Latest Slidescroller coverage mentioning John Thorn across Baseball.
Morgan Bulkeley entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 under disputed circumstances, serving only a year as league president while his broader political career in Connecticut remains a subject of scholarly scrutiny.
A free community festival in Philadelphia honors the Olympic Ball Club, the nation's first organized baseball team, and its historic 1869 matchup with the all‑Black Philadelphia Pythians, blending heritage, art and sport.
From the Olympic Ball Club’s 19th‑century Townball games to the modern Firstival honoring baseball’s firsts, Philadelphia’s historic fields have shaped the sport’s evolution.
A rare auction find challenges long‑held narratives about baseball’s founding, as collector Frank Murray argues for the overlooked contributions of Daniel Lucius Adams and questions the sport’s modern innovations.