PUBLICATIONS
Fanzines
Magazines
Newsletters
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THE ANTHONY TAYLOR COLLECTION
Programmes
Hull Baseball Gazette
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THE DON TINTON SCRAPBOOK
Programmes
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OTHER ARTEFACTS
William Morgan interviews
League handbooks
Other: pre-WWII
Other: 1940s | Other: 1950s
Other: 1960s | Other: 1970s
Other: 1980s | Other: 1990s
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MISCELLANEOUS
YouTube video clips
British Pathé video clips
Cartoons
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PUBLICATIONS
Fanzines
Below are fanzines that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have any publications that you would like to be added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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A complete collection of Linedrive!
Linedrive! was a fanzine edited by Phil Ross and illustrated
by "Rex" that primarily covered the renegade National
League Baseball circuit of 1992 to 1994.
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Click here
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Volume 2 no 1–3 of News Sheet (from 1948)
News Sheet was produced by Harry Cabel – and, later, Geoff Rogers
as well – on behalf of the Southern Counties Baseball Association
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Vol 2 no 1
Vol 2 no 2
Vol 2 no 3
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Magazines
Below are magazines that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have any publications that you would like to be added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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A collection of baseball articles from Double Play
Double Play was a glossy magazine published by
BaseballSoftballUK between 1999 and 2003.
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Click here
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Issues of Baseball UK
Baseball UK was an independent magazine published in 1990.
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No 1 |
No 2 |
No 3
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Issues of Grand Slam
Grand Slam was an A5 magazine published by
the British Baseball Federation – South in 1987.
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No 1 |
No 2 |
No 3
No 4 |
No 5 |
No 6
No 7 (mislabelled)
No 8 |
No 9
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Issues 1–5 of the short-lived Baseball (in Britain) Monthly
The British baseball publication Baseball (in Britain) Monthly
was edited by Ernie Mathews of Benfleet, Essex in 1950. Only
a few issues are believed to have been published, but the
publication's scope covered domestic baseball in great detail.
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Issue 1
Issue 2
Issue 3
Issue 4
Issue 5
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Newsletters
Below are some historically important newsletters that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have any publications that you would like to be added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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A nearly complete collection of Baseball Mercury
The British baseball publication Baseball Mercury was edited by
baseball historian William Morgan from 1972 until 1989. Fifty-one
issues were produced in all, and the publication's scope covered
both domestic and international baseball, as well as softball.
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Click here
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A nearly complete collection of Brit-Ball
Brit-Ball, a newsletter described as "The Official Voice of the
British Baseball Federation," was published between 1993 and 1998.
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Click here
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Some issues from Vol I (1993) and Vol II (1994) of Knuckleball
Knuckleball was edited by Phil Ross (who also produced Linedrive!)
and the publication's subtitle was "the Ups and Downs and Ins an Outs
of National League Baseball," with the circuit referred to being
run independently of the national governing body in the early 1990s.
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Vol I no 1
Vol I no 6
Vol II no 1
Vol II no 3
Vol II no 4
Vol II no 5
Vol II no 6
Vol II no 7
Vol II no 8
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Fifteen issues of Baseball Courier
The newsletter Baseball Courier was William Morgan's
precursor to Baseball Mercury; 24 issues were produced in all.
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Issue 1 –
Issue 2
Issue 3 –
Issue 4
Issue 5 –
Issue 6
Issue 7 –
Issue 8
Issue 9 –
Issue 10
Issue 11 –
Issue 17
Issue 18 –
Issue 22
Issue 24
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Volume 1 issue 1 of Baseball News (from 1979)
Baseball News was billed as the Official
Newspaper of the Southern Baseball Association;
a second issue was also produced.
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Click here
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Volume 1 issue 2 of Baseball (from June 1939)
Baseball was a monthly newsletter published
by the London County Baseball Association.
