Bill Humber Book Published by CCBR
Historian and Centre for Canadian Baseball Research Director Bill Humber has completed his latest work, Old Ontario at Bat: An Unheralded Ancestry. Published by the Centre, the book is available now through the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (and on-line via Amazon shortly) at a cost of $29.95 plus shipping. In his book, Bill questions […]
Mary “Bonnie” Baker Heritage Minute Release
Saskatchewan’s Mary “Bonnie” Baker, all-star catcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, is the subject of the latest Heritage Minute released by Historica Canada. The Minute has been produced in support of the League’s 80th anniversary. You can view the Heritage Minute here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doUkpdP9Y-k&ab_channel=HistoricaCanada. Baker was the subject of one of the presentations at our […]
Saskatchewan Baseball Reunion August 18, 2023
On August 18th, 2023 a reunion of former Saskatchewan baseball players was held in Saskatoon. Most of the attendees played in the ’50s and ’60s, either for league teams of the era or for the integrated teams that competed in the many cash tournaments. The reunion was organized by Robyn Jensen of the Indian Head […]
Reunion of Prairie Baseball Players to be Held in Saskatchewan
Book Our Game, Too Featured in CBC Production
CBC Saskatchewan has recently completed a multimedia project based on the Indian Head Rockets of the early 1950s. A 25-minute version of the reporting was released at year end, and is available for viewing here: The report mentions the Centre’s joint (with SABR) publication, Our Game, Too, which includes a chapter on the Rockets and […]
Christian Trudeau Interviewed by Radio-Canada on the Eve of New Journal Launch
The University of Windsor’s Christian Trudeau, our resident expert on Quebec baseball, and the Quebec Provincial League in particular, was interviewed by Radio-Canada in early November of 2022, just before the Canadian Baseball History Conference at which the new Journal of Canadian Baseball was officially launched. An English transcript of his interview follows; to listen […]