There’s always an opportunity to witness history when you attend a baseball game. As a fan of the Cincinnati Reds, I love watching Billy Hamilton run and steal bases. I’m waiting for the day that Hamilton will swipe three bases in one inning. It seems like there is a pretty good chance for that to […]
Category: Baseball History
Playing baseball indoors has become routine as stadiums have retractable roofs to prevent rain outs. However in 1965, being inside what would become known as the Astrodome for a baseball game was unique. After playing their first two seasons as the Houston Colt .45s, the renamed Astros officially opened their new facility known as the […]
It was a trade that made front page news back in 1932. Babe Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers apparently wasn’t happy. The star outfielder was holding out during spring training because, according to stories in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle prior to the season, he didn’t like the $15,000 offer from the Dodgers after making $19,000 […]
Cardboard Treasures is an ebook by Donald W. Tincher that has been released and is available on Amazon. The new book features biographical narratives and anecdotes of the accomplishments by important players and other figures in the history of baseball through cards that were once kept in a shoebox. Click on the photo of the […]
Connecting through social media sites like Facebook has become commonplace in today’s world. Like most people, it’s allowed me to stay in contact with many friends from high school and college. But there is something that social media has done for me, which was hard to imagine as I began writing about baseball history on […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]