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Click here
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Baseball News: A News Sheet of Baseball
Baseball News: A News Sheet of Baseball was published
by the South Eastern Baseball League in the 1950s.
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06-06-1953
16-07-1953
21-08-1954
28-05-1955
01-07-1955
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THE ANTHONY TAYLOR COLLECTION
Programmes
Anthony Taylor, a British-based collector, has kindly digitized the programmes from his collection relevant to Project COBB.
DATE
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GAME
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LINKS
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10 October 1917
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198th Battalion (Canadian Buffs) versus Epsom Canadian Convalescent Hospital, in Godalming
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File 1 –
File 2a
File 2b –
File 3
File 4
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25 August 1923
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SS Leviathan versus All Star Legionnaires, in Southampton
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File 1
File 2 –
File 3
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1 and 3 August 1931
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A game at Margate Football Club between two sides from the Anglo-American Baseball Association
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File 1 –
File 2
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31 July 1935
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Yorkshire versus Lancashire, at Headingley cricket ground
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File 1 –
File 2
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2 May 1936
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West Ham's first ever public game – against the Hackney Royals,
in front of a crowd which a local paper noted was over 4000 in size
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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2 May 1936
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A London Major League programme featuring the Streatham–Mitcham Giants.
The Giants' home ground was at Mitcham Stadium, just across the road from
Tooting and Mitcham FC's old ground, in Sandy Lane. The Giants played just
five games in May 1936 before folding with an 0–5 record (they lost
their first home game by 20 runs to 7 against West Ham). The Giants featured
New Zealand rugby union and league legend George Nepia.
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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9 May 1936
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Romford Wasps versus Hackney Royals, at Romford Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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16 May 1936
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West Ham versus Catford Saints, at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5
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23 May 1936
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Catford Saints versus Romford Wasps, at Catford Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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1 June 1936
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White City versus Harringay, at Brighton and Hove Greyhound Stadium (opened in 1928, this venue
became the last at which London Major League Baseball was played still to exist in unchanged
form, when Catford Dogs was closed in 2007: White City, West Ham Stadium, Harringay Stadium,
and Romford were all long gone by the end of the 20th Century, as was the old Nunhead FC
ground at which Catford Saints played in 1937 [just an open field at Nunhead Recreation
Ground remained], and Hackney Stadium is now the 2012 Olympics site)
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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7 June 1936
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A game against Oxfordshire that was the first in an inter-area competition that West Ham played
in 1936 (there was an Oxfordshire league active from 1934); West Ham's other games in the
competition were versus Oldham (West Ham won 11–3), Yorkshire (won 18–8), and Liverpool (won 16–2); all games were played at the West Ham Stadium, Custom House
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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13 June 1936
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Catford Saints versus White City, at Catford Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5
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21 June 1936
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West Ham versus Harringay, at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
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28 June 1936
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White City versus Harringay, at White City Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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19 July 1936
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West Ham versus Yorkshire League in the 1936 inter-area competition; West Ham won 18–8
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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25 July 1936
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West Ham versus Liverpool in the inter-area competition; West Ham won 16–2;
includes a great page on Bill Irvine, the West Ham third baseman
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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30 July 1936
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Sheffield Dons versus Wakefield Cubs in the second round of the NBA Cup, at Owlerton Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5
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3 August 1936
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Hull versus West Ham, at Craven Park. This fixture is not listed in either the Hull or West
Ham programmes of the period. West Ham had played in London on both the Saturday (1 August)
and Sunday (2 August) and so may have made an overnight trip on the milk train to get to
Hull. The programme includes photos and a rare Yorkshire League table.
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5 –
File 6
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4 August 1936
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Sheffield Dons versus West Ham, in an exhibition game that attracted over 3000 to the
Owlerton Stadium on a Tuesday afternoon. The pencil notes indicate that Sheffield
were given a 15-run start and that Roland Gladu hit a ball out of the ground.
