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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1872 | 1 |
| 1876 | 12 |
| 1877 | 10 |
| 1878 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 7 |
| 1886 | 5 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 9 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 31 |
| 1893 | 17 |
| 1894 | 33 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1928 | 1 |
127 stories matching ball, the 54 most mentioned
People 30
- Ollie Beard18925
- Tom Parrott18924
- Atkinson1892–18933
- Campbell18943
- Wm. Philpott18773
- Andrew Jackson1876–18922
- Johnson1894–18952
- Robert Abrams1878–18822
- T. S. Russell18762
- B. Gatzert18762
- Morgan1888–18942
- John Wiley18942
- Judge Humes18952
- Morgan O'Brien18782
- Knight18922
- Gilliland18922
- Charlie Irwin18922
- Folsom18922
- Billy Earle18922
- Danny Minnehan18922
- Kid Camp18922
- Joe Kappler1883–18842
- Gus McGinnis18922
- Commander Shepard18942
- Vaughan18942
- McKinstry18942
- Sir Joseph Bazalgette18942
- Bod Horton18942
- Babbitt18942
- Frank Twichell18942
Organizations 24
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–18959
- Knights of Labor1886–18944
- Pacific Northwest League1891–18953
- Seattle Baseball Club18923
- Seattle Fire Department18762
- Y.M.C.A.1894–18952
- Oregon Improvement Company1888–18892
- Post-Intelligencer1892–18942
- University of Washington1892–18942
- Knights of Pythias1888–18932
- Western Central Labor Union18942
- Puget Sound Restaurant18772
- Seattle Baseball Team18922
- First Regiment Band18952
- First Presbyterian Church1893–18952
- Bureau of Associated Charities18942
- American Railway Union18942
- Denny Clay Company18942
- Portland Baseball Club18922
- Seattle Hustlers18922
- Seattle Reds1884–18952
- Philistines18942
- Jacobites18942
- Nonpareils1894–18952