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When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963

Introduction: When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963

A Save for Minor-League Baseball: The 1963 Player Development Plan

Professional Baseball and Amusement Parks

Back to the Farm: In-Season Minor-Major League Exhibition Games

The Saga of Players Who Hit Home Runs in the Same Park as Both Minor and Major Leaguers

The Boom and Bust of Hope: The Pacific Coast League and What Might Have Been

Jackie Robinson and the 1946 International League MVP Award

Deadly Minor League Bus Trips Hard to Forget

Pete Hughes: Great Player, Bad Timing

The Long and Short of It: W.C. ‘Bill’ Thomas and Antonio ‘Little Tony’ Freitas

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

The Arrival of the Springfield Cubs Signaled the Demise of Newark’s Legendary Bears

No Minor Matter: Mid-Century Greatness in the Tar Heel State

The 1950 Québec Braves

Life in the Bush Leagues of Baseball’s Past

Baseball Immortals Invade the Cotton Bowl for the 1950 Texas League Opener

The Enchanted 1950 Season for the Olean Oilers

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

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

The Cuban Connection That Integrated the Louisville Colonels

The 1955 Keokuk Kernels: Three-I League Champions

Al Pinkston: Forgotten Color Line Casualty

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

The 1955 Hamilton Cardinals: Why Did the Pony League Champions Franchise Fold in May 1956?

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Introduction: When Minor League Baseball Almost Went Bust: 1946-1963

A Save for Minor-League Baseball: The 1963 Player Development Plan

Professional Baseball and Amusement Parks

Back to the Farm: In-Season Minor-Major League Exhibition Games

The Saga of Players Who Hit Home Runs in the Same Park as Both Minor and Major Leaguers

The Boom and Bust of Hope: The Pacific Coast League and What Might Have Been

Jackie Robinson and the 1946 International League MVP Award

Deadly Minor League Bus Trips Hard to Forget

Pete Hughes: Great Player, Bad Timing

The Long and Short of It: W.C. ‘Bill’ Thomas and Antonio ‘Little Tony’ Freitas

Legendary Comedy Duo Abbott and Costello Swings Open 1948 Atlanta Crackers Season

The Arrival of the Springfield Cubs Signaled the Demise of Newark’s Legendary Bears

No Minor Matter: Mid-Century Greatness in the Tar Heel State

The 1950 Québec Braves

Life in the Bush Leagues of Baseball’s Past

Baseball Immortals Invade the Cotton Bowl for the 1950 Texas League Opener

The Enchanted 1950 Season for the Olean Oilers

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

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

The Cuban Connection That Integrated the Louisville Colonels

The 1955 Keokuk Kernels: Three-I League Champions

Al Pinkston: Forgotten Color Line Casualty

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

The 1955 Hamilton Cardinals: Why Did the Pony League Champions Franchise Fold in May 1956?

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