Amateurs & Semi-Pros

The Pioneer Base Ball Club and the Beginning of Northwest Baseball in the 1860s

The origins of baseball in the Northwest took root in Oregon in the years immediately following the Civil War with a team whose legacy still echoes…

Jan 17 •

Amanda Lane Cumming

Early Baseball Uniform Trends

It's picture day! Check out some pretty awesome baseball fashion modeled by teams from right here in the Northwest.

Feb 29, 2024 •

Amanda Lane Cumming

Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged

Black baseball history in the Northwest is much more than the Steelheads. Plus, we all need a lot of therapy, baseball fiction, and a solution for…

Feb 28, 2024 •

Amanda Lane Cumming

The Tacoma Amocats: The Team Too Good for Walter Johnson? It's a Good Story.

The limits of research, memory, and story telling. Plus, Galloping Gertie rides again and Joan Jett's Seattle baseball connection.

Sep 22, 2023 •

Amanda Lane Cumming

The Merry Widows Baseball Club

Easily my favorite baseball team of all time

Aug 3, 2023 •

Amanda Lane Cumming

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