Blogs about: 19th Century Baseball
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Dickson's Baseball Dictionary
New Bedford will make an appearance in the next edition of the Dickson Baseball Dictionary and be noted with a first. The Dictionary is an amazing piece of work that any baseball fan would love. It co… more →
South Coast Vintage Base Ball
Dickson's Baseball Dictionary
Kyle wrote 2 months ago: New Bedford will make an appearance in the next edition of the Dickson Baseball Dictionary and be no … more →
Genesee Country Village & Museum
thetravelmaven wrote 3 months ago: Last weekend, we enjoyed stepping back in time with a visit to Genesee Country Village & Museum … more →
Less Than 9
Kyle wrote 3 months ago: According to many baseball historians baseball didn’t always have 9 players. Actually dependin … more →
Muffin Baseball
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Kyle wrote 8 months ago: A ‘muffin’ is a term that was applied to a new or inexperience ball player in the early 1860s. In th … more →
Team Names
Kyle wrote 10 months ago: The 19th century saw many names of baseball clubs in New Bedford. In my research I have noted roughl … more →
2009 Season
historyball wrote 12 months ago: 2009 Schedule Sunday March 9th- Lawrence, MA St Patty’s Parade Saturday March 28th- Irish Movie Nigh … more →
Lowell vs. Wamsutta
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Kyle wrote 1 year ago: John Lowell, ca. 1861 One hundred forty years ago this week the Wamsutta Base Ball Club took on the … more →
Baseball in Mattapoisett or Heaven?
Kyle wrote 1 year ago: This must be the inspiration for Field of Dreams. To be fair it was the book Shoeless Joe by W. P. K … more →
Baseball in Mattapoisett or Heaven?
Kyle wrote 1 year ago: This must be the inspiration for Field of Dreams. To be fair it was the book Shoeless Joe by W. P. K … more →
Hingham Historical Society Baseball
Kyle wrote 1 year ago: Here is an event I thought I would pass on. It is not too local, just about an hour away. Maybe ther … more →
Childhood Ball Playing Clippings
Kyle wrote 1 year ago: Here are a couple of news clippings that mention ball playing. The first is children’s poetry … more →
* Review: But Didn't We Have Fun?
ronkaplan wrote 1 year ago: You know you’ve made it when your book appears in a Sunday Times review. In fact, I wonder if … more →
New Bedford High School Baseball, 150 Years Ago
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Kyle wrote 1 year ago: Not only is this year the 150th anniversary of the first known baseball team in New Bedford (predati … more →
Announcement: But Didn't We Have Fun?
ronkaplan wrote 1 year ago: Peter Morris, who was twice won SABR’s prestigious Seymour Award, comes out with this new book … more →
Thanksgiving Baseball
Kyle wrote 2 years ago: The Standard Times recently did a story about Thanksgiving traditions. One of those traditions began … more →
Announcement: New book by Peter Morris
ronkaplan wrote 2 years ago: Peter Morris, author of the two-volume Game of Inches, has a new title coming out next March. But Di … more →
