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The Bat And Ball

A blog documenting Greater Hartford baseball history.

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Baseball Bloodlines: The Repass Brothers

Mar 6, 2019

Baseball Bloodlines: The Repass Brothers

Mar 6, 2019

Mar 6, 2019

Newcombe Pitched in Hartford Before the Bigs

Feb 19, 2019

Newcombe Pitched in Hartford Before the Bigs

Feb 19, 2019

Feb 19, 2019

Bill Savitt, the King of Diamonds

Feb 14, 2019

Bill Savitt, the King of Diamonds

Feb 14, 2019

Feb 14, 2019

The Bristol Merchants, a Twilight League Dynasty

Feb 6, 2019

The Bristol Merchants, a Twilight League Dynasty

Feb 6, 2019

Feb 6, 2019

Bulkeley Stadium, Gone But Not Forgotten

Jan 15, 2019

Bulkeley Stadium, Gone But Not Forgotten

Jan 15, 2019

Jan 15, 2019

Ted Williams Hits Game-Winning Bomb in Hartford

Jan 7, 2019

Ted Williams Hits Game-Winning Bomb in Hartford

Jan 7, 2019

Jan 7, 2019

When Big Papi Rocked New Britain

Jan 7, 2019

When Big Papi Rocked New Britain

Jan 7, 2019

Jan 7, 2019

Ron Pizzanello, a Baseball Life

Dec 14, 2018

Ron Pizzanello, a Baseball Life

Dec 14, 2018

Dec 14, 2018

Gene Johnson and the Moriarty Brothers Dynasty

Nov 30, 2018

Gene Johnson and the Moriarty Brothers Dynasty

Nov 30, 2018

Nov 30, 2018

Pete Naktenis, Hartford's Major League Southpaw

Nov 19, 2018

Pete Naktenis, Hartford's Major League Southpaw

Nov 19, 2018

Nov 19, 2018

New Roberto Clemente Mural at Hartford's Colt Park

Nov 18, 2018

New Roberto Clemente Mural at Hartford's Colt Park

Nov 18, 2018

Nov 18, 2018

Ruth Played Here Early in His Career

Nov 6, 2018

Ruth Played Here Early in His Career

Nov 6, 2018

Nov 6, 2018

The Saga of Bob Ferguson and the Hartford Dark Blues

Oct 17, 2018

The Saga of Bob Ferguson and the Hartford Dark Blues

Oct 17, 2018

Oct 17, 2018

Sep 19, 2018

The Bat and Ball - May 1, 1867

Sep 19, 2018

Sep 19, 2018

Aug 1, 2018

Johnny Taylor: Hartford's First Professional Black Athlete

Aug 1, 2018

Aug 1, 2018

When Connie Mack Came to Connecticut

Jul 26, 2018

When Connie Mack Came to Connecticut

Jul 26, 2018

Jul 26, 2018

Rob Dibble played Twilight Ball in '83

Jul 19, 2018

Rob Dibble played Twilight Ball in '83

Jul 19, 2018

Jul 19, 2018

The Philadelphia Athletics and Jimmy Foxx Played in Hartford

Jul 19, 2018

The Philadelphia Athletics and Jimmy Foxx Played in Hartford

Jul 19, 2018

Jul 19, 2018

Hartford's "The Bat and Ball” Makes Debut

Jul 16, 2018

Hartford's "The Bat and Ball” Makes Debut

Jul 16, 2018

Jul 16, 2018

1913 Pratt & Whitney Ballplayers

Jul 16, 2018

1913 Pratt & Whitney Ballplayers

Jul 16, 2018

Jul 16, 2018

The Day of Sockalexis

Jul 16, 2018

The Day of Sockalexis

Jul 16, 2018

Jul 16, 2018