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Links ... Some other sites to take you
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The
web presence of Bill Guenthner's extraordinary work into
the history of the Minot (ND) Mallards, particularly the period
1950 to 1957 when the club was a dominant force in the Mandak
League.
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SABR-Quebec
offers a history of baseball in Quebec, especially the
Provincial Leagues. The SABR site follows an earlier effort by
Christian Trudeau.
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Town Ball, The Glory
Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball Armand Peterson and Tom Tomashek
are rounding first in their new project -- amateur baseball in
Minnesota. The web site is an adjunct to a book to be
published on the amazing growth of the sport in Minnesota in the
period after the war to about 1960.
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Alabama - Florida
League The league (in all forms) operated
from 1936 to 1962. Scott Parks' site has year-by-year
summaries, records, photos, profiles and more. (If you look
carefully you'll find a picture of Southern Alberta star John
Vaselenak in his pro tour in the league).
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Cesar Lopez has put together
a fascinating site on Cuban Baseball, "A
Fans Tribute", which includes sections on Cubans
who played in the Negro Leagues and the Major Leagues.
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David
Marasco's
Diamond
Angle which is a growing concern covering the Negro Leagues
with recent additions on Caribbean and Japanese baseball.
Lots of original work.
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House of
David Research Project Terry Bertolino
and Joel Hawkins are the authors of The House of David
Baseball Team and continue their research into the history of the legendary House of David barnstorming
teams which were regular visitors to the prairies up to the mid
1950s.
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Midwest
League If only all leagues had sites like
this. Joel Dinda's incredible work sets the standard.
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Nisei
Baseball The story of Japanese-American
baseball. Satoshi "Fibber" Hirayama (Fresno State,
1950-51-52) is among those featured.
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Oakland Oaks
of 1948 William Shubb takes you
back to 1948 to relive the glory days of the Oakland
Oaks.
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Patchy's
Lost in the 50s " ... close your eyes baby,
follow my heart, call on the memories, here in the dark, we'll let
the magic, take us away ... back to the feelins we shared when
they played ......'' from the song Lost In The 50's
Tonight. Music of the 50s.
Unbelievable selection.
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PitchBlackBaseball
Kyle McNary on Double-Duty Radcliffe and the fabulous
Bismarck team of 1935. The book is out and the movie is on
the way. History of intergrated teams in North Dakoka
in the 30s.
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Seattle
Steelheads In his history of Seattle baseball, John
Reeves has included the story of the city's Negro League
team, the Steelheads (the Harlem Globetrotters in disguise).
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True Baseball An
informative and entertaining site which includes the
Negro leagues and barnstorming clubs. Many photos.
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Site
of the
Negro League Baseball
Players Association a non-profit group dedicated to " to
honor and celebrate the significant contribution of Negro Leagues
players to baseball and American history, to collect and preserve
that history, to educate others so that Negro League players may
be a source of pride and inspiration for generations to come, and
to support and promote the general and financial well being of
former Negro Leagues players."
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Fascinating
site with photos, rosters, statistics on the famed
Alaska Goldpanners
which, with the collapse of the Canadian prairie leagues, became
a favourite destination of college stars hoping to hone their
skills before embarking on pro careers.
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Home
site of the Victoria (BC) & District Baseball Association.
The history of baseball in the city goes back to 1896.
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Herb Schaper, former Minnesota sports editor, has kicked
off a project to "recognize and honor the individuals and events
that created the outstanding and most memorable achievements of
Minnesota baseball history." Backed by an impressive advisory
board, Herb is hoping to begin taking nominations later this
year with the first induction ceremony in 2007. The current task
is to get the web site,
Minnesota
Baseball Greats, fine-tuned. It's heartening to see yet
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Books used in Western Canada
research :
Ted "DOUBLE DUTY"
Radcliffe : 36 Years of Pitching & Catching in
Baseball's Negro Leagues by Kyle P. McNary
THE
NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES A Photographic History By Phil Dixon
with Patrick J. Hannigan
The
Negro Leagues Book Edited by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
When
the Game Was Black and White The Illustrated History Of
Baseball's Negro Leagues by Bruce Chadwick
The
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues
by James A. Riley
Wheat Province
Diamonds A Story of Saskatchewan Baseball by Paul Hack and
Dave Shury
The
Rajah of Renfrew The Life and Times of John E. Ducey,
"Edmonton's Mr. Baseball" by Brant E. Ducey
Glory
days of summer: the history of baseball in Oklahoma by Bob
Burke, K.A. Franks, and Royse Parr
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