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5
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8 August 1936
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Romford Wasps versus West Ham, at Romford Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
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8 August 1936
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Sheffield Dons versus Greenfield Giants, at Owlerton Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5
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9 August 1936
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White City versus Ashton Hawks, at White City Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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20 August 1936
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West Ham versus the 1936 USA Olympic baseball team, at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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22 August 1936
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West Ham versus the Catford Saints, at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5 –
File 6
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6 September 1936
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West Ham's last home game of the 1936 season, against league champions
White City in the first leg of the London Cup Final
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5 –
File 6
File 7
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5 May 1937
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York City Maroons versus Scarborough Sea Gulls, at Bootham Crescent
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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15 May 1937
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Greenfield Giants (Bradford) versus West Ham, probably in the 1937 national cup, at Greenfield Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5
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16 May 1937
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Pirates (West Ham) versus Nunhead, at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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30 May 1937
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West Ham versus Romford Wasps, at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
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June 1937
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Sheffield Dons versus York City Maroons, at Owlerton Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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19 June 1937
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Hull versus Sheffield in the 1st round of the NBA Cup, played at Craven Park, Hull
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File 1 –
File 2
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27 June 1937
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Romford Wasps versus West Ham, at Romford Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
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27 June 1937
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Pirates (West Ham) versus Corinthians (Romford), at West Ham Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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1 July 1937
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West Ham versus Catford Saints, at West Ham Stadium (the
programme cover is signed by Pirates shortstop "Slim" Tyson)
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File 1 –
File 2
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14 August 1937
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National Baseball Association Challenge Cup Final, at Craven Park
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5 –
File 6
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8 June 1938
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Leeds/Sheffield versus Hull/York in the League Cup, at Headingley (the Lancashire–Yorkshire
league held a League Cup competition at the start of the season when players from two clubs
played on a combined side; other pairings in 1938 were Liverpool/Bolton and Rochdale/Oldham)
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File 1 –
File 2
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6 July 1938
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Leeds versus Sheffield, at Headingley (probably the rugby league ground)
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File 1 –
File 2
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19 July 1938
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Rochdale/Oldham versus US Navy, at Spotland soccer ground
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File 1 –
File 2
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21 July 1938
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Halifax versus Rochdale, at the Shay soccer ground (the National Cup Semi-final, which finished 4–2 to the Greys; all of the Greys have signed the programme in pencil)
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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23 July 1938
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Halifax versus Greenfield Giants (Bradford), at the Shay soccer ground
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File 1 –
File 2
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2 August 1938
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Bolton Scarlets versus Leeds, at Raikes Park
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File 1 –
File 2
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17 August 1938
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Yorkshire versus USA, at Owlerton Stadium
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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19 August 1938
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England versus USA (5th Test), at Headingley rugby league ground
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
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13 May 1939
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Rochdale Greys versus Hull, at Spotland (Opening Day and
the last game in Britain for star Greys pitcher Bruce Hanks)
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File 1 –
File 2
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15 May 1939
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A county trial game at the original ground of Hull Kingston Rovers – the
successful players to represent the county against Lancashire at Halifax
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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6 June 1939
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Rochdale Greys versus Liverpool, at Spotland
(signed by Cliff Bagley and Clarence Beckstrom)
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File 1 –
File 2
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1 August 1939
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Rochdale Greys versus Caledonians, another side with several players
from the Church of the Latter day Saints (Mormons)
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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5 August 1939
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National Baseball Association Challenge Cup Final, at the Shay soccer ground
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3 –
File 4
File 5 –
File 6
File 7 –
File 8
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5 June 1943
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Baseball at the Vetch Field, Swansea (the home ground of Swansea City FC) –
The Wolves versus The Rinky-Dinks; these two sides played in the 12th Port of
Embarkation League, part of the US Army Western Base Section. Other teams
in the league were the Hounds and the Bronco-Busters
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File 1 –
File 2
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9–11 August 1949
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A programme for a US team playing in the Channel Isles; the home team
line-ups suggest that at least eight local teams were in existance
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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21 June 1950
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Ashton Seagulls versus Burtonwood Bees, at Hurst Cross
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File 1 –
File 2
File 3
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26 July 1952
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England versus Canada, at Leatherhead FC soccer ground
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File 1 –
File 2
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7 August 1953
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Manston Cats (USAF) versus Snowdown Magpies of the South Eastern
Baseball League, at the Kent County Cricket Ground in Canterbury
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File 1 –
File 2
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Hull Baseball Gazette
This has been kindly digitized for Project COBB by Anthony Taylor.
