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The Pioneer Base Ball Club and the Beginning of Northwest Baseball in the 1860s

The Pioneer Base Ball Club and the Beginning of Northwest Baseball in the 1860s

The origins of baseball in the Northwest took root in Oregon in the years immediately following the Civil War with a team whose legacy still echoes today.
Amanda Lane Cumming 17 Jan 2025
Dog Days at the Baseball Park

Dog Days at the Baseball Park

It's another picture day, this time with dogs!
Amanda Lane Cumming 29 May 2024
Early Baseball Uniform Trends

Early Baseball Uniform Trends

It's picture day! Check out some pretty awesome baseball fashion modeled by teams from right here in the Northwest.
Amanda Lane Cumming 29 Feb 2024
Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged

Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged

Black baseball history in the Northwest is much more than the Steelheads. Plus, we all need a lot of therapy, baseball fiction, and a solution for baseball's pants problem.
Amanda Lane Cumming 28 Feb 2024
Ice, Ice, Baseball: A Delightful History of Baseball Played on Ice

Ice, Ice, Baseball: A Delightful History of Baseball Played on Ice

Good news, Rogers Hornsby, you don't have to stare out the window and wait for spring after all!
Amanda Lane Cumming 26 Jan 2024
The Tacoma Amocats: The Team Too Good for Walter Johnson? It's a Good Story.

The Tacoma Amocats: The Team Too Good for Walter Johnson? It's a Good Story.

The limits of research, memory, and story telling. Plus, Galloping Gertie rides again and Joan Jett's Seattle baseball connection.
Amanda Lane Cumming 22 Sep 2023
The Merry Widows Baseball Club

The Merry Widows Baseball Club

Easily my favorite baseball team of all time
Amanda Lane Cumming 03 Aug 2023

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