Such was the interest that two separate leagues were organized for geographic reasons, not talent. They were equal in ability and having an Upper Cape League and a separate Lower Cape League provided ...
As far as baseball card collecting goes, the 1940s is about as close to the Dark Ages as it gets. The 1930s and 1950s were absolute fire, but the decade they sandwiched included World War II, which ...
The period after World War II and before television was a good time for entertainment in America. Returning veterans were thankful to be alive, mature beyond their years for having survived the war, ...
Seventy-five years ago, in 1940, the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that Brooklyn’s population has increased by 1,166,582 since the turn of the century to 2,698,285. The 42nd ...
Editor's note: This is a continuing series of Eastern Iowa sports history 'Time Machine” articles. Mark Dukes worked at The Gazette from 1973 to 1998, the last 14 years as sports editor. By Mark Dukes ...
Virginian-Pilot photographer Charles Borjes was out at Bain field 72 years ago – yesterday – to capture shots of players from the Norfolk Tars getting in shape for the 1940 baseball season. Want to ...
As a youngster, I loved baseball. Because there was no little league — or any kind of league — for youngsters to play in, we would just gather, choose up sides and play. We could spend hours just ...
When it comes to baseball, Bernard David “Buddy” Lake did just about everything. He played, he coached and he even drove the team bus during a career that spanned almost three decades. Although Lake ...
Bobby Doerr played for years alongside Boston Red Sox greats Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky and Dom DiMaggio, and while Williams was the era’s dominant hitter and Pesky and DiMaggio captured the hearts of ...
The display of photos and 1940s baseball memorabilia is small, but Terry Andre hopes it will raise fans’ interest about life during the construction of the Hanford nuclear site. Andre is the education ...