THE DON TINTON SCRAPBOOK
Programmes
Don Tinton, who played baseball in south-east England from the start of the 1950s to the end of the 1960s, maintained a detailed scrapbook, and below are a section of the programmes he kept.
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GAME
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LINKS
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1936
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West Ham versus White City, at West Ham
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Click here
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1937
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West Ham versus Pirates, at West Ham Stadium
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Click here
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1937
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Pirates versus Corinthians, at West Ham Stadium
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Click here
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1938
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London versus America, at Romford Stadium
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Click here
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1950
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Essex Nationals versus Hornsey Red Sox in the South Eastern Baseball League Senior Cup Final, at Fondu Sports Ground
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Click here
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1950
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Essex Cubs versus Fondu, at Mayesbrook Park
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Click here
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1950
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Monarchs (Wokingham) versus Essex Cubs in the Southern Counties Baseball Association Intermediate Cup Final, at Hornsey Red Sox Ground
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Click here
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1950
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Aveley Cubs versus Essex Cubs in the South Eastern Baseball League Intermediate Cup Final, at Thames Board Mills Sports Ground
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Click here
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1950
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South Eastern League versus Western Amateur League, at Briggs Sports Ground
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Click here
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1953
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South Eastern Counties All Stars versus Western Counties All Stars, at Briggs Sports Ground
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Click here
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1956
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Western Counties versus Eastern Counties, at Sutton
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Click here
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1956
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Benfleet Greys versus Essex All Stars and South East England versus US Navy (London), at Southend Stadium
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Click here
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1957
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Southern Baseball Association versus Western Counties Baseball Association, at Briggs Sports Ground
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Click here
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1963
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US Navy versus South of England, at Crystal Palace Football Club Ground
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Click here
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OTHER ARTEFACTS
Willam Morgan interviews
This document includes interviews thought to be conducted by William Morgan with Ross Kendrick, Peter Ash, and Don Smallwood. It also has some notes from some British baseball coverage in newspapers.
League handbooks
Past league handbooks provide details of fixtures, competition structures, team personnel, and club details that are often otherwise unavailable. If you have a handbook that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
Other: pre-World War II
Below are other digitized artefacts from pre-World War II British baseball history that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1898
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Medal awarded to J Mellors of Derby
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Click here
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1908
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Scorecard from a game between Clapton Orient and Crystal Palace reserves
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Click here
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1908
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Scorecard from a game between Clapton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur
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Click here
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1908
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Scorecard from a game between Clapton Orient and Brentford, including fixtures and early-season results
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Click here
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1936
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Programme cover from a game between the US Olympic Team and White City
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Click here
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1936
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Programme cover from the north of England league cup final,
between the Oldham Greyhounds and Manchester Blue Sox
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Click here
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1936
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Programme from a game in the London Cup between West Ham and the Romford Wasps
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Click here
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1937
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Programme, with linescore, for a London Major League game between West Ham and the Pirates |
Click here
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1937
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Programme cover for Nunhead baseball club in the London Major Baseball League
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Click here
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1937
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Programme cover for 1937 Challenge Cup Final, Hull vs Romford, Craven Park, Hull
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Click here
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1937
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Programme cover for West Ham baseball club in the London Major Baseball League
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Click here
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1938
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Programme from an International Professional Baseball League game between the Hull Giants and a combined Newcastle–Middlesbrough team
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Click here
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1938
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Front cover from the first issue of the Metropolitan Baseball League monthly magazine
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Click here
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1938
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Programme from an exhibition game between Pritchett & Gold and Thames Board Mills
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Click here
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1939
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Programme cover from a game between Halifax and Fords
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Click here
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Other: 1940s
Below are other digitized artefacts from British baseball history in the 1940s that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1944
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Programme (partially damaged) from a game between Everton and Napiers Sabres
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Click here
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1945
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Programme from a game between the Caledonians and Napiers Sabres
