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…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

Minor League Baseball and Affiliations in Québec: The Solutions or the Causes of All Problems?

The 1949 Drummondville Cubs, Quebec Provincial League champions.…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

The Enchanted 1950 Season for the Olean Oilers

Olean, New York, sits in a plateau in the foothills of the…
Norman Macht

Norman L. Macht: My Experiences as a General Manager in the 1951 Georgia-Alabama League

I arrived in Atlanta in the spring of 1948 to work as a statistician…
When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963, edited by George Pawlush

How Citizens Rescued the Welch Miners From Financial Ruin and Brought Baseball to Marion, Virginia

Not fireworks. Not a chance to win a boat. Not even sunny…

The Cuban Connection That Integrated the Louisville Colonels

Pumpsie Green. (SABR-Rucker Archive)   When Elijah…

The 1955 Keokuk Kernels: Three-I League Champions

Jim “Mudcat” Grant. (SABR-Rucker-Archive)   The…

Al Pinkston: Forgotten Color Line Casualty

Al Pinkston. (Courtesy Major League Baseball Players Alumni…

Ron Necciai Strikes Out 27 Batters in a Nine-Inning Game

Ron Necciai. (SABR-Rucker-Archive)   After the 1952…

Doug Harvey and the Ottawa Senators

Doug Harvey. (Courtesy La Patrie du Dimanche, December…

The Columbus Jets: Takeoff for the Lumber Company

Columbus Jets logo.   The state of Ohio has a rich…
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