Nolan Shaffer was born November 23, 1985. He lived in Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and attended Tri-Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was an Independent League baseball […]
A colorized photo of Spottswood Poles, taken about the time he was a member of the Harrisburg Colored Giants (1906-1908), that frequently played games against white teams, including in the […]
A photograph of members of the Little League Girls’ Softball All-Stars of 1974. Identified are (from left): Bonnie Wenner; Carolyn Harley; Cindy Connelly; and Rose Fesnock. The communities in which […]
Edward Stuart Plank was born August 31, 1875, on a farm near Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. Known as “Gettysburg Eddie.” he played 17 seasons of Major League Baseball, from 1901 […]
An undated newspaper photograph of the championship team of the Minersville Major Girls’ Little League, sponsored by the New Minersville Hose Company, Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in […]
A 1929 Sanborn map showing the physical layout of Edgewood Park and Maysville Park at Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Both parks had baseball diamonds and both were important sites in […]
Tyler Herb of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a 2010 graduate of Williams Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He played for four years in the Big South […]
In 1915, Herb Pennock, who during the baseball season had moved from the Philadelphia Athletics, American League, to the Boston Red Sox, American League, visited Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From […]