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Click here
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1947
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Programme, with linescore, for the Southern Counties Baseball Association
Cup Final between the West London Pioneers and Thames Board Mills |
Click here
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1948
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Programme for a game between the Rochdale Greys and the Stretford Saints
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Click here
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1949
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Programme cover for a game between the American Air Force and Manchester and District League
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Click here
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1949
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Programme for a game between the West London Pioneers and the Mitcham Royals
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Click here
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1949
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Programme for a game between the West London Pioneers and "The Rest"
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Click here
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1949
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Programme, with linescore, for the national final between the Hornsey Red Sox and the Liverpool Cubs
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Click here
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Other: 1950s
Below are other digitized artefacts from British baseball history in the 1950s that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1950
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Programme and ticket from the Grand Challenge match between the Ashton Seagulls
and the Rest of the League (featuring Cardinals, Greyhounds, Red Sox, and Swinton players)
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Click here (programme)
Click here (ticket)
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1952
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Poster for final of Lancashire Cup, at Mandale Park
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Click here
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1953
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Programme from a game between the USAF's Tournament Team and a Merseyside League select squad
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Click here
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1954
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Programme from a game between "Possibles" and "Probables" for the West London Pioneers
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Click here
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1956
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Schedule for the Nottingham Baseball League
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Click here
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1958
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Programme, with linescore, from a game between Hull and the US Navy
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Click here
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1958
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Programme cover from a game between Hull and the Royal Canadian Air Force
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Click here
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1959
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Programme, with linescore, from a game between Hull and the Chelveston Cowboys, a US Air Force side
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Click here
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1959
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Programme, with linescore, from the national final between the East Hull Aces and Thames Board Mills
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Click here
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Other: 1960s
Below are other digitized artefacts from British baseball history in the 1960s that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1960
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Programme and poster (A2 original size) from a game between the Liverpool Aces and Stretford Saints
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Click here (programme)
Click here (poster)
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1960
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Programme and ticket from the national final between the Liverpool Tigers and Thames Board Mills
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Click here (programme)
Click here (ticket)
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1961
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Programme from International Baseball Week (Haarlem),
featuring the London All Stars and Alconbury Spartans
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Click here
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1962
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Outside of programme for the Stretford Saints in the Merseyside National Baseball League
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Click here
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1962
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Programme, with linescores, from the four-team National Baseball Club Trophy
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Click here
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1963
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Programme for the Stretford Saints
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Click here
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1963
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Programme from a game between the US Navy and a South of England all-star team
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Click here
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1963
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Programme from a game between the Merseyside All Stars and the Alconbury Braves
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Click here
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1963
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Scorecard, with completed names, from a game between the Southern League and the National League
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Click here
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1963
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Ticket from the National Baseball League's Consolation Cup
(featuring Nottingham, Coventry, and Hull Austin British Legion)
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Click here
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Circa 1963
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Programme, with linescore, from a North versus South all-star game
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Click here
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1964
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Programme, with linescore against unidentified opposition, for three of the Hull Aces' home league games
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Click here
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1964
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Programme from a game between the US Navy and a South of England all-star team
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Click here
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1964
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Programme for the National Baseball Club Trophy (featuring
Ford Sports, Garringtons, Nottingham Athletic, and the Hull Aces)
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Click here
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1964
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Programme for the Orford Trophy (featuring the Stretford
Saints, the Hull Aces, Garringtons, and the US Navy)
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Click here
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1965
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Programme, with linescore, from a game between the Hull Aces and the US Navy
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Click here
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1965
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Programme, with a completed scoresheet, from the game in 1965 between Great Britain and the Dutch
