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| Los Angeles Herald - December 20, 1908 |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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Baseball Guns
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| The Salt Lake Herald - August 8, 1897 |
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| Deseret Evening News - March 26, 1910 |
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| Daily Arizona Silver Belt - March 18, 1910 |
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
21 Inning Game at Au Sable Forks
Another SABR member, Kris Doorey, found a 21 inning game between the Redford River Rats and the Au Sable Forks Spirits. The River Rats won, 2-0. This is marathon game # 645. Good work, Kris.
Again, the image was gathered from the Northern New York Library Network's collection of digital newspapers.
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| Plattsburgh Press-Republican - June 3, 1985 |
Again, the image was gathered from the Northern New York Library Network's collection of digital newspapers.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
20 Inning Game at Plattsburgh
Philip Lowry, a fellow SABR member, is tracking baseball games that go long. He's interested in matches that are 20 innings or more. I think that I found one for him.
The earliest that I can find mention of Plattsburgh Independents is 1908. They played other local teams. In 1923 that was members of the 26th Infantry, part of the US Army stationed at the Plattsburgh Barracks.
Three of the local papers mention the upcoming game.
The game went twenty innings, with the Army boys winning. Although two of the papers picked it up, I couldn't find any details about the game.
Apparently this game and the rivalry were not soon forgotten, as two years later it was still being reported.
Images were gathered from the Northern New York Library Network's collection of digital newspapers.
The earliest that I can find mention of Plattsburgh Independents is 1908. They played other local teams. In 1923 that was members of the 26th Infantry, part of the US Army stationed at the Plattsburgh Barracks.
Three of the local papers mention the upcoming game.
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| Plattsburgh Daily Republican - May 10, 1923 |
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| Plattsburgh Daily Press - May 10, 1923 |
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| Plattsburgh Sentinel - May 11, 1923 |
The game went twenty innings, with the Army boys winning. Although two of the papers picked it up, I couldn't find any details about the game.
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| Plattsburgh Daily Republican - May 14, 1923 |
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| Plattsburgh Sentinel - May 15, 1923 |
Apparently this game and the rivalry were not soon forgotten, as two years later it was still being reported.
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| Plattsburgh Sentinel - July 3, 1925 |
Images were gathered from the Northern New York Library Network's collection of digital newspapers.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bucky Harris's injured hand
This post is in response to another SABR email list question. SABR member Bob H shared this photo and asked:
The Library of Congress newspaper site, Chronicling America, spans the years 1836-1922. It wasn't going to be any help on this one. So, I turned to one of my other favorite newspaper sites, Google News archives.
These articles partly answer Bob H's question. He did get injured, but they don't address how he managed. More research to be done.
Did Harris miss a few games with a hand injury late in the 1925 season, and manage from the bench?
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| Peck, Harris, Liebold, 9/24/25 from the Library of Congress |
The Library of Congress newspaper site, Chronicling America, spans the years 1836-1922. It wasn't going to be any help on this one. So, I turned to one of my other favorite newspaper sites, Google News archives.
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| The Bend Bulletin - September 23, 1925 |
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| The Independent - September 23, 1925 |
These articles partly answer Bob H's question. He did get injured, but they don't address how he managed. More research to be done.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Some Presidential Baseball Passes
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| New York Tribune - April 9, 1909 |
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| The San Francisco Call - April 10, 1909 |
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| New York Tribune - February 5, 1910 |
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| Hopkinsville Kentuckian - March 13, 1913 |
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| The Evening World - May 18, 1921 |
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| 1921 National League Pass image courtesy of Wally Gobetz used under the Creative Commons License |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Indoor Baseball
There has been a bit of discussion about indoor baseball on the SABR listserve as of late. I thought I'd do a bit of research. The following articles focus mainly on the origins of that game, with a few others highlighting leagues and the evolution of the game. Bonus points for The Florida Star writer using the term "Jack Frostican". These articles are from the Library of Congress's site, Chronicling America. There are many other articles available through Google News.
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| Evening Star - December 27, 1890 |
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| The Saint Paul Globe - December 13, 1903 |
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| Los Angeles Herald - August 16, 1908 |
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| The Florida Star - January 7, 1910 |
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| Honolulu Star-Bulletin - February 20, 1913 |
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| Evening Public Ledger - March 24, 1920 |
