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Oct 7, 2025

MLB & NYC: A Love Story

Delivered at the New York State Museum on October 6, 2024

MLB & NYC: A Love Story

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4d ago

Doug Allison: Catching Behind the Bat

From the Washington, DC Evening Star, June 3, 1907

Doug Allison: Catching Behind the Bat

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Nov 2

John McGraw’s All-Time Team

Selected for the New York Clipper, December 2, 1911

John McGraw’s All-Time Team

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John Thorn

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Oct 26

World Series Centennial Review: 1926

An October tradition at Our Game

World Series Centennial Review: 1926

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John Thorn

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Oct 19

Opening Day at the Polo Grounds

April 29, 1886; a picture essay

Opening Day at the Polo Grounds

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Oct 12

The Music of the Sphere and Ash

From Chapter 1, The Hidden Game of Baseball (1984)

The Music of the Sphere and Ash

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Oct 5

The Mets Open in New York

Not in 1962 but in 1880 (!); by John J. O’Malley

The Mets Open in New York

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John Thorn

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Sep 28

America’s National Game: 2004

Comebacks; thinking about the Red Sox (and the 1901 Tigers)

America’s National Game: 2004

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Sep 21

America’s National Game: 2020

The Negro Leagues are designated as majors

America’s National Game: 2020

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John Thorn

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Sep 14

America’s National Game: 1901

The founding of the American League as a rival

America’s National Game: 1901

John Thorn

John Thorn

John Thorn is the Official Historian for Major League Baseball. His most recent book is Baseball in the Garden of Eden, published by Simon & Schuster.

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