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 today.
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My Kingdome for a Roof!
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 4: Portland
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 3: Seattle
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 2: Tacoma
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 1: Spokane
The Mariners and That Winning Feeling
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 today.
Dog Days at the Baseball Park
Early Baseball Uniform Trends
Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged
Ice, Ice, Baseball: A Delightful History of Baseball Played on Ice
The Tacoma Amocats: The Team Too Good for Walter Johnson? It's a Good Story.
The Merry Widows Baseball Club
Major Leagues
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 4: Portland
Babe Ruth concludes his tour of the Northwest with a stop in Portland, where he discovers it's hard out there for a lefty.
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 3: Seattle
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 2: Tacoma
Babe Ruth Barnstorms Through the Northwest in 1924, Part 1: Spokane
Watching the World Series Before Radio and Television
Minor Leagues
Before the 4th of July Fire That Started It All
The 1932 arson of Dugdale Park is often pointed to as the first domino that eventually brought major league baseball to Seattle. This is the story of the park and the team before the fire.
Early Baseball Uniform Trends
Ernie Tanner, Jimmy Claxton, and the World They Forged
Lumber, Labor, and the Aberdeen Black Cats
The Foxy Grandpas and the Fun Writing They Inspired
That Which We Call a Sox By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet
Mariners
My Kingdome for a Roof!
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a team playing in a indoor stadium, must be in want of a roof. The 2025 Tampa Bay Rays, meet the 1994 Seattle Mariners.
The Mariners and That Winning Feeling
The Rise and Sink of the USS Mariner
When the Mariners Owned the Padres... *Almost* Literally
Lies! Damned Lies! And the Things They Told Us About Safeco Field
You Can't Go Dome Again
