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The Buffalo Blues

April 14, 2010
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The Buffalo Blues were the Buffalo, New York Federal League baseball team, shown here in their second year, 1915. Called the Buffalo Buffeds the previous year, the team had been a minor league team prior to joining the new Federal League. This was the last major league baseball team based out of Buffalo.

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Pittsburgh Rebels

April 14, 2010
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The Pittsburgh Rebels, originally called the Pittsburgh Stogies, was a minor league team that moved to the majors in 1914 as part of the new Federal League. The team was named for their player/manager, Rebel Oakes.

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Brooklyn Tip-Tops

April 14, 2010
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This panoramic photograph shows the Brooklyn Tip-Tops, one of a handful of teams that played baseball in the short-lived Federal League. The photo was taken in 1914.

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Kerr Thread Ball Field

February 9, 2010
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This series of photos was taken in 1916 by Lewis Hine as part of his work for the National Child Labor Committee. They show workers at the Kerr Thread plant playing baseball during their noon break. Built in 1900 in Fall River, Massachusetts, it was the largest thread manufacturing facility in the world, employing close [...]

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Fans Outside of Shibe Park, 1913

February 9, 2010
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Fans covering the rooftops outside of Philadelphia’s Shibe Park during the 1913 World Series. The Philadelphia Athletics would defeat the New York Giants four games to one.

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1926 Yankees

January 8, 2010
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For my baseball-crazy friend Donna, this is the New York Yankees of 1926. Hey wait, that grumpy looking fellow back-center, is it…could it be… yes! It’s the Sultan of Swat, the King of Swing, the Colossus of Clout, the Great Bambino!!! (That’s Babe Ruth, to the uninitiated) Ever see that movie, The Sandlot? ‘Nuff said.

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Buffeds and Tip Tops

January 8, 2010
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This 1914 photograph shows baseball players for the Buffalo Buffeds and the Brooklyn Tip Tops, two teams from the short-lived Federal League, holding a large American flag in the Washington Park baseball stadium, Brooklyn, N.Y. The league was only active for two seasons in the majors, 1914 and 1915.

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Brooklyn Dodgers, 1911

January 4, 2010
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The 1911 Dodgers, from left to right: Jake Daubert , [unidentified], Eddie Zimmerman, Dolly Stark, [unidentified], Bob Coulson, Zack Wheat, Pat Ragan, Nap Rucker, Bill Bergen, Otto Miller, [unidentified], Sandy Burk, Bill Dahlen, Bill Schardt, George Bell, [unidentified], Tex Erwin, Cy Barger, John Hummel, Raleigh Aitchison, Bert Tooley, [unidentified], [unidentified], Pryor McElween, and Al Burch. [...]

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Ray Schalk

November 29, 2009
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Hall of Famer Ray Schalk, shown here in 1913, joined the Chicago White Sox in 1912. Besides holding the record for the most bases stolen by a catcher (176), Schalk is also distinguished for being one of the three players that were not involved in the “Black Sox” scandal. (the others were second baseman Eddie [...]

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