Major League Baseball faced a shutdown during World War II. Rosters were filled with old veterans and teenagers just to keep games alive. Naturally, the level of play declined. In those tight times, ...

State historian Katherine Ringsmuth stands in front of the exhibit, “Alaska’s Fields of Dreams: Baseball in America’s Far North,” at the Bear Tooth on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. A traveling baseball ...

NMAH copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. Part I. Historical background. The establishment of softball as a sport for American women, 1900-1940 -- Part II. League administration. The trustee ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville is inviting people to visit the “Home Runs and Home Teams” exhibit, exploring the impact of baseball on the community. The ...

In September 1907, with the Chicago Cubs on the brink of making history by clinching the first of their back-to-back World Series titles, the team took an interesting detour that would forever echo in ...