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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching batsmen
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- The Seattle Baseball Team’s Disastrous Spokane Trip
After losing nearly every game on their road trip, the Seattle baseball club faces a local audience’s disgust as they head home to regroup.
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- The College Boys Take the Diamond
The 'Stamfords' baseball team defeats the Y.M.C.A. in a hard-fought match at the Madison Street grounds.
- Teamsters Take the Sound Amateur Baseball Championship
In a decisive 20-9 victory over the Fort Blakeleys, the Teamsters secure their title with a dominant pitching performance.
- Blood on the Diamond: A Baseball Riot Stabs Two Men in Rockford
When a local baseball game between Tekoa and Rockford turned violent, knives, bats, and bricks flew. Two men were stabbed, several beaten insensible, and the town was left reeling from a brawl that started on the field and ended with arrests.
- Seattle Lawyers Turn a Charity Baseball Game Into a Biblical War
Rival teams of Courthouse Hill lawyers announced themselves Philistines and Jacobites, issued mock proclamations, and promised a 500-pound batter—all to sell tickets for the Associated Charities.
- The Washington Baseball Club Takes the Field
A new athletic organization of young Black men in Seattle establishes a regular schedule of local games.
- The Fifteen-Inning Thriller at Madison Street Park
A grueling, marathon baseball game between Seattle and Spokane ends in a walk-off home run that turns the crowd into 'howling maniacs.'
- The Teamsters’ Triumphant Seventh
A scrappy baseball victory at the Madison Street grounds.
- The Tigers Break Their Losing Streak on Ladies' Day
After a dismal week in the cellar, the Tacoma baseball team credits their surprising win over the Vancouver Beavers to the inspiration of their female fans.