gummyarts · @gummyarts
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On this date in 1954, the Kalamazoo Lassies defeated the Fort Wayne Daisies to win the final AAGPBL championship before the league dissolved. June Peppas pitched a complete game and went 3-for-5 for the Lassies.

#aagpbl #baseball #baseballhistory #womeninbaseball #baseballcards #cardart

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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Joseph M. Adelman · @jmadelman
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Today in syllabus prep I stumbled on a digital collection of The Sporting Life, a late 19c magazine. Turns out that the profit from the 1984 Summer endowed LA84, mostly to make grants in SoCal but also to create a digital library. Cool.

#baseballhistory #olympics #teaching

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VICTORY!!!!

Did I do it in one go? I definitely did not. But this was my one chance of actually knowing all the answers, given there were no 'played for both these teams' clues, so I allowed myself to reset cookies.

#mlb #baseball #trivia #baseballhistory

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Emmanuel Mehr · @emmanuel
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My latest for @BaltimoreHistories: "Frank Robinson, Baseball Integration, and the 1966 World Series Champion Baltimore Orioles." I explore how Robinson faced racism and rigid housing discrimination upon arriving in , all while carrying the team to a championship.
baltimorehistories.com/post/fr
Image source: loc.gov/item/md1542/

#baltimore #publichistory #baseballhistory

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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On this date in 1947, Larry Doby became the American League’s first African American player.

#larrydoby #mlb #baseball #baseballcards #baseballhistory #cardart

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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On this date in 1917, Babe Ruth walked the first batter of the game and punched umpire Brick Owens. Following Ruth’s ejection, the baserunner got caught stealing, and Ernie Shore retired 26 batters in a row for a combined no-hitter.

#baberuth #RedSox #mlb #baseball #baseballhistory #sportsart

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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Found this great early 20th century photograph of an Ohio high school baseball team in a collection being processed by the OGS Archives. I had to share it. @histodons

#baseball #baseballhistory #historyofbaseball #oldbaseballphotos #oldphotographs #oldpictures #ohiophotographcollection #ohiohistory

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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The inaugural season of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League began on this date in 1943.

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Ken · @Turntwo363
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in 1961 Willie Mays, who was sick the night before and wasn't planning on playing that day against the Braves, hits 4 HR's in a 14 - 4 win.



#baseballhistory #goat #SportsHistory #legend #baseball #otd

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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On this date in 1914, the Chicago Whales beat the Kansas City Packers in the first baseball game played at Wrigley Field (Weeghman Park). Art Wilson homered twice.

#wrigleyfield #baseball #baseballcards #baseballhistory #cardart

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Kent Bausman · @socprofb
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Ken · @Turntwo363
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Today, April 15th celebrates and honors it's greatest pioneer Since 1997 his number 42 has been retired from every team. was the first black player in the and made a huge difference in and away from the sport.

If you want to learn more about the man, beyond the baseball player, I recommend checking out the documentary.

pbs.org/kenburns/jackie-robins

#baseballmastodon #baseballhistory #kenburns #baseball #majors #jackie #JackieRobinson #majorleaguebaseball

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gummyarts · @gummyarts
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“Queen of Baseball” Lizzie Murphy, the first woman to play baseball professionally, was born on this date in 1894.

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Tiffany Early · @TiffanyEarly
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Tiffany Early · @TiffanyEarly
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Tiffany Early · @TiffanyEarly
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