Urban Shocker, The Ottawa-Trained Spitballer Who Bested Babe Ruth

Urban Shocker, the legendary pitcher who perfected his signature…
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

Across The River: Early Baseball In The Outaouais

The Outaouais — a unique region of southwestern Quebec situated…

The Babe Comes To Ottawa

“Don’t tell me about Ruth; I’ve seen what he did to people….…

Ottawa Nationals and Senators in the Border League, 1947-1950

A playoff souvenir from the Ottawa Nationals. (City of Ottawa…
Willard Brown (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Willard Brown and the Border League

Only 21 Border League (1946-51) players made it to the major…
Doug Harvey (Trading Card Database)

Before Hockey Greatness, Doug Harvey Shined on the Baseball Field

Two players from the Border League (1946-51) would become Hall…
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

No Sunday Ball and No Television: The Ottawa Giants & Athletics, 1951-1954

1. THE INTERNATIONAL RETURNS In the case of Ottawa’s return…
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

Bringing Triple-A Baseball to Ottawa

In a reception hall at the Marriott Rancho Las Palmas resort,…
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

Potential Sites Considered for New Ottawa Stadium

In an alternate baseball universe, Ottawa fans might be cheering…

A History of the Ottawa Lynx: From Their First Season to Their Last

An Ottawa Lynx pitcher delivers a pitch during a Triple-A…
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

Baseball’s Ottawa-Born Maple Wood Revolution

For an eager baseball fan, there’s nothing quite like the…
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…

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