by its last game, on October 3, 1993, this nondescript, circular stadium sited midway between Dallas and Fort Worth accommodated 43,521 spectators. The park was efficient, but it was by no means one of baseball’s storied venues; it was no Fenway Park or Wrigley Field. In fact, judging from accounts
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David K. Wiggins
“I have never met a finer person. I owe so much to him it’s impossible to express,” legendary basketball player Bill Russell told Sports Illustrated in 1963 about George Powles (1910–1987). 1 Vada Pinson, the outstanding outfielder who played 18 years in Major League Baseball with five different
Rose-Colored Glasses: Competing Media Perceptions of the Pete Rose Betting Scandal
Craig Greenham
approached the star baseball player and pleaded with him, “It ain’t so, Joe, is it?” Fullerton wrote that Jackson’s reply was, “Yes, kid, I’m afraid it is.” Over time, the myth has evolved and the child’s query became a punchier, “Say it ain’t so, Joe.” It is widely accepted by baseball historians that
The Significance of Baseball Games Between South Korean Teams and US Army Teams Shortly After World War II
Moongi Cho
, characteristics, and meaning of baseball games held in South Korea in 1945 and 1946. Newspapers issued in Seoul were selected as the main source for this study based on the following two reasons. First, it is not an exaggeration to say that Seoul has been at the center stage of Korean history. 5 Second
“Under One Banner”: The World Baseball Softball Confederation and the Gendered Politics of Olympic Participation
Callie Batts Maddox
In late July 2020, baseball and softball will make their return to the Olympic program after a twelve-year absence. Hopes are high that the popularity of both sports in Japan will lead to a successful showing in Tokyo and justify the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to reinstate
Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers
Emalee Nelson
By Debra A. Shattuck. Published in 2017 by University of Illinois Press (328 pp., $95 USD , hardback) With Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers , Debra Shattuck conquers two important tasks: telling the story of women in baseball’s earliest roots and identifying important trends and unspoken
Zainichi Koreans Invited to Home Base: Building Ethnic Identity and Its Impact on the Development of Korean Baseball (1956–70)
Seungho Woo, Hwan Son, and Karam Lee
On August 7, 1956, a special invitational baseball game took place at Seoul Stadium. The Korean baseball community and fans could not hide their enthusiasm; Zainichi Korean 1 children were set to play against a Korean high school baseball team in their motherland. 2 This game was the beginning of
