Negro Leagues DB Update: 1914 & 1915 Negro Leagues

January 15, 2012 by Gary Ashwill · Leave a Comment

New to the DB this week are the 1914 and 1915 Negro leagues. The 1914 season in particular marks a turning point in black baseball history, as Charles Isham Taylor, former manager of the Birmingham Giants and West Baden Sprudels, arrived in Indianapolis to take over the A.B.C.s, bringing along with him his three ballplaying […]

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Remembering Paul LaPalme

November 2, 2011 by Andrew Martin · 1 Comment

This past winter baseball lost one of its treasures in Paul LaPalme. He was never a star, nor did he have great accomplishments in the game, but he was a great ambassador for baseball. He passed away in February, 2010 at the age of 86, and left behind a strong connection with baseball, the game […]

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