Alexander Williams, the person behind the first Black owned and operated ballpark, was in an unmarked grave for decades in Highwood Cemetery. No more. Thanks to the Josh Gibson Fndtn and donors, he now has a headstone.

The wife wants to decorate for Christmas...time to get out the Christmas cards!

A discovery. The Phillies evidently had 14 catchers in 1884. Tom Gillen filled in at catcher on September 19, 1884 for the Phillies in Buffalo. The except from the September 15, 1884 Wilmington News Journal confirms it is him. www.baseball-reference.com/register/pla...

saturday plans sorted

FOUNDED WHEN? The Phillies promote that they were established in 1883 since it was their first season in the National League. It was not their first season, however. The club was organized in early 1882 and played a season in the League Alliance. 1/

Big W boys.

Odd.

Was up in Cooperstown over the weekend and thought I saw you, @mattalbertson.bsky.social

Evergreen. May 25, 1884 Philadelphia Times

To be fair, when Matt presented, it was ABOUT how the fans felt about the Phillies, so the booing really just added to the ambience. I could smell the cheesesteaks.

Lmao they’re letting me speak at the Baseball Hall of Fame

Congrats. If I don’t make it, should I direct @justmckinney.bsky.social , @mattalbertson.bsky.social , or someone else to heckle you? 🤣🤣🤣 (Seriously, though, congrats!)

Thinking today about Jim Devlin: ourgame.mlblogs.com/i-am-honest-...

@adarowski.bsky.social is there a way to search for teams who had the most catchers in one season? The 1884 Phillies had 12, which is a lot.

Quick poll for my followers—who would you vote for on the 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Player Ballot? Feel free to share for a larger voting pool. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

(1895) Delahantytown - Ed Delahanty

Well shit. Baseball season is over.

For those who joined thr @twostrikenoise.bsky.social video today, there's an old bio of Konstanty out there.

Sixers win. Clap your hands.

Bryce Harper has some thoughts on his mind: www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...

This would be cool if the games were played in Hartford and Quebec. Otherwise, this is a stolen valor money grab. Neither fanbase supported the Quebec Nordiques or Hartford Whalers when they were in the NHL.

Man, my heart goes out to Seattle.

STOP THE MADNESS! Making sense of the craziest set of the 1980s! #baseballcards #packopening youtu.be/ybiCvAi57iA

Slow Saturday means it's time to start sleeving some cards.

The night Rick Wise threw a no hitter, he hit two home runs. Three strikeouts. And that was just a random day in June. Unreal night by Ohtani.

Ed's last address was at 1240 Palmer St., which was familiar. Why? Because Reach's factory was at Tulip and Palmer Streets. They are within walking distance.

I decided to dive into Ed Sixsmith a little. In the 1900 Census, he was listed as a BASEBALL STITCHER! Now, how cool was that. Did he work at Reach's factory on Tulip St?!

COMING APRIL 28, 2026! “The Ballpark & Beyond—An Illustrated Celebration of Baseball’s Rich History.” An eclectic, illustrated collection of baseball stories, “The Ballpark and Beyond” is the book I was born to write—75,000 words, 150 original illustrations, packed w/ stories from on & off the field

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!” Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

LIMA TIME! sabr.org/bioproj/pers...

Philadelphia Evening Item, May 24, 1884.

Tonight, the second installment of the SABR 19th Century Committee Speaker Ceries commences. @justmckinney.bsky.social presents, “Atlantic Sinking: The Brooklyn Atlantics of 1870-1875”. Click the link for details on how to pre-register. 8pm est sabr.org/19th-century...

Vadeboncoeur's final Phillies' appearance was on July 22, 1884. This is the game where Charlie Sweeney, Providence's ace hurler refused to leave the pitcher's box, quit the team and watched rest of game in the stands with 2 prostitutes. Providence finished the game with only 8 players and lost 10-6.

The Hurons also had Jon Morrison, another Canadian who happens to be missing as well. I'm doing a presentation on the missing Canadian players at the Canadian Baseball History Conference on Nov 1 at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Mary's, Ontario. baseballresearch.ca/wp-content/u...

Well, he was a missing player until a few years ago when Tim Copeland found him. He died in Sacramento in 1893. He was also the first Quebecer to play in the majors. He was on the 1883 Port Huron club, which featured a bunch of Canadians where formed a battery with Frank Hengstebeck (aka Frank Beck)

Finally, I was able to use Gene Vadeboncouer, an 1884 Phillies catcher. @justmckinney.bsky.social know anything about him?

Ed Delahanty hit four home runs on July 13, 1896. Listen along as Pierre and I regale the tale. open.spotify.com/episode/0h9t...

A new Quaker City Cranks episode drops tomorrow morning. It's a POWERFUL episode. Be sure to check it out.

RS 4 today. Not bad.

Wow...from a win to a loss in less than a minute.

Played baseball in Cape May today. The trek is 2 hours each way and I caught up on some @twostrikenoise.bsky.social episodes. Regarding the Jim Thome "Thome-Nator" nickname, some Phillies fans used it in 2003. mattalbertson.net/f/phillies-f...

Had a LONG day. I was lazy and decided to grab McDonald's for the boys for dinner. Total came to $18.83 Phils will beat the Dodgers 6-5 tonight.

The Phillies decided to give the Dodgers a free out. As a gift. For free. On purpose.

In honor of the Phillies and Eagles choking this weekend, I have lost the first two games of the Flyers season on NHL 25.