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Baseball and Softball

Articles

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Thrilling World Series captivated nation back in 1926
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Bloomers photo features bevy of big leaguers
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Bloomers had some success against big league clubs
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Cuban ‘Chico’ Hernandez star of 1938 Bloomers
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Catcher’s mitt tells story of big leaguer ‘Butch’ Henline
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Indoor baseball once popular winter pastime
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Bloomington’s Cliff Carroll 19th century baseball standout
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‘Pop’ Dillon of Normal found baseball success in LA

Biographies

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Cheney, Owen Lee
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Radbourn, Charles "Old Hoss"

Blog

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Photo of the Week, 15: Play Ball!

Play Ball! Cooksville, 1909

Cooksville Ball Club 1908

I beg to differ … Waterloo v. Bloomers, July 6, 1938

Fans Field, South Bloomington Aerial, 1938

Photo of the Week, 69: Ready, Set, Go!

Photo of the Week, 41: We’re Number One!

Normal Sanitary Dairy baseball uniform donated to Museum

McHistory: Bloomington’s Unsung Baseball Great

Finding Aids

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Pistole, Richard

Charles (“Old Hoss”) Radbourn

Baseball Collection

Floyd, Arthur Softball Collection

Softball Collection

Videos

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Charles “Old Hoss” Radbourn performed by Rhys Lovell