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Immortalizing Forbes Field: MGM Drafts Pittsburgh for Big Film
Ever wish you could see one last baseball game at Pittsburgh’s historic Forbes Field? Well, the 1951 feature film “Angels in the Outfield” offers the next best option. The…
Taking the Field: Women and Baseball
Just as World War II impacted the political, social, and cultural life of the nation and created new opportunities for women at work, so too did it alter sport…
West Middletown Photography and “America’s National Game”
1912 was quite a year for baseball—at least according to the Spalding Base Ball Guide. The Red Sox beat the New York Giants, 4-3, in the World Series. The Pittsburgh…
A “Great Base Ball Tournament”
The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette: September 1865. One hundred fifty years ago today, the Philadelphia Athletic Base Ball Club began a scheduled two day series of four games against Allegheny City…
Vintage Base Ball at Meadowcroft
The great pastime of American baseball has a long history. With apologies to Abner Doubleday, the game actually evolved from earlier games such as cricket and rounders. The rules of…