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Click here
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1965
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Programme from a game between the Hull Aces and the Stretford Saints
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Click here
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1965
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Programme from a game between the Hull Aces and Garringtons
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Click here
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1965
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Programme for the 1965 European Cup northern section
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Click here
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1966
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Programme from a game between the East Hull Aces and Bromsgrove
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Click here
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1966
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Poster for a game between the East Hull Aces and Bromsgrove
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Click here
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1966
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Poster for a game between the East Hull Aces and Liverpool
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Click here
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1966
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Annotated programme, with a press cutting, from a game played in 1966
under floodlights between a British all-star team and the Mormon Elders
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Click here
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1966
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Programme from the 1966 all-star game between the North of England and the South of England
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Click here
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1966
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Programme for the Orford Trophy (featuring the Stretford
Saints, the Hull Aces, Thames Board Mills, and the Beckenham Blue Jays)
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Click here
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1967
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Programme from the 1967 Brighton Festival, in which England took on a US base side from Wethersfield
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Click here
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1967
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Signed programme and signed poster from the 1967 European Championship A-Pool
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Click here (programme)
Click here (poster)
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Other: 1970s
Below are other digitized artefacts from British baseball history in the 1970s that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1970
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Programme for the Hull Aces
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Click here
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1971
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Fixtures list for Rosehill
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Click here
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1976
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Programme for the London Twilight Baseball League
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Click here
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1976
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Programme from the 1976 national final, which pitted Kensington Spirit of '76 against the Liverpool Trojans
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Click here
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1977
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Flyer, with schedule, for London Spirit of '76 (this was produced by the
rugby club, whose ground the team used, and it contains several inaccuracies)
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Click here
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1977
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Programme from the 1977 Yankees' National Baseball League
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Click here
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1979
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Programme from the 1979 national final between the Golders Green Sox and the Hull Aces
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Click here
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Other: 1980s
Below are other digitized artefacts from British baseball history in the 1980s that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1980
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Poster (A2 original size) and programme from the 1980
national final between the Liverpool Trojans and the Hull Aces
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Click here
(poster)
Click here
(programme)
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1981
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Programme from the 1981 national final
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Click here
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1982
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32-page programme from a game between the UK and US All Stars
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Click here
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1982
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Poster (A2 original size) from the 1982 national final between the Liverpool Trojans and the Hull Aces
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Click here
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1983
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Leaflet from the All American Sports Day at Stamford Bridge
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Click here
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1983
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Programme for the 1983 national final between the Hull Mets and the Cobham Yankees
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Click here
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1984
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Programme from the 1984 European Championship B-Pool in Hull
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Click here
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1985
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Programme for the Sutton Braves including an insert for a game against the Rochester City Dodgers
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Click here
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1986
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Programme for the Crawley Giants Baseball Club's Annual Invitational Tournament
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Click here
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1986
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Programme for the Sutton Braves including an insert for a game against the Cobham Yankees
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Click here
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1986
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Programme for the Radio Trent Knights
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Click here
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1986
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Programme (in French) from the 1986 European Championship B-Pool
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Click here
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1986
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Programme and ticket for the 1986 national final between the Hull Mets and the Cobham Yankees
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Click here (programme)
Click here (ticket)
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1987
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Programme for the Crawley Giants Baseball Club's Annual Invitational Tournament
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Click here
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1987
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Programme for the Humberside Baseball Festival
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Click here
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1987
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Programme celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sutton Braves
