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adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we visit the old Northeast ball yards just east of Montgomery Wards. Such was the scene when Northeast-based photographer Herb Harper shot this picture of…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher Even though there are no baseball games being played right now, we’re continuing our tour of historic ball yards across the country. Some are still standing, but…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American Baseball Teams Grew Despite Racial Segregation. The 1940 Kansas City Azteca women’s baseball team played at Brenneison Ballpark located at St. Paul…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week, we throw a curveball into our series and bounce back into the world of minor league ball yards with a trip to Indianapolis, Indiana and…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher Welcome to week two of our tour of stadiums used by teams in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. This week we’re in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where…
adminAll American Girls Baseball League: The Springfield Sallies Michael Bushnell Publisher March is Women’s History Month and keeping with the baseball theme of our weekly historic postcard feature, we’ll be…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week, our tour of Negro League ball parks brings us to Parkway Field in Louisville, Kentucky. Originally built in 1923, the park was home to the…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week, our tour of Negro League stadiums brings us to Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Named for the street on which it sat, Forbes Avenue, the…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we make a stop in Atlanta, Georgia for a look at the iconic Ponce de Leon Park, home of the Atlanta Crackers and the Atlanta…
adminMichael Bushnell Publisher This week we stop by Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, long-time home of the Cincinnati Reds, the original, football Cincinnati Bengals, and the Negro American League Cincinnati…
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