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The Empire of Freeport: Base Ball in Northern Illinois and Iowa in 1865
The Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport, Illinois, began its…
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Did Bud Fowler Almost Break the Major-League Color Line In 1888?
Bud Fowler’s election to the National Baseball…
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Exit Stage Left: The Sad Farewell of Cap Anson
Adrian “Cap” Anson was one of a handful of…
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Boodle and Barnstorming: When Politics and the National Pastime Convened in Dwight, Illinois
Col. Frank Leslie Smith (1867-1950) was a banker,…
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The 1906 World Series: The First World Series With Umpire Hand Signals
While the World Series returns to us annually,…
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The Chicago Green Sox
In 1912, Chicago was under consideration by two upstart baseball…
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For Whom the Ballgame Tolls: Ernest Hemingway Attends a White Sox Game Before Shipping Off to War
Baseball played a big part in Ernest Hemingway’s life.…
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The White Stockings’ Fleet-Footed Preacher: Billy Sunday vs. the Alcohol Machine
Mike “King” Kelly, Arlie Latham, Cap Anson,…
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Guilty as Charged: Buck Weaver and the 1919 World Series Fix
In mid-March 1921—amid delay in the criminal…
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The Endurance of Black Sox Mythology: Narrative Conventions and Poetic Form
Historians and scholars of the Big Fix and the Black Sox…
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Which Manager Knew First That the 1919 World Series Was Fixed?
Several players on the 1919 Chicago White Sox agreed…
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Major League Baseball in Iowa: Iowa’s History of Hosting Negro League Contests
The Washington Post described the so-called significance…
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Chicago, Latina Culture, and Community of Women’s Baseball
While baseball’s origin story began on the East Coast,…
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Hack Wilson: A Pugilist
“During his career in Chicago, Hack [Wilson] has indulged…
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Stan Hack: Leadoff Batter Extraordinaire
Ross Barnes was the first principal leadoff batter…
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Handy Andy Pafko: A Wisconsin-Born Player Succeeds In Chicago And Milwaukee
Andy “Pruschka” Pafko was born to Czech parents in…
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A Fox in White Sox
In the modern game, a team’s fortune or failure…
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The Path to the Cubs and White Sox from the Negro Leagues: 17 Barrier Breakers
Numerous talents from the Negro Leagues made their…
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The Michigan City White Caps
In the early 1950s, minor league baseball was in a decline.…
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1967: A Perfect Season for Ken Holtzman: A Weekend Wonder in the Summer of Love
The flip side of Ken Holtzman’s 1968 Topps baseball…
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Bill Melton: The South Side’s First Home Run King
“Now it’s even. It’s neck and neck. We’ll start from…
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Bill Veeck: The Second Time Around
Bill Veeck had a decades-long baseball career.…
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Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2023
Welcome, my friends, not just to the Windy City, but…