meetings: Static Rules and the Great Conflict

“The disturbed state of the country and the fact that the baseball…

1931 Winter Meetings: Baseball Gets a Taste of Depression

As the major-league ownership gathered in Chicago, Illinois from…

1863 Winter Meetings: The Game Remains the Same

As the Civil War continued to impact America, the population…

1932 Winter Meetings: Wealth of Changes Revitalizes Baseball in Poor Times

Introduction and Context America was engulfed in the Great…

1864 Winter Meetings: To Fly or Not and Other Monumental Changes

Dr. Joseph Jones of the Excelsiors club, former president of…

1933 Winter Meetings: The Sell-Off

Introduction and Context Some of the best players in baseball…

1865 Winter Meetings: National Association of Base Ball Players

In choosing December as the best month of the year in which to…

1934 Winter Meetings: The Reds Go Under the Lights While the Braves Go to the Dogs

The 1934 baseball winter meetings could very easily have just…

1866 Winter Meetings: National Association of Base Ball Players Annual Convention

The Civil War left the United States of America in shambles.…

1935 Winter Meetings: Inspirational Delegates Churn Cream Into Butter

Introduction and Context The National Association didn’t…

1936 Winter Meetings: Home Plate and Hurlers

The 1936 Winter Meetings were not the most exciting session.…
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