Articles.1999-SABR29 – Society for American Baseball Research

"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

‘Bucking’ the Odds: Showalter’s Bases-Full Intentional Walk

"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Through the Eyes of the Official Scorer

"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mark Harris: ‘You’re A Fan’

"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Desert Diamonds: The Arizona Fall League

Jerry Kindall (Trading Card Database)

Interview with Jerry Kindall on Arizona Wildcats Baseball

"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Cactus League Wins Fight For Survival

Mickey Mantle (TRADING CARD DB)

Mickey Mantle’s Arizona Spring

Larry Doby (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Integration and the Early Years of Arizona Spring Training

Jim Palmer (TRADING CARD DB)

Jim Palmer: The Pride of Scottsdale, Arizona

Greatest Arizona-Born Baseball Players

Flame Delhi (Courtesy of Rodney Johnson)

Flame Delhi: Arizona’s First Big Leaguer

Matt Williams with the Phoenix Firebirds (Arizona Historical Society)

Matt Williams’ Four-Homer Night in the Pacific Coast League

‘Murdered Horsehide’: Douglas Copper Kings hit nine home runs — one by each player

The Phoenix Giants’ First Campaign in 1958

The Arizona State League of 1929

A Short Season: Arizona’s First Pro Baseball League

John Ford Smith: Arizona’s Black Baseball Pioneer

Hal Chase (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Prince Hal Chase and His Arizona Odyssey

Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball since it was first built in 1909. (Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

Bisbee’s Warren Ballpark: America’s Oldest?

Baseball in the Arizona Territory, 1863-1912

Gary Gentry (Trading Card Database)

Gary Gentry’s Gem