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Click here
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1987
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Poster and programme for the 1987 national final
between the Cobham Yankees and the Southglade Hornets
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Click here (poster)
Click here (programme)
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1988
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Poster for the European Championship B-Pool (note: Finland entered instead of Tunisia, as marked)
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Click here
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1988
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Programme cover from the Scottish Amicable National Baseball League
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Click here
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1988
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Poster, with fixtures for Richmond Athletic Ground, from the Scottish Amicable National Baseball League
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Click here
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1988
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Poster, with fixtures for Harvey Hadden Staidum, from the Scottish Amicable National Baseball League
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Click here
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1988
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24-page programme for the 1988 national final between
the Cobham Yankees and the Burtoonwood Braves
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Click here
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1989
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Programme cover from the Scottish Amicable National Baseball League
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Click here
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1989
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Signed programme for the Major League Alumni versus GB game
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Click here
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1989
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Programme cover and selected inside pages from the European Cup B-Pool, hosted in Reading
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Click here
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1989
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Insert from the programme for the Scottish Amicable National Baseball League final between the Southern Tigers and the Humberside County Bears
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Click here
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1989
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Rosters from programme for the 1989 national final between the Enfield Spartans and the Sutton Braves
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Click here
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Other: 1990s
Below are other digitized artefacts from British baseball history in the 1990s that have been made available online through Project COBB. If you have materials that you would like to see added, please send an email to the address at the top of the page.
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National final/play-off
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Great Britain team
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YEAR
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DESCRIPTION
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LINK
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1991
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Programme for a game between the Cambridge Royals and the Nottingham Pirates
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Click here
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1991
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Programme for a game between the Enfield Spartans and the London Athletics
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Click here
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1991
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Programme for the 1991 national play-offs, featuring the
London Athletics, the Enfield Spartans, and the Nottingham Hornets
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Click here
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1992
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Programme for a National League Baseball game
between the Cambridge Knights and the London Warriors
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Click here
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1992
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Signed poster for the European Championship B-Pool
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Click here
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1993
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Programme for a National League Baseball game
between the Cambridge Knights and the London Warriors
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Click here
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1993
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Programme for the 1993 National League Baseball grand final
between the London Warriors and the Enfield Spartans
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Click here
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1994
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Signed poster for the European Championship B-Pool
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Click here
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1995
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Programme for the Enfield Spartans (former major leaguer Jim Bouton is listed
on the roster, but he was never able to make the trip across the Atlantic to play)
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Click here
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1996
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Programme and signed poster for the European Championship B-Pool
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Click here (programme)
Click here (poster)
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1997
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Signed poster for the European Championship A-Pool
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Click here
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1997
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Programme from the 1997 national final between the Kingston Cobras and the London Warriors
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Click here
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1998
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Programme from the 1998 national final between the Menwith Hill Patriots and the London Warriors
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Click here
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MISCELLANEOUS
YouTube video clips
> Liverpool Trojans versus Burtonwood Braves (1980s): click here
> Brighton Buccaneers and Team GB (1999–2005): click here
British Pathé video clips
Project COBB has set up a workspace on British Pathé's digital news archive to highlight historical video clips of baseball
in Britain. To view the workspace click here. Most of the clips are of either touring teams or service personnel, but the
first clip in the workspace is on women and men playing domestic baseball in Yorkshire in 1949.
Cartoons
Below are some collections of British baseball-themed humorous cartoons that have been made available online through Project COBB.
IMAGE
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MATERIALS
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LINK
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Cartoons by Ken Pyne from Baseball: A Cricketer's Guide
Among a number of baseball titles published for a British audience
around the time of Scottish Amicable's sponsorship deal was 1987's
Baseball: A Cricketer's Guide, which contained a series of cartoons
on British baseball by Ken Pyne. Pyne's work has featured
in Private Eye and The Times.
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Click here
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Cartoons by "Rex" from Linedrive!
Linedrive! was a fanzine edited by Phil Ross and illustrated
by "Rex" that primarily covered the renegade National
League Baseball circuit of 1992 to 1994.
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Click here
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