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 ...

In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies playing host to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, we ...

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 ...

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, ...

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — The conversation around racial integration in baseball often revolves around Jackie Robinson, who broke the major league color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. But a year ...

The records created when Tucson High School won the state baseball championship each season from 1939 to 1946 have long confused those who tried to keep up. The Badgers won a state-record 52 ...

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 ...

FOSTER TWP. — In the village of Orangeville, if you asked someone about Sarah Sands, he or she might respond: “Sarah who?” But, if you call her by her nickname, “Salty Sands,” they’ll know right away ...

The singer-actor-entrepreneur purchased a stake in the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1946; years after his death, a pristine recording of what's been called The Best Game Ever — the seventh game of the 1960 ...