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Vintage Baseball in the Catskills (Podcast)

May 27, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

KaatscastHankering for some baseball circa 1895? Teams like Mountain Athletic Club (M.A.C.) and the Bovina Dairymen are playing vintage “base ball” in the Catskills and spectators and players are welcome.

In this episode of the Kaatscast, M.A.C.’s Collin Miller talks during spring practice on Creamery Field in Bovina, NY. Collin’s team is fashioned after the original team established in Griffin Corners, New York in 1895 by yeast magnates Julius and Max Fleischmann. [Read more…] about Vintage Baseball in the Catskills (Podcast)

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Baseball, Catskills, Podcasts, Sports History

When Fort Ontario Was A Baseball Powerhouse

April 11, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Niagara baseball teamDuring World War II, when many athletes went into military service, the military post at the Fort Ontario State Historic Site became a regional baseball powerhouse, due in part to the posting there of former professional and minor league ballplayers, even including a former starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. [Read more…] about When Fort Ontario Was A Baseball Powerhouse

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Fort Ontario, Major League Baseball, Military History, Sports History, World War Two

Fulton County Baseball History (Podcast)

March 12, 2021 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Mike Hauser, author and Leader Herald columnist, has stories about major league manager Jack McKeon, Parkhurst Field and Moonlight “Doc” Graham from Fulton County baseball history. [Read more…] about Fulton County Baseball History (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Recreation Tagged With: Baseball, Fulton County, Major League Baseball, Podcasts, sports, Sports History

Baseball’s Satchel Paige on Long Island

August 24, 2020 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoBy 1950, Satchel Paige was a star of the Negro Leagues and a World Series winner with the Cleveland Indians. He spent most of that year barnstorming across the United States which is what brought him to Riverhead Stadium on Long Island.

In this episode of the Long Island History Project, librarian and historian Fabio Montella relates his research into Satchel, Riverhead, and the deeper connections between Long Island and Negro League baseball. [Read more…] about Baseball’s Satchel Paige on Long Island

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Baseball, Black History, Long Island, Major League Baseball, Podcasts, sports, Sports History

Mohawk Valley Baseball History Virtual Talk

August 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Gloves Along the Mohawk FlierThe Oneida County History Center will host a virtual talk by Lou Parrotta, the City of Utica Historian, on the history of baseball in the Mohawk Valley, and the local players who made it to the Major Leagues, set for Wednesday, August 12th. [Read more…] about Mohawk Valley Baseball History Virtual Talk

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Mohawk Valley, Oneida County History Center, sports, Sports History

Baseball on the Erie Canal Virtual Talk

June 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Early baseball team provided by Erie Canal MuseumSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site has announced a virtual presentation by Derrick Pratt of the Erie Canal Museum, who will discuss the Erie Canal’s many connections to the earliest days of professional baseball. [Read more…] about Baseball on the Erie Canal Virtual Talk

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Erie Canal, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS, sports, Sports History

Life After Baseball (Podcast)

May 15, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Brad Balukjian tracks down ballplayers from a single pack of baseball cards from 1986 for his book The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball’s Afterlife (Univ. of Nebraska Press, 2020). [Read more…] about Life After Baseball (Podcast)

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Books, Major League Baseball, Podcasts, Sports History

‘Prince Hal’ Schumacher: A North Country Baseball Legend

April 19, 2020 by Maury Thompson Leave a Comment

Harold Schumacher Goudey cardA celebrity sports delegation attended the Saint Lawrence University commencement on June 12, 1933.

“It was the first occasion that a major league ball team had ever came here to see one of their number receive his degree,” the Ogdensburg Journal reported. “In fact, it was the first time that such a ball team ever came to the village.”

Twenty-two members of the New York Giants were at the university campus at Canton to see standout pitcher Harold Henry “Prince Hal” Schumacher graduate. [Read more…] about ‘Prince Hal’ Schumacher: A North Country Baseball Legend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: Baseball, Hinckley, Major League Baseball, sports, Sports History, St Lawrence University, Utica

Ballston Spa’s Abner Doubleday and Baseball

October 18, 2019 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week’s guest on The Historians Podcast is Ballston Spa author and historian David Fiske who questions the persistent claim that Ballston Spa native and Civil War general Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball in Cooperstown. [Read more…] about Ballston Spa’s Abner Doubleday and Baseball

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Baseball, Cooperstown, Military History, Podcasts, Sports History

Baseball Legend Cy Seymour’s Final Resting Place

August 19, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Cy SeymourIn 1905, Professional baseball player James Bentley “Cy” Seymour (1878-1919), led the National League, and all of professional baseball, in batting with a .377 average, hits with 219 and runs-batted-in with 121 with the Cincinnati Reds. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, and the New York Giants throughout his career. [Read more…] about Baseball Legend Cy Seymour’s Final Resting Place

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany Rural Cemetery, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Sports History

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